HP 24: Like a Child with a Toy

Recorded July 15th, 2015

Direct link: http://dl.hydrostaticpodcast.com/HP_24_Like_a_Child_with_a_Toy.mp3

Introduction

We have no guest this episode, but at least we have a podcast!

Question for the Panel

What is your favorite drone-based ship?

Phyridean's Pub Quiz

Last Episode's question: What was CCP called before it was CCP?

Answer: Loki Margmiðlun or Loki Multimedia, from 1997-1999 (they made the original Danger Game)

Congratulations to Cyrillian Voth for winning our random draw from the 12 people who submitted.

This Episode's question: What is the special ingredient in real-life Quafe?

Three people who get the correct answer will be drawn at random, and will receive any combination of NES store items worth 1965 AUR

Mailbag, Corrections, and Updates

• AK and Forlorn Gaeden wrote in to ask a huge number of questions, many of which don't yet have answers. To them and others of similar mind, I strongly suggest joining Tweetfleet Slack and the #lore channel and Mark726's lore primer
• Samira corrects us: Heirs can be capsuleers, they just can't take advantage of cloning technology
• Zappity pointed us to an interview with Max Singularity on Podside 330 that was very interesting. Thanks, Zappity!
• New Patrons: Oliver, Guillaume, General Stargazer, Sany Saccente, Suzuha Yamada, Denise (and Jeff, but he'll get a shoutout in the next episode)

Mechanics Drilldown

Drones!

• Eve Uni’s class on drones: http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Drones_101
• Just for Locke, from Eve University: http://s757.photobucket.com/user/ScoopIrish/media/eveuni_trainingismagic_zps458366d9.png.html
• Small/Medium/Heavy/Sentry/Fighter/Bomber
• When to use which size?
• Fighters and Bombers - Specialized for use on carriers and supercarriers. For hitting large targets
• Sentry - stationary or slower targets. Gardes will track the best, Wardens the worst. Ranges vice versa.
• Heavy drones - against battleships or battlecruisers. Very slow cruisers?
• Medium Scout - Cruisers, very slow frigates
• Light Scout - Frigates. Warriors and acolytes are fast, hobgoblins and hornets are slow but powerful. Never use hornets
• Race effect for Damage and style:
• Minmatar - Fastest and weakest, Explosive
• Amarr - Fast and weak, EM
• Caldari - Slow but strong, Kin
• Gallente - Slowest but Strongest, Therm
• Specialty Drones - When to use?
• Geckos
• “Augmented” drones
• Key drone Skills
• Drones (how many drones can I field?)
• Drone Interfacing (10% to damage per level)
• Drone Avionics (5km to control range)
• Advanced drone avionics (3km bonus to control range, opens ewar drones)
• Drone Durability (5% to armor/hull/shield)
• Drone Navigation (5% to velocity)
• Drone Sharpshooting (5% to optimal range)
• Drone specializations (2% to racial damage)
• Key drone modules
• Drone Damage amplifier - Low
• Drone Link Augmentor (control range T1=20km, t2=24km) - High
• Drone navigation computer (increases MWD speed of drones--hardly ever used) - Mid
• Omnidirectional tracking link (increases tracking/optimal of all drones) - Mid
• Drone disadvantages
• The only weapon system you can accidentally leave behind
• MWD to target, then orbit (difficult for fast targets)
• Vulnerable to smartbombs
• drones can be idiots - make sure you turn on focus fire, and pay attention
• Damage application may not match the use profile you need.
• The only weapon system the enemy can dismantle with normal firepower.
• Drone advantages
• Difficult to target and destroy without smartbombs or fast lockers
• tunable damage
• drone assist (one person can control up to 50 drones)
• Particularly good drone ships
• Ishtar (still)

Know Your Lore

Crews

• Thanks to @subspacesignals and @reinheartnovan for pointing out these three chronicles
• https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Hands_of_a_Killer_(Chronicle)
• https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Prosopagnosia_(Chronicle)
• https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/All_These_Lives_are_Fit_to_Ruin_(Chronicle)
• Let us know how the Reading Rainbow style worked!

Closing Thoughts

• Huge shoutout to our patreon patrons and our listeners for being patient with us and your tremendous support
• Shout out to Nova Haven and the folks at Neocom.
• Shout out to those who supported Ash
• shoutout to the lore channel, Shoutout to our crews. RIP crews.

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Music

Introduction and Transition music: Music for the Galatea Release by CCP Games
Closing music is Supercaps by David K. Magnus with additional vocals by Wendy Magnus