I am exclusively a scout player. If you ever see me in the pubs loaded out as anything else, it's my girlfriend playing on my account. I have been playing for a bit over a month now and have enjoyed myself. I have to tip my metaphorical hat to Shotty GoBang (whose name always reminds me of Erin Go Bragh) for being such an amazing advocate and organizer for the scout populous.

The open sharing of advice and information in the scout community is one of the reasons I stuck with Dust, even after my first week of brutal and frequent losses. Keep the united front together, scout brothers and sisters. I, for one, truly appreciate it.

(Change in kills, Change in KDR)
/\ is shotty's way of making the Delta symbol, which is recognized in mathematics as "change in"

Oh okay I understand that but how does he get the changes is my other question. Do I just send in my updated stats every week or something or what?

Oh okay I understand that but how does he get the changes is my other question. Do I just send in my updated stats every week or something or what?

Hi Jackal,

All you have to do is let us know if you run the Scout Suit less regularly. Otherwise, I'll pull your stats periodically and update them along with the Community's. The (0, 0) next to your name will but be updated Saturday or Sunday to reflect changes in Killcount/KDR you've observed since being added to the Registry. When 1.5 is released, these metrics will be reset to (0, 0). We use this system (Delta Kills, Delta KDR) as a means of measuring how a given build is affecting us individually and as a whole. I hope this answers your questions. Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

- Shotty

Scenario:
Plunk red-dot with a shotgun.
Red-dot proceeds to jump and strafe about.
Shotgun's now useless.

Question:
Is it acceptable -- in this case -- to use the despised Flaylock?

I think as scouts we need every advantage we can get, so I'd say absolutely: nail him with the Flaylock!

Hell, I use every trick I can to get kills, which for me mostly entails sneaking up and murdering unsuspecting medium frames when they are foolishly trying to cap our objectives. SMG to the back of the dome with no chance to fight back... probably no more or less fair than a flaylock at close range.

Screw em all. If they wanted a fair fight, they'd be wearing scout suits and using something other than ARs.....

Unlocked my CRG-3 last night and loving it. A nice change of pace from my Nova Knifing activities. Anyone ever shoot a LAV driver out of the LAV while they driving by at top speed? Had that happen to me last night. Was quite amusing!

I had a terrible day yesterday, really disheartened. Sneaking up on ppl and plunking them with my CRG-3, then proceed to miss every next shot until they mow me down.

Not sure if I was just having a bad day, but damn - not enjoyable.

Interesting to see Shotty mention once they start jumping about, shotgun is useless. Hadn't realised that, that's effectively what seemed to be happening to me, although at this point shouldn't it still be possible to finish the job with the shotgun? If that takes special skill, then I'll feel a little happier about my deaths yesterday at least.

What I'm trying to figure out is how to stay close to my prey so that I negate their ability to keep a bead on me and I can keep out of their line of fire enough to nail them. Is this a tactic that is possible? Perhaps I'm trying to do something that is nigh on impossible.

All in all, the flipping auto-aim is p1ssing me off right now. I don't like dying so fast, and so far I refuse to use an AR, although tempted just to see what all the fuss is about. Maybe I'd learn something about how to stay alive longer.

Meh! :(

I think it's been mentioned that the subsequent shotgun pellets go to your original hit location (except maybe for a pellet or two), even when you move your aiming reticule to track your target and so it's hard to get additional hits.

I guess maybe we should make 'em pay: use the breach with a damage mod and make the first hit count. It's what I'm gonna try when I actually get off my duff and put some more SP into shotguns.....

New Scout KDR Charts!
https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&find=unread&t=110800

Snipers Include:
Tyjus Vacca, Keeriam Miray, Admonishment, voidfaction, Kodho, Decasor, Samantha Hunyz, JieXi Bao

Non-Snipers Include:
Everyone Else

^ Apologies if I have you in the wrong list ... let me know and I'll fix it.

- Shotty GoBang

Scenario:
Plunk red-dot with a shotgun.
Red-dot proceeds to jump and strafe about.
Shotgun's now useless.

Question:
Is it acceptable -- in this case -- to use the despised Flaylock?

I think as scouts we need every advantage we can get, so I'd say absolutely: nail him with the Flaylock!

Hell, I use every trick I can to get kills, which for me mostly entails sneaking up and murdering unsuspecting medium frames when they are foolishly trying to cap our objectives. SMG to the back of the dome with no chance to fight back... probably no more or less fair than a flaylock at close range.

Screw em all. If they wanted a fair fight, they'd be wearing scout suits and using something other than ARs.....

(dude, I need to follow this thread better. 10 pages since I was last here.)

So if a Scout is someone that used a light frame or scout suit more than 50% of the time, Does that make me a sniper? because I do that more than 50% of the time. Considering most of the games I play are PCs and they rarely let me play not-sniper.

I just don't do it when I run in scout squads, on those new I-Hate-Sniper maps, am practicing with a new weapon, or see another scout on the other side.
Which means, your idea of me is a little biased. I also love taking down you other scouts with my shotgun. Marauder is the only one of you with a positive win/loss ratio vs me. ("but you don't fight fair! those aren't 1v1s, you're just sneaking up on me." lol that's the whole point of a scout)

I also have so very many weapons. Plasma Cannon and Mass Driver at the advance level. Swarms, shotgun, sniper, and scrambler rifle at proto, and SMG, Scrambler pistol, and flaylock at proto.

But, ah, favorite scout-squad moment so far:
"Argh! you stole my kill!"
"What, no, I was trying to help you out. you were almost dead!"
"No I wasn't"
"yeah, you had like, nothing left on your bar"
"no."
"Yeah, you were at half armor"
". . . that means I still had 200HP left."
"Oh..."

Was that me ? Lol

Scenario:
Plunk red-dot with a shotgun.
Red-dot proceeds to jump and strafe about.
Shotgun's now useless.

Question:
Is it acceptable -- in this case -- to use the despised Flaylock?

no, it was shotty or doubletap. the squad was me, doubletap. shotty, Zan, "Randell," and... someone else I think.

I did, of course, steal your low-slot configuration.

And to add:


I've been playing around with the Breach SMG, but I nearly always use the Flaylock Pistol. It was nerfed- rather, it was balanced- to a good point where it isn't useless, but most people that can't aim can't kill with it. and that first shot regularly takes out their shields so the extra armor damage is always preferable.
also a good counter to those "dancers" because they rarely leave it's blast radius.

(dude, I need to follow this thread better. 10 pages since I was last here.)

So if a Scout is someone that used a light frame or scout suit more than 50% of the time, Does that make me a sniper? because I do that more than 50% of the time. Considering most of the games I play are PCs and they rarely let me play not-sniper.

I just don't do it when I run in scout squads, on those new I-Hate-Sniper maps, am practicing with a new weapon, or see another scout on the other side.
Which means, your idea of me is a little biased. I also love taking down you other scouts with my shotgun. Marauder is the only one of you with a positive win/loss ratio vs me. ("but you don't fight fair! those aren't 1v1s, you're just sneaking up on me." lol that's the whole point of a scout)

I also have so very many weapons. Plasma Cannon and Mass Driver at the advance level. Swarms, shotgun, sniper, and scrambler rifle at proto, and SMG, Scrambler pistol, and flaylock at proto.

But, ah, favorite scout-squad moment so far:
"Argh! you stole my kill!"
"What, no, I was trying to help you out. you were almost dead!"
"No I wasn't"
"yeah, you had like, nothing left on your bar"
"no."
"Yeah, you were at half armor"
". . . that means I still had 200HP left."
"Oh..."

no, it was shotty or doubletap. the squad was me, doubletap. shotty, Zan, "Randell," and... someone else I think and ECSTASY cravings.

lol... some guy put up a nerf scout thread! and I don't think he's trolling because hes (ugh) still spamming me with ragemail... and I can't even put a bounty on him, he made an alt (prob to get me angry ) named fire bolt2.
here's the link the noob that thinks scouts need no skill and are a noobtube!

It 's not the scout that needs a nerf it's you Lightning, you are just OP

(1) I had a terrible day yesterday, really disheartened. Sneaking up on ppl and plunking them with my CRG-3, then proceed to miss every next shot until they mow me down. Not sure if I was just having a bad day, but damn - not enjoyable.

(2) Interesting to see Shotty mention once they start jumping about, shotgun is useless. Hadn't realised that, that's effectively what seemed to be happening to me, although at this point shouldn't it still be possible to finish the job with the shotgun? If that takes special skill, then I'll feel a little happier about my deaths yesterday at least.

(3) What I'm trying to figure out is how to stay close to my prey so that I negate their ability to keep a bead on me and I can keep out of their line of fire enough to nail them. Is this a tactic that is possible? Perhaps I'm trying to do something that is nigh on impossible.

(4) All in all, the flipping auto-aim is p1ssing me off right now. I don't like dying so fast, and so far I refuse to use an AR, although tempted just to see what all the fuss is about. Maybe I'd learn something about how to stay alive longer.

(5) Meh! :(

lol... some guy put up a nerf scout thread! and I don't think he's trolling because hes (ugh) still spamming me with ragemail... and I can't even put a bounty on him, he made an alt (prob to get me angry ) named fire bolt2.
here's the link the noob that thinks scouts need no skill and are a noobtube!

I remember:
DoubleTap
Appia
Sleepy Zan
Randall (lol)
Ecstasy Cravings
Myself

^ So that makes you Appia, right? Didn't mean to steal that kill from you, Appia. Promise :p