Are scouts OP? They are just as annoying before 1.8...( Looking at you RONIN squads ......[the pain of those matches )...bricked tanked GalScouts were a thing before 1.8...not a word til after. If you died from a scout you died from either behind or from the side and you never saw them coming...still the same but now people blame cloaks for that.....you died cause they knew where you were from passive scans and stalked you..hasn't changed. Shotty scouts were a thing before 1.8 a lot of scouts used them they were just as effective and annoying... "but now with cloaks they can just camp objectives" ...they did that before... they knew you were coming and avoided you til you started hacking. Nothing about the scouts changed..only thing that changed was now there is a large influx of scouts cause players wanted to try out the cloak...with or without cloaks good scouts will **** you up.

So I guess the real issue is that there are too many scouts on the field now? People rather not look out for shimmering outlines cause that would require some effort? Nerf scouts cause they are a better Assault Suit? Not their fault that Assaults need some fixing up to make them look appealing to use again. They really do need more than just 1 bonus they need 2-3 to help them make them a assault role that keeps up the pressure on front lines..but that is another issue.

I do think the scout craze will die off sooner rather than later because of the high death rate of scouts once they start killing. Many scouts don't make it out alive after taking down a merc or two. I usually put the scout that kills me into deep armor and they are usually in the kill feed soon after. Scouts are dangerous but as we grow more accustomed to how they operate and how cloaks behave the death rate will go up and find a good balance. Now they are FotM but they probably cost a good bit to use and will probably die off as more and more people realize that it is expensive to die multiple times each match for a few more extra kills.

I play as a scout, and shotgun scouts aren't even that useful anymore. With the growing number of heavies, all they are is a guaranteed 1:1 KDR

Instead, I prefer amarr scouts with scrambler rifles. They're practically slower, long-range shotguns.

Blind people is the problem with Scouts. I had no idea some people played using Braille. Perhaps we should throw them a bone and add an auditory queue that says, "Prepare your anus" whispered softly into their ears as we decloak.

Those aren't true scouts. Those are Scalts, as I like to put 'em. Scout assaults. Vanguard Scouts seem to be a good term as well.

Us recons on the other hand, don't do much dying. We sit in mountains and peg people from massive distances unless we have the unfortune to die by ramming (LAV) or dropship shot.

Honestly, who needs cloak when you die so few times?