Shoot them.....

Nahh.. i give up i'll just Care Bear Stair

Try not playing the game... It's what I do.

Obviously not letting them get close would be a start, but that is not always possible.

If you are an assault rifle guy, have a SMG as a side arm. When you get into close quarter areas use the SMG.. If you don't kill them then hope the SMG sound scares them. And then the SMG is better at point blank.

I have been killed a few time recently by shotguns. It's really annoying because they just run up and shoot once and I die.

How do others deal with this? Obviously not letting them get close would be a start, but that is not always possible.

Thanks

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.

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.

if you level up hand ot hand combat you can one shot them with your fists, scouts have tiny hp

Fused Locus Nades!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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.

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.

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 am a random scrub who has never used a Mass Driver and does not know it's true purpose or use. Since I have only played instant and mercenary battles, no one with a Mass Driver has killed me yet, therefore I conclude it is a horrible weapon and everyone using it is shooting themselves to the leg. My opinion is also a universally appliable fact and should never be questioned, hurr durr.

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.

This topic was the best way to kill a shortie scout and MD is by far the best answer.

FTFY.