Advanced Drones Applications and Strategies: Difference between revisions

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The primary question the FC must answer is "do I have the capacity to bring in a dedicated support ship, such as a [[Blackbird]] for ECM". If so, then the dedicated support ship will always be a superior choice. But, if the FC is forced to forgo the support ship to have sufficient DPS to be effective, these drones can provide significant capability.

Another point to consider is that many ships (especially frigates) can carry one drone. By themselves, these drones are nearly useless in any capacity. However, five frigates each carrying a single drone can provide a full flight of drones to a capable drone bunny. This can be a way to convert an otherwise "excess capability" into a useful force without sacrificing anything. It does, however, require significant forethought on the part of the fleet. While Eve Uni FC's would welcome the ability to do this "pre-fleet" planning, since most of our fleets are ad-hoc fleets, organizing to utilize these capabilities is usually not possible.

== Fleet Behavior ==

In order to be successful, pilots in drone based and drone augmented fleets need to follow a specific ritual when engaging. This ritual is well learned by Incursion pilots as it can save a very expensive fleet. The ritual is:

* Warp in

* Start to lock a target (so friendly logi can lock you)

* While waiting for the lock to land

** deploy drones

** assist them to the drone bunny

* Start shooting

The goal is to have the drones assigned to the drone bunny so that they are available when the drone bunny's lock lands. While this usually applies to DPS drones, the same ritual is required in order to deploy advanced drones effectively.

== Scenarios ==

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 The primary question the FC must answer is "do I have the capacity to bring in a dedicated support ship, such as a [[Blackbird]] for ECM". If so, then the dedicated support ship will always be a superior choice. But, if the FC is forced to forgo the support ship to have sufficient DPS to be effective, these drones can provide significant capability.
+Another point to consider is that many ships (especially frigates) can carry one drone. By themselves, these drones are nearly useless in any capacity. However, five frigates each carrying a single drone can provide a full flight of drones to a capable drone bunny. This can be a way to convert an otherwise "excess capability" into a useful force without sacrificing anything. It does, however, require significant forethought on the part of the fleet. While Eve Uni FC's would welcome the ability to do this "pre-fleet" planning, since most of our fleets are ad-hoc fleets, organizing to utilize these capabilities is usually not possible.
+== Fleet Behavior ==
+In order to be successful, pilots in drone based and drone augmented fleets need to follow a specific ritual when engaging. This ritual is well learned by Incursion pilots as it can save a very expensive fleet. The ritual is:
+* Warp in
+* Start to lock a target (so friendly logi can lock you)
+* While waiting for the lock to land
+** deploy drones
+** assist them to the drone bunny
+* Start shooting
+The goal is to have the drones assigned to the drone bunny so that they are available when the drone bunny's lock lands. While this usually applies to DPS drones, the same ritual is required in order to deploy advanced drones effectively.
 == Scenarios ==