Should the drones just shoot targets rather then scan and buff?

[ZeRoboButler]

The way things work right now, you don't actually end up adding that much damage to targets since the amp is for physical damage, it ends up being around 5 extra damage a hit. 

As a proposal, why not just have the drones fire at the target when ever you hit them, partial planar damage and partial physical. The damage could ramp up with the void cowl for synergy sake. 

Additionally the way that planar defense works for mobs (the higher your damage the more it is reduced) rapid instances of damage tend to do more vs large damage amounts. should the drones fire with you instead of upping your damage, depending on how much they do, each drone doing just 5 damage each would still add up more effectively against normal mobs and planar ones. 

I would leave finding the right ratios or amounts up to klei, but I would have to say, it would be both more effective and satisfying gameplay wise to be fighting along side them rather then them just floating near your target.

Please, share your thoughts on this, I have a hard time seeing why this wouldn't work or be appealing. If there is something I'm not considering please let me know. 

(side note) - I wonder if all this effort into making functional Wx clones may find its way into elsewhere some how or something else down the line, its a lot of tech to figure out and its very different from what we have experienced before. The Intelligence of the A.I. alone...

[doritosdamafia]

this could also help clean the visual pollution by making the drones go in the sky to attack like a satellite in sci-fi movies

Edited Thursday at 02:20 AM by doritosdamafia

[Cosmic_Eternus]

The idea of drones shooting shadow infused missile does sound cooler. It would also help with the aoe issue people have with the current drones.

Edited Thursday at 02:26 AM by Cosmic_Eternus