So I'm going to use the current respec (hopefully CCP will add on Dropsuit Upgrades to the respect, but I'm planning for them not to.) To hop into a Caldari scout suit. I want to run nova knives as primary and Magsec SMG to finish heavies off. I know the Minscout gets a knife bonus, but I think the ability to see people on the map easier will be more benficial, especially since I have the Magsec as backup. With proficiency 5, the bonus armor damage will easily finish off any suit not one shotted by my knives. I can also give my squad better intel about what is going on, considering the removal of 360 scans. I'll be running shield extenders in the highs and I'm not sure about the lows.

Is there a flaw in my logic I'm not seeing/any suggestions for this build?

Thats fine. Scout Cal Adv: 1 c shield extenders, 1 c enchancer 1 c sidearm dam mod on the Hi slots or 3 c extenders or even 2 c extenders and 1 c enhancer/dam mod (all work). You can run 2 c enhancers if you want but as NK you might want the extra shield.

You can run kin cat with Dampener on the Lows if you want as well. The Cal scout at adv has great CPU/PG so fittings are easy compared to a Min adv scout.

Cloaks will hopefully keep you from being seen. You can use protofits.com website to build the char how you want it. I suggest you don't try to NK any sentinels in 1.8 however.


Edit: your scanning will be a great assets to your teammates.

But sentinels Wouldn't have any resistance to nova knives right?

Good luck. Your 1 low HAS to be a profile dampener. You're probably gonna need a proto cloak. I'd advise RE'S in your second equipment slot for heavies, etc. You're gonna want 1 complex precision enhancer to scan all medium & heavy suits (who most likely won't be running dampeners because it'd be futile) but have alt fits with 2 or 3 precision enhancers just in case. Realistically you're not going to be able to scan gal scouts (which will prob be pretty common), but you have a chance of scanning min or Amarr

tbh I'd rather just tell you to go min or gal tho. Caldari has a niche role at best.


Also consider running sidearm dam mods to increase your alpha on both weapons

EDIT: on the 1 low needing to be a profile damp, this is so nobody can scan you. Your fit is dead if it's scanned. Cal lacks the gal bonus to profile so you need 1 complex damp and 1 cloak to get under 21 (proto active scaners).