Recommended Skills-Drones
Drone Skills
If you fly any ship bigger than a frigate you will want drone skills -> http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Drones. To be most effective, you will need to get Tech II drones, which means investing even more time and effort in drone skill development. T2 light drones are a great help in Level 4 missions, where they make short work of frigates which scramble your valuable battleship, stopping you from warping out if the mission goes wrong.
If you plan to fly the skill-intensive Typhoon you will want T1 heavy drones, and good drone support skills—and T2 heavy drones in the long term.
Uses Perception and Memory.
| Burn Rate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Drone (V) | number of drones you can operate; Key for almost all pilots that want to fly a cruiser or larger. Gateway skill for other neat drone skills. No excuses! | |
| Scout Drone Operation (V) | +5km range | |
| Combat Drone Operation (IV) | +5%25 dmg for small/medium drones | |
| Drone Durability (IV) | +5%25 shield, armor, hull | |
| Drone Interfacing (IV) | +20%25 drone damage/mining yield; every level is like another drone | |
| Drone Navigation (IV) | +5%25 Microdrive | |
| Drone Sharpshooting (IV) | Drone Optimal Range | |
| EW Drone Interfacing (I+) | Increases range of all drones | |
| Electronic Warfare (IV) | -5%25 ECM needs | |
To get Tech 2 drones, youll need some of the four racial ‘Drone Specialization’ skills. Minmatar and Gallente are the most important (Small, Medium, Heavy):
- Minmatar drones (Warrior, Valkyrie and Berserker) are very fast, and so are popular in PvP; they also do well against the Angels which you fight in many missions from Minmatar agents
- Gallente drones (Hobgoblin, Hammerhead and Ogre) do tons of damage, and so are also popular in PvP; they also do well against most types of NPC rat
- ECM drones can be a useful tool if you’re flying solo or in a small gang with no dedicated ECM ship.
Try to use small (S) drones against frigates, medium (M) against cruisers and heavy (H) or sentry (L) drones against battleships.
| Race | Dmg Type | Speed/ Track | Damage | Names (S, M, H, L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarr | EM | 2nd (Fast) | 4th (Lowest) | Acolyte, Infiltrator, Praetor, Curator |
| Caldari | Kinetic | 3rd (Slow) | 2nd (High) | Hornet, Vespa, Wasp, Warden |
| Galliente | Thermal | 4th (Slowest) | 1st (Highest) | Hobgoblin, Hammerhead, Ogre, Garde |
| Minmattar | Explosive | 1st (Fastest) | 3rd (Low) | Warrior, Valkrie, Beserker, Bouncer |