Solo ambush is funny.

wipes blood and charred remains off visor

Whew, wow, this is great! We're kicking ass, huh guys!

.... Guys?

DEFEAT
Clone reserves depleted, commencing tacnet shutdown

http://fanfest.eveonline.com/en/events/sisters

^ Sounds way better to me than hanging out w/neckbeards. Makes me a sister, right?

The Quafe trampoline? Or does "Meat canon" sound better? Quafe Coffee BPO for all your turbo needs

EDIT: Duncan, your videos are awesome by the way

Do none of you like RR scouts?

Using an RR with a scout works nicely because you can reposition very well.

If you can't afford it, don't run it.

Learned my lesson last time, so I didn't mess with MinScout Knives.

I still want the knife bonus dropped. Unless CCP adds minmatar nova Knives. Replace it with a myofibril bonus.

Do it.

I really like the HMG changes. My bare minimum STD 11k isk gallente heavy no longer indiscriminately melts anything it looks at. Now I get to play it without feeling like a scum!

Edit: And then the match after I posted this I went 17-0 with it. :oops:

It's better than putting nova knives on the suit.

Damn commies stealing our rust suits to use with their brand new knives. Not a single speck of rust on those knives. It's disgusting.

Even quicker Minmatar suits? No thank you!
You could give Minmatar a fitting bonus to biotics though... if you really want to.

GET IN LINE
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In summary, this proposal is by-and-large a buff to the Scout class, and it shouldn't be implemented unless Scouts prove to be underpowered. My goal here is preparation. In the event that Rattati does come knocking, it will be good to have something in-hand. And it'll good to have already done all the barfighting in advance of his arrival.

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Here's a recap of the all the changes in the current proposal (version 1.0):

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As always, looking forward to your thoughts and feedback, gentlemen and bastards. o7

:: Picks up first barstool ::
:: Aims it at Voidfaction ::

Yes, I'm messing with the best-in-class GalScout. What currently makes the GalScout unique also makes it disproportionately popular in competitive play (and all else disproportionately unpopular). Scouts are Dust's stealth unit; all should be capable of participating in stealth play without gimping themselves.

This proposal accomplishes the goal of stealth normalization by introducing a class-wide module efficacy bonus to profile dampeners. Regardless of race, fitting one Complex Dampener on your scout suit will beat 21dB Scans. Regardless of race, running around without damps will leave you vulnerable to most scans.

As you'd expect, the GalScout is left without a meaningful edge, so we'll have to cook up a new one. I've proposed an increase to base scan range and effectively halving the cloakblind effect; I believe this would leave the GalScout uniquely positioned to excel in infiltration. Anyone have other ideas?

MinScouts do stand to benefit from the proposed damp efficacy bonus. If you think the additional 2.6% speed bump is too much, we can drop it. My goal was to normalize assault:scout speed gaps, which meant widening the gap between MN Assault and MN Scout. Dropping MN Assault speed would accomplish the same, though I don't intend to propose that change in a Scout proposal :p

MinScouts do stand to benefit from the proposed damp efficacy bonus. If you think the additional 2.6% speed bump is too much, we can drop it. My goal was to normalize assault:scout speed gaps, which meant widening the gap between MN Assault and MN Scout. Dropping MN Assault speed would accomplish the same, though I don't intend to propose that change in a Scout proposal :p

re minscout.
perhaps with the suspected hard cap for sprint speed the minscout could be adjusted so it hits 11.12 with just 2x kincats? that way it is still getting the full effects of the bonus. maybe that solves some pg issues too...not sure

all in all great work! this is a great starting point for discussion.

In summary, this proposal is by-and-large a buff to the Scout class, and it shouldn't be implemented unless Scouts prove to be underpowered. My goal here is preparation. In the event that Rattati does come knocking, it will be good to have something in-hand. And it'll good to have already done all the barfighting in advance of his arrival.

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Here's a recap of the all the changes in the current proposal (version 1.0):

Scout Class Bonus
Current: +15% cloak fitting reduction
Proposed: +15% cloak fitting reduction, +8% profile dampener efficacy

Cloak (std, adv, pro)
Current: 0%, 5%,10% active dampening
Proposed: 0% active dampening

Duvolle Focused Scanner
Current: Precision - 20dB
Proposed: Precision - 18dB

GA Scout Racial Bonus
Current: +2% base scan precision, +3% base scan profile
Proposed: +5% base scan range, -10% cloakblind effect

MN Scout Base Movement
Current: 5.65 m/s
Proposed: 5.80 m/s

AM Scout Racial Bonus
Current: +5% base stamina/recovery, +5% base scan precision
Proposed: +10% base stamina/recovery, +5% biotic module efficacy

CA Scout Racial Bonus
Current: +10% base scan range, +3% base scan profile
Proposed: +10% base scan range, +7% precision enhancer efficacy

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As always, looking forward to your thoughts and feedback, gentlemen and bastards. o7

:: Picks up first barstool ::
:: Aims it at Voidfaction ::

Yes, I'm messing with the best-in-class GalScout. What currently makes the GalScout unique also makes it disproportionately popular in competitive play (and all else disproportionately unpopular). Scouts are Dust's stealth unit; all should be capable of participating in stealth play without gimping themselves.

This proposal accomplishes the goal of stealth normalization by introducing a class-wide module efficacy bonus to profile dampeners. Regardless of race, fitting one Complex Dampener on your scout suit will beat 21dB Scans. Regardless of race, running around without damps will leave you vulnerable to most scans.

As you'd expect, the GalScout is left without a meaningful edge, so we'll have to cook up a new one. I've proposed an increase to base scan range and effectively halving the cloakblind effect; I believe this would leave the GalScout uniquely positioned to excel in infiltration. Anyone have other ideas?