Drone Operation 101 - Everything You Need To Know!! || EVE Online

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Drones are a very popular choice for weapon systems in EVE Online but slightly more complex than the others!
Here's EVERYTHING you need to know, to get started!!
0:00 - Introduction
0:52 - Lesson Objectives
2:13 - Drone Skills
10:11 - How Do You Know If A Ship Can Use Drones?
20:34 - Managing Drones In Space
26:46 - What To Do If You Abandon Your Drones
29:27 - How To Earn 50m ISK per Hour With a Tristan!
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[@andrewopenside3224]

Coming back to the game after 10 years, i really appreciate the vid. Cheers!

[@captainbenzie]

Glad it helped!!

[@LifesGuardian]

Drone control range affects how far away you can control your drones. As long as They're within the DCR when ordered to do something, they'll continue to do it until they can't anymore regardless of how far away you are. I can launch, order attack, then retreat far beyond my DCR, I just can't tell them to do anything else until I get closer to them.

[@captainbenzie]

Yup, exactly this!

[@TheKauff]

2 things: Drone Control Range is how far from you they will go, targeting isn't necessarily important. You can order your drones to attack without a target & they will fight anything within DCR that attacks you. Targetting isn't required. Also, if you decide on a Drone 102 video, I'd include drone mods. They take up a slot but can really improve performance & application. Maybe touch on E-War drones, as well. I've heard of expensive ships being saved by a flight of E-Wars that broke an enemy's lock at just the right time.

[@captainbenzie]

As far as I understand it, your drones will operate against targets within DCR, but you can't issue commands versus unlocked ships. Drone 102 absolutely on the way including EWAR, Logi, DDAs, ODTLs etc! Thank you 😊

[@joshuamiller1118]

A bit of comment necromancy on my part but...just last night I had trouble locking onto some guardian serpent is rats...had drones out and they automatically and independently targeted the ships and began seek and destroy mission and slapped them to oblivion. Love my drone babies and they love me ❤❤.

[@militarymoose87]

Recently got my buddy to try Eve. He loves drones so far so this is an excellent video to recommend to him. Thanks Benzie.

[@pierremontpetit5866]

I agree

[@captainbenzie]

Thank you, I hope it helps!!

[@smoore6461]

I LOVE the Tristian!! Probably my favorite frigate. At least combat wise. I love the merlin too but tristan is my favorite. It makes me think of Babyon 5 Mimbari ships. Great video as always sir!

[@ottomcannick7698]

A topic near and dear to my heart. Bless you Benzie

[@captainbenzie]

Pretty basic but hope it helps!!

[@ottomcannick7698]

@@captainbenzie I'm sure it'll help pilots new to drones, and definitely contains material some may not know coming over from EE

[@captainbenzie]

@@ottomcannick7698 I hope so ☺️

[@thelovebat]

2:14 Here are some other relevant skills I would recommend someone train up if they want to fly a drone ship, since they can have a direct or indirect impact on the drones themselves or help you to fit a drone ship with the modules you'd want on one. It should also be noted for newcomers that some skills will need to be purchased before they can be trained, for example the Gallente Cruiser skill that is common for someone wanting to fly a drone ship. *CPU Managment* It will help you in the way of equipping modules that help your drones do more damage, give you more drone control range, or help you equip modules for tanking such as a Damage Control or armor/shield tanking gear. All of those sorts of modules will require CPU to get the most out of them, and Tech II level gear for any module will end up requiring more CPU for your ship to equip it so maxing out your available CPU in a fitting will allow you to equip better modules that are Tech II modules. *Long Range Targeting* A higher targeting range will help out any ship, but especially drone ships that aim to target enemies from far away out of their weapon range and then have their drones do the work. You will need to upgrade to Omega to be able to train up to a high enough skill to use a Tech II Sensor Booster module, but if you have an Omega account it's a Tech II module worth having on your ship and training up your skills for. *Weapon Upgrades* This skill being trained up to Level 4 will allow you to use Tech II Drone Damage Amplifiers, which will probably be a staple on any drone focused ship you fly. *Jury Rigging & rigging skills* Jurry Rigging being trained up to Level 3 will allow you to train up the other rigging skills as Level 3 in Jury Rigging is the prerequisite for all the other rigging skills. Drone Rigging will probably be the most relevant one for drone ships, but since there aren't any drone rigs that provide a direct boost to their DPS you could look to fit other rigs on your ship to help out in other areas for your ship, such as with tanking or giving your ship more CPU to fit drone boosting gear. *Cybernetics* Training this skill up to at least Level 3 will allow you to equip decent implant enhancements that will make your skill training come along faster overall, and for drone ships there are several skills you would want to train up to Level 5 as soon as possible such as Drones and CPU Management. Training up a relevant ship skill as high as you can get it would also be important and take some time for that skill to train, so lowering training times will be a big help in the long run.

[@captainbenzie]

All very good advice!!

[@blu_cardinal545]

Wow thanks. I'm said new player

[@555edu555]

Rewatching this video now and having watched the Eve documentary some weeks ago I now understand why the vexor have mining bonus for the drones

[@captainbenzie]

Yup, an old hang on from before the days of ORE ships!

[@TarisRedwing]

I love my drones! This video should be handy as of late since the new Daily Challenges seem to give lots of kill xxx in the Abyss

[@captainbenzie]

Yup! They seem to be really pushing Abyssals!

[@grahampearce2405]

to add, you need not dock at a station, you can just go to a structure (and be tethered) and you will get repaired for free (this includes the ship and it's drones).

[@chrisheick7486]

nice thing about running a drone boat, you don't burn through and have to replace ammo

[@captainbenzie]

Correct, but drones can be a lot more expensive to replace! Tried running an Ishtar through a Fortification Frontier Stronghold and lost all 10 Ogre IIs, 6 Hammerhead IIs, and a solitary Hobgoblin II. Those were worth more than the loot payout of the site!!

[@Jackal89]

I was in Valhalla (dragon fleet baby) on EE. Been thinking about coming to EO. Seeing these videos are steadily rekindling the flame.

[@captainbenzie]

Ah good times with Valhalla!! Well, if you do decide to come back I've got a tonne of content already and a tonne more on the way; Catskull is in EVE Online and we're taking applications; and my referral code in the description will give you a 1m SP boost even on existing accounts!

[@res2590]

It was my favourite weapon in EE and it is also in EO. I’m heavily training in to Frigate to Cruiser focus on Drones. No time to play but my Character keep training. Love this concept that you can train skill even if offline. Maybe only can play regular agin in a few months …

[@captainbenzie]

What ships do you like?

[@res2590]

@@captainbenzie in EE I usually used Rattlesnake (moved to appoc. Striker due to isk gain) but I prefer Cruiser and below (Gila, Vexor) In EO i fly mainly Tristan so far and Algos a bit but could not play for 3 months, so I guess I could use a Vexor now. Target will be a variety of Frigat up to Cruiser. I play Jack of all trades so I do Industry, mining, ratting, exploring, but no specialise .

[@lifer4jdm]

Benzie, coming from someone who's played EO since 08'... it's so much fun watching you go from EE to EO and get really excited about things that are just boring to me(plz don't take this the wrong way, I love watching your videos and love what you do) but I do wish you coulda been there for the MOSTER FIGHTS, for the Is coalition battles... the time when Goonswarm invaded Jita and killed everyone!, the time when Joven jumped a titen into Armarr for the EO birthday and everytime you hit it, it gave off fireworks, I wish you were there to watch BOB Implode on its self(still one of my favorites), I play both EO and EE I ENJOY both, but at the end of the day when I'm gone and can't bring my tablet with me, I'm on EE... I will admit I love EO more, I hate how there's no BPO's, ice or gas mining or there's no mining drones for cov2, but I still enjoy playing it.... just shut my brain off and don't worry so much about what I don't have but think about how I can still be on Eve and enjoy it... i still remember how excited I was for Dust514 and how fun it was to be on EO, dropping bombs and then watching them drop on Dust... The interaction of the two games from different platforms coming together was soo much fun! And then Valkyrie came (still have the dics for both of them) Benzie I wish nothing but the best for you on your NEW Journey in Eve Online and can't wait for you to get into the grind of things, all I ask is there are still alot of us that enjoy EE (Frustrating yes) but enjoy it, try not to be such a debbie downer when you make EE content now that your on EO, don't worry so much about things.... I hope CCP will take care of this one and it keeps going but if not, we still have EO :) fly safe captain...

[@captainbenzie]

Thank you, this means a lot! I originally played EO back in 2013/14, started up again last year, but since we have Catskull in EO now, well, I'm just having so much more fun here. Helps that the content is doing well too 😂

[@MarsStarcruiser]

Drones were great support weapon in EO vs EE. Small/medium ships could deploy drones encases where they nos/neut/tackle made it an absolute struggle to stay within their shorter weapons range to apply damage, and larger ships could deploy drones to supplement against targets where tracking or explosion velocity of their larger weapons was just not keeping up. EE had to go on to over bonus ships repeatedly as compensation for what drones would have originally been there for and even no, they still can’t seem to get the balance right.

[@captainbenzie]

Yup, EE also just has drones on too many ships...

[@MarsStarcruiser]

@@captainbenzie Well, I liked how drones made many off-the-wall ships marginally viable in EO, instead of everyone simply chasing the highest number. When bonuses were things like just an addition 5%/level, a 3-weapon eware side ship like celestes could find a way to totally 1up my faction stabber and make me hate life with its 5 mediums slots and 5 medium drones, even without good ship specific damage bonuses in online. Eve Echoes however, the celestes would practically be an after-thought to the blatently faster, tankier, more weapons, higher bonus’d faction stabber… It is so less forgiving or flexible in setup choices to stray too far from the in-class meta’s that it feels like too many ships are going to waste in the echoes system, that could have still been used rather well under online.

[@jdogb1]

Thank you for the skill points 👍. Oh and thank you for the drone info !

[@captainbenzie]

No problem 👍

[@user-sb3qg5ph5t]

Such a beautiful ship 🥰

[@captainbenzie]

It really is!

[@BlueScreen19]

Drones FTW

[@ottomcannick7698]

100% agree

[@captainbenzie]

Amen ☺️

[@edwardturner1282]

Beautifully explained. Thanks

[@captainbenzie]

Glad it was helpful!

[@grandmastasash7376]

Thanks for the content. A bunch of information were already known to me but fore sure I learned a couple of new things as well. Thanks for that. P.S. skilling into Drones because i love this great weapon system. Just finalized Vexor Corp SkillPlan.😊

[@captainbenzie]

Nice, glad it helped and hope you enjoy!

[@TRayTV]

If you can bring one repair drone and you can use it to repair other drones between fights.

[@captainbenzie]

Yup, excellent tip!

[@Erevel88]

Well that answered a question about drones! I thought that all ship could mount them but never bothered to ask because I just don't use those weapon types anyways. 😆

[@captainbenzie]

Can be vital when pvping to know if your opponent can use drones and if so, how many. Even some frigates use them that you wouldn't expect, like the Breacher, for example.

[@StarTrekHub]

Something I noticed when doing abyssal is when you come out at the end into normal space, you can immediately approach the abyssal portal and it won’t disappear. I have no idea if you can re-enter lol as I haven’t tried.

[@captainbenzie]

No you can't ☺️

[@lowinmetalshop967]

Catskill For The Win. Nice video Cap

[@captainbenzie]

o7

[@_Garm_]

great video :D

[@psbates]

I know this is a video on drone basics, but I figure this is a good place to ask this question: I was listening to another EVE Online video, and that creator mentioned that an E-War drone could be used to escape a tackle. This worked because if you got jumped on and pinned, the E-War drones could basically "taunt" your attacker, forcing them to lose lock on any target other than the drone that successfully hit them with the sensor attack. Is that still a valid tactic? Might be nice for a miner to have a drone bay full of E-War drones.

[@captainbenzie]

Yes, those are Hornet/Wasp/Vespa EC drones. They can be useful if you are caught but by then it's usually too late unless you're in something fairly tanky.

[@bgh12g]

I just got a Thrasher from my agent missions and I am having a hard time choosing between these. I am a noob yes, I know they both have pros/cons but man.. I love ranged drone life! Thank you for everything you do! Also, know of any current Corps recruiting noobs?

[@captainbenzie]

Catskull is always recruiting - you can apply on our Discord! You don't get drones on a Thrasher though, so don't stress it too much. I've done a few videos on flying the Thrasher - I love.it!

[@chittaranjan2414]

I love vexor navy ❤ and thorax/vigilante You know what I followed you since echoes released date but unfortunately here in India our government banned all the Chinese apps 😅 But nowdays I am jobless and playing eve online all the day and night too very addictive as always ❣️

[@captainbenzie]

Haha awesome and thank you for your support!

[@RayHorn5128088056]

Drones can be repaired in space with maintenance drones.

[@nate417]

Hey Benzie! Two things, firstly, I LOVE your Eve Online content you've been putting out, very informative, well spoken, organized and just well presented. Secondly, while watching through to the end, I don't see a link or anything regarding the Tristan? I'd love to learn to pilot it and crush some abyssals with it, where can I find this video you mentioned? -Nate Edit: I scrolled through your video catalog and found the Tristan video, but I don't think the link to it is set up correctly on this video, as it doesn't show up automatically or auto-play directly to it.

[@captainbenzie]

Thanks Nate, that means a lot! I'll check the link and fix it now! 🚀

[@ottomcannick7698]

I whole heartedly endorse the Tristan, especially with a serpentis skin

[@justcraziii]

The lag was pretty bad during flying part of video, screen capture to blame? Audio and presentation top notch

[@captainbenzie]

Thank you! No, just lag. I live in Zimbabwe...

[@keithcatlow9599]

I would like to see how you manage against the Skybreaker !! ......not common but will kill all drones each time it fires ?????

[@captainbenzie]

The Skybreaker isn't a problem in T0. Does super quick and doesn't deal that much damage as it tends to lock YOU before switching to the drones later

[@alimantado373]

Can Drones be used in a n alpha account ? You can buy them and train the skill.

[@captainbenzie]

Yes

[@JSL32]

I'm not sure what I 'm doing wrong.. I created groups for damaged drones and when I shift F, drones in groups get sent out too.. yes i have plenty spare in the normal drone hold. I feel it's broken..

[@captainbenzie]

You need to right click a group and set as Favourite for launching. As long as there are enough drones in that group, it won't launch from other groups

[@JSL32]

@@captainbenzie OHHH thanks! haha silly me.. thinking the favourite would default to just in drone bay.. it's CCP it's never just that simple!! Thanks again!

[@havocnchoas]

If you're absolutely cheap, you can also tether to a friendly/public Upwell structure and it will repair drones too, if you can find one...

[@captainbenzie]

Haha fair! 😂

[@ottomcannick7698]

Thank you for sharing that. I didn't know that. Do they need to be deployed to repair?

[@havocnchoas]

@OttoMcAnnick Nope, they repair in the drone bay. It takes about 20 seconds for the structure to start repping, and I've noticed that many times it removes HP first, but eventually they will be fully repaired, just like it does for your ship. Very handy for unlucky Geckos 😆

[@ottomcannick7698]

@@havocnchoas many thanks for that.

[@theNorfolkNutter1]

are you doing anymore Eve echoes videos? just i`ve tried it and really don`t like Eve online

[@captainbenzie]

I'll cover Echoes whenever there's content to make. Made 7 Echoes videos last week alone 😂

[@Shiftry87]

Abit of topic here but why does ppl keep calling the Gurista pirate ship Gila as the Hila??? Compared to veteran players i am new to the game but why do ppl keep calling this ship that is clearly named Gila but ppl keep calling it Hila. Also whats the deal with this insane lag. I hope this is just a result of the video recording and that u dont actually have to play like that. Just looking at it for a few min distracts from what u are saying quite abit.

[@StarTrekHub]

That is how it is pronounced. Lol I see what you mean by lag, usually it’s not like that

[@captainbenzie]

It's pronounced "hee-lah" because it's named after the Gila Monster, a large lizard found in Northern America.

[@meissnerfritz]

It's a Spanish word - that's how the 'G' is pronounced in Spanish.

[@captainbenzie]

@@meissnerfritz yup, I mean technically Mexican, but that's basically Spanish

[@JoSSeSSRMBlues]

385 days of training. Do EVE players plan TODAY what they are beging to play next year? this is reaching a disgusting point

[@captainbenzie]

Jesus, what are you training?

[@kirmmond]

No depends on what I train...I have helped new players get into decent fit cruisers and drone abilities withing a few weeks

[@kirmmond]

I generally every month or 2 pick a random new player and help them get into a destroyer or cruiser with proper skills or even a gnosis as they are extremely easy to get into pack a huge advantage over other ships as they are so versatile with drone usage armor or shield tanking and weapon placement and only requirement to fly is someone that is breathing

[@solomonmarshall7851]

​@captainbenzie Your long term skill plan. Check out 3:00 time mark

[@captainbenzie]

@@solomonmarshall7851 I'm a content creator, I'm aiming to fly basically every ship in the game to make videos. So my main is essentially trying to hit Mastery IV with every frigate to battleship combat vessel. I then have an alt for industrial skills, and another for Capitals.