Magnus Amadeuss
Bragian Order
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2014.10.04 23:31:00 -
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Apothecary Za'ki wrote:DeadlyAztec11 wrote:Get an Ion Pistol and go to town.
This public service announcement has been brought to you by by the Ostrakon Agency. scouts are op. they are basically immune to tacnet while sharing their passive scans, far too versatile.. more so then medium suits which are supposed to be the "versatile" ones , they are also fast and can strafe to just laugh at your attempts to shoot them and worst offender is cal scout who has godlike shield reps and can tank like a beast with its bugged hitbox
The problem with scouts is their scan attributes progression along with straight value HP modules.
On HP modules:
HP modules, being flat values, add some ridiculous amount of HP to scouts, like an additional 50%... this translates into a 50% longer TTK for scouts. The same module adds something like 15% to the TTK of a sentinel.
On Scan attributes:
There is a pretty flat progression of scan attributes between heavies to mediums and then you get the scout. Scan profile goes from 50 for medium suits down to 35 for scouts.... this is a 30% drop in scan profile (more than any module or bonus in the game) which just eliminates the other suits from even attempting to play the EWAR game.
The same goes for scan range, a scout has DOUBLE the scan range of all suits but the logistics, while the very best module in game will only increase it by 45%, another type of EWAR that other suits cannot really take part in.
This is part of the problem, intel/covert ops. Scouts are the undisputed kings in ALL things intel/covert ops, actually they are really the only players in it. This would be maybe ok (not really) if they couldn't so easily participate in tanking and mild logistics work along with assaulting, but as it is this one suit can do all of these things.
Scouts are the very best at intel, covert ops, cloaking(actually the only ones), long range scouting, speed, distance, and terrain mobility while still being competent (while not the best) at tanking, assaulting, AV, and light logistics work (scouts have the same number of equipment slots as the base amarr logi.)
Honestly an in-depth look at the base stats, the module bonuses, and the suit bonuses is in order here.
Fixing swarms
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Magnus Amadeuss
Bragian Order
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2014.10.06 04:43:00 -
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DeadlyAztec11 wrote:Apothecary Za'ki wrote:DeadlyAztec11 wrote:Get an Ion Pistol and go to town.
This public service announcement has been brought to you by by the Ostrakon Agency. scouts are op. they are basically immune to tacnet while sharing their passive scans, far too versatile.. more so then medium suits which are supposed to be the "versatile" ones , they are also fast and can strafe to just laugh at your attempts to shoot them and worst offender is cal scout who has godlike shield reps and can tank like a beast with its bugged hitbox Scans are overrated. If you're smart enough to flank and a good shot then you can take on scouts fairly effectively with not much of a second thought.
Unless they can see you on tacnet, which they can EVERY OTHER SUIT IN THE GAME.
You can't sneak up on a scout if they know what they are doing.
Fixing swarms
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Magnus Amadeuss
Bragian Order
Amarr Empire
1125
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Posted - 2014.10.06 04:54:00 -
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Apothecary Za'ki wrote:DeadlyAztec11 wrote:Get an Ion Pistol and go to town.
This public service announcement has been brought to you by by the Ostrakon Agency. scouts are op. they are basically immune to tacnet while sharing their passive scans, far too versatile.. more so then medium suits which are supposed to be the "versatile" ones , they are also fast and can strafe to just laugh at your attempts to shoot them and worst offender is cal scout who has godlike shield reps and can tank like a beast with its bugged hitbox
Here is my biggest problem, they can take just as much abuse as any medium suit can, and they can deal the same amount of damage as any medium suit can.
I know what you are thinking:
Hey wait a second, I cannot get my scout to have as many HP as my assault/logi!
Well, You definitely do get a hit box that is between 20-30% smaller. That means you eHP is 20-30% higher versus the same eHP on a medium frame, because 20-30% of the bullets that would normally hit you will not hit you. This also means that you have effectively similar HP totals when tanked.
Fixing swarms
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