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Posted - 2013.02.18 14:25:00 -
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It's mainly luck. The typical stuff with close-range fighting goes without saying -- strafe rapidly, don't ADS, etc -- but there's not much for it. Either you are able to spot them before they get close and instantly kill you, and hopefully enough of your shots register to kill them before they kill you in a few hits, or you don't. No great trick that I'm aware of.
That said, I believe the main issue with scouts is as it's always been: When they're moving rapidly, hit detection takes a nose dive. I believe that, once hit detection is straightened out, scouts will be far less of an issue. |
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Posted - 2013.02.18 17:33:00 -
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iceyburnz wrote:My shots don't register, yes that bug is still about and he has time to shoot me in the face.
His shots aren't registering on you more than yours are on him. The reason you're successful half the time is because scout suits wreak havoc with hit detection for whatever dumb reason, and so you get far more survivability in a scout suit than you ought to otherwise have. |
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Posted - 2013.02.18 19:01:00 -
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iceyburnz wrote:Thats wierd because 80% of my kills are from behind or are jackel (preying on wounded or weak animals) kills. I almost never go face to face with people, its a sure way to die. There was one time where I killed a bunch of guys around a CRU but I just figured it was luck.
I had no idea scout suits are so difficult to hit. I killed plenty scouts as a scout. Maybe its because the class is rarer than assault and that odd hit detection bug is significantly more apparent on the Assault class due to comminality.
Yes, scout suits provoke the faulty hit detection more than any other suit. No, it doesn't make you unkillable. Yes, sometimes scouts die to guns despite CCP's best efforts. |
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Posted - 2013.02.18 20:02:00 -
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SkIlL Sh0oTeR wrote:Fused Locus Nades!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Probably the best option, yeah. |
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Posted - 2013.02.18 21:24:00 -
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Belzeebub Santana wrote:I have read the correct answer twice in this thread and each got a +1.
Answer: Mass Driver
The only time I die by a shotgun scout is the odd times they are able to sneak up or I'm hacking
A weapon that is not very good against basically every other form of infantry in the game is pretty hilarious as "the answer" to shotgun scouts. |
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Posted - 2013.02.19 18:39:00 -
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Belzeebub Santana wrote:Lol, wut? Are you telling me that MDs are not effective against other forms of infantry? What game you playing? Not only are MDs effective versus any type of infantry it also takes out LAVs. Paired with his best friend Mr. Flux nade, he makes mercs go boom!
I guess I'm doing it wrong, but aren't the fused locus nades merc pack items only? So you are saying the best option is to fork out cash to kill shotie scouts? Sorry sir but I disagree and so does my MD.
I'm playing the game where every time I've fought someone using a mass driver I've killed them without a problem. You're suggesting people use a weapon that'll disadvantage them against people using ARs, all to make them less vulnerable to scouts with shotguns. It's ridiculous. The terrible advice in this thread is truly remarkable. |
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Posted - 2013.02.19 19:40:00 -
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Belzeebub Santana wrote:This topic was the best way to kill a shortie scout and MD is by far the best answer.
If the OP was looking to switch into any possible other fitting such that his only priority is killing scouts with shotguns, then mass driver is not the best way. Missile tank or blaster tank is the best. So sure, OP, just start driving tanks non-stop and you'll never be killed by a shotgun again. Or play as a sniper and just shoot scouts from 300 m away (several times until hit detection works and they die). The OP didn't give the impression he wanted to change his entire playstyle to fight scouts, but rather than he was looking for tips on dealing with scouts as someone who plays the game with whichever kind of infantry setup.
And to that end, as mentioned, grenades are probably the best answer, because most people carry those anyway irrespective of the weapon they're using.
Denak Kalamari wrote:FTFY.
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