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BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 119	Posted - 2013.07.10 22:51:00 - [1] - Quote Just out of curiosity how are you checking on people's stats? Is there a killboard around I am unaware of or something?
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 189	Posted - 2013.07.18 23:04:00 - [2] - Quote Scout fo' life! Only time I ever plan on changing my suit is perhaps when an Amarr Scout is revealed so I can play a suit that fits my characters race. Did you guys notice in the latest dev blog update the picture had a Minmatar Heavy in it? Keeping my fingers crossed that if they are adding suits in 1.3 that the Scouts get some tender loving dev care. Perhaps an Amarr Scout suit or some buffs to the current suits? I can keep dreaming right?
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 235	Posted - 2013.07.26 21:01:00 - [3] - Quote If 1.4 is as big a kick to the nuts as I think it is going to be I will be taking a hiatus from this game to go play some Chrono Trigger or something until the probable rage leaves.
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 253	Posted - 2013.07.30 17:32:00 - [4] - Quote How is 1.3 treating everyone so far? At work so I can't play until tonight. Any stealth nerfs or buffs for the Scouts?
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 269	Posted - 2013.08.05 23:42:00 - [5] - Quote mollerz wrote: flux nades are also critical to countering REs. I always flux an objective before I hack. You would be surprised on how many people don't do this... and get blow up by my RE's
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 288	Posted - 2013.08.13 06:17:00 - [6] - Quote Django Quik wrote: Just had a match where I went one on one with an SMG/NK scout (something like Dana...?) - he spotted me with my pistol and pulled out the knives from about 20m away. I'm guessing the idea was that I should also pull out knives and have good ol' scouty knife fight... only, I don't run knives; I run pistol/SMG; so I just shot him in the face. I'd feel bad but I run gal scout, so assuming I'm carrying knives is pretty dumb. Better than my last attempted Nova duel. Me and the other guy were circling each other looking for an opening when out of nowhere comes a red LLAV and splattered me on its windshield On a side note it was kinda sad/funny as I was playing Skyrim earlier. When I was sprinting I automatically stopped and walked through a narrow opening so I wouldn't get stuck due to messed up collision models when sprinting not thinking that problem doesn't exist in that game
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 292	Posted - 2013.08.13 16:41:00 - [7] - Quote Lucifalic wrote: So after running around in my dragonfly for...ever I'm thinking it's about time I spec into an advanced suit. Which way should I go?? Mini?? I don't use knives currently but like speed. Or the other scout as I like scan bonus at least if it ever works. Not sure of other benefits. If u have Time let me know your opinions and reasoning. I don't have enough total sp to make mistakes (like I did by spec ar lvl 4...) thanks any help is appreciated My personal opinion is that if you don't plan on ever using Nova Knives you would probably benefit more going Gallente. It has more Low Slots so you can triple stack those Kincats and end up going faster than the Minny Scout. Yes, the Minny is more durable though the only time that is going to matter mostly is if you are hit by a sniper. Gallente is most likely going to be one shot while the Minny, if core skills are up, will probably survive with a few armor slivers(unless proto or thales then bye bye). Ideally a Scout should never be sniped because we should always be moving though.
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 316	Posted - 2013.08.18 07:32:00 - [8] - Quote Haerr wrote: Speaking of SMGs, which weapons do really well against us scouts? I know from experience that SMGs are quite capable of tearing me apart while I'm in my scout suit! My personal experience is I die to Assault Rifles the most. The most annoying ones though are the Mass Drivers since the Flaylocks took the dive(I actually have not see a single one since the Nerf). Those things just about one hit kill me if the user is skilled up at all in the tree. Similarly Snipers are annoying, but easy to deal with if I can locate where they are perched at.
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 353	Posted - 2013.08.23 17:17:00 - [9] - Quote Shotty GoBang wrote: Shared Squad Sight, Disabled. http://dust514.com/news/blog/2013/08/uprising-1.4-and-beyond More sneaking, more escaping, more vanishing into the shadows. Yeah, really looking forward to this. I may actually get some use out of the SP I sunk into Active Scanner for once. EDIT: Not to mention the SP in profile dampening to escape other people's notice while Active Scanning!
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 393	Posted - 2013.09.03 17:08:00 - [10] - Quote Now that 1.4 has been released anyone able to confirm how our class has been impacted? Shotgun/Nova Knife hit detection fixed? Survival rates? I don't get to play until after work but i'm impatient

BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 393	Posted - 2013.09.03 17:17:00 - [11] - Quote Shotty GoBang wrote: BARDAS wrote: Now that 1.4 has been released anyone able to confirm how our class has been impacted? Shotgun/Nova Knife hit detection fixed? Survival rates? I don't get to play until after work but i'm impatient Not looking too hot for CQC Scouts, Bardas ... Mixed reports on Nova Knives. Negative on Shotgun fix. Worse than ever. Hopefully temporary and hotfixable. Hostiles (namely, ARs) are tracking/dropping us more consistently than before. As far as design goes UI, visuals and new maps are slick. Well not exactly what I was hoping to hear. sigh Guess I will check it out when I get online tonight.
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 394	Posted - 2013.09.04 02:15:00 - [12] - Quote Sinboto Simmons wrote: Looks like my download is finally going to complete, the problem: I'm scared to sign in I can't log in. I downloaded the update and it just sat spinning for ages until I gave up. Will be trying again later.
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 395	Posted - 2013.09.04 08:52:00 - [13] - Quote After playing around tonight on my own I came to the following personal opinions about 1.4 PROS: Scanning is fun and useful No shared profiles on the mini map ensure my stealth play is more successful New map is a nice change of pace CONS: Scanning still doesn't give me a WP reward as an incentive to use them Aim assist is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay over the top, especially for us Scouts who now die even easier than before Shotgun hit detection is god awful broken (first hit never registers damage) Nova Knife hit detection is almost as bad as the Shotgun Matchmaking is god awful broken: set my options to Skirmish only and got funneled into ambush and domination matches. Also, got put into matches where there were not full teams on each side. AFK'ers are even more prolific than before and I show not sign of them being kicked as promised. Some seem to be running against the MCC walls... probably using a rubber band on their controller I would assume. Latency issues are back Overall, i'm not very impressed with the update. Hopefully, some of the bugs will be fixed in the coming week or so. Regardless, I think i'm nearing the end of my ropes. Not sure how much longer I will continue on with this game at this rate. Going to play around for another day or so and see if I run into other issues or if things get fixed. Then I will be deciding if I will continue to play or if I will quit playing the game completely until Scouts get some love and just rack up some Passive SP while I play other games.
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 415	Posted - 2013.09.05 23:15:00 - [14] - Quote Switched to Lasers and the auto assist let me melt serious faces during my lunch break. Paired it with an SMG and an Active Scanner and at worst I broke even. I am not even skilled into lasers and was just using my free burnstalks I got a while back. I imagine Lasers are going to be the new FOTM this build. Downside is I was still in a Scout suit lol... I imagine if I had been in an Assault I would have had nearly zero deaths. Took some getting used to also. Had to run away right after using the dang thing every time cause its like lighting a flaming arrow in the dark saying HERE I AM! COME KILL ME!
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 432	Posted - 2013.09.06 15:37:00 - [15] - Quote Anyone having any luck with Knives this patch? Been doing horrible with my fitting from last patch. Thinking about ditching them completely for the time being and putting SP into Shotguns to go with my SMG and possibly going Gallente Light up to ADV as well. No point in staying Minmatar if i'm not using my knives
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 446	Posted - 2013.09.10 05:01:00 - [16] - Quote I wanted to test the difference between my Minny Scout suit and my free Dragonfly Assault suit from a Merc pack I bought a while back. The results are quite depressing. I ran the EXACT same fittings using the EXACT same skills as the free Assault BPO and the difference was night and day. Going assault I felt suddenly invincible. Easily went 32/5 on the first match. Second match I went 24/7. Tried with my Scout suit and was met with dismal scores that I am almost ashamed to post but I will. 12/8 first match and 14/7 the second match. This was with Dual SMG's and Complex Shield Extenders. No speed mods, ect. The only real difference was in the dropsuit... Scouts need some serious attentions dammit! EDIT: Going to try again later using a NK fitting on each. Will post results later.
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 446	Posted - 2013.09.10 06:11:00 - [17] - Quote IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: BARDAS wrote: [...] Tried with my Scout suit and was met with dismal scores that I am almost ashamed to post but I will. 12/8 first match and 14/7 the second match. [...] Ummm...dismal? hehe, I'm relatively happy if I get that sort of score...just started using shotgun scout again. Much better than I used to do with AR guy. Much more fun? Hell yeah! Just running an advanced minnie scout. Well I just tried again and I went 17/5 in the Medium and 7/7 in the Scout. That was with my dual SMG fit. With NK both were terrible. I don't even want to post them. NK are so broken right now and the dual SMG fit just feels like a ****** version of a Medium Dropsuit. EDIT: But yeah I am happy if I go positive with my Scout dropsuit. The first two scores are not representative of my NK fit which does god awful right now.
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 447	Posted - 2013.09.10 06:52:00 - [18] - Quote Praise Jebus! CCP Wolfman wrote: Just wanted to take this opportunity to let Nova Knife fans know we have done some refactoring and optimization in 1.5 for the knives that should improve your hit detection a lot. SOURCE
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 473	Posted - 2013.09.14 20:00:00 - [19] - Quote Green Living wrote: Decided to skill into scout suits for 1.4, monumental mistake on my part. Welcome to hard mode. Hopefully in 1.5 and 1.6 it will become slightly easier
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 491	Posted - 2013.09.18 15:34:00 - [20] - Quote Sinboto Simmons wrote: Yall see Logibro mention anything about fixes to scouts in 1.5 cause i didn't see **** Fixes to NK hit detection are inbound in 1.5 per Wolfman. The rest of what we want I think was going to be in 1.6 though realistically i'm betting it got pushed back to 1.7 or 1.8 now.

BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 495	Posted - 2013.09.19 15:25:00 - [21] - Quote Krom Ganesh wrote: fyi: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1314744#post1314744 AAGMUNDR wrote: Scouts are getting second equipment slot at proto and getting cloak as an active equipment. Confirmed by logibro in AOL chat room. I was kind of hoping that ALL Scout class dropsuits get the extra equipment slot over the basic light dropsuits. I'm really glad to hear that the cloak will be Scout only though.
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 500	Posted - 2013.09.20 16:02:00 - [22] - Quote Unlocked my CRG-3 last night and loving it. A nice change of pace from my Nova Knifing activities. Anyone ever shoot a LAV driver out of the LAV while they driving by at top speed? Had that happen to me last night. Was quite amusing!
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 517	Posted - 2013.09.22 22:12:00 - [23] - Quote Don't really have anything to say just want to comment on page 100
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 545	Posted - 2013.09.24 22:34:00 - [24] - Quote Ran Shotgun and NK combo yesterday and it was absolutely amazing when it worked. Largely depended on my active scanner so I didn't get caught by large groups and my general stealth abilities to remain unseen. 1vs1 this wrecked lots of people though. If I got caught long or mid ranged though I was dead. Insta killed by a GEK or a Duvolle 95% of the time.
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 563	Posted - 2013.09.26 06:52:00 - [25] - Quote So I managed to Nova Knife a moving LAV driver tonight... highlight of my dust career thus far. I really wish I was able to capture video on my PS3 or I would have shared the moment. Got his gunner right after the vehicle rolled to a stop too
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 564	Posted - 2013.09.26 07:00:00 - [26] - Quote Niuvo wrote: BARDAS wrote: So I managed to Nova Knife a moving LAV driver tonight... highlight of my dust career thus far. I really wish I was able to capture video on my PS3 or I would have shared the moment. Got his gunner right after the vehicle rolled to a stop too Did you jump on the hood? No it was kind of a bull fighter thing. I dodged just to the side and let my stab go right as he was passing by literally inches from me. He wasn't going full out speed as he was making a second pass from a failed roadkill just a few seconds before on myself and another guy. Honestly, I attribute it to some luck but it was awesome none-the-less!
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 584	Posted - 2013.09.27 23:58:00 - [27] - Quote I cannot stress how upset I am we are not seeing the attention Nova Knife was promised in 1.5 CCP Wolfman wrote: Just wanted to take this opportunity to let Nova Knife fans know we have done some refactoring and optimization in 1.5 for the knives that should improve your hit detection a lot. SOURCE
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 598	Posted - 2013.09.29 07:35:00 - [28] - Quote Krom Ganesh wrote: BARDAS wrote: I cannot stress how upset I am we are not seeing the attention Nova Knife was promised in 1.5 CCP Wolfman wrote: Just wanted to take this opportunity to let Nova Knife fans know we have done some refactoring and optimization in 1.5 for the knives that should improve your hit detection a lot. SOURCE Looks like your Nova Knife fix was pushed back to 1.6. CCP Wolfman wrote: In 1.6 there are further improvements to hit detection as well as some specific improvements for the shotgun and the Nova Knives. Cool. In that case I quit until 1.6. If they push back again I will be asking to be taken off the lists then biomassing my character and deleting Dust off my hard drive. Cya all in 1.6 i'm taking a break from this ******* game.
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 605	Posted - 2013.10.03 07:34:00 - [29] - Quote DJINN Marauder wrote: So I've been runnin my scout with a scrambler lately in pubs... I like it. The assault scrambler is lovely. Super OP vs those pesky assault ck.0s My fit: Enhanced shield Adv ASCR Toxin Core nades K2 nano 1 Complx Plate 1 enhanced plate 2 Complx Repair It's been working pretty good. Get their shields down with the scrambler and if need be melt their armor with toxin. My only problem is that the ASCR runs out of ammo quick. But that's what the k2 is for Wouldn't this fit work better on Gallente Assault or G. Logi? Been bugging me a lot lately that most the fittings I been seeing are not technically Scouts but are instead watered down assault suits... or at least feel that way to me. To each their own I guess. We don't fill a unique role is what i'm getting at I guess.
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 611	Posted - 2013.10.03 21:22:00 - [30] - Quote Spademan wrote: knight of 6 wrote: Spademan wrote: BARDAS wrote: Been bugging me a lot lately that most the fittings I been seeing are not technically Scouts but are instead watered down assault suits. Just out of interest, if this is the case, what would you then consider a scout? typically center a scout suits around biotics if you brick(plates) tank with an AR it's a fancy mlt assault but put in some biotics and it's a scout. my opinion anyway So you wouldn't consider a focus on stealth rather than biotics a scout? I agree with knight of 6. I would normally consider a Scout to be a fast and highly mobile. They would also be lightly armored or shielded and have stealth capabilities. Usually, with hit and run or hard to use but almost always one hit kill weapon(NK's). Weapons of choice currently being Nova Knives, Shotguns, SMGs, Pistols. Though I have come to the conclusion that this is all useless. An Assault or Logi can do anything we can do except better. The only advantage we DID have at one point was going really fast and being hard to hit. That got taken away with Aim Assist and suddenly the Assault Rifles are one shot killing me from almost Sniper distances. Its downright revolting right now how bad we are off right now. I can't even force myself to log on a play for the past week. I'm losing interest and not sure I even really want to log back on and play to be honest at this point.

BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 625	Posted - 2013.10.09 01:49:00 - [31] - Quote Shotgun hit detection feels slightly better. Didn't get a chance to play around with Nova Knives much, but there was a delay between when I landed a stab to when the damage was applied of about two seconds from what I saw. Will play with them more later when I get a chance to sit down for an hour or more.
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 634	Posted - 2013.10.09 17:26:00 - [32] - Quote Sinboto Simmons wrote: I hear Nova Knives are working again any truth to that? Nope. Was still having problems with the NKs earlier. Damage not registering, damage that did register was delayed by two to three seconds, blue shield strikes up the wazoo, unable to damage moving targets even if I stab them directly in the eye socket. Pretty much the same complaints as usual with the knives. Shotguns on the other hand feel more fluid to me. Could just be imagining it though as it is very subtle.
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 647	Posted - 2013.10.11 07:47:00 - [33] - Quote Had decent success running with this tonight: ADV Minmatar Scout Highs: 1x Complex Shield Extender, 1x Basic Precision Enhancer Lows: 1x Enhanced Cardiac Regulator, 1x Enhanced Profile Damp Weapons: Toxin Assault Rifle, Submachine Gun Grenade: Flux Equipment: Droplink The sweet siren call of the Assault Rifle is calling. Its hard to resist too. Though I already have decent amounts of SP already sunk into NK's, SMGs, and Shotguns. Not sure I want to add AR's to my list also. Anyone else run a fit similar to this able to comment?
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 672	Posted - 2013.10.17 07:53:00 - [34] - Quote Bought out 1 level in all the light weapons that I didn't already have points in and I have to say it has reinvigorated me a bit. Its nice to try out new things. The Plasma Cannon is highly amusing to run around with especially. Mass Driver is also a blast. Anyone have any experience as a Mass Driver scout using Minmatar? What do you guys use in the equipment slot? I tried scanner and a hive on two different occassions and I like having the hive so I don't have to worry about ammo but I absolutely hate being blind without a scanner.
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 675	Posted - 2013.10.17 16:30:00 - [35] - Quote Does the Dren Scout suit have the Gallente Scout bonus out of curiosity? Thinking about snagging the Elite pack sometime within the next month or two(unless they decide to drop it) and also thinking about switching from Minmatar to Gallente Scout suits since the whole reason I went Minmatar was for Nova Knives but they suck right now sooooooo.... yeah.
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 680	Posted - 2013.10.20 10:52:00 - [36] - Quote Spademan wrote: Also, found another target, this guy says scouts shouldn't be able to kill. Go figure My first thought was if we are not supposed to kill anything why did the developers give us weapons slots? lol... its a shooting game of course we kill people.
BARDAS Dust University Ivy League 704	Posted - 2013.10.22 22:25:00 - [37] - Quote Sinboto Simmons wrote: Whatever happened to that 'Nova knives are op' guy? He probably quit the game I assume or Fang95 was an alt character? Unless someone has seen him recently I would say shift the bounty (or create a new one) for THIS GUY. Its one giant facepalm of a thread where he just rails about Scouts and pretty much everything he says is false or obviously biased.
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 727	Posted - 2013.10.25 01:04:00 - [38] - Quote IgniteableAura wrote: Quil Evrything wrote: IgniteableAura wrote: Quil Evrything wrote: Stuff about how NKs used to be awesome I really do say a waste because they really aren't fun anymore (granted they have "moments"....fleeting moments). I want fellow scout brothers to continue playing the game and not get frustrated by crappy hit detection. The nights I run my SMG/NK builds I stop playing the game for a couple days because of the pure rage that ensues when I cant kill stationary targets. Have less rage.. change the fit to either scrambler/NK or AR/NK When I play NK............I go full nova knife. None of this halfway stuff. Hence the rage. Pre 1.5..........when it was actually fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN5enAXejfk Confirm.........shotgun hit detection is still terrible. Hmm is that the bug that got fixed? Fully charged stab while sprinting? I wish that was a feature
BARDAS DUST University Ivy League 740	Posted - 2013.10.28 08:08:00 - [39] - Quote Shotty go ahead and remove me from the list as I have officially Deleted Dust 514 from my PS3 hard drive. Thanks everyone for being awesome people to play with. I may come back if some Scout love is ever given to check it out, but barring that I am gone for good. Have a good one all!
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 759	Posted - 2013.12.04 12:52:00 - [40] - Quote Scouts get buffed yet? Anything for them in 1.7? Put 100 or so hours into Battlefield 4 and i'm starting to get bored and sick of the bugs over there. I can't recall Dust ever crashing my PS3 a single time, but DICE managed to do it with BF4 somehow multiple multiple times.

BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 759	Posted - 2013.12.04 23:43:00 - [41] - Quote Shotty GoBang wrote: Brothers, The Scout Registry / Killboard will be officially closed as of December 9th. * Rankings, Killcounts, Delta Kills, Delta KDR will be frozen as of the close of 1.6. * Pending and Future Applicants will not be added. * Future Killboard updates (i.e. 1.7+) will not be applied. It has been an honor to serve you, and I wish you all the best of luck in your future endeavors. Sincerely, Shotty GoBang o7 I feel your pain. Thanks for the awesome thread whilst I was still playing the game. What I have read of the patch notes disheartens me that I will ever return to this game. Guess I will have to check back in another couple patches but I won't hold any hope. Dust is pretty much dead to me anyways. Regardless, good luck in your future endeavors right back at ya!
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 761	Posted - 2013.12.11 08:44:00 - [42] - Quote New patch buff Scouts any?
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 768	Posted - 2014.01.31 19:38:00 - [43] - Quote How are Scouts doing these days? Quit playing back in 1.5 interested in seeing if there are any changes worth coming back for.
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 768	Posted - 2014.01.31 19:47:00 - [44] - Quote Krom Ganesh wrote: BARDAS wrote: How are Scouts doing these days? Quit playing back in 1.5 interested in seeing if there are any changes worth coming back for. The future is looking good. Currently though, we aren't too bad off. Installation scanning is gone so we can take enemy objectives without every enemy knowing where we are. Increased scan range (10->16) is helpful to passive scanning Gal scouts. However, be prepared for lots of tanks. They are everywhere. Also heavies with CRs/RRs. Guess I will be re-installing and giving it another go when 1.8 is released then. Hopefully, it lives up to expectations
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 772	Posted - 2014.03.06 08:24:00 - [45] - Quote Actually was bored enough to reinstall and play 3 matches tonight. It was like having sex with an ex-girlfriend. Reminds you of all the good times right before reminding you of all the bad. Was fun-ish... God damn there are a lot of tanks now. WTF is with that? Also noticed that Nova Knife seems less buggy than I remember. Not sure if I will keep playing or wait until 1.8 and try again.
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 777	Posted - 2014.03.10 03:36:00 - [46] - Quote What weapon pairs well with the Nova Knives these days? Was looking at the Assault Combat Rifle. Any good?
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 782	Posted - 2014.03.12 16:49:00 - [47] - Quote Probably going to stay Minmatar Scout in 1.8 since we are only getting a respec in dropsuit command(can get rid of my levels in Minmatar Logi finally at least and put it towards Gal or Cal Scout since i'm already proto in Min Scout) and not weapons so I would essentially waste the millions I spent on Proto Novas and the damage increasing skill. Otherwise I might be tempted to go over to Cal Scout with Combat Rifles(which I just got Assault and is awesome).
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 784	Posted - 2014.03.12 21:02:00 - [48] - Quote Doesn't make sense that they wouldn't respec weapons when I understand last patch vehicle guys got their turret skills reset. New weapons are being added and changes to existing weapons are being made so it doesn't make sense. I kind of want to switch from Minmatar Scout to another Scout suit but I won't now because I don't want to "waste" the millions of SP I spent on Proto knives... Sigh I didn't miss this part of the game much... EDIT: Support ticket filed and was basically told "tough **** deal with it" in corporate speak.
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 787	Posted - 2014.03.13 09:39:00 - [49] - Quote Varoth Drac wrote: @ Bardas - You don't need a matari scout to run proto knives. Only real issue I have with 1.8 is this - you can't use a cloak without level 4 or 5 in a scout suit. Not a problem for me but what about a new player. You would have to grind through a massive amount of sp before you could use your light frame/scout suit as it was intended. I know we've been doing ok without cloaks so far but I'm not sure a new player would see it that way when we are all running around with invisibility. As for me, I really don't know what to do with my dropsuit sp refund. I'm currently minmatar. I love the speed and the shield tanking (hit and run) and would love a hacking bonus. Trouble is I'm not such a bit fan of the look. Proto gal scout looks much more awesome as do the new suits. Also I love scanning so the cal or gal bonus would be awesome. Using protofits, on paper the gal scout seems best as long as I don't mind loosing a percent or two speed with plates. Arrgh I just don't know! Yeah, i'm currently Minmatar Scout as well. I can't decide what suit to spec into either. Its between staying Minmatar for dat' hacking bonus or Gal or Cal. I'm leaning more towards either staying Minmatar or going Caldari though as I only have 1 level put into plates and repair modules(base armor skill is maxed though). I have seen some people mention that Caldari isn't going to have enough SP to support a decent fitting though? Not sure what is up with that.
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 789	Posted - 2014.03.14 03:46:00 - [50] - Quote IgniteableAura wrote: Haerr from I understand all that stuff rounds up anyway. So even if you have 17.01 your dB is still 18. PS....an ode to the old knife....how I miss the. Some of you may have already seen this, but if not...its how the knife used to work. IT was ahhhmazeballs and actually worked :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN5enAXejfk PRO tip: turn your sensitivity way up when knifing, screws up your gun game but makes knifing 100% easier. What I miss from this video is the lack of auto locking laser beam accuracy aim combined with high strafe speed and poor hit detection making me able to pretty much matrix my ass through incoming fire to stab them in the face. Is the music ICP?

BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 795	Posted - 2014.03.14 18:56:00 - [51] - Quote Yan Darn wrote: I am fully expecting the hack while cloaked feature to be nerfed in the future. I really don't think they will nerf it. Anyone with a brain will be able to figure out someone is cloaked hacking the point, unless they made it so you are stealth hacking it. By that I mean the letter won't flash and the opposing team won't be notified until the point suddenly goes to the other team.
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 805	Posted - 2014.03.16 03:25:00 - [52] - Quote Since it looks like we are probably going to get 2 million SP or 4 million for people with Omegas on I'm thinking its more viable to completely switch to Gallente Scout in 1.8 as I will have enough to instantly get Proto plates with plenty to spare. I'm torn though on sticking with Minmatar as it has treated me well all this time and dat' hacking bonus. Used to run knives more than I do now, but i'm thinking it may be more viable with cloak. Can't decide. Anyone feel like listing the pro's and con's between these two suits for me to help with my decision? I eventually plan on getting both though not immediately as I want to get that proto cloak off the bat so only picking one suit for proto right away.
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 806	Posted - 2014.03.16 05:31:00 - [53] - Quote Gavr1Io Pr1nc1p wrote: BARDAS wrote: Since it looks like we are probably going to get 2 million SP or 4 million for people with Omegas on I'm thinking its more viable to completely switch to Gallente Scout in 1.8 as I will have enough to instantly get Proto plates with plenty to spare. I'm torn though on sticking with Minmatar as it has treated me well all this time and dat' hacking bonus. Used to run knives more than I do now, but i'm thinking it may be more viable with cloak. Can't decide. Anyone feel like listing the pro's and con's between these two suits for me to help with my decision? I eventually plan on getting both though not immediately as I want to get that proto cloak off the bat so only picking one suit for proto right away. Minja Pros -more movement speed -less vulnerability from hacking -knives will be the only way to 1v1 a heavy -best jump height -good all around biotics -most badass of all scouts Cons -**** poor fitting capabilities means you'll probably have to not use your second equipment slot -Slot loadout forces you to shield tank -lowest HP of all scouts -bonuses are highly situational -you WILL be one shot by scrambler rifles -shotguns insta bank you as well -hard mode scout, but greater rewards if you don't mind not having RE's or an active scanner Gallente Pros -Incredible fitting potential lets you fit whatever you want without fear -Better slot load out -can achieve greater sprint speed than any other scout while maintaining strong tank and having weapons -innate armor repair -best bonuses -is able to survive shotgun blasts with a single plate Cons -slightly less move speed, stamina, and jump height -lower hack speed -not as badass Sounds like Gallente is going to be a more solid choice if I don't want to take as many risks. Really wish I had the SP to just snag them both @ proto, but alas not the case. Still undecided but that was helpful.
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 806	Posted - 2014.03.16 05:33:00 - [54] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: BARDAS wrote: Since it looks like we are probably going to get 2 million SP or 4 million for people with Omegas on I'm thinking its more viable to completely switch to Gallente Scout in 1.8 as I will have enough to instantly get Proto plates with plenty to spare. I'm torn though on sticking with Minmatar as it has treated me well all this time and dat' hacking bonus. Used to run knives more than I do now, but i'm thinking it may be more viable with cloak. Can't decide. Anyone feel like listing the pro's and con's between these two suits for me to help with my decision? I eventually plan on getting both though not immediately as I want to get that proto cloak off the bat so only picking one suit for proto right away. I don't know B The way I see it. it comes down to how you prefer to play I have the heart of a Minja and prefer to play my Min I noticed when you tried to stab me a couple of matches ago :P Interrupted my RR'ing of your comrades after blowing up that dudes tank with some RE's and a Flux ;) Wish I was in my Min suit when you came at me or I would have gladly whipped out my knives to repay you! haha...
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 815	Posted - 2014.03.18 17:27:00 - [55] - Quote Pretty much decided i'm going to be switching to Gallente with 1.8 now. Anyone else making the switch from Minmatar to Gallente in 1.8? Was thinking about Caldari Scout for a bit because it sounds like they may be effectively "always on" active scanners, but the lack of low slots concerns me. Should be fun either way. Will probably pick up Minmatar Scout later on again down the road.
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 818	Posted - 2014.03.19 18:53:00 - [56] - Quote Anyone here thinking about NOT taking advantage of the Cloaking Device? Been pondering it for a bit. Been thinking about other stuff I could fit without using one and relying on my own stealthy techniques as I already have been.
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 819	Posted - 2014.03.19 20:49:00 - [57] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: BARDAS wrote: Anyone here thinking about NOT taking advantage of the Cloaking Device? Been pondering it for a bit. Been thinking about other stuff I could fit without using one and relying on my own stealthy techniques as I already have been. My plan is to avoid the cloak for a few weeks to see how viable I can keep my scout-game. I'm not a very boss scout so my guess is that I won't see a major hit to my play-style. I was saddened by the SMG nerf. I am majorly depressed at the ScP nerf. That was my baby, there.... This happens to me all the time. I use the crap for so long that I either get bored before ever getting to the good stuff and leave the game, or it gets nerfed and becomes the crap. Never even got to roll around with my Viziams.... still got a week, I guess. I want my SP back. SMG, ScP, and Shotgun nerf were really unneeded imo. If you want to get all conspiracy theory and put on a tin foil hat you could say it is CCP nudging people towards the new weapons. So your SP is sunk into more areas making you more commited to the game and making it more grindy so you have a higher likelyhood of spending money on AUR for booster. All part of the master plan... bwhahahahahahahahahahaha? Good idea about not using the Cloak for a bit. EDIT: Also, how does adding new weapons and changing the way weapons work NOT deserve a respec for weapons? It doesn't make sense...
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 819	Posted - 2014.03.19 21:50:00 - [58] - Quote Quil Evrything wrote: BARDAS wrote: Anyone here thinking about NOT taking advantage of the Cloaking Device? Been pondering it for a bit. Been thinking about other stuff I could fit without using one and relying on my own stealthy techniques as I already have been. well, there's two uses for cloaks. #1, is tactical. Getting behind them or whatever, to take them out. #2, is strategic. eg: Getting across a freakin wide-open area, to lets say the single Domination objective, without being blown to bits by the patrolling tanks and dropships. (and then dropping uplinks, presumably) Even if you dont want to play #1, as a scout you should be all fired up about #2. True, but I'm used to taking back routes and swinging wide around the edges of the map to avoid the risk of being caught in the open. And you can get spotted anyways Cloaked by someone paying careful attention looking for the blue streak (if running). I imagine using it more for ambushing or escaping after being seen. Oh well, I will just wait and see :)
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 835	Posted - 2014.03.25 08:11:00 - [59] - Quote Spectral Clone wrote: Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. You can fit this on a gk.0 scout (assuming maxed cores): 3x Complex Ferroscale Plate 1x Complex Armor Plate 2x Complex Shield Extenders Boundless Assault CR Toxin SMG Core Locus Grenade 2x Compact Nanohives Stats eHP 236.5 [777.7] HP Movement Speed 5.45 [5.18] m/s Strafe Speed 4.91 [4.66] m/s Sprint Speed 8.01 [7.61] m/s Scan Profile 35 [23.625] dB Scan Precision 40 [36] dB Scan Radius 20 [37.5] m OR 4x Complex Ferroscale Plate 2x Complex Shield Extenders Boundless Assault CR Toxin SMG Core Locus Grenade 1x Compact Nanohives Stats eHP 236.5 [711.7] HP Movement Speed 5.45 m/s Strafe Speed 4.91 m/s Sprint Speed8.01 m/s Scan Profile 35 [23.625] dB Scan Precision 40 [36] dB Scan Radius 20 [37.5] m Basically what I have been planning on doing except I may add a complex damp to make sure i'm invisible to the Cal Scouts. Gal Scout is going to be a combat powerhouse this patch.
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 835	Posted - 2014.03.25 16:40:00 - [60] - Quote Dyexs wrote: Edit: And NK swipes don't break cloak!! Please tell me this is intended by developers and not a bug that is going to be fixed. Cause if so I am having a hard time deciding if I want to stay Minja or go Gal Scout again...

BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 835	Posted - 2014.03.25 21:42:00 - [61] - Quote Out of curiosity what are people's verdicts on the different scout suits? At work right now so have not yet had a chance to mess around.
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 847	Posted - 2014.03.26 01:21:00 - [62] - Quote Installed went Proto Gallente off the bat, got into a match, got halfway through, and BAM Wife blows a fuse and the power goes out. F**!!! Got it back up and now the PS3 is fixing itself... Sigh* Tried cloak for a couple minutes and not impressed off the bat. May be good for escapes and ambushes but we shall see I guess. Anyone have Proto cloak yet able to comment on its usefulness further?
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 851	Posted - 2014.03.26 02:29:00 - [63] - Quote Ok played some more and only went up to ADV cloak since I wanted to max out a couple other things instead. Its "meh ok" I guess. It helped in some situations, HOWEVER, I just had a match where EVERYONE WAS A HEAVY WITH A HMG... DA FUQ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Talk about face melting... died so many times I went starter suit. I can now see where CCP was coming from nerfing the Heavy. Geeze... oh and lots of tanks. Yay?
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 853	Posted - 2014.03.26 06:26:00 - [64] - Quote Finally found a play style that meshes well for me in 1.8. I am able to kill those RAAAAAAGEGäó inducing heavies with face melting HMG's provided I get the drop on them and have cover... I am not taking advantage of my armor in this build because I am favoring EWAR over tank. I tried a couple beefier ones with 500 - 700+ eHP and it just didn't work out. With the build below I was able to use the Cloak to maneuver into position and then perform headshots with CRG at close range from behind preferably. ADV Gallente Scout: 1x Advanced Precision Enhancers 1x Complex Shield Extender 1x Complex Kincat 1x Complex Damp 1x Complex Range Extender 1x Adv Cloak CRG Shotty Flux Grenades
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 874	Posted - 2014.03.26 20:31:00 - [65] - Quote Iron Wolf Saber wrote: I take it most of you are enjoying 1.8 For the most part yes. Some bugs and technical issues. Shotgun hit detection seems to be off... again. Getting hits that don't register. I think the Cloak is nice overall, but only the ADV version. Not a fan of the Standard as cloak doesn't last long enough and Proto the fitting requirements are too high to justify using it. It is a nice compliment to my sneaky tactics and lets me easily position myself behind people for headshots to the back of the dome at close range with my CRG. One thing I don't like is the Heavies. Oh gawd lord almighty! I feel like a stick of butter in the microwave when I come across these guys and their HMG of DOOM...
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 882	Posted - 2014.03.27 19:13:00 - [66] - Quote I think the call to nerf or remove the cloak is nothing but a knee jerk reaction to something new. I personally enjoy the cloak and it affords me to play as a specialized eWar fitting. If anything needs to be done to the cloak it is LOWER the shimmer for people walking and moving slower. Right now its the same as sprinting and walking from what I can tell.
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 884	Posted - 2014.03.28 04:56:00 - [67] - Quote What is the magic number to get under Cal Scouts passive scan?
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 887	Posted - 2014.03.28 05:52:00 - [68] - Quote Appia Vibbia wrote: One Eyed King wrote: BARDAS wrote: What is the magic number to get under Cal Scouts passive scan? Check the scanning table here. https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=149833&find=unread It will give you all the info you need on what picks up/hides from what. Dude, quit linking to that random guy that just stole haerr' table https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvYSJ6FRJlihdHRWMFFxUDVPbzZPVTdjZmNwR2loYXc&amp;amp;usp=sharing#gid=0 the table he wants you to look at. 1 click away, instead of 3 So 17.85 is the magic number with 2 complex precision enhancers? I currently have 17.5 with one complex damp without using cloak and 8.75 while cloaked as a proto skilled Gal Scout. Are these number rounded up by chance? Does 17.85 equal a tie to 17.5 in the eyes of the code? I remember someone saying a tie goes to the person scanning. EDIT: Thanks for the table. Very helpful!
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 887	Posted - 2014.03.28 07:29:00 - [69] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: BARDAS wrote: Appia Vibbia wrote: One Eyed King wrote: BARDAS wrote: What is the magic number to get under Cal Scouts passive scan? Check the scanning table here. https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=149833&find=unread It will give you all the info you need on what picks up/hides from what. Dude, quit linking to that random guy that just stole haerr' table https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvYSJ6FRJlihdHRWMFFxUDVPbzZPVTdjZmNwR2loYXc&amp;amp;usp=sharing#gid=0 the table he wants you to look at. 1 click away, instead of 3 So 17.85 is the magic number with 2 complex precision enhancers? I currently have 17.5 with one complex damp without using cloak and 8.75 while cloaked as a proto skilled Gal Scout. Are these number rounded up by chance? Does 17.85 equal a tie to 17.5 in the eyes of the code? I remember someone saying a tie goes to the person scanning. EDIT: Thanks for the table. Very helpful! That would be me. Numbers round up to the closest whole number value I believe. And the tie ALWAYS goes to the scanner. Thanks! That explains why I got nailed by this Cal Scout a couple matches ago. Dude suddenly made a beeline straight at me as soon as my cloak dropped
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 927	Posted - 2014.03.28 22:59:00 - [70] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: My single most effective use of cloak so far Activate cloak Let cat outside Come back to find I am still alive Glad to see i'm not the only one using it for this purpose

BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 968	Posted - 2014.03.30 09:48:00 - [71] - Quote mollerz wrote: Are they still talking about nerfing the heavy EHP? I don't think they need to. Anyone having crazy problems killing heavies? I'm not. I think heavies are fine with their current EHP. If anything, I'd think they could get buffed just a touch more. At first I was, now i'm not. I still need to be careful with them, but that is expected because my Scout is paper thin. They are probably fine the way they are eHP wise. HMG's on the other hand... not sure but man those things are melting me like a candle under a blowtorch. Most of my deaths are because i'm too reckless with attacking them or I miss the initial surprise headshot and the subsequent follow up shot before they unleash the power of the HMG on me.
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 1010	Posted - 2014.05.03 19:43:00 - [72] - Quote Quitting Dust again and boycotting all CCP games and future products once I blow away all my ISK this weekend. It was fun Scouting with you all. Sucks that the enjoyment pretty much got sucked away with this latest set of announcements. Will see you guys in Destiny and Star Citizen.
BARDAS Shining Flame Amarr Empire 1	Posted - 2016.02.29 23:42:00 - [73] - Quote Heard about Dust 514 being shut down and I came back to pay my respects. Had some differences of opinion as to the quality of the game but undoubtedly I had a lot of fun during my time here.... god... it's been at least a year or two since I last played now? Anyways, I see my name is still on the front page hehe... Cheers everyone!

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