with 1.8's scout buffs Ive heard a lot of whine about pg buffs for the Minmatar scout, and while those buffs would help the scout they are not really needed. the Minnie has the most flexibility out of any of the scouts being able to armor tank and shield tank effectively while still being faster than the other scouts. Imo only the gallente scout is better than the Minnie mainly due to the 3hp/s
regen making fittings sooo much easier......... also come 1.8 ive seen a lot of pitiful builds for the Minnie using a lot of useless mods for the Minnie and so to avoid confusion Ive come up with 5 rules to follow to avoid wasting precious module slots on Minnie's

1. never use cardiac regs (the minmatar literally takes three seconds to regen stamina)

2. armor reps are optional when shield tanking

3. keep e-warfare down to profile damps (takes a lot of slots a minimum of 2 to match/beat either gal or cal scouts "not worth it")

4. Don't use myofibril stim's with Nova Knifes (it doesn't work)

5. break anyone of these rules when needed (except number 1 its just stupid)

Fitting Examples (I will only list proto examples beacause I'm assuming you have the required skills)

Assault Fit: http://www.protofits.com/fittings/view/409/1750
this fit shield tanks, can avoid up to proto cal scans while cloaked, is fast enough to take full advantage of knives and hacking spd bonus, Imo a very pc worthy fit

Speed tank: http://www.protofits.com/fittings/view/409/3328
poor ehp , poor e warfare, but attains the fastest sprint speed in the game a skilled shotgunner will be able top leaderboards with this

Counter Scout: http://www.protofits.com/fittings/view/409/1769
A gallente scouts worst nightmare nuff said another pc worthy suit

Armor Tanker: http://www.protofits.com/fittings/view/409/3268
I personally don't armor tank often unless Im in my trolling suit so others will probably have better fits but, this fit works well in pubs not too well in pc

Sniper :http://www.protofits.com/fittings/view/409/1748
I can't tell you how many PC's Ive gone 15+kills/0 deaths in this suit, even with how crappy sniper rifles are being able to change position consistently and, run with your tail between your legs is unbeatable PC worthy

My Fav fit : http://www.protofits.com/fittings/view/409/3331
balanced in every single way(exept e war) if you've seen me in game proto stomping this is what I was wearing

these are how I fit the Minnie for a lot of these fits you will find a pg upgrade on a lot of fits this is required now these fits are not perfect changes can be made to fit user preference and I was really bored when I made this so.............. idk have fun

Okay, we can debate the PG of the suit for days......

But lets all agree, Kincats are WAY too much PG per module.

the only real way to take advantage of all the minmatar's bonuses is by being fast which is why shield tanking even if pg intensive is just so much better and stealth can be compensated with just a basic profile damp and cloak