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Slen Kaleth
BlackWater Liquidations
35
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Posted - 2013.09.13 18:57:00 -
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Just had an awesome match running as a light suit with an active scanner.
http://m.imgur.com/a/UMwSj
Normally I run cal Assualt and all my skills are for the most part in that, but I have a light suit that I like to mess around with lately because I like being sneaky. Now I know that this match isn't typical, but I have never gotten such a high KDR with my Assualt suit and I think this shows the potential of a light suit when played being sneaky and using active scanners.
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OZAROW
WarRavens League of Infamy
630
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Posted - 2013.09.13 19:18:00 -
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What scout suit, what weapon, matchmaking against noobs? Ya honestly I can't stand people posting this picture crap like its some kind of proof, when there not even full time scouts.
Not trying to sound like a jerk but pictures mean nothing, there's no proof ur not sniping, tanking or running around with a Ar. Scouts I know are dead against rifles.
Running around in a militia armor tanked scout with a rifle isn't how most of use do it. Plus once you hit proto an cant fit anything on ur suit because it's not enough.
These are a lot of problems with the scout that were trying to get fixed, can't speak for everyone but I hate it when some assault tourist in a cheap scout using a rifle try's to tell me the class is fine, it's not |
Krom Ganesh
Holdfast Syndicate Amarr Empire
251
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Posted - 2013.09.13 19:24:00 -
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OZAROW wrote:What scout suit, what weapon, matchmaking against noobs? Ya honestly I can't stand people posting this picture crap like its some kind of proof, when there not even full time scouts.
Not trying to sound like a jerk but pictures mean nothing, there's no proof ur not sniping, tanking or running around with a Ar. Scouts I know are dead against rifles.
Running around in a militia armor tanked scout with a rifle isn't how most of use do it. Plus once you hit proto an cant fit anything on ur suit because it's not enough.
These are a lot of problems with the scout that were trying to get fixed, can't speak for everyone but I hate it when some assault tourist in a cheap scout using a rifle try's to tell me the class is fine, it's not
According to one of his pics, he was using a STD AR and a STD light frame |
Aisha Ctarl
Molon Labe. RISE of LEGION
1299
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Posted - 2013.09.13 19:27:00 -
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The problem with the scout is what everyone imagined the scout would be.
Everyone foresaw the scout as being a skintight suit that allowed you to infiltrate enemy installations undetected while sneaking up behind unsuspecting foes. People thought you'd be able to fade into the aether of space at the press of a button masking your signature from all methods of sight and detection.
What we really have is a skintight suit that dies when an enemy gazes at it hard enough and can barely fit anything worthy of use.
Scouts are broken. |
Yan Darn
DUST University Ivy League
135
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Posted - 2013.09.13 19:30:00 -
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Just a thought - if you fit your assault with dampeners and carried a scanner instead of a hive (I know I'm making presumptions here) do you feel you'd do better or worse playing scout style than an actual light/scout suit?
When I was trying to decide on my focus a while back I played mlt min-assault/mlt gallente light. There was only one thing, one specific moment that turned me over to the light side - I tried to jump some boxes in my assault and failed, where i knew the light frame succeeded.
This means one thing and one thing only. I'm a mutha ******* moron.
Good sir, I humbly ask, are you a mutha ******* moron or will you go back to playing assault? |
Slen Kaleth
BlackWater Liquidations
35
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Posted - 2013.09.13 19:31:00 -
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Aisha Ctarl wrote:The problem with the scout is what everyone imagined the scout would be.
Everyone foresaw the scout as being a skintight suit that allowed you to infiltrate enemy installations undetected while sneaking up behind unsuspecting foes. People thought you'd be able to fade into the aether of space at the press of a button masking your signature from all methods of sight and detection.
What we really have is a skintight suit that dies when an enemy gazes at it hard enough and can barely fit anything worthy of use.
Scouts are broken.
While I don't have a video to prove how I was playing, to sum it up I was hiding, scanning, hitting from behind when they were busy with my team, and camping points when there was noone near. I rarely went head on in it, and only when they were almost dad. |
Slen Kaleth
BlackWater Liquidations
35
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Posted - 2013.09.13 19:35:00 -
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OZAROW wrote:What scout suit, what weapon, matchmaking against noobs? Ya honestly I can't stand people posting this picture crap like its some kind of proof, when there not even full time scouts.
Not trying to sound like a jerk but pictures mean nothing, there's no proof ur not sniping, tanking or running around with a Ar. Scouts I know are dead against rifles.
Running around in a militia armor tanked scout with a rifle isn't how most of use do it. Plus once you hit proto an cant fit anything on ur suit because it's not enough.
These are a lot of problems with the scout that were trying to get fixed, can't speak for everyone but I hate it when some assault tourist in a cheap scout using a rifle try's to tell me the class is fine, it's not
If you looked you would see what the suit used was and the weapon. If you refuse to believe that's your problem.
What does the running with an AR comment suppose to mean, are scouts not suppose to use them? And how do most do it? Are you sure what you are doing is the right thing to do in the first place? I would like proof that what ever you do is the right way. |
Slen Kaleth
BlackWater Liquidations
35
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Posted - 2013.09.13 19:39:00 -
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Yan Darn wrote:Just a thought - if you fit your assault with dampeners and carried a scanner instead of a hive (I know I'm making presumptions here) do you feel you'd do better or worse playing scout style than an actual light/scout suit?
When I was trying to decide on my focus a while back I played mlt min-assault/mlt gallente light. There was only one thing, one specific moment that turned me over to the light side - I tried to jump some boxes in my assault and failed, where i knew the light frame succeeded.
This means one thing and one thing only. I'm a mutha ******* moron.
Good sir, I humbly ask, are you a mutha ******* moron or will you go back to playing assault?
I play what I fun at the time. And right now I'm enjoying light frames. Will I stay and skill into? Not until all racial come out and I can make the right choice. I plan on skilling into atleast one in each, light, medium, and heavy. |
pseudosnipre
DUST University Ivy League
241
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Posted - 2013.09.13 19:39:00 -
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Looks like you were poaching kills in a one-sided stomping...you had 50+ assists and perhaps a couple orbitals, am i wrong?
Also, dying 7 times in a stomping, or any match, is getting up kinda high. |
Slen Kaleth
BlackWater Liquidations
35
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Posted - 2013.09.13 19:40:00 -
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pseudosnipre wrote:Looks like you were poaching kills in a one-sided stomping...you had 50+ assists and perhaps a couple orbitals, am i wrong?
Also, dying 7 times in a stomping, or any match, is getting up kinda high.
My team lost and I was running solo, so unfortuanetly no. |
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CommanderBolt
A.N.O.N.Y.M.O.U.S.
281
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Posted - 2013.09.13 19:45:00 -
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Slen Kaleth wrote:OZAROW wrote:What scout suit, what weapon, matchmaking against noobs? Ya honestly I can't stand people posting this picture crap like its some kind of proof, when there not even full time scouts.
Not trying to sound like a jerk but pictures mean nothing, there's no proof ur not sniping, tanking or running around with a Ar. Scouts I know are dead against rifles.
Running around in a militia armor tanked scout with a rifle isn't how most of use do it. Plus once you hit proto an cant fit anything on ur suit because it's not enough.
These are a lot of problems with the scout that were trying to get fixed, can't speak for everyone but I hate it when some assault tourist in a cheap scout using a rifle try's to tell me the class is fine, it's not If you looked you would see what the suit used was and the weapon. If you refuse to believe that's your problem. What does the running with an AR comment suppose to mean, are scouts not suppose to use them? And how do most do it? Are you sure what you are doing is the right thing to do in the first place? I would like proof that what ever you do is the right way.
Not too long ago lots of scouts used to roll with the AR. Now it is almost percieved as dirty to use an AR on a light.
I think most scouts are assumed and thought of as shot gunners. I would say that is the iconic scout role here in DUST.
IMHO - Its fine, use what you like. Experiment! That the nature of the eve universe.
However the shotgun scout has a lot of issues still. The light suits in general have issues too. |
pseudosnipre
DUST University Ivy League
241
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Posted - 2013.09.13 19:45:00 -
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Slen Kaleth wrote:pseudosnipre wrote:Looks like you were poaching kills in a one-sided stomping...you had 50+ assists and perhaps a couple orbitals, am i wrong?
Also, dying 7 times in a stomping, or any match, is getting up kinda high. My team lost and I was running solo, so unfortuanetly no. In that case gj.
Ar prof? |
Slen Kaleth
BlackWater Liquidations
35
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Posted - 2013.09.13 19:53:00 -
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pseudosnipre wrote:Slen Kaleth wrote:pseudosnipre wrote:Looks like you were poaching kills in a one-sided stomping...you had 50+ assists and perhaps a couple orbitals, am i wrong?
Also, dying 7 times in a stomping, or any match, is getting up kinda high. My team lost and I was running solo, so unfortuanetly no. In that case gj. Ar prof?
Lvl 2 just got enough after the match to put it to 3 |
Slen Kaleth
BlackWater Liquidations
36
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Posted - 2013.09.13 19:59:00 -
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CommanderBolt wrote:Slen Kaleth wrote:OZAROW wrote:What scout suit, what weapon, matchmaking against noobs? Ya honestly I can't stand people posting this picture crap like its some kind of proof, when there not even full time scouts.
Not trying to sound like a jerk but pictures mean nothing, there's no proof ur not sniping, tanking or running around with a Ar. Scouts I know are dead against rifles.
Running around in a militia armor tanked scout with a rifle isn't how most of use do it. Plus once you hit proto an cant fit anything on ur suit because it's not enough.
These are a lot of problems with the scout that were trying to get fixed, can't speak for everyone but I hate it when some assault tourist in a cheap scout using a rifle try's to tell me the class is fine, it's not If you looked you would see what the suit used was and the weapon. If you refuse to believe that's your problem. What does the running with an AR comment suppose to mean, are scouts not suppose to use them? And how do most do it? Are you sure what you are doing is the right thing to do in the first place? I would like proof that what ever you do is the right way. Not too long ago lots of scouts used to roll with the AR. Now it is almost percieved as dirty to use an AR on a light. I think most scouts are assumed and thought of as shot gunners. I would say that is the iconic scout role here in DUST. IMHO - Its fine, use what you like. Experiment! That the nature of the eve universe. However the shotgun scout has a lot of issues still. The light suits in general have issues too.
Yes, I do see a lot of scouts using shotguns. It is just not my style, I like to be able to have enough space so if something goes wrong I can high tail it quickly. |
OZAROW
WarRavens League of Infamy
634
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Posted - 2013.09.13 20:38:00 -
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Well I've never heard of your corp an your likes tell me either your not on the forums a lot or your somewhat new maybe between 5 an ten mill sp? So jumpin in a fast suit when AR is at its most op an trying to tell vets were doing it wrong! Ballz on you eh! Sure run that AR but you get no scout love from me bro, AR isn't scout, free bpo isn't scout to me either. Dedication is scout, all ur sp in scout is scout, Cqc is scout, dealing with broken weapons to play cqc is scout, waiting for them to fix your class an dealing with it an not picking up a rifle is scout!
You sir are not scout, your gloating failed |
OZAROW
WarRavens League of Infamy
634
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Posted - 2013.09.13 20:40:00 -
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Get 20 kills with no bullets an we ll talk |
Slen Kaleth
BlackWater Liquidations
36
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Posted - 2013.09.13 20:57:00 -
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OZAROW wrote:Well I've never heard of your corp an your likes tell me either your not on the forums a lot or your somewhat new maybe between 5 an ten mill sp? So jumpin in a fast suit when AR is at its most op an trying to tell vets were doing it wrong! Ballz on you eh! Sure run that AR but you get no scout love from me bro, AR isn't scout, free bpo isn't scout to me either. Dedication is scout, all ur sp in scout is scout, Cqc is scout, dealing with broken weapons to play cqc is scout, waiting for them to fix your class an dealing with it an not picking up a rifle is scout!
You sir are not scout, your gloating failed
And why do you think that is the only way a scout is suppose to be? where are you going to be when your broken weapons are fixed? by your defintion you will no longer be scout. If CQC is what you enjoy then power to ya and have fun with it, but this game is not about pigeon holing a suit to one and only one role or style. It's about trying different things to see what works for you. Personnel I feel that by what an actual scout in RL is, CQC is the last thing you want to do, but I'm not denouncing it because it is what you want to do, have fun with it.
Yes I was excited by the outcome of the match and wanted to share it a bit, and you turn it into a message of hate. Why so bitter? Have you ever shared a good match with anyone else? If so then you are just as guilty as me. |
Reav Hannari
Red Rock Outriders
1264
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Posted - 2013.09.13 21:09:00 -
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Slen Kaleth wrote:Yes, I do see a lot of scouts using shotguns. It is just not my style, I like to be able to have enough space so if something goes wrong I can high tail it quickly.
AR scout, especially with the Tactical AR, is enjoyable and effective. I have an advanced Minmatar Scout I break out sometimes and go hunting with. The AR let's you keep enough distance to get away and flank them again. With the shotgun you are committed once you show up on their TACNET.
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BARDAS
DUST University Ivy League
467
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Posted - 2013.09.13 21:15:00 -
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"Don't think scouts are that bad." - Uses Assault Rifle
/facepalm
Seriously, do I need to say anything more than that? The assault rifle is the dominant weapon on the battlefield. Especially with the AutoAim. I could hand my toddler the controller with auto aim and an AR and they would manage to get kills. Try using a SCOUT weapon like a Shotgun or even better Nova Knives and tell us how easy it is. |
Bojo The Mighty
Zanzibar Concept
1764
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Posted - 2013.09.13 21:19:00 -
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We've had our moments and I applaud yours. I've had 23/3 in all MLT scout before but to be honest, as you progress, through higher gear, higher SP, harder enemies, the scout degrades.
Right now I have all my +CPU,PG,Armor,and Shield Skills to level 5. It only gave me +17 shields, and maybe +32 armor. However, on my few MLT medium frames, it gives me waaaay more boosting. This applies to all skills except Range Amplification, Shield Recharge Skills, and Stamina Skills. Every level of Profile Dampening/Precision gives you less buff to those areas than a Medium frame yet you will still be superior in those areas.
My Armor & Shield skills are much much much less potent when combined with a scout because by nature, the scout has lower numbers to work with. Lower Profile/Precision numbers, Lower Shield/Armor numbers, Lower CPU/PG numbers.
The Scout, Unlike Whiskey, Degrades With Age, Comparatively
You can quote me on that. |
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Quil Evrything
DUST University Ivy League
118
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Posted - 2013.09.13 21:22:00 -
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BARDAS wrote:Try using a SCOUT weapon like a Shotgun or even better Nova Knives and tell us how easy it is.
now, now.. scouts need some kind of range, to be fair.
Have him use a pistol
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Slen Kaleth
BlackWater Liquidations
36
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Posted - 2013.09.13 21:27:00 -
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BARDAS wrote:"Don't think scouts are that bad." - Uses Assault Rifle
/facepalm
Seriously, do I need to say anything more than that? The assault rifle is the dominant weapon on the battlefield. Especially with the AutoAim. I could hand my toddler the controller with auto aim and an AR and they would manage to get kills. Try using a SCOUT weapon like a Shotgun or even better Nova Knives and tell us how easy it is.
Don't know where you got the notion that i said it was easy. I Just said I don't think that they are bad as everyone thinks they are.
If scouts are having trouble with so called "SCOUT" weapons, but can do well with others, don't you think it indicates that the problem is not necessarily with the suit, but the weapons? Also those weapons are very situtational, one thing out of place and it can go very badly for the scout. I'm actually thinking that scrambler might be an even better fit, can keep even farther away, pull off pop charge shots and scram before anyone is the wiser.
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Garrett Blacknova
Codex Troopers
3993
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Posted - 2013.09.13 22:15:00 -
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Lower-tier Light suits and Scouts are pretty well-balanced against the other suits of equal level.
The problem is that they gain slightly less additional slots than they should and do so without gaining enough PG/CPU to make use of them like any other class can. |
Shotty GoBang
Pro Hic Immortalis
1102
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Posted - 2013.09.14 08:49:00 -
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Slen Kaleth wrote:Just had an awesome match running as a light suit with an active scanner. http://m.imgur.com/a/UMwSjNormally I run cal Assualt and all my skills are for the most part in that, but I have a light suit that I like to mess around with lately because I like being sneaky. Now I know that this match isn't typical, but I have never gotten such a high KDR with my Assualt suit and I think this shows the potential of a light suit when played being sneaky and using active scanners.
Good match, Sten! Thanks for sharing. Kinda fun sneakin' about with that Scanner, right? Getting the drop on people has been easier this build.
Now we need only work on our execution.
- Shotty GoBang
PS: Scouts aren't bad; they are comparatively bad. Which is why sane Scouts run Assault or Logi in PC. |
ALPHA DECRIPTER
M.E.R.C. Conventional Forces
438
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Posted - 2013.09.14 10:06:00 -
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Bojo The Mighty wrote:We've had our moments and I applaud yours. I've had 23/3 in all MLT scout before but to be honest, as you progress, through higher gear, higher SP, harder enemies, the scout degrades. Right now I have all my +CPU,PG,Armor,and Shield Skills to level 5. It only gave me +17 shields, and maybe +32 armor. However, on my few MLT medium frames, it gives me waaaay more boosting. This applies to all skills except Range Amplification, Shield Recharge Skills, and Stamina Skills. Every level of Profile Dampening/Precision gives you less buff to those areas than a Medium frame yet you will still be superior in those areas. My Armor & Shield skills are much much much less potent when combined with a scout because by nature, the scout has lower numbers to work with. Lower Profile/Precision numbers, Lower Shield/Armor numbers, Lower CPU/PG numbers. The Scout, Unlike Whiskey, Degrades With Age, Comparatively You can quote me on that.
And so I did
@OP: You may not have used a "Scout" weapon but I feel your weapon should only be used for self defense (unless, of course, you are a slayer scout in which case you are fine.). The only thing you truly need to be a scout is a scout suit and the mind set to match. The only thing that I would say is unacceptable is scout + MD. As for the "Don't think scouts are that bad" thing.... that's quite off. But keep playing and you will find that out on your own...or you will find that you are actually the best scout ever.... but that second one is doubtful.
Best of luck to you in your future games.
`Sigh. Just another fun game of DUST. |
Amy Artic
Molon Labe. RISE of LEGION
32
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Posted - 2013.09.14 10:41:00 -
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Some of the comments in here are just, well, words escape me.
But I will say this: Are you "vets" saying that because I was originally assault and now play scout almost exclusively that Im any less educated on how to use the scout effectively? You "veteran" guys should go flaunt your egos somewhere else, just because some people choose to put an AR on their light fit doesn't mean theyre any less of a scout enthusiast as you "vet" guys. If I want to run a AR instead of your "proper scout" weapons I will do it, it's a game, I wanna have fun, I dont want to use a shotgun or Nova Knives and so I wont. Deal with it. Just because our KDRs are "cushioned" by our use of "nonscouty" weapons doesnt mean we're not scouting properly.
Inb4 "you AR *insert colourful insult here*" No, im a SMG user (Use it as my primary <3).
On a side note the scout does need some tweaking <3
P.S. Of course not all vet guys are silly, only some are. Love you guys who have their feet firmly on the ground! <3 |
Zero Notion
Red Star Jr. EoN.
216
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Posted - 2013.09.14 10:51:00 -
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Why are shotguns and pistols 'scout' weapons? That's confusing. Just because your idealized concept of what is supposed to be a scout is at odds with the current mechanics of the game doesn't mean the mechanics are wrong.
I've been using a shotgun on my Logistics for a long time now and do very well with it. I've used knives on an assault. I've used a LR on a scout.
You pick your weapons based around the battle. Cherry picking weapons and claiming them as one suit over the others is silly. When I run my scout, I do my best to avoid engagements entirely. Run in, hack, run out. If I have to fight, I'm putting as much distance between that attacker and myself and using a LR or AR on him. Why would I fight up close in personal when I'm made of paper? Sure, I can assassinate enemies but if I'm doing that, I'm going to be wearing as much armor as possible and do no hacking.
We all want 'our' suits to be the best but you have to consider what works and what doesn't work. |
Marc Rime
Zumari Force Projection Caldari State
181
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Posted - 2013.09.14 10:55:00 -
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Slen Kaleth wrote:While I don't have a video to prove how I was playing, to sum it up I was hiding, scanning, hitting from behind when they were busy with my team, and camping points when there was noone near. I rarely went head on in it, and only when they were almost dad. Assaults can do that just as well. Possibly even better since you can stick on a proto weapon *and* get much more EHP. You'll move a little slower, but more slots and PG&CPU means you can compensate for that while still ending up better off than the scout.
Sig radius only matters if someone points a scanner at you. This, in my experience, hardly ever happens when flanking anyway. |
Garrett Blacknova
Codex Troopers
4002
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Posted - 2013.09.14 11:05:00 -
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Marc Rime wrote:Sig radius only matters if someone points a scanner at you. This, in my experience, hardly ever happens when flanking anyway. Actually, unless you max stealth tank yourself, which you can do just as well with a Proto Assault as you can with a Scout (still with more EHP), high-end Scanners will light you up regardless. Sig radius only matters if you're within 10 - 15m of a target WITHOUT a Scanner. |
Marc Rime
Zumari Force Projection Caldari State
181
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Posted - 2013.09.14 11:06:00 -
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Garrett Blacknova wrote:Lower-tier Light suits and Scouts are pretty well-balanced against the other suits of equal level.
The problem is that they gain slightly less additional slots than they should and do so without gaining enough PG/CPU to make use of them like any other class can. I always felt scout suits were one tier behind... so standard were comparable to militia assaults/logis, advanced to standards and proto to advanced... and then they removed one slot from proto light/scouts :P. |
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Marc Rime
Zumari Force Projection Caldari State
181
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Posted - 2013.09.14 11:14:00 -
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Garrett Blacknova wrote:Marc Rime wrote:Sig radius only matters if someone points a scanner at you. This, in my experience, hardly ever happens when flanking anyway. Actually, unless you max stealth tank yourself, which you can do just as well with a Proto Assault as you can with a Scout (still with more EHP), high-end Scanners will light you up regardless. Sig radius only matters if you're within 10 - 15m of a target WITHOUT a Scanner. True, but a lot of people seem to be running with the lower ones, my scout isn't always detected even though I have no dampeners.
As for the passive that 10-15m appears to be mostly limited to a ~60-¦ cone in front of you so it's even more useless :P... and consequently being able to hide from it becomes equally useless. |
Crash Monster
Snipers Anonymous
1308
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Posted - 2013.09.14 11:39:00 -
[32] - Quote
Yeah, I have to agree, a picture of the end of a match means basically nothing.
Heck, for all we know you could be trading kills in the hills and switching suites left and right.
I'm not saying you did -- but having a good game does not make a suit good either. |
Reav Hannari
Red Rock Outriders
1273
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Posted - 2013.09.14 14:02:00 -
[33] - Quote
Shotty GoBang wrote:Slen Kaleth wrote:Just had an awesome match running as a light suit with an active scanner. http://m.imgur.com/a/UMwSjNormally I run cal Assualt and all my skills are for the most part in that, but I have a light suit that I like to mess around with lately because I like being sneaky. Now I know that this match isn't typical, but I have never gotten such a high KDR with my Assualt suit and I think this shows the potential of a light suit when played being sneaky and using active scanners. Good match, Sten! Thanks for sharing. Kinda fun sneakin' about with that Scanner, right? Getting the drop on people has been easier this build. Now we need only work on our execution. - Shotty GoBang PS: Scouts aren't bad; they are comparatively bad. Which is why sane Scouts run Assault or Logi in PC.
I still have nightmares of you in your scout suit flying off platforms at me with your shotgun. I may need therapy.
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Orion Vahid
DUST University Ivy League
183
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Posted - 2013.09.14 14:27:00 -
[34] - Quote
Slen Kaleth wrote: Normally I run cal Assualt
Assaulter claiming scouts are fine. Lol. |
Cody Sietz
Bullet Cluster
979
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Posted - 2013.09.14 14:29:00 -
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Aisha Ctarl wrote:The problem with the scout is what everyone imagined the scout would be.
Everyone foresaw the scout as being a skintight suit that allowed you to infiltrate enemy installations undetected while sneaking up behind unsuspecting foes. People thought you'd be able to fade into the aether of space at the press of a button masking your signature from all methods of sight and detection.
What we really have is a skintight suit that dies when an enemy gazes at it hard enough and can barely fit anything worthy of use.
Scouts are broken. Just like in the EVE books.
Honestly, we aren't bad...its just we aren't so loved(hopefully that changes in 1.5 and 1.6)
Also, the aim assist makes it tough to survive battles. Its like speed doesn't even matter anymore. |
Smooth Assassin
Stardust incorporation
168
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Posted - 2013.09.14 14:50:00 -
[36] - Quote
For all we know you could just be someone who's saying all this and used a tank or proto caldari assault/logi just to get CCP an idea to keep scouts from getting a buff. |
Nestil
Seraphim Auxiliaries
54
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Posted - 2013.09.14 15:43:00 -
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it pisses me of that i have to skill into all the electronics stuff passive scanning, dampers etc to be effective... atm i can't pick someone off standing a few meters besides me... i'm forced to use an active scanner (can't use a hive to replenish my ammo and have to rely on dumb ****-berries who never put down a hive)... which cripples me (high cpu/pg req)...
yesterday i had to spec into dampers (adv lvl) cause every fking game someone picked me up with his scanner.... now i have to give up a low slot for a dampener which cripples me even further (no cpu upgrade) and i can't use complex shields and have to run with std weapons even ony proto scout suit.... so now i'm a even thinner paper suit scout which is useless on open maps cause every one can instafuck me...well even on CQC maps if i cant kill the other guy fast enough with my lolshotgun which starts to deal 0 dmg again (blue shields whooohooo)..
well when i run my old loadouts i die even more.. cause i cant pick up guys (only when i'm very close to them) .. so when i run into someone i cant even make a cool evading move to get me out of danger (thx to AA and better hit detection) instead i die instantly (damn AR scrubs!) ...
scouts need a buff on basic skills like scanning, dampening etc so we dont have to skill into that crap... i mean these skills should be only necessary for other suits to get, when fully skilled into it, as good as a scout who only skilled into basic or adv lvl of the skills... |
OZAROW
WarRavens League of Infamy
643
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Posted - 2013.09.14 16:13:00 -
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Slen Kaleth wrote:OZAROW wrote:Well I've never heard of your corp an your likes tell me either your not on the forums a lot or your somewhat new maybe between 5 an ten mill sp? So jumpin in a fast suit when AR is at its most op an trying to tell vets were doing it wrong! Ballz on you eh! Sure run that AR but you get no scout love from me bro, AR isn't scout, free bpo isn't scout to me either. Dedication is scout, all ur sp in scout is scout, Cqc is scout, dealing with broken weapons to play cqc is scout, waiting for them to fix your class an dealing with it an not picking up a rifle is scout!
You sir are not scout, your gloating failed And why do you think that is the only way a scout is suppose to be? where are you going to be when your broken weapons are fixed? by your defintion you will no longer be scout. If CQC is what you enjoy then power to ya and have fun with it, but this game is not about pigeon holing a suit to one and only one role or style. It's about trying different things to see what works for you. Personnel I feel that by what an actual scout in RL is, CQC is the last thing you want to do, but I'm not denouncing it because it is what you want to do, have fun with it. Yes I was excited by the outcome of the match and wanted to share it a bit, and you turn it into a message of hate. Why so bitter? Have you ever shared a good match with anyone else? If so then you are just as guilty as me. There is a difference between sharing an being miss leading, an hate? Well bro we been scouts for a year, an you go make a "beast " title that could undo any work an tests we have put on the forums just because of your stupid title! Other "MILITIA SCOUTS/AR TOURISTS" come on here posting this crap when your not even a scout, I would never even start on saying anything about a class that I'm not, because when this game started it was about specializing .
So if you haven't specialized in it , don't make a misleading thread then defend it after you already previously renaged the comment.
We've been crapped on for months, an all it takes is someone like you to gain a ton of other AR users to hop the bandwagon an get the DEVS to back off of fixing it an months of our progress is lost.
So congrats you used a op weapon on a fast suit an got a great score, good for you maybe you should be a scout then an dump all your sp in it for months, is it worth leaving your assault suit for , and the rifle?
We play scouts with knives, an shotguns, an melees because it's man mode! You can you use a rifle in Any shooter so it's boring, dust let's you be different, an id rather be a good scout with a low kdr using the hardest possible play style than be just another idiot with a gun. I go no gun an get 27 kills, and 3 matches like that beats anything you get with a gun! 28 kills with remotes alone, no other weapons, cuz that's man mode, even my two year old got 4 kills with a faylock, back when it killed just as fast as a AR does now.
Point being, skills mean nothing now, the game changed, an it's because of that dumb gun, an you getting that many kills, sorry to say is the gun, not you. Unless you always got those scores before 1.4 but I doubt it. Cause personally it wouldn't matter what suit you wore as long as you had a rifle an some speed, so one match with that score doesn't deserve the title, sorry but if you knifed that many people, every scout would praise you an that's the difference . For now your a tourist, so hopefully I pissed you off enough to get off the fence an you proto a scout an drop that rifle an become the best shot gunner there is, but if not.......... Use ur rifle |
Driver Cole
Nor Clan Combat Logistics
6
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Posted - 2013.09.14 16:13:00 -
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Aisha Ctarl wrote:The problem with the scout is what everyone imagined the scout would be.
Everyone foresaw the scout as being a skintight suit that allowed you to infiltrate enemy installations undetected while sneaking up behind unsuspecting foes. People thought you'd be able to fade into the aether of space at the press of a button masking your signature from all methods of sight and detection.
What we really have is a skintight suit that dies when an enemy gazes at it hard enough and can barely fit anything worthy of use.
Scouts are broken.
They're not broken. Do you know how many times I have died by a scout with nova knifes and I will never forget that proto minmatar scout with 340 sheild and a AR, he just cut right through me. They're not broken just hard to use. |
Weaver Jack
RoyalSquad514
0
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Posted - 2013.09.14 16:16:00 -
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Quil Evrything wrote:BARDAS wrote:Try using a SCOUT weapon like a Shotgun or even better Nova Knives and tell us how easy it is. now, now.. scouts need some kind of range, to be fair. Have him use a pistol
Just for the record one of my corp members went 41/10 with just a pistol. |
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FATPrincess - XOXO
Shining Flame Amarr Empire
544
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Posted - 2013.09.14 16:20:00 -
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Could've done better in a medium suit.
Not impressed since enemy team were a bunch of noobs. Try doing the same vs a top corp squad.
-XOXO |
OZAROW
WarRavens League of Infamy
646
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Posted - 2013.09.14 16:21:00 -
[42] - Quote
Driver Cole wrote:Aisha Ctarl wrote:The problem with the scout is what everyone imagined the scout would be.
Everyone foresaw the scout as being a skintight suit that allowed you to infiltrate enemy installations undetected while sneaking up behind unsuspecting foes. People thought you'd be able to fade into the aether of space at the press of a button masking your signature from all methods of sight and detection.
What we really have is a skintight suit that dies when an enemy gazes at it hard enough and can barely fit anything worthy of use.
Scouts are broken. They're not broken. Do you know how many times I have died by a scout with nova knifes and I will never forget that proto minmatar scout with 340 sheild and a AR, he just cut right through me. They're not broken just hard to use. Ya but I bet he had no equip, sidearm, or grenade an used a CPU chip= broken |
Icedslayer
SVER True Blood Public Disorder.
120
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Posted - 2013.09.14 18:33:00 -
[43] - Quote
Slen Kaleth wrote:Just had an awesome match running as a light suit with an active scanner. http://m.imgur.com/a/UMwSjNormally I run cal Assualt and all my skills are for the most part in that, but I have a light suit that I like to mess around with lately because I like being sneaky. Now I know that this match isn't typical, but I have never gotten such a high KDR with my Assualt suit and I think this shows the potential of a light suit when played being sneaky and using active scanners.
There's reasons why i don't comment on how tanks and heavies should be buffed, because iam not a tanker or a heavy and with that i don't go on there threads or make new threads saying tanks aren't broken here is proof.
I've been running purely scout since may 2012, in that time i've seen CPU nerfs, low slots taken away, equipment slots taken away, nerfs to our strafe, walk and sprint speed. Nerfs to scan range, taking our type 2 variants away, Etc. and to be honest my Chromosome scout was a beast i would average 30-40 kills a match with 1-4 deaths and in that build ive had my highest game yet 64/4. So you can see why Vet scouts are bitter at CCP.
I don't honestly don't care what weapons scouts use, i use the proto SMG and blades but i also have fits that have Proto scrambler rifle and advanced Assualt (I dont have a Shotgun or sniper rifle fit) Do i have less respect for a scout using them no.
The thing Scouts need is a defined role that they can only fill on the field, right now logi's and assualt can out stealth, out run and out EHP a scout, so what is the Scouts role again?
*CCP if you make the cloaking equipment available to all and not give a special boost to scouts using it i swear when i fly to Fanfest i will b@tch slap you
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ZiwZih
Seraphim Initiative..
249
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Posted - 2013.09.14 18:46:00 -
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Thank you for an eye-opener OP. We are trying our best to stealth-to-stars. |
Yan Darn
DUST University Ivy League
137
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Posted - 2013.09.14 19:10:00 -
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I don't get all the AR hate (well I do, but I mean with scouts) - AR and Semi-Auto SCR seem like fine choices - especially with the sensor changes. Not every scout wants to be a CQC assassin. I respect the playstyle and feel for the guys who spec'ed into CQC when it was still possible.
Some of us new scouts who never experienced the high-speed scout, came for the recon and stealth aspect - when it comes to killing someone, the actual weapon in my hands is almost a secondary consideration.
Scouts are UP at combat for sure - but the fact is, compared to other frames, they are UP at scouting - that's what makes me sour.
In time hopefully CCP will create light variants that can satisfy each specific role. |
Slen Kaleth
BlackWater Liquidations
39
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Posted - 2013.09.14 23:46:00 -
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OZAROW wrote:Slen Kaleth wrote:OZAROW wrote:Well I've never heard of your corp an your likes tell me either your not on the forums a lot or your somewhat new maybe between 5 an ten mill sp? So jumpin in a fast suit when AR is at its most op an trying to tell vets were doing it wrong! Ballz on you eh! Sure run that AR but you get no scout love from me bro, AR isn't scout, free bpo isn't scout to me either. Dedication is scout, all ur sp in scout is scout, Cqc is scout, dealing with broken weapons to play cqc is scout, waiting for them to fix your class an dealing with it an not picking up a rifle is scout!
You sir are not scout, your gloating failed And why do you think that is the only way a scout is suppose to be? where are you going to be when your broken weapons are fixed? by your defintion you will no longer be scout. If CQC is what you enjoy then power to ya and have fun with it, but this game is not about pigeon holing a suit to one and only one role or style. It's about trying different things to see what works for you. Personnel I feel that by what an actual scout in RL is, CQC is the last thing you want to do, but I'm not denouncing it because it is what you want to do, have fun with it. Yes I was excited by the outcome of the match and wanted to share it a bit, and you turn it into a message of hate. Why so bitter? Have you ever shared a good match with anyone else? If so then you are just as guilty as me. There is a difference between sharing an being miss leading, an hate? Well bro we been scouts for a year, an you go make a "beast " title that could undo any work an tests we have put on the forums just because of your stupid title! Other "MILITIA SCOUTS/AR TOURISTS" come on here posting this crap when your not even a scout, I would never even start on saying anything about a class that I'm not, because when this game started it was about specializing . So if you haven't specialized in it , don't make a misleading thread then defend it after you already previously renaged the comment. We've been crapped on for months, an all it takes is someone like you to gain a ton of other AR users to hop the bandwagon an get the DEVS to back off of fixing it an months of our progress is lost. So congrats you used a op weapon on a fast suit an got a great score, good for you maybe you should be a scout then an dump all your sp in it for months, is it worth leaving your assault suit for , and the rifle? We play scouts with knives, an shotguns, an melees because it's man mode! You can you use a rifle in Any shooter so it's boring, dust let's you be different, an id rather be a good scout with a low kdr using the hardest possible play style than be just another idiot with a gun. I go no gun an get 27 kills, and 3 matches like that beats anything you get with a gun! 28 kills with remotes alone, no other weapons, cuz that's man mode, even my two year old got 4 kills with a faylock, back when it killed just as fast as a AR does now. Point being, skills mean nothing now, the game changed, an it's because of that dumb gun, an you getting that many kills, sorry to say is the gun, not you. Unless you always got those scores before 1.4 but I doubt it. Cause personally it wouldn't matter what suit you wore as long as you had a rifle an some speed, so one match with that score doesn't deserve the title, sorry but if you knifed that many people, every scout would praise you an that's the difference . For now your a tourist, so hopefully I pissed you off enough to get off the fence an you proto a scout an drop that rifle an become the best shot gunner there is, but if not.......... Use ur rifle
Ok, first I must admit my intention was not to claim that scouts do not need a buff or change, far from it and realize that my title was mislabeled I apologise for that. I started playing the game as a scout and due to the fact that i like to change play styles i started skilling into assualt to give them a try before i got past advanced as scout. now after a point when it trully dawned on my on how long it takes to skill into a style i had to make a choice so i went with the suit that had all racial varients out so I could make the most informed choice. right now i know what kind of scout i want to be, fast sneaky hacking scout that keeps a distance unless needed (played TF2 for 4+ yrs as primarily a spy, I like stealth) but i do not know which suit will ultimalty fill that role the best for me so for now i focused on the assualt suit i wanted to run. And for the record I still do not think they are that bad, which by the way doesn't mean they are where they need to be either.
Now with that being said, I particularly like your comment about "man mode". If you feel that playing video games is what makes you a feel like a man I think you have other issue at hand. That's just obsurd to basically say your way is the only right or cream able way. If you can pull it off then good on yah, but it making you feel like a man? I'm not sure i can take you seriously after a comment like that.
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OZAROW
WarRavens League of Infamy
650
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Posted - 2013.09.15 00:15:00 -
[47] - Quote
Amy Artic wrote:Some of the comments in here are just, well, words escape me.
But I will say this: Are you "vets" saying that because I was originally assault and now play scout almost exclusively that Im any less educated on how to use the scout effectively? You "veteran" guys should go flaunt your egos somewhere else, just because some people choose to put an AR on their light fit doesn't mean theyre any less of a scout enthusiast as you "vet" guys. If I want to run a AR instead of your "proper scout" weapons I will do it, it's a game, I wanna have fun, I dont want to use a shotgun or Nova Knives and so I wont. Deal with it. Just because our KDRs are "cushioned" by our use of "nonscouty" weapons doesnt mean we're not scouting properly.
Inb4 "you AR *insert colourful insult here*" No, im a SMG user (Use it as my primary <3).
On a side note the scout does need some tweaking <3
P.S. Of course not all vet guys are silly, only some are. Love you guys who have their feet firmly on the ground! <3 I hope no ones missed my point, so to clarify : If you want to run any weapon in the game for fun on your scout that's wicked! Scout an a plasma cannon, go for it, mass driver an a faylock, or a gek an a smg, great giver. But to pick up a assault rifle when it destroys anything in the game in seconds, don't claim it's the scout, an that it's beast, when your just using militia.
My problem was the title of the post, which the op already voided.
If the title was "scout with rifle is beast" then that has more definition an isn't gonna make people think scouts are op because of one 38 score.
See people that have stayed loyal to the class , don't want people just trying it for a few days an getting other on the bandwagon of stopping it from getting fixed. I actually know a few scouts that run rifles an do well with them an thats fine an good to me because their primarily scouts an play the role well.
Although most of us look at it a different way, it's harder to use a knife or sg so therefor their more respect when you do. Mr. Musturd got like 30 kills with a scout an a plasma cannon, an nobodies gonna say plasma cannons beast, see what I'm saying |
Mossellia Delt
Militaires Sans Jeux
253
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Posted - 2013.09.15 00:44:00 -
[48] - Quote
I'll say this once again, stop basing any balancing on PUBS. Base it on PC. |
Django Quik
Dust2Dust. Top Men.
1438
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Posted - 2013.09.15 01:53:00 -
[49] - Quote
Evidence of a single match is not anywhere near enough to be classed as definitive. Evidence from even the entire lifetime of just one player is not substantial. You can take tiny snapshots like this from all over the place to show whatever you want to show (politicians do this ALL THE TIME!) but in order to get an accurate and reliable reading of any situation you need broad general evidence across a whole range of variables.
Yes, you will find some matches you do amazing - today I went 26-2 with my adv gal scout SMG/pistol suit and felt like God but a few games later went 4-15. This really says nothing about the suit or the equipment at all - it's likely more to do with who was on each team and how well everyone else did and also which map it was.
The point is that unless you've been talking to hundreds of other people who have been playing scouts long term and collected reams of data on their success/failure, you have no idea how good/bad they are and trying to tell people you do, is either misrepresentation or arrogance (or a bit of both).
Now CCP already knows scouts are broken and plan on fixing them somehow soon but on top of that dev confirmation on their state, we also have objective facts, like how all scout suits have significantly lower CPU/PG per slot than any other suit type or that even with totally maxed skills, we still have to fit extra mods to be stealthy enough to avoid scanners.
You sir, may not think scouts are that bad - you sir are clearly not comparing them to what else is available in this game. |
OZAROW
WarRavens League of Infamy
652
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Posted - 2013.09.15 03:27:00 -
[50] - Quote
Trying to redirect with the man mode comment lol I like that. Well scouts hard bro, an jumping into a pack of 5 reds with knives an dropping all of em is what I call man mode, as far as making me feel like a man no. But if you can pull it off an they don't see you is friggen awesome, using a scanner a rifle an a bpo scout suit has nothing to do with scout because unless you have profile dampening maxed an two complex pd mods on your not even beating a advanced scanner so you can still be scanned an your basically sneaking behind people an shooting them dead before they can turn around an that has nothing to do with a scout you could do that with a assault or logi.
A scout has 45 dp an if it's a bpo you have no 5% bonuses to dampening with a scout racial suit, so basically no one scanned your team. Which mean not one player in your opposition was smart. I have no problem with you using a rifle but like I said before it doesn't deserve the same credit as using a close range weapon in a 250 HP suit, that's why I say man mod, cuz anybody with a hint of brains can use a scanner an a rifle to get those numbers against a team that's not being a team.
So hey dude if it works for you giver, so if your going stealth go gallente, the low slots can provide the low slots for the armor an pd mods for your style an it has more ehp an CPU pg for a good rifle. Minmatar bonus is useless to u if your not cqc, the gallente can stack code breakers, has built in range, room for cardiac an shield regulator, armor reps, an profile dampened to get under 15.db an with the armor buff you can probably tank 500 armor if you wanna trade shots.
I'm a minja so my view of gaming about scout may be conflicting to yours but I'm not steering you wrong, gallente is stronger this build an probably will help you get even more kills with your play style.
Not saying you don't deserve a "gg" but you also probably don't get as cheesed as i an other cqc scouts do dying from the dumbest crap ever, but we're more gluttons for punishment because when we get a 25 kill game with knives it means that much more an that's why we do it. Tomato tamato I guess, good luck |
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Driver Cole
Nor Clan Combat Logistics
6
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Posted - 2013.09.15 03:59:00 -
[51] - Quote
OZAROW wrote:Driver Cole wrote:Aisha Ctarl wrote:The problem with the scout is what everyone imagined the scout would be.
Everyone foresaw the scout as being a skintight suit that allowed you to infiltrate enemy installations undetected while sneaking up behind unsuspecting foes. People thought you'd be able to fade into the aether of space at the press of a button masking your signature from all methods of sight and detection.
What we really have is a skintight suit that dies when an enemy gazes at it hard enough and can barely fit anything worthy of use.
Scouts are broken. They're not broken. Do you know how many times I have died by a scout with nova knifes and I will never forget that proto minmatar scout with 340 sheild and a AR, he just cut right through me. They're not broken just hard to use. Ya but I bet he had no equip, sidearm, or grenade an used a CPU chip= broken
I don't see how it's broken, if he wants to play fast and use a weapon he knows he can solo with then let him. |
OZAROW
WarRavens League of Infamy
653
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Posted - 2013.09.15 04:12:00 -
[52] - Quote
Driver Cole wrote:OZAROW wrote:Driver Cole wrote:Aisha Ctarl wrote:The problem with the scout is what everyone imagined the scout would be.
Everyone foresaw the scout as being a skintight suit that allowed you to infiltrate enemy installations undetected while sneaking up behind unsuspecting foes. People thought you'd be able to fade into the aether of space at the press of a button masking your signature from all methods of sight and detection.
What we really have is a skintight suit that dies when an enemy gazes at it hard enough and can barely fit anything worthy of use.
Scouts are broken. They're not broken. Do you know how many times I have died by a scout with nova knifes and I will never forget that proto minmatar scout with 340 sheild and a AR, he just cut right through me. They're not broken just hard to use. Ya but I bet he had no equip, sidearm, or grenade an used a CPU chip= broken I don't see how it's broken, if he wants to play fast and use a weapon he knows he can solo with then let him. Are you a scout? |
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