Since Active scanner became what they are today, i cant stop using them, i am addicted to them
They have ruined EVERY other FPS for me.
When ever im playin killzone or Battelfield i automatically press R2 and try to select an Active scanner and it is freaking frustrating not being able to have it anywhere else but in here
sooo...
DAMN YOU ACTIVE SCANNER

Yeah. So many people use it now that it has that WP bonus. Can't say it's a bad thing. Can't say I liked it, either.

They're ruining Dust too.

Lots of FPS games actually have this function.

Resistance 3 and Gotham City Imposters had a thing that actually let you see people through walls.
Most games have a "reveal players on the radar" function.

I'm just surprised that more players don't use dampeners.

The only ones who could afford dampeners are protos, if you're adv/std gallente like me, you need every low slot you can get if you want to survive. Asking me to lose 2 of my only 3 low slots just to bypass a cheap 1 second 360 scan is ******** and pretty embarassing to call that a part of FPS gameplay. It hurts new players more than it does for those who already run proto assault or proto logi.

As far as other games having a scan function, most of them are pretty limited. Battlefield's 3d spotting (similar to the one we have) is only for LOS (line of sight) and have a limited number of uses before it gets locked into cooldown. You cant spot people from 200 meters while hiding in some remote corner of the map hiding behind a giant mountain. Thats not to say how EVERYONE has it built into their UI and theres several countermeasures like a smoke grenade at your feet. CoD also has a scan system but is limited to your radar. Blacklight Retribution has a HRV vision which is basically thermal goggles that can see where everyone in the entire map is but is limited in that they dont stay spotted on screen and that you have literally only a few seconds to get all the information you need before it shuts itself off. Counter strike and team fortressdont have anything like that because valve actually appreciates the skill of using your damn eyes and calling out enemy positions. The rest of the mainstream games are mostly radar and LOS based.

Point being, DUST's active scanning system is retardedly easy to use that most people can just sit on the outskirts of the map hiding behind a wall lolspinning with one hand and spotting literally everyone in the whole map including any pursuers. Its braindead easy and destroys many fundamentals of an FPS game. The OP already demonstrated why its bad for this game in that he rather rely on his scanner than with his own damn eyes.

And lol you played gotham city impostors, I almost felt bad for you.

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Point being, DUST's active scanning system is retardedly easy to use that most people can just sit on the outskirts of the map hiding behind a wall lolspinning with one hand and spotting literally everyone in the whole map including any pursuers. Its braindead easy and destroys many fundamentals of an FPS game. The OP already demonstrated why its bad for this game in that he rather rely on his scanner than with his own damn eyes.

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The only ones who could afford dampeners are protos, if you're adv/std gallente like me, you need every low slot you can get if you want to survive. Asking me to lose 2 of my only 3 low slots just to bypass a cheap 1 second 360 scan is ******** and pretty embarassing to call that a part of FPS gameplay. It hurts new players more than it does for those who already run proto assault or proto logi.

As far as other games having a scan function, most of them are pretty limited. Battlefield's 3d spotting (similar to the one we have) is only for LOS (line of sight) and have a limited number of uses before it gets locked into cooldown. You cant spot people from 200 meters while hiding in some remote corner of the map hiding behind a giant mountain. Thats not to say how EVERYONE has it built into their UI and theres several countermeasures like a smoke grenade at your feet. CoD also has a scan system but is limited to your radar. Blacklight Retribution has a HRV vision which is basically thermal goggles that can see where everyone in the entire map is but is limited in that they dont stay spotted on screen and that you have literally only a few seconds to get all the information you need before it shuts itself off. Counter strike and team fortressdont have anything like that because valve actually appreciates the skill of using your damn eyes and calling out enemy positions. The rest of the mainstream games are mostly radar and LOS based.

Point being, DUST's active scanning system is retardedly easy to use that most people can just sit on the outskirts of the map hiding behind a wall lolspinning with one hand and spotting literally everyone in the whole map including any pursuers. Its braindead easy and destroys many fundamentals of an FPS game. The OP already demonstrated why its bad for this game in that he rather rely on his scanner than with his own damn eyes.

And lol you played gotham city impostors, I almost felt bad for you.

My STD fitting

Minimatar logistics M-I

Basic DMG mod
Complex shield extender

Enhanced armor plates
Complex dampener

Exile AR

Packed AV grenade

Stable link
Nano hive
Quantum Scanner

EHP <500

I do just fine. I'll take being invisible to all but proto over 115 hp, 2 to 5 hp rep, or speed or stamina mods any day.

This is honestly the most fun I've had with Dust since the begining. I already played more of a stealth/flank game, even in other FPSes. The combination of scanner/dampener were the perfect complement.

Since Active scanner became what they are today, i cant stop using them, i am addicted to them
They have ruined EVERY other FPS for me.
When ever im playin killzone or Battelfield i automatically press R2 and try to select an Active scanner and it is freaking frustrating not being able to have it anywhere else but in here
sooo...
DAMN YOU ACTIVE SCANNER

First of all, I suggest you change that complex to an advanced assuming you have lvl 5 dampening, that would still put you at -1 dB vs ADV scanners and save you some money and cpu while you're at it.
Second of all, that doesnt protect you against proto scanners, you still need 2x enhanced profile dampeners to get below 28 dB. My gallente std and adv suit (both logi and assault) only have 2-3 low slots to work with. That leaves me with either very little hp and insignificant regen, or average hp with no regen. Fun times being always visible to a team of protos or having the HP of a scout.
Its great you enjoy stealth gameplay, getting spotted from the other side of the map isnt my cup of tea.

Lots of FPS games actually have this function.

Resistance 3 and Gotham City Imposters had a thing that actually let you see people through walls.
Most games have a "reveal players on the radar" function.

I'm just surprised that more players don't use dampeners.

They're ruining Dust too.

I use it a lot.
I die less but I kill less as a support player.
I wish that we could switch from scanner to a weapon a lot quicker since it won't equip a weapon until a full scan is finished. I've died a lot because I cant draw my weapon mid-scan.
Cancel the scan, let me shoot.

Since Active scanner became what they are today, i cant stop using them, i am addicted to them
They have ruined EVERY other FPS for me.
When ever im playin killzone or Battelfield i automatically press R2 and try to select an Active scanner and it is freaking frustrating not being able to have it anywhere else but in here
sooo...
DAMN YOU ACTIVE SCANNER

jammer thingy

And you can beat it, really without much SP.