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== Drone Usage ==

* The commands "All Drones: Engage", "All Drones: Return & Orbit" and "All Drones: Return to Drone Bay" can be assigned to hotkeys.

* In your drone window in the overview, don't forget to keep the tab under "Drones in Space" open, so you can ~~moniter~~ your drones' health and ~~call~~ them in in case they are attacked. This is especially important if you are using Tech 2 drones, as they are expensive to lose.

* In your drone window in the overview, don't forget to keep the tab under "Drones in Space" open, so you can monitor your drones' health and recall them in case they are attacked. This is especially important if you are using faction or Tech 2 drones, as they are expensive to lose.

* Amarr drones offer the best balance of speed and damage and have become the go-to combat drones. Gallente drones for sheer damage output in brawly setups. Minmatar drones for speed & fighting targets at long range. Caldari drones don't see ~~that~~ much use.

* Amarr drones offer the best balance of speed and damage and have become the go-to combat drones. Gallente drones for sheer damage output in brawly setups. Minmatar drones for pure speed & fighting targets at long range. Caldari drones don't see much use outside PvE.

* ~~Gallente~~ drones ~~(which do thermal damage) will even outdamage other drones vs NPCs with weaknesses to other damage types (exception is~~ against Angel NPCs).

* Minmatar drones are strong against Angel Cartel NPCs and a good option in PvP, since they are fast and can catch the enemy. Especially true for Warriors vs. interceptors and Valkyries vs. frigates in general.

* Minmatar drones are good against Angels and a good option in ~~pvp~~, since they are fast and can catch the enemy. Especially true for Warriors vs. interceptors and Valkyries vs. frigates in general.

* Drone shields do not instantly regenerate when they dock to your ship.

* You cannot see your drones health whilst docked in your drone bay. Make a mental note about how long you should leave a drones shield to recharge if damaged.

* Recall your drones before warping. But if you forget to recall return to the original spot and they'll be sitting there. Right-click on your ship (or your capacitor) and select "Reconnect to lost drones", then order them to return to your drone bay. You can also scoop drones to your cargo bay if you get within 2500m. You cannot tractor beam drones.

* When getting jammed and losing lock try recalling your drones (if they are not engaging the ECM ship), ~~set~~ them to aggressive and ~~relaunch: even if there are other ships around~~ they'll attack the ~~jammer~~ if you're ~~lucky~~.

* When getting jammed and losing lock try recalling your drones (if they are not engaging the ECM ship), setting them to aggressive and relaunching. If you're lucky they'll attack the ship jamming you, if you're unlucky they'll still be shooting *somebody*.

* Drones will pursue a target to the limit of your drone control range, which is determined by your drones skills and any Drone Link Augmentors you have fitted on your ship. This is true even if your drone control range exceeds your ship's targeting range - if the target runs away you will lose lock but your drones will continue to attack.

* If the target being engaged by your drones moves out of your drone control range, those drones will begin idling and return to your ship via their sublight propulsion (that is, not using their MWD). This can take a long time unless you manually give them the "return and orbit" or "return to drone bay" commands, which cause them to engage their MWD while returning.

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 == Drone Usage ==
 * The commands "All Drones: Engage", "All Drones: Return & Orbit" and "All Drones: Return to Drone Bay" can be assigned to hotkeys.
-* In your drone window in the overview, don't forget to keep the tab under "Drones in Space" open, so you can moniter your drones' health and call them in in case they are attacked. This is especially important if you are using Tech 2 drones, as they are expensive to lose.
+* In your drone window in the overview, don't forget to keep the tab under "Drones in Space" open, so you can monitor your drones' health and recall them in case they are attacked. This is especially important if you are using faction or Tech 2 drones, as they are expensive to lose.
-* Amarr drones offer the best balance of speed and damage and have become the go-to combat drones. Gallente drones for sheer damage output in brawly setups. Minmatar drones for speed & fighting targets at long range. Caldari drones don't see that much use.
+* Amarr drones offer the best balance of speed and damage and have become the go-to combat drones. Gallente drones for sheer damage output in brawly setups. Minmatar drones for pure speed & fighting targets at long range. Caldari drones don't see much use outside PvE.
-* Gallente drones (which do thermal damage) will even outdamage other drones vs NPCs with weaknesses to other damage types (exception is against Angel NPCs).
+* Minmatar drones are strong against Angel Cartel NPCs and a good option in PvP, since they are fast and can catch the enemy. Especially true for Warriors vs. interceptors and Valkyries vs. frigates in general.
-* Minmatar drones are good against Angels and a good option in pvp, since they are fast and can catch the enemy. Especially true for Warriors vs. interceptors and Valkyries vs. frigates in general.
 * Drone shields do not instantly regenerate when they dock to your ship.
 * You cannot see your drones health whilst docked in your drone bay. Make a mental note about how long you should leave a drones shield to recharge if damaged.
 * Recall your drones before warping. But if you forget to recall return to the original spot and they'll be sitting there. Right-click on your ship (or your capacitor) and select "Reconnect to lost drones", then order them to return to your drone bay.  You can also scoop drones to your cargo bay if you get within 2500m. You cannot tractor beam drones.
-* When getting jammed and losing lock try recalling your drones (if they are not engaging the ECM ship), set them to aggressive and relaunch: even if there are other ships around they'll attack the jammer if you're lucky.
+* When getting jammed and losing lock try recalling your drones (if they are not engaging the ECM ship), setting them to aggressive and relaunching. If you're lucky they'll attack the ship jamming you, if you're unlucky they'll still be shooting *somebody*.
 * Drones will pursue a target to the limit of your drone control range, which is determined by your drones skills and any Drone Link Augmentors you have fitted on your ship.  This is true even if your drone control range exceeds your ship's targeting range - if the target runs away you will lose lock but your drones will continue to attack.
 * If the target being engaged by your drones moves out of your drone control range, those drones will begin idling and return to your ship via their sublight propulsion (that is, not using their MWD).  This can take a long time unless you manually give them the "return and orbit" or "return to drone bay" commands, which cause them to engage their MWD while returning.