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This leaves the pilot free to salvage wrecks, only changing drones if a new wave enters the room (to avoid the drones taking aggro) or if different sized drones are required to handle larger/smaller ships. | This leaves the pilot free to salvage wrecks, only changing drones if a new wave enters the room (to avoid the drones taking aggro) or if different sized drones are required to handle larger/smaller ships. | ||
'''AFK Combat''' | '''AFK Combat''' | ||
An extreme version of the above approach is to arrange things so that you don't need to even be at your computer: | An extreme version of the above approach is to arrange things so that you don't need to even be at your computer: | ||
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# you may need to periodically return to your computer to switch to smaller drones and mop up frigates | # you may need to periodically return to your computer to switch to smaller drones and mop up frigates | ||
# either move to the next room or hand the mission in, if it's complete | # either move to the next room or hand the mission in, if it's complete | ||
This can be a slow way to run missions, but its demands on your own time are much lower than running missions quickly in a traditional manner. | |||
(Note - As of Dec 19 2012 this may not work due to changes to NPC drone aggro, see http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Drones_101#Using_Drones_for_PvE) | |||
'''Drone Tanking''' | '''Drone Tanking''' | ||