The gallente bonus is terrible because all it allows you to do is scan the most dampened of dampened scouts. In other words, it's the hard counter against sneaky scouts and you'll be able to track them for longer before you have to scan again. It does nothing for you if the majority of your enemies are assaults, heavies, or mlt suits.

The only reason to go Gallogi is to scan scouts who are dampening slightly - if they don't damp then a proto scanner will get them, and if they dampen properly not even the Gallogi focused will get them.

I would be careful if I was you as scanners are getting ready to get wacked the nerf bat again.

I would be careful if I was you as scanners are getting ready to get wacked the nerf bat again.

The gallente bonus is terrible because all it allows you to do is scan the most dampened of dampened scouts. In other words, it's the hard counter against sneaky scouts and you'll be able to track them for longer before you have to scan again. It does nothing for you if the majority of your enemies are assaults, heavies, or mlt suits.

**** you too Shayz. With a metagame that scouts dominate, I really don't see why being able to scan scouts for the whole team is a "terrible bonus."

Keep babysitting dumb deaf and blind fatties while the real men actually contribute valuable intel to the team.

*shakes head* See, this sort of attitude is exactly why I was converted to the Amarrian faith from my dirty Minmatar origins.

I forgot if Caldari can even get under a focused. I think they can.

What you guys fail to understand is we don't have to use the Focused just to pick up scouts. With any of the other proto scanners, even the slightest lack of dampening will get picked up by a Gal Logi.

All scouts can evade the proto scanner.
2 damps on a Gal/Cal scout will do it, 3 on the others. That''s hardly crippling levels of dampening for the Gal/Cal.

I think the Gal logi bonus should be changed from precision to cooldown reduction or scan angle increase.

The precision bonus makes it too difficult for mediums to dampen, and, other than the focused scanner, active scanners shouldn't be used to scan scouts. It doesn't fit the design of the scanners or of scouts. Scout scanning should be left to passive scans and focused scanners.

Maybe improve logi precision (passive) and add an advanced focused scanner.

What do you think?

**** you too Shayz. With a metagame that scouts dominate, I really don't see why being able to scan scouts for the whole team is a "terrible bonus."

Keep babysitting dumb deaf and blind fatties while the real men actually contribute valuable intel to the team.

*shakes head* See, this sort of attitude is exactly why I was converted to the Amarrian faith from my dirty Minmatar origins.

It's not like it can actually scan scouts, though.

Why shouldn't active scanners be used to scan scouts?
Why should scout scans be used to pick up scouts? So you have to use a scout to counter a scout? That's really not good balance. Frankly, of the two scan designs, active scanners make far more sense for picking up scouts. Unlike passive scans which are 360 degrees and permanent, active scanners only scan part of the time with a cooldown and only scan in a very narrow angle. They have huge drawbacks compared to scout passive scans, but they typically have worse precision, even with the focused. Not only that but they even tell you when you've been scanned.

Gallogi precision doesn't make it impossible for medium frames to evade scans - scout frames will do a better job scanning mediums anyway. What it partially does is make scouts dampen more to evade them (although they should be more worried about the invisible scout scans).

The precision on active scanners should be improved rather than nerfed, if anything.

However, I quite like the idea of making active scanners good at precision, poor in other areas, scans. Whereas passives can be constant, 360 scans but with poor precision. This way logis with skill can combat scouts without completely shutting them down. Scouts would still be encouraged to dampen to avoid passives in cqc, a problem mediums wouldn't have to worry too much about as they engage at long range. Scouts would still have the cqc advantage if they succeed in isolating enemies. Mediums could avoid this weakness by fitting damps.

Perhaps Rattati can improve ewar by reducing active scan durations, increasing cooldowns, but improving precision. Passive scans should have their precision nerfed (maybe) but maintain current ranges (buff assault to 15m).

**** you too Shayz. With a metagame that scouts dominate, I really don't see why being able to scan scouts for the whole team is a "terrible bonus."

Keep babysitting dumb deaf and blind fatties while the real men actually contribute valuable intel to the team.

*shakes head* See, this sort of attitude is exactly why I was converted to the Amarrian faith from my dirty Minmatar origins.