Garrett Blacknova
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Posted - 2013.09.05 01:23:00 -
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I've had an enemy Scout lit up by my passive scanning, near my limit of 15m range, and when I moved in to attack him, a Heavy that was less than 5m from me cut me off. The Scout had been near the edge of my vision arc when it showed up. The Heavy stepped from behind a crate directly into my crosshairs and opened fire.
I was running a Dragonfly with a Basic Precision Enhancer, and I have my precision skill at level 3. I can't think of a fitting that would allow a Militia Heavy Frame to buff out my scan precision.
I've also, on another of my characters, lit up a Dragonfly Scout while running no scanning skills or mods on a Medium suit, while the Scout was crouched in a corner behind an objective. I've been able to reliably have Scouts who SHOULD be outside my scanning capabilities show up on my sensors while Heavies are evading detection in an otherwise-identical scenario.
EDIT: I should probably mention, sometimes it works exactly how it should. More often than not, to be fair. It's just that occasionally it really, REALLY doesn't work properly, and that's a problem. |
Garrett Blacknova
Codex Troopers
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Posted - 2013.09.05 08:47:00 -
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Repe Susi wrote:Lt Royal wrote:IGÇÖm pretty sure scan profiles showing up on the minimap is when people sprint; sprinting with make you pop up on there and having a lower profile reduces you popping up when sprinting.
I haven't got a thread post link about it; as I really can't be bothered to go look for at right now.... CCP has confirmed that scan profile is static. No action of any kind changes your scan profile. Running, firing etc. does not affect your scan profile.
At the time when CCP were confirming that, player testing confirmed that firing most weapons raised your profile. CCP have also confirmed there's a modifier on the Active Scanner that makes you more visible when activating it.
Sprinting definitely didn't increase your profile in the early days of Uprising, but firing a weapon did. Different weapons raised your profile by different amounts. I haven't tested it since then, or spoken to anyone who has, but at the time, the testing was verified by multiple sources. |