... You make no sense. So as a scout I should have absolutly zero advantage in close quarters. Even though I'm lighter, faster, and more then likely wielding a scatter gun, or sub machine gun? Right. That makes no sense. I'm already at the biggest disadvantage of any other dropsuits out there. My dropsuit naturally has lower PG (Power Grid) and CPU (Central Processing Unit) output which means I carry less, and I have less shielding then both assault and logistical class variants while on par with 'heavy' class dropsuits in shiled strength. Oh and my armor plating is pitiful. So yeah it only seems natural that people complain about my one advantage.. Speed. Mmhhmm. Makes perfect sense. Sense the sarcasm? Ha-ha.

Also this is not the original poster acknowlegding or letting the developers know anything. He's complaining. If he wanted to properly document his complaints there are two different sub categories to which label your protests and worries. No this is just complaining on their part. The only reason people complain about the scout is due to the lag or latency, and the hit boxes which were slightly undersized. More often then not I garuntee it comes down to people complaining and looking for excuses.

This is just hilarious though. People make me laugh. Woohoo! Wait, wait.. Let me get my monacle.

Heavies have NO place in CQC whatsoever...they are supposed to be good at mid ranges against multiple opponents (HMG) or against vehicles. CQC needs fast characters that can outmaneuver the opponent. A heavy can't even turn fast enough to track a Scout circling around him, and that's the way it should be.

Ahhhh, are you serious. The heavy can already use all weapons, just not together. What you are saying is alter the heavy so it is stronger; then on top of a hmg or FG lets give him an assault rifle so he w can kill everything.... yeah that isnt OP at all.

You cant justify that in any sense, then now you have a heavy AV and AP loadout. Then you make SL all but useless, as who will be stuck using a SL AND SMG if you can use a FG and AR.

So yeah before you tell Ad Ski to think, how about you think first. CCP has made it so no person has two main weapons to allow for all around purposes

Uhm... yeah. That's the whole idea. You get in close and use your speed to keep the guy from getting a bead on you.

So it should be the same way in scouts vs heavies

First, there are so many variables that come into play in combat situations like this that you can't make the call on gear alone. Luck, positioning, tactics, and general combat experience are major players in armed conflicts.

Second, you're not comparing scouts with augmented agility and speed to juggernauts that are slower and tougher than average here; you're comparing two forces of relatively the same mobility, except one side has more armor and firepower. This is like comparing militia gear Assaults with sprint mods to Standard/Type 2 Assault with armor mods. One side simply has better equipment.

A better comparison might be between a heavy infantryman (plate mail) with a halberd or poleaxe versus a lightly armored infantryman (leather armor) with a short-sword or a dagger. Both of these men are kitted out for in-the-field combat, unlike your men in light police armor, while fulfilling different roles. If the heavy infantryman can keep his opponent at a distance, then he has the distinct advantage of being out of his adversaries reach while wielding a potentially devastating weapon, but if the light infantryman closes the gap using his superior speed then suddenly the halberd is not nearly as effective (as the light infantryman is within the swing arc of the blade) and he now has the advantage, as he is armed for hand-to-hand combat while the heavy infantryman is not. Even if the heavy infantryman had a hand-to-hand weapon, such as a short-sword or dagger, you also have to remember than the light infantryman has the advantage in mobility, speed, and endurance. He is neither slowed down nor are his movements restricted in any way, unlike the heavy infantryman.

thats not always the case ive read and seen many cases that a fast mobile unit and bleed out a slower heavy armored unit take knights versus samurai the samurai won in many fights quick strike and dodge or parry quick strike dodge or parry rinse and repeat.

on a second note scouts are fine as is and so is the heavies i belive the logi and assualt though need a slight armor and shield boost esp the logi

Here is what this thread taught me today. That people have a very outdated sense of roles and what they are. Nowhere does it say that I have to play the scout as a sniper, or some off-beat pansy who drops droplinks, and hides behind corners. It's not my fault you suck at aiming, or are ill equiped to fight against someone in close quarter combat. I bet some of you would tell me a woman's place is in the kitchen and at home being a mother and making more children. Seriously some of you have some out moded sense of direction. I do fine a spec-ops scout and I love knowing how angry you all get over it. Makes me laugh aloud. I bet someone in a tank cried once when they realized they got bombed by a scout with a swarm launcher. Yup. Let me tell ya'.

I can play any role I want so long as I the player can adapt to the dropsuit, and make said dropsuit do as I need it to. If I want to turn my heavy into an assault monster I will. If I want my assault to be a shield tanking heavy I can (minus the HMG or forge gun). If I want my logistics to be all anti-vehicle I certainly will. The list goes on. Some of you need to realize we're in the modern age. It's funny because, in real life LAV's can be armed with anti-tank weaponry and rip apart tanks. Go figure. If the passanger of an LAV can use weapons though get a heavy in an LAV armed with a forge gun or swarm launcher and rip through them all day.

This thread? Pointless.

The only thing good from this thread is the recognition that the 'heavy' still needs minor balancing and tweeks; and that the HMG needs something more then it does already. I do not play as a 'heavy', but heavies are my friends. They are like can openers. They open up vehicles and get all of the attention while I steal objectives, and take CRU's (Clone Reanimation Unit).

Seriously though in the end it comes down to the "player" being able to adapt, and overcome situations or obstacles. On the battlefield or otherwise. If you want to play the game a certain way that you find fun, but is not suited to your style then you have a problem. Overcome and adapt.

Direct quote cut and paste from CCPs own mouth:

"The Heavy dropsuit is a second-generation solution designed to withstand concentrated small arms fire and protect the wearer from the concussive, thermal, and impact forces of low-grade explosives. Additionally, its power-assisted exoskeleton facilitates usage of the heaviest caliber personal weapons.
Every vital area of the wearer is protected by 25mm composite ceramic shell or high tensile steel plates, layered with impact absorbing, compressed carbon latticework. A secondary thermal dispersion membrane channels excess heat away from the point of contact, distributing it over a larger surface area and thereby lessening the potential damage. Superconductive veins of hybrid silver coat the outer layers and connect every piece of the armor to a grounding heat sink, dampening the harmful effects of direct fire electromagnetic weaponry.
Heavy dropsuits lack the mobility of lighter suits, but this trade-off results in a defensive system that defies standard infantry conventions. No other classification of personal armor can claim to be able to stand toe-to-toe with enemy vehicles and survive."

So why does it feel like rice paper coupled with lead boots?