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[RandomGamer549]

I created an Engineer and I'm not seeing how the drone is worth using.  Even at level 3, the drone seems to die before the cooldown is up.  Whatever enemy it attacks just demolishes it. 

My question: Is the explosion feature any good, or does the other evolved version live long enough that the increased damage is useful?

[tommythetomcat]

The drone is essential if you plan on surviving in HC and Insanity, enemies all target it first and it stuns synthetics. Evolving it may not be needed but you should work it into your attack strategy. As for which evolved is better, they both have their uses I recommend saving before you evolve it up to see how you like them both.

[Ahglock]

I love combat drone and evolved it to the explosion which is fairly cool, I have no idea how the other evolution works out. At insanity sometimes the only reason I could take a shot was because of combat drone other wise I would be pinned down and killed while popping up for a shot.

[finnithe]

A lot of people say it's not worth it, but when I brought Tali on the final mission, it really helped distract Harbingers. For some reason it never died against that specific enemy.

[Murmillos]

Its never going to kill anybody, but hell its a damn fine distraction when you need it.

Its great when you need to move cover positions and you need fire taking off you for those needed seconds. Evolved exploding version is fun... but at east 3rd teir is all you need.



The best way to keep it alive is far enough away that it still attacks those around it (or draws their attention) but isn't at point blank range

[djdeluxe76]

Does the "Limit is one active drone at a time" have any meaning?

For when I play my engi shep as soon as I summon a new one the old one is disappearing.

Or does that involve drones from a squadmate as well?

[vdeity]

I play an Engineer.

Using Tali and Legion at the same time is fun.



Let loose 3 Drones and micromanage the AI Hacking -- if we're fighting Mech or Geth, we don't even have to fire a shot.

[Veex]

RandomGamer549 wrote...

I created an Engineer and I'm not seeing how the drone is worth using.  Even at level 3, the drone seems to die before the cooldown is up.  Whatever enemy it attacks just demolishes it. 

You can control where your drone spawns in many instances. Try deploying the drone behind your enemies so they're forced to turn around or retreat from cover if possible. What difficulty are you playing on? I played my engineer on veteran and it was quite useful and wasn't dying as quickly as yours seems to be.

djdeluxe76 wrote...

Does the "Limit is one active drone at a time" have any meaning?
For when I play my engi shep as soon as I summon a new one the old one is disappearing.
Or does that involve drones from a squadmate as well?

You
can only have one personal drone deployed at time, but you can use your
squadmates drones in conjunction if you're playing with another
engineer in your party.

[Orfinn]

Duuude! After reading this. Im actually considering the Engineer above.. even the Infiltrator

[Spartas Husky]

So which one is better in the end? Explosive or attack drone?

[We Are Harbinger]

neither, they both kind of suck in my opinion.



Attack can take a few extra hits, which can be useful some times. I guess.

[Spartas Husky]

We Are Harbinger wrote...

neither, they both kind of suck in my opinion.

Attack can take a few extra hits, which can be useful some times. I guess.

It has more hp? ME2 wiki says they get the same hp bonus.

Man, I dont like it much either but I cant decide which.

[We Are Harbinger]

Oh, well if they have the same HP then explosive...



yeah never mind forget what I said o.0

[Spartas Husky]

We Are Harbinger wrote...

Oh, well if they have the same HP then explosive...

yeah never mind forget what I said o.0

hehehe, ima just try the long way, and save before this, and play a couple of missions, then load back up and do it the other way see how it goes:P

[Heart Collector]

I love the drone. I've evolved it to attack drone, and the final evolution is where the power shines (it's quite weak before). It's damn good at distracting tougher enemies while you take care of the riff-raff, and it has a really small cooldown so you can deploy it, and be on your merry way.

One thing you should be aware of though, is drone placement. E.g. if you deploy it far from a Scion, its shockwave will rip it apart instantly, but if you deploy it in its face, it will be confused and not shockwave it.

Also, try deploying it next to a heavy... Hilarity ensues as he blows his own face off xD

[We Are Harbinger]

I hate Scions. Tha car, and the Reaper mutant thing. Freaking blue neural shock goo stuff breaking my shields.....

[Spartas Husky]

Oh, well I am asking for Tali and Legion not for myself, and seeing as they usually spawn it right next to the baddies,,,, I duno. any ideas regarding ally drone evolution?

[Weiser_Cain]

If you're going to use drones evolved is the way to go. Everything has shields and or armor on the higher levels and being able to eat through them with a spamable attack drone is great.

[Spartas Husky]

Weiser_Cain wrote...

If you're going to use drones evolved is the way to go. Everything has shields and or armor on the higher levels and being able to eat through them with a spamable attack drone is great.

ok attack drone, ima  try him first.

But remember I am not the one using the skill. Is tali and legion. I am a soldier at the moment.

[We Are Harbinger]

Have tali take the 'Meat Shield" skill

[Homey C-Dawg]

If your fighing a scion or two with no other baddies, send a combat drone at one and watch as the scion gets stuck in an animation loop, unable to fire. The fact that this works on HC and insanity makes it quite handy for keeping a scion busy while you deal with the other one (collector ship anyone?). If it's an attack drone it will whittle away at it's armor too.

BTW, When your an engineer, try bringing Tali and Legion with you and upgrade all three of your drones to exploding drones (on HC or insanity where they get blown up quick) and flood the enemies with drones. Send yours out first to draw fire (since you can replenish it every 3 seconds) followed by Tali and Legions. Keep all 3 drones on the field as much as possible and you'll have plenty of time to take potshots with incinerate/gun. This is particularly effective if your bonus is dominate, since all three of you can naturally AI Hack as well.

1 dominate and three combat drones = 7 dudes on your team, 4 of them just to draw fire.
3 AI Hacks and three combat drones = 9 dudes on your team, 6 of them just to draw fire.
I love turning enemy turf into my turf with but a few powers.

EDIT: Just noticed dude who revived thread is a soldier. Oh well anyone reading who's playing an engineer should try this. It's a lot of fun.

Modifié par Homey C-Dawg, 29 mars 2010 - 11:34 .

[Spartas Husky]

Homey C-Dawg wrote...

If your fighing a scion or two with no other baddies, send a combat drone at one and watch as the scion gets stuck in an animation loop, unable to fire. The fact that this works on HC and insanity makes it quite handy for keeping a scion busy while you deal with the other one (collector ship anyone?). If it's an attack drone it will whittle away at it's armor too.

BTW, When your an engineer, try bringing Tali and Legion with you and upgrade all three of your drones to exploding drones (on HC or insanity where they get blown up quick) and flood the enemies with drones. Send yours out first to draw fire (since you can replenish it every 3 seconds) followed by Tali and Legions. Keep all 3 drones on the field as much as possible and you'll have plenty of time to take potshots with incinerate/gun. This is particularly effective if your bonus is dominate, since all three of you can naturally AI Hack as well.

1 dominate and three combat drones = 7 dudes on your team, 4 of them just to draw fire.
3 AI Hacks and three combat drones = 9 dudes on your team, 6 of them just to draw fire.
I love turning enemy turf into my turf with but a few powers.

EDIT: Just noticed dude who revived thread is a soldier. Oh well anyone reading who's playing an engineer should try this. It's a lot of fun.

hehehehe yes I am .

So your suggesting, exploding drones for tali and legion?

[Tazzmission]

the combat drone is cool but it can always use an upgrade as well as any power

[Big Yam]

Drone spam saved my ass plenty of times on Insantiy. Great for distracting enemies while I shoot them in the back. Casting one next to a rocket merc is funny.
Attack Drone is better against weak enemies, husks, and those who don't attack the drone like praetorians and scions.
Explosive Drone is better against strong enemies like harbinger, rocket troops, and the YMIR mech.

Modifié par Big Yam, 29 mars 2010 - 01:03 .

[Mightyg]

Yeah using Drones, AI Hack, and Dominate can make huge amounts of difference on Hardcore/Insanity. Obviously some people don't find it appealing on the lower difficulties because it's just as easy to just shoot your way out of situations. Hacking geth though is a lot of fun on Haestrom and Tali's loyalty mission.

Releasing a drone or using hackings are a great way to keep your squadmates alive as well, pop one off right as you start hearing them grunt/cry out in pain as they are likely getting pummeled.

Also I prefer attack drone evoloution as it will start dealing damage immediately regardless of the enemies defenses. occasionally the explosive drone will start attacking from a distance and it's explosion radius won't quite cut it.

Modifié par Mightyg, 29 mars 2010 - 04:22 .