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KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf
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Posted - 2012.10.04 15:13:00 -
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EVE Online has drones, Dust will be getting drone enemies for PVE. However like EVE, drones can have useful applications for players.The purpose of this thread is to discuss ideas regarding what the role of drones should be in Dust. (I got the idea for this thread from Vermaak Doe)
One great application for drones would be as logistics helpers. For example:
Medic drone: Flies around, and revives people near the owner. Should require level 5 nanite inhector skills, drone command skills, and a specific medical drone skill.
EDIT: A medic drone could also just drag mortally wounded teammates out of harm's way for the player to manually revive them.
Repair drone: Flies around, and repairs the armor of people near the owner. Should require level 5 repair tool skills, drone command skills, and a specific repair drone skill.
Combat drones would also be a possible application. Example:
Flying gunner drones that patrol a specific location where they are deployed. They should be fairly weak, and not that much of a threat (until they are at much higher tiers at least). They should be one for each faction; Caldari ones do kinetic damage, Gallente ones do thermal damage, Minmatar ones do explosive damage, and Amarr ones do These drones should require weaponry level 5, generalized drone skill, and a specific combat drone skill.
Dones could also be used for electronic warfare. Example:
Webifier drones to slow down enemies.
Drones that do target painting that increases signature of target to make them easily spotted, as well as flying above the player to spot enemies. Use your imagination to think up skill requirements.
Drones that jam sensors of nearby enemies. Would be great for hiding one's location from the rest of the enemy team while.
Personally, I would love to see drones integrated into some new weapons. For example:
Drone rifle: A long range rifle that fires explosive drone disks that the player must remote control to drive them to the target. Has great damage, and great range, but remote controlling the disk into an enemy puts the user at risk since he's no longer observing his own surroundings because the shooter is viewing in the camera perspective of the disk. The drones would also be really awesome for passively spotting enemies for one's team.
Drone launcher: A gun similar to the swarm launcher that launches flying circular drones to circle around, and do continuous damage to enemy infantry. The drones themselves would be be very powerful, but would be great as distractions, and support.
EDIT: Drones could also be used as cover, like have a drone plant itself in a specified area, and activate a shield generator to protect friendly players behind it.
What do you guys think the role of drones should be in Dust? Discuss. |
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf
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Posted - 2012.10.04 20:34:00 -
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Unmanned turrets are autonomous killing machines, combat drones would be much weaker, dumb and primarily serve as as distractions or support. I don't play EVE, but doesn't EVE have lag as well? I heard it does, and drones didn't ruin EVE.
Personally, I don't really care about combat drones one way or the other, I'm just listing possible applications; if it can be balanced right, I see no problem with it, but I guess we disagree on if it can.
A logistics drone can enhance logibros instead of replacing them. The internets informs me that logidrones exist in EVE, as well as logiships. If the role can be shared between drones and capsuleers, maybe it can be shared between drones and mercs.
The drone-based light weapons (probably will never happen), and the E-warfare is what I find the most desirable. |
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf
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Posted - 2012.10.05 04:35:00 -
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Anymore thoughts on the subject? |
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Posted - 2012.10.07 06:38:00 -
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Anyone have any more ideas for limitations? or possible drone ideas? |
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Posted - 2012.10.10 01:16:00 -
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Drones we control ourselves would be cool. |
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf
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Posted - 2012.10.28 23:10:00 -
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Would be great to defend spawn points like drop uplinks. |
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Posted - 2012.11.12 19:41:00 -
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Still would be cool. |
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Posted - 2012.11.12 23:02:00 -
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https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=44559&find=unread
Related thread |
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf
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Posted - 2012.11.15 08:17:00 -
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Zat Earthshatter's idea:
A medic assistant drone to drag bodies out of harm's way for safer revives.
https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=399377#post399377 |
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf
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Posted - 2012.11.24 20:58:00 -
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Dante Dragonsguard wrote:Here is a simple thing i think you should be able to do with a medical/support(ammo) drone.
If for example you and a squad mate are both taking fire and he she needs a repair/or ammo but your separated and you cant run to him/her because if you step into the open you'll be gunned down. Then you should be able to target him using your neo-com(the computer strapped to your left arm not the menu) toss the drone in the air or place it on the ground like a little spider drone and off it goes over to your squad mate without the risk of you dying. then when it's done it returns.
Heck i just thought of something. what if you had a little hacker drone? for those moments where your at an installation by yourself because your squad mates where killed off or you were the lone guy that made it through the defensive line. you could run up to the installation attach the drone to the HUD and then continue to hack defend the area while it hacks away. Many of us find it annoying when were hacking and start getting bullets or elbows to the back of the head. This would at least give you a better chance of surviving the 5-6 guys that start running towards you to try to stop you once they realize your hacking.
I really like the hacker drone idea. |
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KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf
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Posted - 2012.11.26 21:37:00 -
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beep boop bap |
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Posted - 2012.12.01 23:30:00 -
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*Sends a drone to drag this thread out of harm's way, and brings it to me. I stab the thread with a nanite injector*
Drones could also be used as cover, like have a drone plant itself in a specified area, and activate a shield generator to protect friendly players behind it. |
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf
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Posted - 2012.12.09 06:13:00 -
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OP has been edited with some additions. |
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