[Master Belisarius]

Originally posted by Chris Woods:
Hey all,

Just recently got SEIV:Gold after the whole MOO3 fiasco and after a few games I've come to the conclusion that drones seem to be basically worthless. They're really cool, though, so I was hoping that I'm just using them improperly.

Any drone tips out there, or are they just really bad in SEIV:Gold classic implementation? PD always seems to tear them apart, and even if one or two lands the cost vs. damage is simple to outrageous. I'd rather have a few ships.

Chris Woods

A few advantages that can see:
- They're cheap.
- They don't need maintenance.
- Could used as expendable scouts (including Solar Collectors you can extend their life).
- The Drones has 50% of deffensive bonus.
- You're not forced to put warheads in them: you could include other weapons (speciall with the Large drones).
- Launching them in big masses, you could rush any defenses and destroy key planets.