Maybe players should be forced to solve a captcha before engaging drones, thereby avoiding the botting problem entirely.
You people are seriously out of touch with reality.
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Do you know how much more work it’d take for CCP to get Captchas integrated into the game and how much it would cost them?
Looks like you are more out of touch with reality, kid.
Having my Warrior II’s kill frigate NPCs in Buzz Kill, while I focus my machariels’ guns on the Battleships, Battlecruisers, Cruisers, so I don’t waste 35 secs locking time per enemy frigate, is a problem? For whom?
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My congratulations to this sociopath working at CCP, who is constantly inventing new and different methods of screwing up casual players, who are just looking for a bit of fun in this game and are ready to pay for Omega/PLEX. Man, you don’t know when to stop, do you? The year 2020 is under the sign of the big middle finger for all casuals who deny taking part in PvP.
I could repeat here and express my opinion more broadly on most of what others have already written, why this change doesn’t make much sense because it will absolutely not affect the functioning of the bots and it will make it even more difficult for normal drone players to take risks on the battlefields (especially Serpentis/Guristas! ) and - which of course escaped the attention of the “geniuses” of the CCP that in case of a disconnect during the NPC fight, those still fighting drones could - you know - save the ship before the ship disappears from the grid, even if at the expense of their existence. This is also what you decided to take away, this extra chance to survive a random disconnect.
I’ve spent last year honing skills for my Rattlesnake and drones in order to be able to effectively run demanding level 4 missions. Since I live in Caldari State, I’m mainly facing Guristas, who specialize in ECM. I understand the whole philosophy of “adapt and overcome”, but these kinds of ideas are just an abuse of players’ patience. Seriously.
But what am I kidding myself. CCP will make any stupid change anyway, ignoring the feedback from the players. I don’t even know what this thread is for, as I don’t believe that the negative opinions expressed here will influence the upcoming change. They will simply push every change anyway. And they will add another skillpoint bundle offer to the launcher immediately.
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It’s for people to get salty and cry about it and farm forum Likes from other salty people who are crying.
It’s a joke you clueless simpleton.
You should work for CCP if you thought the above was a serious suggestion.
I’m probably older than you.
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I’ll be unsubbing for good. This change was the last straw. It’s clear now, that CCP is actively trying to kill EVE Online.
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As someone who never comments on these things… please consider rolling this idea back to the drawing board.
I understand what you are trying to achieve but feel this is an odd way to make it happen, and a way that won’t achieve what your hoping it will.
The player reaction is clearly overwhelmingly bad, y’all have lost enough subscribers over the years. 400+ comments in less than a day over a single drone change should be enough to indicate how controversial the change is.
Y’all have been making a lot of changes that players have been asking for other the years, many years later. How about you listen to your active player base now in regards to the changes being made.
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Salty like your ■■■■ killboard that’s about to get much worse when there’s no afk ratters to prop up your stats.
The proof that someone does not understand anything about cap ratting.
I don’t do game dev. I just shitpost here on the forums.
Ok, so you’re older AND out of touch with reality AND dumber. Cool, good to know, boomer.
imagine thinking that arbitrary points on a 3rd party website matter at all in EVE Online. i feel sorry for you if you think it’s anything worth caring about.
You mean you wont put warp core stabilizers on your Ishar now, because you have to lock the targets …
This is sad
1/10 for the backpedaling.
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Killboards are indeed 3rd party. But they’re a well established and agreed upon evaluation of someone’s knowledge of the game.
show me pls your warp core fit…
Finally I can’t belive it took CCP SO LONG to change something about this drone boat AFK ratting meta…
It has been what 5-6 years ago when everyone were traning and trading tengu alts for ratting 
CCP you can’t say you have balancing team, when one type of ship is allowed to dominate for half a decate!
Next thing, remove the “Long Range Attack” Heavy Fighters please
[citation needed]
Because I don’t PvE to PvE. I PvE to have isk to buy things and to increase ADM for my alliance. PvE is the means, not the end.
If you want me to do something else then add something where the risk-reward is worth it.
No missiles skills for your Snek?
You are doing it wrong then.
As for ECM, that’s just a priority target for missions with ECM, and if you just rely on drone aggro, you are doing it wrong.
Imo, serpentis dampeners are much more annoying than ECM when using a kiting boat, but those can also be dealt with appropriatedly by fitting your ship accordingly.
I am sure you can find examples in the other regions also