I am also having a hard time with this build. I came in to 1.6 with a paltry 0.70 kdr, and with some work built it up to a slightly less paltry 0.74 by ending the last week or two +1 and a few times + 2 and near the top of the boards many times.

So far, I am usually in the 0.4 and 0.3 range all of a sudden

I don't know if I am just a really horrible shot, and the toned down AA on my SMG is causing the issues, in combination with the RR and CR which are able to kill me before I can get in close. It could be the hit detection problems that others have seemed to notice, and which I have thought I noticed, but couldn't be sure.

Then you add in the fix to explosives radius and damage. I can't tell if the odds have just been stacked against me due to the hit detection and new weapons, or if my recent success was due to unwitting inflation by previously broken mechanics.

I am one lost scout...

With a high rate of fire weapon you want some dispersion,.

[sarcasm]that must be why all the pro duvolle users never skill up their AR sharpshooter [/sarcasm]


maybe YOU want dispersion... fair enough.
*I*, however, want zero.


signed,
sniper/scrambler rifle/scrambler pistol user

It depends on the combat range. In CQC, dispersion is good because while you won't be hitting all of your shots, you have a larger area to keep on the enemy. Heavies have learned the hard way how invaluable dispersion in CQC is. However, at greater distances, you need as little dispersion as possible since the target will be easier to track but be a much smaller target.

This is essentially what is wrong with the HMGGǪ CQC no dispersion, and damage drop off at range prohibits the benefits.

I have officially rage quit dust more since this patch hit than any other patch and weirdly enough it has NOTHING to do with my suit this time.

FW issues?

Sounds like chrome all over again

On Topic:
Friendly tank saw me loading up a LAV with REs.
He proceeded to try to "crush" my JJ.

Is it currently possible to damage friendly tanks in Pubs?

More likes and views than this game's playerbase, and not a single DEV post?

Seems Legit.

It's kind of nice being on the down-low..... there are plenty of other official scout feedback, suggestion and 'fix scout' threads, (made by actual scouts) that I personally like our home in the shadows.

Here we can drink, throw knives, have bar fights and generally misbehave and be a merry band of rogues....

you bastard!

you didnt go steal a PS3 during black friday?

just walk into a best buy and run out with one

Note to Self:
Plasma Cannon is not the secret solution to the current tank problem. (Tested and Confirmed)

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In other News:
Veteran tanker weighs in on the state of tanks ...
https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=128584&find=unread

^ Concludes:
All this infantry fussing is for nothing ... AV isn't even supposed to kill a tank. AV is only supposed to scare them away, or maybe help a friendly tank win a tank battle. So everything is fine.

WHAT THE HECK IS WITH THIS HALF-SPRINT BULL-KITTEN!!!!????

>_<

Seriously, this bug always seems to pop up at the most inopportune times.

Is it me or is it really apparent when you are sprinting with a shotgun?

happens no matter what i use.
So,
your not alone.

[sarcasm]that must be why all the pro duvolle users never skill up their AR sharpshooter [/sarcasm]
maybe YOU want dispersion... fair enough.
*I*, however, want zero.

signed,
sniper/scrambler rifle/scrambler pistol user

Note to Self:
Plasma Cannon is not the secret solution to the current tank problem. (Tested and Confirmed)

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In other News:
Veteran tanker weighs in on the state of tanks ...
https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=128584&find=unread

^ Concludes:
All this infantry fussing is for nothing ... AV isn't even supposed to kill a tank. AV is only supposed to scare them away, or maybe help a friendly tank win a tank battle. So everything is fine.

Seriously. I saw the most perfect plasma nail yesterday on a tank that had us pinned on an objective. mofo peeled away with i think a qtr of his armor.. not sure.. but he escaped and finally gave us a chance to move to another objective.

On one hand- it was a fun fight, on another- without that one miracle hit we'd have been stuck there the whole match.

Three Questions for Scouts

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Given: Assume cloak is released as a piece of equipment tailored to the Scout.

Question 1) As a Scout, what combat / support functions do you currently perform most often?
Question 2) In performing those functions, which equipment type currently serves you best?
Question 3) If said equipment were replaced by cloak, could you perform that function?

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The MedFrames cried "unfair" when we asked that cloak be "built-in" to our suits; so we've asked for a second equipment slot. Let's cross our fingers and hope that someone was listening. Otherwise, we will only trade one form of ineffective for another.


TL;DR - Scouts will need two equipment slots if Cloak is released as Equipment.

Another odd thing happened tonight.
Call this, "Tales of the scout, volume 27", if you like :D

....

So there I was, lone gunman sneakily peering out over the edge of the roof taking out reds one by one.
They actually tried scanning me.. pathetically.. still didnt know I was there. I'm not sure anyone even looked up.
At least 3 spawned back in. I took them out.. and STILL they didnt look up! ("always trust the scanner"? lulz)
And so, at last... we got the objective.

True story!