Has anybody tired a lazor rifle on a scout suit? Just wondering if it would be any good...for sneak melting.

I have, and I'm pretty sure Monk has mentioned doing so as well.

I like it ... only bad thing is that the laser beam instantly gives away your position, so if anyone is around to see you melting your poor victim, you've drawn a line right to yourself.

Gotta choose your targets wisely ... oh, and watch that feedback!

Yep, I've definitely got a scout suit with a Lazer rifle (just the basic STD rifle). It's a fun fit, but as Ruthless Lee mentions it's all about "here I am, come get me". I like that with the scout suit I have a lot of mobility though, which helps me keep my opponents in the sweet spot of the laser rifle.

I typically use the following with it on my STD Gallente scout suit:

High: Basic shield extender
Low: Basic armor repper
Low: Enhanced Ferroscale Plates
Grenade: M1
EQ: Basic Nanohives

It's very situational and I'll typically use it when I'm trying to back up a team of assaults, say when I am at "E" or "D" and they are making a push for the bridge objective "A".

Or when I'm on Manus Peak and folks are pushing for "C" and I'm in the hills providing cover.

Sneak melting hasn't worked out for my particular playstyle, but if you guys are making it work - Awesome! I've also died once or twice (eh, actually lots) to the overheat feedback damage.....

Keeriam, sorry about randomly dropping off last night. I got DC'd then my internet went out.

hey Shotty, id like to join the Killboard. i looked at the criteria, and i definitely meet it. ill post my kills tomorrow. its between 6000 and 6500

Kodho of Hidden Suppression
Lightning of R 0 N 1 N
Travi Zyg of The Butter Knife Bandit
Mollerz of Minja Scouts (if you're still out there, brother)
Chode of Paperthinz
Bojo of Bojo's School of the Trades

^ Any chance you gentlemen may be willing to discuss potential mergers?

Though your chosen means of death and destruction are disparate, there exists huge potential for synergy.
Sniper + Shotgunner + Assassin poses substantially greater threat than three of each.

"With Our Powers Combined! ... "

Seriously though, the concept of a Scout-exclusive endeavor stands substantially better odds of success if its efforts aren't divided across multiple Corps. Quite simply, there are too few Scouts out there to fill the ranks otherwise.

Just my two cents. I'd really like to see this work. o7

- Shotty GoBang

Bojo's School of the Trades is diverse, it aint scout only (however we have an alarming % of scouts). It's a training corp so the only one I could see absorbing is R O N 1 N. But we also aren't super in- corp. The actual corp is for students more than faculty.

I just want to help some of the newer guys come up in DUST and I know what it's like to pretty much not have anything when you first start off on this game. RONIN leans more towards Scout gameplay, but we welcome other types of players. (Heavy, Assault, Logi & Scout).

Ok then we should really talk merging. Everyone hates the idea of merging because everyone wants to be different, have their own name, etc.

Right now we're a part of the learning coalition. It's gotten off to a start (not really slow but not rapid) and we're growing. The Mango (Charlotte Odell & Lillica), BSotT (Bojo and friends), and Immortal Guides (Fox Gaden) are part of this and you should join too, regardless of not merging.

But I would like you to consider merging. The school has been around for a while, had high points and low points. But right now, BSOTT is low on official faculty (not a real problem I have a ton of out-of-corp resources) after going through a low point. BUT, I finally organized our goals like I had originally planned. Immortal Guides is our feeder corp that teaches players the basics of playing. They move to BSOTT to learn a specialization.

We've been running with Hagintora (Gal Scout shotgunner) but I can't help him a whole lot because I am a rare if not unique breed of scout (MD AR ScP RE). I do not run shotgun and I don't know the status of V-Man (a mean scout but he was out fighting the wildfires) so I would like someone to teach Hagintora Shotgun scout things.

Nice!

Count me among the scouts. I'm new to Dust, (4.5 million SP and just under a month playing.) I run a scout more than 50% of the time and will run it more as I skill into it more and develop more skills. One things for sure, as long as I play Dust, Scouting isn't a thing of the past. Killing proto snipers behind the red line is as good as 10 regular kills in my book, even if it calls for suicide. I like the thought that a sniper can't feel safe once he gets close to the line, primarily because of us.

I am addicted to hearing that headshot sound.

Currently running a SG/SMG, working toward SG/knives. 2,548 lifetime kills
And counting.

You are the future of scouts. It's awesome how ppl like you can carry on with the title of scout.

i can just imagine you sitting back in your chair, sipping your cup of green tea, thinking,"we did well...we did well..."

Brothers!

Three among our humble ranks have recently founded Scout-only corps:

Kodho - Hidden Suppression
Lightning xVx - R 0 N 1 N
Travi Zyg - The Butter Knife Bandit

Kodho (Scout Sniper) has demonstrated exceptional prowess in killing from afar whilst remaining unseen.
Lightning xVx (Shotgun Scout) is feared throughout New Eden, having earned the reputation of squad killer.
Travi Zyg (Assassin) is well-versed in all things Knives and Nades. If you see him, it is because he wanted you to.

If you're a Scout in the market for a corp/training or dig the idea of hunting alongside a pack of Raptors,
I would encourage you to get in touch with these guys. o7

Happy Hunting,
Shotty GoBang

EDIT: The above Corps aren't exclusive by weapon type, though their founders are specialists in their respective roles. You need only be a Scout or Light-Frame to apply.

I shall get proto knives soon! Then I shall rechallenge double tap! I'll go as far as to wager my Amarrian Pride!!!

But seriously it was crazy fun. We should have knife matches in fw more often

HAHA. Yeah. It's crazy fun. Most fun I have had was running a full Knife squad with Radar, Jacobi, Lightning, Myself, and a few others.

Nothing beats watching a Med Frame run in fear from 6 very angry, very stabby scouts.

So, if you want to, we can just make a small tournament. 5mil to enter, top three spots get the cash split up. Standard Elimination.

We can even have a shotty division for sh*ts and giggles.

I'm game to make this work. Anyone else?

SIDE NOTE: It's 1:14 am CST Marauder. Go to sleep.

Nuu it's only 11:16 over here

By the way, Since this is a Bar/Barbershop, Am I wrong to think that our suave bartender keeps pictures of all the departed scouts on the wall somewhere? At least we have something to drink to. So long brothers. You will be missed.