Drone and Anti-Drone Tactics?

Desert Rat · #1 February 1st, 2002, 01:14 AM

Thanks for the info Rollo. Kept looking for a button, and forgot about the shortcuts.

Desert Rat

PvK · #2 February 1st, 2002, 01:55 AM

The "drones will automatically select a target when their target is destroyed" applies to tactical combat, but not at the system level.

PvK

Jourin · #3 February 5th, 2002, 12:39 AM

Is the code fix to allow drones to warp or "move to" in work? Will this bug be fixed for the Gold release in Feb?

Mephisto · #4 February 5th, 2002, 01:05 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Jourin:
Is the code fix to allow drones to warp or "move to" in work? Will this bug be fixed for the Gold release in Feb?

It is no bug but a design decision. It might get altered but don't count on.

Q · #5 February 5th, 2002, 12:10 PM

It may be not a bug but it is a mistake IMHO that the drones can't be used for reconnaissance due to the lack of the "warp" / "move to" command.
The way it is now drones are actually just large long range missiles.

Mephisto · #6 February 5th, 2002, 03:50 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Q:
It may be not a bug but it is a mistake IMHO that the drones can't be used for reconnaissance due to the lack of the "warp" / "move to" command.
The way it is now drones are actually just large long range missiles.

Of course this is open to discussion. I just wanted to point out that the were deliberately designed to be cruise missiles and nothing else. If this is good or bad, what the fans want or don�t want, is an entirely different matter.

Personally I think it is a wise decision. If they can move around and warp they are nothing less then small ships without maintenance that can be build without a spaceyard and are very fast. Why should anyone build small ships instead?

Jourin · #7 February 5th, 2002, 06:19 PM

The purpose of drones is to do missions you would not assign to manned ships.

High risk recon like a warp point in a contested sector.
Mine clearing when the chance of a mine sweeper being destroyed.
Raming or the cruise missile attack.

I have waited for drones primarily for the first two abilities and I still won't have them. Currently drones are only working 1/3 of the time. Of course it is a bug. To say it is a feature is like comparing MM to Microsoft who routinely classifies all their bugs as features. I am very disappointed that MM is releasing the Gold Version with such a major bug! What happened to MM's vaunted "won't release with a know bug policy"!

Again I am very disappointed!