If you can discover the answer to this, it'll be massively appreciated I'm sure.

Ideally CCP would just tell us.

Ideally...

Sadly, there isn't really a way to test your Scan Profile, other than getting hit with an Active Scanner.

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....

Profile and Precision seem to be fluid, but to what degree?

What I mean is that when a scout (profile 45 db) walks into scan range of medium (precision of like 50). When does the scout become visible on radar? Where?

I've had a heavy go completely undetected until he was 1 meter behind me, for example. They have a profile up the roof, so there must have been a weak area on my radar (behind me). Is that so? Are there areas of radar where margin of error is raised?

Another example is today I sat hiding behind a crate after hacking an objective. A couple guys spawned in an uplink in the next room, I could tell because they showed up on my radar but not the Uplink but I heard uplink noise. Anyways he busts into the room and knew exactly where I was, when there were many identical hiding spots throughout the room. There was no hesitation when he entered the room.

Now granted he could've had Precision module, I doubt it. It's well known that scouts, although having a profile below many merc's precision can be detected regardless though much harder. I want to know is what scan profile vs. precision difference does it take to be absolutely undetected?

I also wonder if profile has a relation to the range of detection. For example, scout goes through a scanning circle of precision 50. At max range they would be undetected, I suppose, but at what encroaching range does said scout get picked up?

A lot of questions with answers that need thorough testing and information from where I can't find.

Even if you get an answer, it probably won't help much. Scanning in general seems a bit flaky.

Today, I pointed a proto-scanner at a camping sniper and it told me nothing was there (The no errors message and nothing on radar).

Edit: And in a reverse case, I scanned an area with the proto-scanner and it lit up a guy way off to my left.

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....

Actually you can't test with active scanner
Active scanner is finite (solid). If you are below the precision, you will not be detected by it at all. It will say "Scan Prevented"
It's fulfilling but not useful for this

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.

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.

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.

Also it'd be nice to see how passive scanning works with vehicles - I only know they are strolling up behind me from the sound they make!

Hope this goes well Bojo!

Since it seems relevant to this thread, I wanted to add that profile dampeners are affected by stacking penalties even though it's not listed in the module description. This was confirmed to me by CCP via ticket.

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.