I saw another scout with a Charge Scrambler Rifle, first time ever. Didn't catch a name, but if you're here, I salute you and I hope you stick with the combo.
It's catching on guys, it's catching on

The rather few times I've been able to join a squad with 4 scouts or more, I've had a blast. I really like the fast pace, the stealthy sneakiness and the adrenalin that comes with running with other scouts.

So, I've been thinking about applying for R0N1N membership to increase the chances of getting into scout squads more. However, I'm not sure I'm a god match for R0N1N, and I hope some of the Scout Registry regulars might be able to pitch in with an opinion.

I'm a full-time scout, as I have been since I started playing kind of early in open beta. I have proto Gallente scout suit, maxed out KinCats and maxed out scan range, level 3 profile dampening and a lot of focus on typical scout skills. About 16 mil SP in total.

On the other hand, my primary weapon choice isn't very typical scoutly. I run the semi-auto ScR - have it up to Prof 4 - and use it a lot to flank and take out enemies with charged headshots, enjoying the relative safety the rifle's range provides (compared to, say, shotgun). I mainly use a Toxin SMG (prof 2) for close-up stuff, which also happen to a fair degree. I also use an advanced level active scanner quite a lot. I generally do pretty well these days with this setup and playstyle, rarely going negative KDR, often a ratio between 2 and 5, generally in the top 6 of the killboard.

The impression I have of R0N1N, is that the focus is on training shotgun scouts. While I'd like to get good with the shotgun, I get so disgusted with the hit detection issues it's been having that I don't see myself using it much until the issues have been fixed. Also, I wouldn't want to drop my longer-range engagements to court a shotgun only playstyle.

So: is my impression of R0N1N entirely wrong? Would I be a good fit for the corp?

I was in one of those moods yesterday.....

Hey Monk!
Any chance we can twist your arm into editing the post in question?

Void/Ghost,
Looks like Monk was just venting. If he's cool with editing his post, would you guys mind clearing his quote?

Thanks!

- Shotty

Sure, gents - I will be happy to edit! Sorry if I offended any of my scout brethren!

It sucks - but is fully understandable - that Shotty's decided to close the killboard. It also sucks that there were no scout hugs in 1.7 - although I was pretty sure they wouldn't come until all scout suits are released anyway.

I'm hellbent on not letting it get to me, though. I've chosen to be a scout precisely because it's hard to play. I enjoy having to stay on edge all the time. Not that I don't think we should get some buffs beyond a token scan range increase, mind you. I also enjoy using something out of the ordinary. ARs and medium suits make me yaaaaawn.

I've been a full time scout since a couple of weeks into the open beta. I fiddled around with a logi for two weeks, got bored, tried the various roles accessible to me and promptly fell in love with the fast pace and high risk. I sucked at it, but built up some decent skills in the weeks leading up to Uprising 1.0. Then results were poor again for a while as I got used to the newly nerfed - and subsequently re-nerfed - scout suit. For the past two months I've been doing quite well for the most part. Not proto-logi-duvolle-AR well, but typically a match KDR of 2-5, killboard placement 6th or better.

I was worried most of my success could be attributed to my using the scrambler rifle as my main weapon, which, of course, is very powerful. Besides, since everyone and their cousins have started using them now, they've lost a bit of their shine. So, I've recently taken up SMG + NK + Remotes for city maps and other areas with decent cover. I already have a lot of SP invested in SMGs, but NK is at advanced, remotes at level 1. This took a bit of adjustment, but I'm doing pretty well. I generally post the same amount of kills as I do with the ScR, die a couple of times more than I'm used to. Plus it's damned fun.

Aaaaanyway, I'm rambling, so:

TL;DR: I refuse to give up. I'm a stubborn bastard, and the lack of scout hugs makes me all the more motivated to find ways to outsmart medium frames and ARs. Whenever the scout hugs do arrive, I'll be a ninja assassin monster

EDIT: I'm all for organizing a protest. Mass suiciding out of the MCC in cheap scout fittings or mass petitioning with an agreed upon, polite text are my two favorite suggestions.

Fair enough. Post 31248:
"I didn't actually answer your question. Can't speak for PC, but I do get scanned on occasion in pubs while running a 2x damped GalScout. Can't put a number on it, but I wouldn't call them rare."

To be perfectly candid, I truly enjoy your company, Arkena, but I question your motives when it comes to EWAR. I'm on the defensive anytime you bring it up, which is perhaps unfair to you. This dates back to the falloff discussions and your support for Cat Merc's proposal. His model was broken, and it seemed painfully obvious why it broken. Yet you supported it. Even after being told why it was broken, you supported it. I've been unable reconcile your support for something which would've entirely removed CQC Scouts from play. Either your judgment was off or your motives were off, and you strike me as too clever to have poor judgment.

So here we are. Right or wrong, I suspect your motives when it comes to EWAR and the backstab playstyle. I'd love for you to put at rest my suspicions, and I apologize for my defensive posture.

I frequently get focused scanned if I face one of Prima Gallicus' proto squads and annoy them with a couple of kills or excessive hacking. Other than that, it's rare.