No one uses it Because it is a support item and most people only care about their kd.

No one uses it Because it is a support item and most people only care about their kd.

No one uses it Because it is a support item and most people only care about their kd.

Pretty much this. Why help the team when helping yourself helps you out so much more?

No. No one uses it because you get no WP for using it.

No. No one uses it because you get no WP for using it.

Because everything you can see with your scanner I can see with my eyes unassisted
Now if it lit up enemies like the enemy locator grenade in Metal Gear it would be drastically more useful

Because everything you can see with your scanner I can see with my eyes unassisted
Now if it lit up enemies like the enemy locator grenade in Metal Gear it would be drastically more useful

Because everything you can see with your scanner I can see with my eyes unassisted
Now if it lit up enemies like the enemy locator grenade in Metal Gear it would be drastically more useful

which pretty much means its not very benefitcial to the grind only for real support oriented players.

As a stealth scout I don't approve of this thread.

most people worry more about survivibility in a fire fight rather then be hidden from scanners. So the only people who use them are mainly support role types and sneaky scouts.

I don't like how few equipment slots I have left though these days.

Knowing where the enemy is attacking from and how many there are, not to mention tracking them as they move, is very important for survivability.

Don't need LoS to scan. 100m range at 60-¦ covers a massive amount of ground, lights up enemies on both radar and HUD via chevrons for the duration.

You're not too far away from claiming wall hacks have no practical utility.

Unbelievable that so much of the player base ignores it because they're fixated on WP like pavlovian dogs.

the only reason i can't use it is because of the requirements

I'm in a mimnatar suit and it got low pg and cpu
want to use it

I prefer not to rely on a piece of technology. We're given two pairs of eyes and ears, use it.

As a stealth scout I don't approve of this thread.

With just the standard active scanner I can see who and what is in the 90 degree, 100 meter area ahead of me (other than proto scouts and those using sensor dampeners). That intel is not only fun to see but can very useful, whether attacking or defending a position. And that's just the standard one. The proto level has an interesting variety of options, such as one that scans at 28dB and keeps enemies marked for 25 seconds! And another one that scans to 200 meters at a 90 degree angle and marks for 8 seconds! And they give this intel to your whole squad!

These are extrememly useful! Not to mention fun to use. Yet I've only been tagged by one once in all the times I've played. Why don't people use them more? I've just been using one for a day and already find it to be invaluable.

Yeah, and floating your cross hairs over an enemy gives the same effect even through walls
Its a cool piece of gear but it severely lacks when you can get the same effect without it

I might be wrong but the advantages of the scanner is that; when they are scanned they show up on the map and are shown to teammates. (Sorry if I used the semi-colon incorrectly )

No thats right but that effect alone is kind of meh if it can be replicated by just paying attention you know
If it had an added effect like painting a target to guide missiles towards it that would be cool

Pretty much this. Why help the team when helping yourself helps you out so much more?

Why equip a piece of electronics that is ******* useless as soon as bullets are flying? [Edit: Above said as a logi... scouts... get with the program and find me red dots]

As a stealth scout I don't approve of this thread.

LOL you know scouts are a dieing breed.
but seriously you and your kind will be dissolved into the logi.
Join us or perish.
Resistance is futile.

i used to use scanners but then i relized how spoiled they were making me. i used to run my 'skinweave' logi fit with a rep tool and a standrd scanner. OMG i think i used that thing more then my eyes sometimes.

I used to spawn in at the beginning of the match and imedeitly scan even though i was in the middle of my team. I remember how i would scan before turning corners (sometimes it would bug and i would run straight into the arms of a HMG) and how i scaned almost imedeitly after the cooldown. Sometimes i would have my active scanner out more then my weapon.

after a while i begin to trust active scanners more then anything else. i couldnt just look and be sure nobody was there i had to scan. then it got worse i got obsessed with kepping enemies scaned to the point where i was felling helpless during colldowns. Almost as if i were naked everytime it was in cooldown i ran for cover looking around nervously not knowing where someone might appear from. if i couldnt scan i was blind.

i stop using scanners so that i can cut my dependency on them. they are a great tool but dont be dependent on them or you will die between charges.

Yeah it requires a commitment of resources, similar to drop uplinks, and it can be a pain to keep switching back to it via the radial menu. Imagine if CCP enabled us to access one equipment via weapon switch though! You could rapidly switch to it with no chance of accidentally selecting something else and keep using it at regular intervals.

No one uses it Because it is a support item and most people only care about their kd.

I need a video capture device thing, you should see how a sniper see's an active scanner user.....

No, the manner in which nearly everyone uses this item makes them very vulnerable for a nice clean skull masher

I'm intrigued. Can you be more specific?

No one uses it Because it is a support item and most people only care about their kd.

I have noticed one Proto Logi cracking out an Active and begin scanning... in the open, while not moving.

Needless to say he got a Forge Gun round for his troubles.

I have no idea why he stopped like that, it's not really called for at all. I tend to use the same manoeuvre I use for reloading, if the stamina's available begin the scan at the start of a sprint-jump to maintain a bit of the sprint momentum for part of the action.

I'll use them on my PROTO Logi suit when I get it. I like keeping my boys alive and supplied, so I make it less important.


Peace, Aizen

(note: I'm a actual Logibro, shame you don't see many of those anymore, although you never really saw those.... I wonder what happened to Logi Bro)

I tried using one in skirmish before, but as others have said, it's completely broke in skirmish, so I got off on the wrong foot with it. Then my respec came, and I didn't spec back into it. I also use a heavy most of the time, so I don't even have an equipment slot.