message from Godin: it makes no sense to speed tank anything other than a light frame, and light frames suck at speed tanking. So no, it's not viable. Also, if you get scanned, no matter how fast you are, you'll be shot. So even for hacking it's pointless. Only reason to use it is to get away.

Most definitely. Aim assist itself is a direct nerf to speed tanking. I say this- Minmitar scout is THE speed tanker, give them a 5% buff to sprint and move speed, and to help all scouts who stack kin cats make a better calculation for strafe speed, and reduce aim assist by about 50%.

proposed equation= sprint speed+movement speed/ constant k (which will be some number in between 2.5 and 3)

I have used NOTHING BUT SPEED, since Closed Beta. Still efficient and deadly, those who say otherwise are honestly doing it wrong.

I am aware of this but one thing that the majority of people don't know is; is that there is more then "One-Type" of Stealth. It's Speed Stealth. I have taught only taught a handful of Scouts about it and it is ultimately a very convoluted way of the "Fight or Flight" method that fuses both together.

The gallente scout will be the speed tanker of 1.8, which is kind of sad. They just have to fit and ADV plat, a proto extender, 3 kin cats, and a damage mod, and they are the best suit in the game. They get 4 free low slots, while minmitar only has 2. Fully shield and speed tanked minmitar that can dodge proto scanners is slower and has less HP than a speed tanked gallente than i mentioned above which passively dodges proto scans.

As a min scout who specced into the role for speed tanking, i don't think this is very fair to the minmitar scouts. We get stuck with the lowest base HP, are forced to use an inferior HP source, and have fewer useful slots (lows) than gallente. In addition, gallente get better fittings, so they can fit a cloak on the aforementioned build if they want an shotgun and SMG and stable scanner, however a minmitar scout cannot if they want to run ishnoks and a basic SMG or stable scanner. This is with fitting skills maxed.

The main problem though is the superiority of a dampening bonus compared to a hacking bonus, and the disparity between armor and shields. Click my sig if you wanna know more about what could fix this

yes, but you need one for a dampener, while gallente doesn't. Thats the problem

I made this same argument with Gallente Scouts being OVERALL better (speed, stealth and health) and no one cared. Minmatar Scout (IMO) needs speed in every format. (Shield Recharge or Regulators, Speed and Firing) They are meant for speed and power and all we got was a TINY bit of speed boost and 1 extra low slot that can be pretty much be ran on a Gallente better.

Gallente everything will be FoTM come 1.8, i can guarantee it. I just hope for your sake that nyan san doesn't decode to start running gk.0 scouts with 4x adv plates, and 2x damage mods with rail rifles and cloaks. However, this does seem like what will happen

and they will be one shotted by a scrambler rifle on an amarr commando. Shields are not good enough to be FoTM

but a cal scout with 1x PD, 1x range, 2x precision, and 2x extenders with a proto cloak will be really good IMO

Profile dampening will not be as essential after 1.8 except maybe vs gal logis with dual scanners. Try scanning without the 360 spin and then also factor in the cool down changes. No gal scout will have more then one profile dampener MAX. The cal scout will have a great slot layout for some play styles.

Did you even read my post? I suggested making base precision 35 and having profile damps and precision mods scale evenly. Your point is moot. Read please.

I also think shield modules should get their PG reduced and the HP increased at STD and ADV levels to aid shield tankers. I also suggested that speed on minmatar scout suits should go up slight which, with trading shield regen stats with the Caldari, with be able to do lightning quick hits on your opponents then regen quickly.
Personally I don't see speed tanking as a primary form of defense because if you achieve it you become pretty much untouchable. The minmatar focus on skimish warfare, speed is to get them in, rain down a hail of bullets to kill, and regen shield tanking allows them to quickly recover when they leave. Those aspects combined make up the minmatar combat ideology, not speed tanking alone.