Dolche Kjyu
Dead Six Initiative
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Posted - 2013.02.19 13:05:00 -
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To give my two cents to the scouts out there, running Scout gives more advantages than have been said. Think about it like this:
Corp Battle: You're deciding which of the 5 objectives to take back first, as all the points belong to the enemy. You also happen to have 5 scouts. Each scout is sent to flank around and sneak into said points, while the rest of the team is on standby in LAV's and DropShips. Point A has not a single enemy nearby, so the scout hacks it and lays down a remote det explosive, then hides nearby within scanning range, waiting for you to attempt to rehack it. Meanwhile, 5 enemies each are at B and C. 4 at D, 2 at E. Now, 16 minus 5 scouts equals 11. That's a single, FILLED dropship (now down to 4 uncounted allies), and two LAV's, each with a gunner (thats a whole team!) One of the LAV's is assigned objective E based on it's enemy count, while the other LAV begins heading towards the farther of the last remaining enemy posts (B & C). The Dropship flys to the nearby enemy post (for explanation purposes, the nearest is B.) and drops all but his gunners, that's 4 men, 2 of them heavies, 1 logi, 1 assault. Now, the second LAV that was aforementioned to be heading to the farther of B & C (now identified as C) is about to arrive. As they close the last hundred or so meters, the dropship is within aerial suppression range, at which time the gunners begin shooting, irregardless of whether or not they can hit the target. the targets are still running for cover. As those enemies scatter for cover, the LAV crew hops out, picks them off really quickly, hacks the target, and all 5 points are now taken.
Tell me, of everything above, what was the most important factor?
The scouts. Scouts provide intel to the entire team, and if your team is communicating, scouts are the most valuable asset. Not Logi's, not vehicles, none of them. Think: If you know where the enemy is going before they figure it out for themselves, how are they going to kill you?
In essence, scouts can completely turn the tide of any corporation battle.
This reasoning above is why I run scout shotty with increased scan range ^_- |