# Why are the Gallente drones so bad? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 3, 2024, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-are-the-gallente-drones-so-bad/434866 "2024-01-03T05:48:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Done25](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/done25/32/494511_2.png) [@Done25](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Done25)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-are-the-gallente-drones-so-bad/434866/21 "2024-01-03T20:02:55Z")
There’s a version of that. It’s called the Algos. :\> (Trades 3 turrets for 2 Medium and 3 Light drones.) ---
**Author:** ![Altara\_Zemara](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/altara_zemara/32/390110_2.png) [@Altara\_Zemara](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Altara_Zemara)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-are-the-gallente-drones-so-bad/434866/22 "2024-01-03T21:43:03Z")
> [@Nabi\_Kim](#): > > I honestly wish they’d remove drones from most ships. Not sure why virtually every ship has a drone bay. Indeed, I wish there was an option where one could remove the drone bay and get an extra turret DPS bonus in its place…even if it was less overall DPS than the drones would give. ---
**Author:** ![Hyrja](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/hyrja/32/412180_2.png) [@Hyrja](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Hyrja)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-are-the-gallente-drones-so-bad/434866/23 "2024-01-03T22:15:23Z")
And are a pvp countermeasure. Throw in some warriors or somethings. Gives that new tackling friend something to play with…besides you. 100% effective? No. Better than going well I guess pick my warp to for my pod while still in shields? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Olson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sarah_olson/32/377582_2.png) [@Sarah\_Olson](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sarah_Olson)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-are-the-gallente-drones-so-bad/434866/24 "2024-01-03T23:24:24Z")
There was a time the Catalyst could field some light drones, it also had a -25% ROF penalty too. I’ll take our current Catalyst instead. ---
**Author:** ![DeMichael\_Crimson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/demichael_crimson/32/514115_2.png) [@DeMichael\_Crimson](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/DeMichael_Crimson)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-are-the-gallente-drones-so-bad/434866/25 "2024-01-04T21:35:53Z")
> [@Done25](#): > > Why are the Gallente drones so bad? > > What am I missing? > [@Gleb\_Koskov](#): > > Unless you’re fighting against T2 Caldari no one ever exclusively tanks for thermal dmg, hobgoblins and hammerheads will always be ahead of the drone pack. This right here… /end thread… ---
**Author:** ![Rocket\_Hellfire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/rocket_hellfire/32/396905_2.png) [@Rocket\_Hellfire](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Rocket_Hellfire)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-are-the-gallente-drones-so-bad/434866/26 "2024-01-04T23:38:25Z")
Raw damage doesn’t mean much. The damage type is what matters, and the damage resistances on what you are attacking is what matters. But yes, in general Gallente drones do the most overall damage. ---
**Author:** ![Done25](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/done25/32/494511_2.png) [@Done25](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Done25)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-are-the-gallente-drones-so-bad/434866/27 "2024-01-05T17:03:22Z")
Right, but does that (at best) 20ish% increase warrent being the slowest drones, with the worst range/tracking, and (most importantly) only _half_ the eHP of the other drones? ---
**Author:** ![Eternus8lux8lucis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/eternus8lux8lucis/32/385152_2.png) [@Eternus8lux8lucis](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Eternus8lux8lucis)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2024, 3:31am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-are-the-gallente-drones-so-bad/434866/28 "2024-01-06T03:31:06Z")
Drones mimic the damage and range and speed of the majority of the faction ships and attributes of those ships. Gallente has highest damage, shortest range and slowest, caldari has most range, minmatar is fastest. Ewar drones are of the faction that does that ewar type as well. Caldari are ecm, amarr are energy weapons/tracking disruption, minmatar are webbing/TP and gallente are sensor damp. Then they also do the main damage types of their factions as well. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 3:31am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-are-the-gallente-drones-so-bad/434866/29 "2024-04-05T03:31:46Z")
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