I believe we are closer than ever to dropsuit balance. That said, I suspect that room for improvement exists in specific instances of both the Scout and the Logi. For instance:

I suspect that Shotgun Scouts are outperforming other builds (especially at lower levels).
I suspect that heavily brick-tanked GA and AM Scouts may have too much working in their favor.
I suspect that STD Scouts are able to out-logi STD AM and CA Logis (thank you, John Demonsbane).

I trust that Rattati and Logibro closely monitor performance statistics for outliers. When they (or CPM) bring a problem to our attention, I believe we should strive to solve the problem in a way which minimizes collateral damage to non-offenders.

If our ultimate goal is dropsuit balance, we should seek to avoid sweeping, debilitating changes like those proposed here by Blackstar. To cripple an entire class would constitute a significant loss in progress toward our goal, and to do so on account of an isolated instance of imbalance -- rather than addressing that instance alone -- would be nothing short of stupid.

We do not treat a brain tumor by cutting off the head.

I am no where near the scout that Adipem Nothi is but I do have proto minja etc. and while it does not address all of your question, nor should it stand as a substituent to an answer from Adipem Nothi, I can readily say that part of the solution to the problem you outline is giving the logistics role some love/buffs. I am currently working on that very thing with heavy input from the community - the emphasis of which is to make the support role more specialized and unique while avoiding any meaningful risk of 'killer bees'.

Again this answer should not stifle the discussion present here, but I would say that best method may be to allow the logistics buff to roll out and then fine tune scouts, assaults, (and maybe logi) as needed once we see where things stand. (also the commando may need a pass as well, looking into that).

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Cross

Underperformance of the Logistics class should be addressed as an altogether separate issue. There are a number of solid ideas being circulated, and on this point we'd do well to defer to Cross and the Logi Community at large.

As far as Scouts are concerned, I see no option other than to call upon Rattati's statistical prowess. Identifying the "problem children" in the Scoutly ranks would be solid first step. Once we know what to fix, the how to fix will be easy.

It can be this thread :) If we get a good discussion going in one place, makes it easy for the CPM and Devs to find, as well as other people.

Posed Question: What buffs would you make to Logi without them inadvertently getting Slaying Capacity?

For Logis

a) Give them a bonus to ALL equipment while still keeping or buffing their specialty equipment.
ALONG WITH:
b) Reintroduce their rep bonus per level, decreasing it to 0.5 per level if 1 is too much.
OR
c) Increase speed to match Assaults or if that's too much, to 4.85.
OR
d) Give Logis the same HP as basic suits.
OR
e) b->d at a decreased value for each.