Ship production and drone research
As much as I generally believe that violence is a messy, inefficient way to resolve things, I understand that a lot of pilots resort to it for one reason or another. And occasionally, I end up having to do that myself.
So I’ve started building cruisers and destroyers to keep the cash flow going while my research progresses. So far, that mostly means Stabbers and Thrashers but I plan to add Ruptures soon enough. Not sure about other ships; the Vexor could be a good addition to the lineup, as would be Blackbirds. I know that pilots who do a lot of agent work like the Vexor, and the Blackbird’s ECM capabilities make it a perennial favorite among those involved in PVP warfare.
Really, though, I continue to think the future for me might lie in drones. I’ve started to use them quite a bit more in my own exploration and such. And tinkering with their control software keeps me fascinated for days on end. I see a lot of potential for optimization in their threat evaluation and target selection, for example. CreoDron has done a lot of work in this area, but past experience has shown that big, bureaucratic organizations can’t move as quickly or take the same sort of risks that we freelancers can. The safety protocols they put in place after the so-called rogue drones seem to have really hampered their work all in the name of fearful bureaucracy.
This bears further investigation and research.
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Date: 2009-02-18
Categories: Journal Entries
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Biomassed
Droners are the superior pilots of New Eden, I commend you on your choice.
BPO wise, your building queue is looking impressive. Do you mine for them or merely purchase the minerals from the market?
casiella
I just purchase them, though I supplement that with reprocessing modules and ammunition.
Godlesswanderer
Drones are always a good area to train, they tend to help in almost everything.
One question, when you left the comment on my blog earlier today, did the Intense Debate plugin open or was it the normal wordpress comment box? The only reason I ask is that your comment seems to have done into the wordpress comment moderation and not the Intense Debate moderation, so even though I’ve approved it, it isn’t showing up.
casiella
Standard WordPress comment, as (at the time) I don’t recall seeing an Intense Debate form, though I do now.
Godlesswanderer
Strange. It seems that if someone comments through the standard WordPress comment box, the comment kinda gets lost in the process. It only seems to stay if the comment is made using Intense Debate.
Sorry to be a pain but could you comment again, providing that the Intense Debate comment form loads? The only place I can see your previous comment is in the “Recent Comments” section, so it’ll disappear once I get a few more comments.
casiella
I can’t, IntenseDebate is not accepting my info (just keeps showing me the name + email + “proceed” button screen).
Godlesswanderer
That’s weird. Are you trying to register or just put in your info? If one is not working, try the other. Otherwise, I have no idea.