I keep seeing some state that weapons with a high RoF are "hitscan" weapons.

Hitscan means there is an invisible line, and if you cross the path of this line you automatically take damage.

When you are being shot, you may notice some bullets flying past you because of dispersion, while some of the bullets are landing, it means you are not being shot with a "hitscan weapon"

"hitscan weapon":

Laser Rifle

Not "hitscan weapons":

AR
ScR
ScP
SMG
HMG

For these weapons to do any damage the projectile actually has to hit you.

AoE Weapons.

For these weapons to do any damage the projectile or splash actually has to hit you.

You're welcome!

I know exactly what hitscan is.

With hitscan weapons, when an object is detected in the path of the projectile, a hit is registered. Since the effect is immediate, the projectiles effectively travel at infinite speed and have a linear or otherwise simple trajectory

ie: you cross the path of the weapon, you get hit. My observation is that this is not how weapons in dust work, except of course the laser rifle.

I didn't simply restate my opinion as you say. I offered evidence refuting other people's opinions.

Go ahead and laugh too, i don't really care.

Until a DEV actually says that it is indeed hitscan, I'm of the opinion it is not. I have stated my reasoning for this opinion.

Everyone on here ridiculing me for my opinion, which I have offered strong evidence to support, has shown absolutely no evidence whatsoever that it is hitscan. You are simply assuming that it is because other games (not all games) use hitscan.

So yea, go ahead and laugh it up.

Just so you know, we've already found the source of the problem, which was OP's misunderstanding of the term "hitscan", and he's not only admitted his mistake, but edited the OP and thread title to reflect his recognition of the mistake.

You're late.