My Engi uses slaves as well, for dps and extra help in protecting drones.

I wouldn't worry to much, pip might not be fully up-to-date on all the mechanics.

This thread is getting derailed (thanks Pip!). Anyone get a chance to try drones and/or bases on test?

Testing it right now, but need the server frame rate back up to normal for this to be a real test.

did alot of testing =P and ma base's wernt shooting players that were close just going after base's still. i had to unquipe the laser and mag and leave the pulse so it would shoot players.

Confirmed, I could sit by the base with zerkers, SDs or shms and the bases still wouldn't shoot them :/

Kanga

although the lc base's targeted my ds at every possible second lol. but the LC traction ships sat 1k away and my base's just rofled at me =( .

LC Tractor Ships vs your DS.
I want DPS(I know, lol on tractor ship dps), shield bank(estimated), and speed for both you and the tractor ships.

my ds is traction tho i forgot to say that.

Were the LC ships Shrimps? Or Selens?
If so, I'll be willing to take a bet that it's the fact the DS is a LF(Fighters tend to be very small and fragile in every media/game/whatever)

Locu, shrimp, DS were all ships I used to tow with at certain points, also a selen was used to tow as well.

The locu, DS and shrimp all recieved little/no agro off bases.

Kanga

Are these towing ships getting attacked less than they do on live, or less than you think they should? Because the changes, if anything, would make them get attacked more than on live, assuming no hate going into it.

Less than on live. During my test one of the towing chars did not get attacked even once during 2+ hours of testing.

I think the problem was that they Torchwood bases were only attacking LC bases, whereas LC bases would attack KEA's tractor DS first. While TW bases would not attack LC Tractor ships at all (all different hull classes of Tractor ship were used by LC as described by roo)