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Maken Tosch DUST University Ivy League 5062	Posted - 2013.11.13 16:12:00 - [1] - Quote I actually like it. Especially as a nice challenge. No lows? No problem. Just stick to hiding like a typical "scout" (gasp), pick your targets carefully (hello, other scouts!), use short and intermittent bursts with the 'Black Eagle' Assault Rifle to maintain control, and also camp objectives like I usually do. In addition to what Cody Sietz said about the advantages of the suit, there is also the fact that this is NOT a base frame suit and therefore it still takes advantage of the Gallente Scout Dropsuit skill book bonus towards its scan range. I have level 5 with this scout suit plus level 3 Range Amplification which brings my overall scan range to at least 31 meters. That is just beyond the first circle of your mini map which means you can see farther than an objective can see (which is like 20 meters I think). Also, I went into several matches with this suit and still managed to get 11 kills total and died only about 4 times overall with the suit. CCP, please fix the Nova Knives. Thank you.
Maken Tosch DUST University Ivy League 5063	Posted - 2013.11.13 23:59:00 - [2] - Quote DTOracle wrote: If you can see the point of this event, then please show it to me. A G/1 or M/1 scout is far more versatile & fun than this suit. It is true that the G/1 is more versatile than the 'Black Eagle' Scout suit, but there is something that the 'Black Eagle' suits offer that other suits of their class currently don't offer which is going commando because you have two light weapons on this scout suit. But principally I think the point of this event is to see how well we can do with very little offered. All too often we have relied heavily on crutches provided by the low slots in order to win any given confrontation. These suits offer a real challenge in that you are now forced to fight without those crutches anytime you wear the suit. Imagine running around with a regular Scout G/1-Series suit without any of the low slots fitted and no equipment. Would you dare put your gun game to test with that setup? At the very least you have two light weapons to help you out. Quote: Everyone likes to argue that scouts aren't for frontline slaying, yet that's all this suit is good for. & Not particularly better than a dedicated slayer scout build. It depends on what they mean by "frontline slaying". If they mean running around in the open in front of your enemies, then 'DUH' of course you're going to die no matter what you have in that scout suit even if it was a GK.0. But if they mean strategically picking out and isolating your target before engaging and make sure you have the element of surprise, then I have to say those folks are wrong to assume that scouts aren't suppose to do that. I have just completed a few more matches (with my alt of course) in this suit and I often find myself getting more kills and dying less as long as I am carefully picking my battles. I stay in the shadows, use cover, take advantage of the scan range I trained up on and the profile dampening via the Gallente Scout skill book (level 5), and make sure I go for the weakest-looking and more lonely target of any pack and I am good to go. Of course, I don't go 15-2 with this suit because I am hiding so much that I rarely run into anyone. And when I do run into someone, it is because my scan range has helped me dictate the terms of the engagement and I used cover to my advantage. With this fit, I usually go at least 5-1 so that I can break even with my suit loss. CCP, please fix the Nova Knives. Thank you.
Maken Tosch DUST University Ivy League 5063	Posted - 2013.11.14 00:06:00 - [3] - Quote PS: I'm the guy who would bring a knife to a gun fight. Think about that for a sec. CCP, please fix the Nova Knives. Thank you.
Maken Tosch DUST University Ivy League 5065	Posted - 2013.11.14 03:08:00 - [4] - Quote calvin b wrote: The black Eagle is a beautiful suit and if hit detection and TTK was reasonable this would be a fun suit to run. I love the suit myself and cant wait to use them, but at the current time it only takes someone to breath on you as a scout and you die. I would just mothball them and wait for a another day. Also CCP I have one question, how did you expect a scout suit in today's environment to kill 10 individuals so they could receive 1 of the same suit as a reward. It's five kills needed. Not ten. CCP, please fix the Nova Knives. Thank you.
Maken Tosch DUST University Ivy League 5065	Posted - 2013.11.14 03:10:00 - [5] - Quote Too many non scouts trying to be scouts is about as hilarious as Janet Jackson having a wardrobe malfunction. Lol CCP, please fix the Nova Knives. Thank you.
Maken Tosch DUST University Ivy League 5065	Posted - 2013.11.14 04:24:00 - [6] - Quote Why do I get the feeling this is CCP's concept of a scout commando? CCP, please fix the Nova Knives. Thank you.

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