http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/scout
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/assault

Dictionary.coms definition, not mine

Why I think if a logi has only main weapon scouts should only have side weapon. Scouts should rarely be fighting gun battles. They are scouts and should be every essence of the word.

At least you used citations.

However, I don't recall Dictionary.com developing Dust...

FYI, scouts were used in battle historically. Just look at Gettysburg for example. Lee's scouts (who were notoriously out of touch in the days prior), were used to try to flank the fish hook and try to take Little Round Top. They were stopped before they could really do anything, but they still fought.

Again, your bias is showing and holds no weight.

Scout is a misnomer. It would be better to change their name than their attributes.

How am I being biased when I simply quoted the definition and asked if it accurately represented the class? If anything you are being clouded by your bias towards scouts.

As a whole, those who have been using such definitions wish to limit Scouts to doing nothing a conventional FPS requires.

I think all classes should have a role, including Scouts.

When Assaults were UP, I offered suggestions and support to bring them up to par.

I am certainly bias towards Scouts, but I neither want them OP nor UP, anymore than any other role.

I want you to look up the meaning to these: Commando, logistic, scout, light attack vehicle, deployment vehicle.

Come bacback, then say every one of them performs as they should ingame.

Nova Knives are Caldari...

The most stupidest post I've ever ever read. Scouts are so weak now, just sneezing on us will kill us. I'm a main min scout, and everyone and their blind grandma can see us. Don't try to talk about scouts if you haven't even used tthem as a main. Milita assault suits can own us no problem.

You also take the hardest scout to use and lump it in with the rest of the others. I have used every scout but the amarr and the min is completely different from the cal/gal, which are fairly easy-mode IMO..

They are fast, they are hard to detect even without cloaks, they can 1 hit or 1 shot just about anything, and they are hard to hit.

Ok so maybe they can get a few rounds of a shotgun in ur back but by the time the first shot hits you, it's a 75% chance your going down.

With RE's, Kin Kats, Damp's, and Strafe, the scout is considered a frontline assault.

My opinion is that scouts need to be more like scouts. Instead of 2 weapon slots they should just have a sidearm slot for knives, or smg, or pistols.
They should also have 1 equipment slot to better their roll in the game. Min scouts have hacking bonus so use a cloak, gal scouts are hardest to detect and can be very fast with kin kats so they can place links. Cal scout see everything and are best for intel so why not a scanner. Amarr scouts idk what they are special for but im sure they can be used for something. Meat shield can be an oprion.

I believe this will try to force them to pick their battles instead of going in head first with guns pointed at them throwing RE's and killing 6 people in one shot. (Side note: if you throw an RE and die before detonating the RE then the RE should not be able to blow up because the source of the threat was eliminated regardless of respawn.)
Scouts before abusing the RE's and using cloak were deadly because they were hard to detect. The shotgun was their best friend and if you sniped the knives were in your back if you were not paying attention.

Maybe no one cares and thats probably why its unbalanced. Why ruin a good thing right?

I do believe you are lying there, the Minscout is actually the best.

Anything and everything can kill a Calscout by breathing on it.

Galscout is just a bit tougher

Amarr... sad, sad Amarr. It can only work as a light assault.