Nice post. As a relatively new player I've been playing with a few different builds to find play styles that I enjoy. I really like the shotgun scout/RE combo so far, but I was a little surprised that you didn't have any profile dampeners on your fitting. Have you found that the skills alone reduce your signature enough that the modules aren't needed? Or is the sniper's natural target fixation enough to get you close enough without the extra stealth?

Excellent loadout. Once I get enough SP, I think this will be my go-to fitting. However, I think "Pathfinder" is a more fitting term than "Ranger", but hey, that's just me.

I like you Bojo, I like this thread. Your a balsy Sob for using a breach though, I won't touch the thing till i can get the reload down to .7 sec reload :B Annie loves it though. Very informative over all (b'. ')b

Thats it, as soon as my internet is back im joining BSOTT
Period.

This also brings up something other people should be aware of- the hills can be a great way to move towards objectives. Some people say some maps are unbalanced because the NULL cannons are closer to one MCC; in reality, this is counterbalanced by the other side having easier access to sneak through the hills.
This applies to manus peak and line harvest.

I've had Bojo in my squad on many occasions. Having him in the hills really takes the sniper pressure off those of us working the objectives and those war points feed the orbitals that bring the pain to the snipers in those extra hard to reach places.

Bump for the good post.

While this play style is interesting, I would argue that better sniper-hunting Scout is one with TAR-SMG-RE as you don't have to literally breath on the poor sniper's neck and sometimes you can take a sniper on the hill on opposite side without crossing the battlefield. Also high damage from TAR combined with the fact that first shot to a non-moving sniper is usually a head-shot make for rather quick disposal of enemy clone -- especially if a sniper is wearing Scout suit.

But yes, it is interesting to do hill hunting with a SG.

Sounds interesting and I will poke about with a TAR to try it, but it seems that one misplacement and the enemy is off running before you can correct with another shot.

But please mind, as TAR is somewhat broken since the last AR overhaul, I strongly suggest using a mouse. I believe that the broken recoil (if at least more damage per shot compensate for such recoil) might be too broken for Sixaxis.

Hope they see to it soon, and tweak it together with other broken AR -- Breach.

Nah, the fitting makes me feel like a Smoke Jumper, so I relate it to Smokey the Bear thus Ranger.
Again, fit this to your liking.
And can I say that I find it ironic that you're from Dust University...but who cares.

I found it informative as well. I think DUST University is actually a little short of Shotgun Scout expertise right now, so I have added this to my index of links. Our guys will find it useful.

Also, I had used GÇ£RangerGÇ¥ to describe a Scout suit setup with a Sniper Riffle, and sidearm skills Maxed to make it effective at both sniping and CQC. Out of respect for your work I have removed the reference to GÇ£RangerGÇ¥ in this context from my guide and am trying to think of a different name for it.

I set my character up with the Arbiter option, but I have never lived more than 30 seconds in a scout suit. (I may be cursed.) However, I made a copy of the Arbiter fit and replaced the sniper riffle with a Militia Shotgun. The first time I tried it I spawned, walked around a corner and came face to face with a heavy. Due to my terrible aim it took me 3 shots to kill him, but I managed it. So less than 10 seconds after spawning as a Shotgun Scout for the first time I had a Heavy kill. Cool!

Of course I died less than 20 seconds later. I still have not managed to survive more than 30 seconds in a Scout suit. The fates just donGÇÖt want me to play Scout.

Thats it, as soon as my internet is back im joining BSOTT
Period.