Drone cooldown skill is misleading. | Forums

[Bomjus1]

so the drone cooldown skill does in fact do what it says: "Reduces the time before the drone can be deployed after using a payload option." However, this means you can launch your drone again sooner. it does NOT affect the cooldown of the payloads themselves. it still takes a full ~30ish seconds for something like the explosive drone to use its ability again. so the cooldown skill just lets you fly your drone again sooner after using a payload option. it does not let you use the payloads themselves any faster/sooner.

still worth a point or two (the cooldown medal too). you can fly the drone to your target so it can use the payload as soon as it is off cooldown.

[TickTak77]

You can get payload cooldowns via medals.

Agreed, the wording could have been a bit better, but the solution is there in-game

[Bomjus1]

You can get payload cooldowns via medals.

Agreed, the wording could have been a bit better, but the solution is there in-game

the medal further reduces the drone cooldown by 8 seconds. the medal is for the cooldown skill. not the payload skills. since the medal is for the drone cooldown skill i would assume all it does is add onto that skill. not behave differently, as you suggest.