So... your saying Dropships are broken... i dont know why, but that sounds familiar...?

No **** sherlock

OP See https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=803785#post803785

Now as you all know i am the dropship king and as such i feel it right to tell any interested in learning to fly or willing to fly
that the new assault dropships are not worth the 3mil it takes to max them out if you feel otherwise post why. I took the time
to max them out as well as all turrets and all modules related to them i have all defensive skills maxed out to support its survivability on the battlefield. Even the most hardened python dies to 1 hit from a adv railgun or 2 hits from proto assault forge guns so if you intend to follow me into the sky's its on you to take the pros and cones into mind and weigh them wisely.


for those who are going to post here know that i write this to help not discourage and all who ask me for help in dust will receive it .

(BTW IF YOU WANT TO LEARN TO FLY ILL TEACH YOU FREE OF CHARGE JUST ASK)
(BRING YOUR OWN VIPERS FOR THE CLASS)

in my personal opinion i think they need work there's just no actual use for them on any of the present maps

1) It takes more like ~6mil SP to max all the useful Assault Dropship skills.

2) Be reasonable, it takes 2 rail shots to kill a Python. Not that it matters, that second shot will land ~2 seconds or less after the first, good luck getting up to speed or doing anything useful in that time.

3) Let me discourage them then. Dropships are not worth it in their current state. It's a brief moment of "that was cool", followed by nothing but frustration.

4) And WTF are you fitting that makes your ADS cost 1.9mil? That's over twice the cost of mine.

Have fun sharing the skies with insta-death RDVs and immortal redline rail tanks.

Have you maxed out Logi Drop ships?

does anyone know why the stats on the militia afterburner are exactly the same as the standard one? does the standard one give more boost?

Aspiring pilots, you have been warned. It's an SP trap and a fruitless ISK drain from the most infuriatingly unstoppable BS a game designer could throw at you.

For those who failed to fix their accounts by requesting a skill respec....

God Speed

At least your ships will be dropping, that's gotta count for something

Hello Djinn Haku,

I have been pondering speccing into Dropships to give a go at Assault flying. Being a fan of choppers in BF3 I enjoy the freedom of aerial vehicles and thoroughly enjoy that aspect of the game. With that said, i know the assault dropships have their pros and cons and would appreciate a quick reference guide, or skill plan, for the aspiring dropship pilot. I am awaiting a respec and have zero knowledge on what works and what doesnt regarding mods and turrets. I know how to fly and figured out the controls quickly due to past experience. Any input you can provide would be appreciated. A complete skill point allocation guide would be ideal.. but understand if that is asking too much.

Thanks in advance.

Now as you all know i am the dropship king and as such i feel it right to tell any interested in learning to fly or willing to fly
that the new assault dropships are not worth the 3mil it takes to max them out if you feel otherwise post why. I took the time
to max them out as well as all turrets and all modules related to them i have all defensive skills maxed out to support its survivability on the battlefield. Even the most hardened python dies to 1 hit from a adv railgun or 2 hits from proto assault forge guns so if you intend to follow me into the sky's its on you to take the pros and cones into mind and weigh them wisely.


for those who are going to post here know that i write this to help not discourage and all who ask me for help in dust will receive it .

(BTW IF YOU WANT TO LEARN TO FLY ILL TEACH YOU FREE OF CHARGE JUST ASK)
(BRING YOUR OWN VIPERS FOR THE CLASS)

LOL if you think youre the king , you havent seen me flying then (cause ive seen you and trust me you are not the king)

im the best dropship pilot on this game. and only i hold that title.

Sorry guys, but at least when it comes to air to air combat, I hold air supremacy.

Wow this is turning into an e peen competition isn't it?

I have to disagree with you there snuggelz, haven't lost a dogfight yet.

Neither have I

Me neither
we should arrange a battle for dogfights
the last Pilot flying will be recognized as THE KING OF THE SKIES (or how you want to be called)

Now as you all know i am the dropship king and as such i feel it right to tell any interested in learning to fly or willing to fly
that the new assault dropships are not worth the 3mil it takes to max them out if you feel otherwise post why. I took the time
to max them out as well as all turrets and all modules related to them i have all defensive skills maxed out to support its survivability on the battlefield. Even the most hardened python dies to 1 hit from a adv railgun or 2 hits from proto assault forge guns so if you intend to follow me into the sky's its on you to take the pros and cones into mind and weigh them wisely.


for those who are going to post here know that i write this to help not discourage and all who ask me for help in dust will receive it .

(BTW IF YOU WANT TO LEARN TO FLY ILL TEACH YOU FREE OF CHARGE JUST ASK)
(BRING YOUR OWN VIPERS FOR THE CLASS)

people saying who's the best pilot? someone make a forum post in general discussion getting the general to vote for the so called 'best pilot' and we'll see...

There's only one way to settle this, we all enter a match and whoever is left standing is the winner, and due to friendly fire everyone can kill everyone.

There's only one way to settle this, we all enter a match and whoever is left standing is the winner, and due to friendly fire everyone can kill everyone.

I honestly have only had a good fight thus so far with you in our dropship battles, haven't really seen anyone else up to par on our level but yes, I agree... a tournament of pilots would be interesting.

people saying who's the best pilot? someone make a forum post in general discussion getting the general to vote for the so called 'best pilot' and we'll see...

Now as you all know i am the dropship king and as such i feel it right to tell any interested in learning to fly or willing to fly
that the new assault dropships are not worth the 3mil it takes to max them out if you feel otherwise post why. I took the time
to max them out as well as all turrets and all modules related to them i have all defensive skills maxed out to support its survivability on the battlefield. Even the most hardened python dies to 1 hit from a adv railgun or 2 hits from proto assault forge guns so if you intend to follow me into the sky's its on you to take the pros and cones into mind and weigh them wisely.


for those who are going to post here know that i write this to help not discourage and all who ask me for help in dust will receive it .

(BTW IF YOU WANT TO LEARN TO FLY ILL TEACH YOU FREE OF CHARGE JUST ASK)
(BRING YOUR OWN VIPERS FOR THE CLASS)

...will just add to what has already been said. If you are on the fence regarding specing into DS, read the warnings in this tread carefully. I got out with the respec and don't regret leaving.

(BTW IF YOU WANT TO LEARN TO FLY ILL TEACH YOU FREE OF CHARGE JUST ASK)
(BRING YOUR OWN VIPERS FOR THE CLASS)

The simple answer is don't. They're a waste so sp and ISK, who's only actual intended role is actually fulfilled better by the free LAV's running around, which just to add insult to injury, have better survivability too. But if your really determined to pursue this madness here goes.

Turret operations lv5
Missile turrets lv5
Hybrid turrets lv5 (only if you want to, missiles are the only real viable turrets for an ads)
Vehicle command lv3
Racial dropship lv3
Racial assault dropship lv1
Vehicle upgrades lv2
Vehicle core upgrades lv4
Vehicle turret upgrades lv1
Vehicle manuoevering lv3
Vehicle electronics lv5
Vehicle engineering lv4
Vehicle shield upgrades lv5
Vehicle armour upgrades lv5
Shield adaption lv3
Shield boost systems lv3
Vehicle shield extension lv5
Vehicle shield recharging lv1
Vehicle armour adaption lv3
Vehicle armour plating lv3
Vehicle armour repairing lv3

That's my current vehicle skill layout and will unlock just about every available module, it'll also give you a decent effectiveness from whatever you stick on your dropship. I recommend you only focus on shields or armour skills to start with , depending on your race choice.

Thanks for the info! I plan on giving assault dropships a go before I quit this game entirely :)

Do you think 9 million SP will cover this build?

Thanks for the info! I plan on giving assault dropships a go before I quit this game entirely :)

If you're looking for a reason to quit, dumping 9 million SP on a dead path is definitely the way to go

I have 7mill sp from the respec and i ask you something
Shall i go Shield DS or Armor DS


(or shall i leave dropships for ever)

Neither.

Skill into a decent infantry fitting for now and add vehicle skills in six months or a year.
You don't have to give up forever, but don't gimp yourself in the present. it's going to be 6-12 months before CCP can both make flying sustainable AND important to the game.

Meanwhile you can earn ISK and SP on the ground.