I will keep this post pretty short, and I hope my feedback will be read by CCP.

Lets look at Titanfall and how they have accomplished making a 6 vs 6 battlefield feel like a bigger battle:
NPC enemies inside the player maps.

I would love to see a similar mechanic in EVE: Legion, for example deployable combat drones. Wow!

These drones could patrol an objective, attack an objective, be used as general cannon fodder. Drones could be deployed kind of like an orbital strike (drones are shot down from the sky in pods into the position you target). The drones could be an item in EVE, that EVE ships deploy similarly to orbital strikes as well (in sandbox mode).

This could fit well in EVE: Legion, both lore wise since drones will have a similar use as in EVE: Online, and also technology wise (orbital strike systems, icons and other things might be able to be re-used). This would add a layer of complexity to the battle field, making it an even more epic experience (more things on the map without adding more players).

As a Gallente, I want to be able to deploy ALL ze dronez!

I guess the details are for CCP to discuss. I would however like the player that deployed the drones to be rewarded with war points for the kills that the drones accumulate. Drones should be an equipment with a cost related to them, and this would be risk vs reward (or cost vs reward actually).