Drone protocols (CSM)
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Note: Similar/Related proposals Drone improvements (CSM), Drone implants (CSM), Drone protocols (CSM), Drone quirky behaviour (CSM) and Drone stance interface (CSM) should be considered as a group.
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Raised by: Bunyip
Submission Date: 01-01-2009
Issue ID: 0201-15-0101
Summary
Pretty much everybody in the game has experienced the pain of losing drones in missions due to disconnects, and this idea seeks to resolve that. Included below is a list of options to help mitigate the pain by making drones act more logically.
Potential Solutions
- Drones automatically return to ship upon disconnect
- Pros
- Drones are saved, allowing the mission-runner to continue where he left off.
- Cons
- The ship would be locked into combat for a short time as the drones return.
- Drones no longer are shot by the pirates upon disconnection, slightly increasing their longevity.
- Pros
- A new skill - Drone Protocols - determines how far the drones return from before warping off
- Pros
- Sets an emergency warp-back range, allowing most if not all drones to return to the ship.
- Cons
- Creates a new ‘must train’ skill for drone users or other advanced mission runners.
- Creates an unpredictable variance in mission rewards, as some meta 1+ goods have extremely high ISK values.
- Pros
- Drones can be tractor beamed back to the ship
- Pros
- Less space needed to fly to the drones to get them back onto the ship.
- Cons
- The ship would still need to fly closer to the drones to re-activate them.
- Drones may still be destroyed by pirates while the pilot is offline.
- Pros
- Drones return to the warp-in beacon when the pilot disconnects
- Pros
- Drones are automatically awaiting pickup by the pilot upon his re-entry.
- Cons
- Drones still suffer damage from NPC attacks while they return to the beacon.
- Pros
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