Combat Skill: Drone Combat (RCL)

[Thanatos]

We have created a thread for each weapon category in Neocron to allow easy communication between you and us. Here you can post your first impressions, experiences and suggestions. You can also ask us about changes – for bugs related to the combat area please use this [link] thread.

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Tip: Tangent High Density Krokydolith Suit (Armorsuit, TL 71)

Missing Features: None

Known Bugs: None

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[Thanatos]

Now open for discussion!

[Lifewaster]

I think we have some big issues w/drones currently , as seen from the op fight tests.

1 PN drone > any number of runners. They are simply so hard to hit , and the dmg runners now do to drones regardless of weapon is too small.

APU/PPU vs drone ..... apu dead before drone has lost even 5% hlt
Tank/PPU vs drone ......same
5 Apus/ppu vs drone ..... 5 dead before drone has lost 25% hlt

Its a side-effect of the balancing changes whereby ppl can die faster due to less defense , and the trade-off was that they can kill their attackers just as fast.......but the drone has bypassed this new runner weakness instead becoming harder to kill (as if its inherited the new mob toughness)

(its like fighting a grim chaser with a stingers hitbox atm)

[CritiNator]

I did a bit testing with drones yesterday. I used almost all my int to willpower and dex to remote control.
I dont know how good setup this target PPU had, but i did at best 500+ dmg to him. With one revenge. Raptor and nemesis did not even scratch him. Drones are hard to target while flying but its easy to target others as drone.
I had 146dmg in revenge btw.
Now, i could not test these to non ppu cos there was none online, but you can figure out, that someother class without ppu buffs, could die in one revenge. Is this intended? That you can hide in some bush 4000m away and kill clan with 10 drones? In very short time..

[Safunte]

imo, kami drones should only be able to half kill someone at best, this would mean, they're fighting someone and the -drone support, as it should be intended- comes in and finishes the job.

Also, my opinion on kami drones says they should be slow, that amount of explosives is heavy... just like the aoe drones that are slow because of munition weight. It would be nice to know theres a defence to a droner rather than, i need to find his body somewhere in this zone within the 2 seconds i see revenge on local and when i start running from something 5x faster than me.

[kg-ua]

i like that drones pwn ;)

[nobby]

I think if there was something put in place so the droner would be at big risk of capture... this would make the balance level out a bit...

Maybe a loud beeping sound from the droner... gets louder as you get closer
or a remote drone user finder... that gives a way point once the drone has been shot with the device...

[kane]

I really think drones don't to hardly any dmg.. Maybe like 2-3x buff would work..

[Apocalypsox]

PN drone definetly does too much damage...Drone shields could be cranked down a bit...Definetly no universal nerf or i will personally pitch a bitch, because some drones are perfectly balanced.

[Dogface]

Agreed, some drones just simply don't break anymore.

[Safunte]

i pretty much hate how drones are rediculously overpowered in their damage and energy sheild.

also how a droner can probably legitamately get woc 3 exp in a weeks time from 0/2. thats cool...

and seeing a particle nem in the middle of the wastelands w/o a stealth is great too, you get to sit there and hit it until you die because theres no avoiding death from something so overpowered if you cant be invisible or clip away.

[CMaster]

OK, a single drone I just saw take on a team of 2 tanks both with a PPU backing them up, and me on an APU. I died (no buffs lol) and the tanks ended up running. From a single RK drone.
A week or so ago I saw a group of 5 spies PEs and tanks, all laid on the floor by ONE particle nemesis. Drones are totally out of whack ATM.

[ashley watts]

Fix How much armour they've got its friken stupid