... seriously would like to know why some thought that was a good idea ...

Hey, either be seen and get the scan range or be incisible and work off los. Doing both things together was OP and rightfully got nerfed.

The "Cloakblind" concept originated in the Barbershop on October 10th, 2014. All credit to Haerr. The idea was discussed at length over the days that followed and was submitted to CPM Cross Atu, who presumably brought the idea to Rattati's attention. Rattati took an expressed interest in the idea on October 13th.

At the time, Scouts were outperforming and outselling all other frames, as had been the case since the Scout buffs of Uprising 1.8. This was one of a half dozen (or better) Scout nerfs aimed at bringing the frame back into balance and bringing end to the "Scoutocolypse". This specific nerf was intended to add risk to Scout play; it was believed (rightly so) that Scouts were too effective at monitoring their surroundings and selecting targets of opportunity from the safety of cloak.

Cloakblind predates Falloff -- introduced later in December of 2014 -- which (among other things) significantly reduced the potency of Passive Scans . The Cloakblind penalty could theoretically be rolled back from the present 85% on account of today's substantially weaker passive scans.

The "Cloakblind" concept originated in the Barbershop on October 10th, 2014. All credit to Haerr. The idea was discussed at length over the days that followed and was submitted to CPM Cross Atu, who presumably brought the idea to Rattati's attention. Rattati took an expressed interest in the idea on October 13th.

At the time, Scouts were outperforming and outselling all other frames, as had been the case since the Scout buffs of Uprising 1.8. This was one of a half dozen (or better) Scout nerfs aimed at bringing the frame back into balance and bringing end to the "Scoutocolypse". This specific nerf was intended to add risk to Scout play; it was believed (rightly so) that Scouts were too effective at monitoring their surroundings and cherry picking targets of opportunity from the relative safety of cloak's concealment.

Cloakblind predates Falloff -- introduced later in December of 2014 -- which (among other things) significantly reduced the potency of passive scans. The Cloakblind penalty could theoretically be rolled back from the present 85% on account of today's substantially weaker passive scans.