So they've fixed the vehicles (buff), logi suits, tac ar, added placeholders for pilot suits, added the commando suit, fixed explosives, fixed the flaylock and contact nades and now in 1.4 I'm hearing about vehicles again and that scouts aren't slated till post 1.5.... Fml, I don't know if I'll be holing out, talk about the ultimate shaft.

Just face it, they really don't know what to do.

Been a scout since closed beta started. I might not play as much anymore, but feel sad that I'm not on list :(

If you read the suit description it alludes to scouts having suit membranes that make them tougher to see. I'd like to see scouts requiring a longer LOS targeting before appearing on tacnet and/or, once on tacnet, immediate removal once LOS is broken...all relative to dampening skills/mods, of course.

That idea aside, with explosives nerf (im ok with MD as-is), strafing fix, collision/hitbox fix, and shotgun hit detection fix i think that pseudo could be a very happy scout.

If you want to let a scout dream, i'd LOVE to have the ability to scale walls (electromagnetic climbing gear) and cling to ledges. Want to fly a dropship to the roof to snipe? Fine. That click you hear on the back of your helmet 20 seconds later will be me prebagging you. Climbing equipment efficiency could be inverse-exponentially related to suit mass and weight reduction mods.

Think about the potential for nova knife drop-ambush, stealth uplink dropping, enemy spotting, and nest sniping. *drool*

1.5? Really?

If you read the suit description it alludes to scouts having suit membranes that make them tougher to see. I'd like to see scouts requiring a longer LOS targeting before appearing on tacnet and/or, once on tacnet, immediate removal once LOS is broken...all relative to dampening skills/mods, of course.

That idea aside, with explosives nerf (im ok with MD as-is), strafing fix, collision/hitbox fix, and shotgun hit detection fix i think that pseudo could be a very happy scout.

If you want to let a scout dream, i'd LOVE to have the ability to scale walls (electromagnetic climbing gear) and cling to ledges. Want to fly a dropship to the roof to snipe? Fine. That click you hear on the back of your helmet 20 seconds later will be me prebagging you. Climbing equipment efficiency could be inverse-exponentially related to suit mass and weight reduction mods.

Think about the potential for nova knife drop-ambush, stealth uplink dropping, enemy spotting, and nest sniping. *drool*

Is there someone playing minmatar scout in CQC that doesn't use CPU enhancer? I'm wondering because i cant find a good fitting without a CPU enhancer.
( I would love to be in the list be only if i was in top 10 so no thank you )

Wolfman pointed out that strafing is currently bugged (too good in some cases), which will be nice for CQC scouts when corrected (end of August?). It's possible that the super-strafe added in 1.2 was intended for Scouts but accidentally applied across the board, but again I'm speculating. Anyhow, mediums out-strafing a flank attack at 3m then spinning around to wipe us out via FP? That garbage should never happen and could come to an end in a month or so.

- Shotty GoBang

electronics 5, core upgrades 4
min scout adv and pro. SG adv and pro + sidearm adv.

But you ask me my fitting when i ask for one ??

Are you on a adv minmattar scout ? and do you fit anything else?

Major suit changes (i.e. adding slots) are off the table; however, they could buff our base characteristics (i.e. PG/CPU, HP, Speed, Stamina, Stealth etc) if and when they desire.


- Shotty GoBang

Really? So the proto Minja is going to be stuck with two low slots?

We've been told that infantry are getting looked at in 1.4, but the scope of this comment wasn't very clearly elaborated on yet. We're in the process of scheduling a meeting with CCP Flying Scottsman (The lead game designer) and CCP Remnant (The designer currently in charge of overall balancing for infantry) to get a discussion going about what will be changing, how they go about their balancing process in the first place, etc. Our intent in this meeting is to further push our crusade of "If you spend like 20 minutes a day for a day for two actually talking to your playerbase about a change you're thinking about making, you'll save yourself weeks of re-tooling and re-adjusting in the long run"

As far as scouts go, we've heard nothing specific about it, but we can confirm that CCP agree's they are in a pretty crap place. When being told about the upcoming aiming improvements concern was expressed that this might shaft scouts even further, so we're hoping they took that kind of stuff into account if scouts are on the balancing plate for 1.4!

As for what can/can't be hotfixed, this is a murky point.

They /apparently/ have the ability to hotfix in balancing changes to almost every stat but range with very short notice. We've never got a solid answer on why they let things fester for so long if that's the case, though. We're at a stage where trying to figure out what they can/can't do with their tech is something we're trying to get answers on so we can better direct feedback, but we're encountering resistance for whatever reason on a lot of stuff.

When I've got something solid about the state of scouts, I'll seek permission to share it ASAP.