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Bahirae Serugiusu
Vendetta Reactionary Force
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Posted - 2014.10.20 22:50:00 -
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Active scanners show you those nice pretty little uplinks so you know where the enemies are coming from. They are also useful for spotting RE and finding heavies, and mediums, and if you get a error message from it then you know a cowardly scouts around. I actually make sure to put one on all my Assault suits since they are fairly cheap on the PG/CPU cost and insanely useful. |
Bahirae Serugiusu
Vendetta Reactionary Force
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Posted - 2014.10.20 23:40:00 -
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Bax Zanith wrote:Bahirae Serugiusu wrote:Active scanners show you those nice pretty little uplinks so you know where the enemies are coming from. They are also useful for spotting RE and finding heavies, and mediums, and if you get a error message from it then you know a cowardly scouts around. I actually make sure to put one on all my Assault suits since they are fairly cheap on the PG/CPU cost and insanely useful. but surly i can do this all with the scout's passive scans, with the added bonus of a perpetual 360 degree radius? Dos the precision of your dropsuit effect the active scanner in any way?
Can you scan 100m away with your scout suit? |
Bahirae Serugiusu
Vendetta Reactionary Force
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Posted - 2014.10.20 23:47:00 -
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Leadfoot10 wrote:Gallogi scans are the strongest in the game. That's the good news.
The bad news is every scout in the game can get below them once they see the "You have been scanned" come across their screen. All the scouts have to do is run a combination of dampeners and/or a cloak and you'll ever pick them up. On the bright side, they are a bit squishier in being forced to do so.
The only time I use a gal logi is if I have scouts running around causing havoc and I want try and force them to run the even squishier suits (or I need the extra range). Otherwise, when I want to provide scans for my squad (which is to say quite frequently), I use either an Amarr or Cal Scout -- as the other team doesn't get the warning they've been scanned.
Hope this helps...Leadfoot
Even if they counter the scan you know the direction that the scout is in and can be more careful about it which you don't get with passive scans till you've been killed. |
Bahirae Serugiusu
Vendetta Reactionary Force
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Posted - 2014.10.20 23:57:00 -
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Leadfoot10 wrote:Bahirae Serugiusu wrote:
Even if they counter the scan you know the direction that the scout is in and can be more careful about it which you don't get with passive scans till you've been killed.
Marginal advantage at best, IMO... ...and remember, that scout now knows that you know. You've essentially put a "shotun me first" on your back, if the scout is any good.
When you're playing an Assault Dropsuit you take what you can get. |
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