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Jack McReady
A.C.M.E Corp
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Posted - 2013.03.06 08:49:00 -
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scouts are free points for my mass driver  speed is useless against splash damage  |
Jack McReady
A.C.M.E Corp
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Posted - 2013.03.06 12:58:00 -
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Garrett Blacknova wrote:Jack McReady wrote:scouts are free points for my mass driver speed is useless against splash damage Speed? Yeah. Shotgun or SMG to the back of your head? Not so useless. Not being seen until I'm behind you because of decent stealth-tanking? Also not so useless.
your profile dampening is not so useful in a game full of open fields and choke points. just because you are not on the minimap does not mean you are invisible. the speed difference between scout, assault type 2 and logi type 2 is only minor anyway. |
Jack McReady
A.C.M.E Corp
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Posted - 2013.03.06 13:40:00 -
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Garrett Blacknova wrote:Jack McReady wrote:Garrett Blacknova wrote:Jack McReady wrote:scouts are free points for my mass driver speed is useless against splash damage Speed? Yeah. Shotgun or SMG to the back of your head? Not so useless. Not being seen until I'm behind you because of decent stealth-tanking? Also not so useless. your profile dampening is not so useful in a game full of open fields and choke points. just because you are not on the minimap does not mean you are invisible. the speed difference between scout, assault type 2 and logi type 2 is only minor anyway. I'm not arguing against your point about speed. I'm pointing out that speed ISN'T the only reason a good Scout isn't an easy target. And while those advantages aren't as good on every map, when a good Scout plays to their strengths, your Mass Driver doesn't always save you. Just like your Mass Driver's strengths can counter a Scout if you're taking advantage of them correctly.
the strengths do not come into play very often. low profile is useless while sniping, you wont be seen on the map anyway cause it is too far away. you see can where the shot is coming from, and even if not, the position is very obvious in most cases as there arent many good spots to hide. you can also localize the position with a good soundsystem/headset. as soon as you know the position you just have to place the target cursor over the scouts head and you pop up for everyone on the map anyway.
same happens when you approach an objective. the game is full of chokes and there arent many places where you can sneak around.
the real problem isnt that the scout is too weak, the scout has well defined advantages. the problem is that the type 2 assault suit is too strong. for some reason the type 2 assault suits gets significantly increased total health over the type 1 suits. no other suits gets this benefit additionally to the other benefits of the type 2 suit. |
Jack McReady
A.C.M.E Corp
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Posted - 2013.03.06 14:00:00 -
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the video shows new players with milita stuff running into grenades and walking around aimlessly. on several occassion you see him shooting militia assault suits for several seconds and they do not even fire back... I would not say this proofs anything. |
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