Best Heavy Scout? (In DN)

[Adaven]

I have to disagree with wizard. TF hvy scouts are nice (although not as nice since being nerfed), but rix scouts' superior range will let them win a majority of the time scout vs scout.

[Lt_Duong_]

SR hvy scouts are nice for ripping in 3 adv figs. TF hvy scouts aren't as good as they used to be, but bios is definetly the best all round hvy scout due to its cloaking

[Gandalf2]

QUOTE (Adaven @ Jan 23 2008, 10:05 PM) I have to disagree with wizard. TF hvy scouts are nice (although not as nice since being nerfed), but rix scouts' superior range will let them win a majority of the time scout vs scout.

Without turret gunners, I'm not so sure - TF should be able to close the circa 500m gap in range fairly quickly, and three gat guns should do more damage than one mini-ac (assuming they are both the same level of tech of course). Depends on the situation of course.

Good point about the dual nans Abom - I forgot about that! TF with all the sup/garrison trimmings is possibly the best faction at brute-force bombing against ints (although belters have a strong shout here too due to their boosting-speed) (Brute force in this instance not stealthy or with camping their base. Oh and excluding SY ofc!)

It's been so long since someone bought TF heavy scouts though, I don't think I've had a go in one in DN 4.60 /blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":o" border="0" alt="blink.gif" />

Belter scouts are indeed fun although I find the problem with them is I want another 5 cargo slots as there is just so much they can do!

[Lt_Duong_]

Don't forget the insane TF rip time, which when just looking back, appears to be a better tool than a cloak. 5 seconds and poof! back in friendly sector.

[gr4vity]

Nothing can possibly beat the fun you can have in a Belter HvyScout if your team found booster2/prox2/gat2/mini2 (and maybe seek2/dumb2) ..
Of course Rix/Bios comes close but I enjoy Belters the most. (boosting in the last seconds to prox an aleph a bombrun comes through beats lame hvy cloaking and droping prox in front of a bomber anyway + you can mount mini3 or boost ram him through the mines to finish him off /mrgreen.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="mrgreen.gif" />)



Regards
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[Evincar]

i prefer dreg or rix (raw speed or raw firepower and handling). Bios has some very nice stuff too, makes it a pain in the ass to stop sbs (6k tp1 drop anyone? By the way, this reference comes from the fact that it's easy to hide and bypass camps with them.), with scan GAs you get a lxy scanner. Giga has really really awesome scouts, but they cost money (not that giggle isn't designed to afford them, but anyway). Belts = versatile, but it's not so visible in scouts as they can't carry utl cannons... anyway, they are good for miner killing because you can tailram them to the rock (extremely effective). Phoenix, ic, gt, they all have decent scouts, each one with different good things (more missiles, more ammo, gat and nan). TF scouts are just too slow to be considered imho, but they can be a force to be reckoned with if used propperly

[Shizoku]

GT are really freaken hard to hit and have a lot of hull.

But I really love belter hvy scouts, throw a boost3 on one of those things(still trying to convince noir to put hvy boost on them) and nothing will catch you. Nothing like cruising at 220 then hitting the boost and just fly!

Bios I have a soft spot for as well, probably the most usefull out of all the hvy scouts.

[Clay_Pigeon]

ooo...well there is rix but also bios with the cloaking and ooo belter hvy scouts are pwnage but so are tf heavy scouts and giga lux scouts are pwnage squared but dreg hvys are superfast and impossible to hit and phoenix is even harder to hit and gt has that extra slot but ic is ford tough.

I CAN'T DECIDE. I LOVE THEM ALL.

[CronoDroid]

Nix Hvy Scout. Laser Cannon. 'Nuff said.

[Lt_Duong_]

Hvy scouts can mount AC pew pew guns?