Varoth Drac
Titans of Phoenix
VP Gaming Alliance
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Posted - 2015.01.30 22:13:00 -
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Gotta say, I strongly disagree.
Don't get me wrong, I love the Min scout, and I'm really glad it's finally good enough to play with the big boys. But its not the strongest scout.
The fact is, shotguns are superior cqc weapons to nova knives, even with the Min scout damage bonus. The only reasons I use knives over the shotgun are:
1. You can use a light weapon as well. This gives you a slightly better ranged option. This allows more tactical options, even though you are weaker than a shotgun scout up close. Though pairing an smg or bolt pistol with a shotgun is nearly as good. If you stick to cqc, an smg is all you need outside of shotgun range.
2. Those rare occasions where you get a stealthy knife kill and it's helpful to prevent you from drawing attention to yourself. This makes me feel badass, rather than being reliably useful.
3. Kudos. Most people would agree that a knife kill takes more skill than a shotgun, so kills feel better. Maybe I just suck, but I still find getting kills with knives more challenging than most weapons.
EWAR may have been nerfed on scouts. Gallente logi active scans are now the king of scans. They may not be all that common, but they are common enough to give Gal and Cal scouts an advantage by allowing them to avoid detection using one less slot that a Min or Am scout.
Hack speed is good, but is isn't any more useful than dampening. A slightly faster hack speed will not help in most situations. Being able to fit an extra mod as you don't need as many damps is useful. Also, scout passive scans may have been toned down, but they are still a factor, and the fact remains that Min scouts are the worst at this.
Fitting capability. The low pg still punishes Min scouts compared to other scouts. Kinetic catalysers, codebreakers, cloaks and uplinks are all very pg intensive. It's much easier to fit a Gal, Am or Cal scout than a Min.
Not trying to moan, I think Min scouts are great. Its just that I have to disagree with the idea they are superior to Caldari and Gallente scouts. Amarr maybe, but not the others. Even if Min scouts were the best, it's definitely would't be by a wide enough margin to be an issue. |