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Blanco Nino
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Posted - 2006.07.22 17:34:00 -
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I am currently training up to fly gallente ships (frigs through BS's) and will be looking to use drones extensively. My question is, Which platform serves as a better support for drones, Rails or Blasters?
Is it better to send in my drones and pick apart NPC's at a distance with rails, or use blaster and move in with my drones?
How about for PVP?
Thanks
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Laboratus
Gallente
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Posted - 2006.07.22 17:40:00 -
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Close range, short range? Point Blank? Mind control and tin hats |
Rogue Clone
Amarr
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Posted - 2006.07.22 17:44:00 -
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Edited by: Rogue Clone on 22/07/2006 17:45:36
Originally by: Laboratus Close range, short range? Point Blank?
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Christopher Dalran
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Posted - 2006.07.22 18:05:00 -
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Edited by: Christopher Dalran on 22/07/2006 18:10:02 Ratting huh, you can count on the npc's to stay at their optimal (or atleast try) and fire from there. Since the AI is unimaginative it is often best to use an AB and extremely long range weapons to keep yourself out of their range and shoot them from a distance. If you do things this way then either you end up taking no damage at all or you onle end up taking hits from the last ship that manages to survive long enough to get near you.
You can also count on them never firing at the drones because they will never switch targets, in fact you can have someone get their attention for you and move in with blasters and still take 0 damage.
Pvp is a whole new can of worms, people are not unimaginative (ok i lied, some are) so there is no single setup that will beat everyone so i have absolutly no generalized information to give you. The best route will depend HIGHLY on what the other person has fitted on their ship and which ship they are flying.
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Dahak2150
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Posted - 2006.07.22 18:07:00 -
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Uh......that's a pretty weird question.
For long range guns drones are great becuse they swat things that you may not be able to track on, and for short range they're great because my drone control outranges my blaster range, so I can start putting a load of damage on them before I get in range...
So I think it depends more on the ship to determine your setup. Drones go well with almost everything.
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Nikolai Nuvolari
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.07.22 18:16:00 -
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It all depends on what you're using the drones for:
If you're using drones to attack your main targets, you want blasters to complement them.
If you're using drones to defend against small things while you fight bigger things with your guns, you want rails to snipe the slower enemies with. ------------------ Originally by: kieron Buy ISK for RL cash here!
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Bazman
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.07.22 18:16:00 -
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Long Range setups = Light/Medium drones for point defence, Sentry Drones for additional damage.
Close Range setups = Medium/Heavy Drones for fire support and damage
You should be considering Drones your secondary weapons that support your guns, not the other way around. That is unless your flying a Dommie/Ishkur/Ishtar/Vexor, in which case you most likely can't fit guns anyway :P
If you are NPCing, its best to use railguns and have lights and mediums stored to use against targets that get close to you. -----
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Blanco Nino
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Posted - 2006.07.22 19:02:00 -
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Thanks for all the informative responses.
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Jerick Ludhowe
Arcana Imperii Ltd. Verisum Family
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Posted - 2006.07.22 21:26:00 -
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Edited by: Jerick Ludhowe on 22/07/2006 21:27:27 I'd say that blasters complement drones the best. Reason for this is because to use blasters effectivly you have to be at extremely close ranges and this brings you within scoop range of your atack drones. You them simply micro manage your drones so that when they take some damage you instantly scoop them up and spit them back out to quickly recharge their shields making them very difficult to kill.
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Cohkka
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Posted - 2006.07.23 02:09:00 -
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For PvP = Blasters, for PvE = Rails.
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