There are waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many people running around with scout suits and submachine guns. For good reason. The scout suit has TERRIBLE hit detection and way to much dps and range for a sidearm. The smg was good last build, as was the assault rifle. Now, smg's are the new assault rifle and scouts have become the assaults. I can understand if a bunch of frigates take down a battlecruiser, but when 5 frigs are able to compete equally with 5 battlecruisers, there's a problem. I'm both a victim and a culprit of this exploit, so I know what I'm talking about. A recon suit with a sidearm should not be able to take down assault suits with light assault rifles at medium range.

My favorite is to run with SMG's as both primary and secondary in my scout suit!

People have been complaining about scouts being difficult to hit since before the signature radius attributes were even listed as being a game mechanic. Hit detection seems fairly good to me. If they are moving too fast for you to keep accurate aim on them then sounds like they are playing their class well.

If the speed or sig tanking is nerfed then scout is going to need a shield HP buff to retain some survivability, otherwise might as well play assault.

+1

I have run into so many scenarios where I have been sniping scout suits and hit them, only to do no damage.

I'm a scout and I play hit and run style warfare. It's not that your hit detection is off it's that my sprint speed is 8.0 plus with enhancments. Improvise, Adapt, Overcome.

I really wish people would stop naysaying this: It is a problem, stating it isn't and trying to write it off as people just whining is counter productive to the point of a beta.

Sadly, there are a lot whiners, and they can make it difficult real problems seriously. I used to believe it just people whining, but the new build has shown that at least some of these complaints are valid. There have been times when I have someone in the scope of my sniper rifle (their stats showing on the screen), I take the shot, their shields flare, aaaaaand nothing. Even if it wasn't me they obviously got hit by something, but no damage registers. I suppose it could be friendly fire, but I didn't notice any of their teammates nearby.

Edit:
It not just scouts.

Speaking of SMG's...I had full health, full shield, the guy literally put one bullet into me with the SMG and I died, really?

I'm a scout and I play hit and run style warfare. It's not that your hit detection is off it's that my sprint speed is 8.0 plus with enhancments. Improvise, Adapt, Overcome.

That's odd for as a scout most of my deaths come from militia sniper rifles.

I hate you.

But seriously, the hit detection needs to be sorted out soon. I was scout hunting in my last round, came up behind a sniper with an assault rifle, emptied a magazine at him and only had him deep into armour. Granted, not all of my shots hit, but the majority did.

I'm a scout and I play hit and run style warfare. It's not that your hit detection is off it's that my sprint speed is 8.0 plus with enhancments. Improvise, Adapt, Overcome.

People have been complaining about scouts being difficult to hit since before the signature radius attributes were even listed as being a game mechanic. Hit detection seems fairly good to me. If they are moving too fast for you to keep accurate aim on them then sounds like they are playing their class well.

If the speed or sig tanking is nerfed then scout is going to need a shield HP buff to retain some survivability, otherwise might as well play assault.

Yup, sometimes I manage to empty almost an entire shotgun clip point blank into an AR/Scout/Logi an no hits register...