Do all types of active scanners share intel with rest of the team via tacnet? Or does only user benefit from using it?

What would you think if they added a different scanner that you placed down like a nanohive or uplink that simply monitored the area for you? Since I tend to stay a little more defensive in my Gallente armor suits due to being a bit slower, this is something I would much rather have.

This tool is awesome as a scout but then I realized it revealed your location to the enemy. Really? Well guess it's not really meant for scouts anymore.

Is there really some kind of error margin as it implies with the messages flashed and what does that mean?

What would you think if they added a different scanner that you placed down like a nanohive or uplink that simply monitored the area for you? Since I tend to stay a little more defensive in my Gallente armor suits due to being a bit slower, this is something I would much rather have.

What would you think if they added a different scanner that you placed down like a nanohive or uplink that simply monitored the area for you? Since I tend to stay a little more defensive in my Gallente armor suits due to being a bit slower, this is something I would much rather have.

1. The enemy being scanned will be alerted with a message saying they are being scanned.

2. The blue beam that shoots out of the scanner pierces through rock and structures for as far as the scanner can see. Up close the enemy will not notice it because the beam is faint-looking at close distances. But if seen from far away, your enemy will be able to tell where the beam is coming from.

Yes it would be nice if it gave even .5 sp per target found during a match, but you can see how many people would run these to get what would be effectively "free points" without having to risk their suits.

I love debating game balance and thinking of all the possible ways a game mechanic can be exploited, but I don't really see the problem here.
First of all, the scanners don't really go that far. What is it, like 60 to 120 meters? In order to effectively use a scanner, you pretty much need to be in the battle and in harm's way. With that limited range you're under the constant threat of being flanked.
If I really wanted to rake in the points with an active scanner, I would stick with a group and have safety in numbers to protect against the flank. This would also help in determining the flow of battle, which is necessary to predict any movement and spot their location for the points.

Now the interesting thing about how I would "rake in the points" with the active scanner is that happens to be exactly how the game should be played: roll with a team, detect targets for them.

You could make it so you only get WP for squadmates that kill a target you scanned, instead of any team mate. That would limit the ability to just spam it.

Personally Im ok with no WP for it. The intel it provides is a good enough incentive to use it. It helps me get WP by making it easier for me to murder red dots.

That being said, I still have a few questions abou tit.

1) When does the scan actually complete? Can I "sweep" an area with it, to get a scan of everything I moved the scan across, or does it only register a snapshot of the last area I was scanning when it finished?

2) What does the message after scanning mean? I always get the message about how it went perfectly and there were no issues. What is the point of that? Is there another message I could get? If so, what does it mean?