Reminder for Scout Pilots

Adept · Post by **Adept** » Sat Dec 25, 2010 8:56 pm

Elzam V. Branstein wrote:QUOTE (Elzam V. Branstein @ Dec 25 2010, 10:37 PM) No one probes at the start, it's an offense to see who can strike the other first. After that opening confrontation you probe. If you're probing with missiles/shields, after you drop a probe, put shield in cargo. Drop another, missiles into cargo.

When you've put down your first probe, put your missiles in cargo, especially if they are seekers. Shields take a long time to recharge, form most of the durability of your scout and have less sig than seekers. Fly with missiles unmounted and shields up as a general rule. You can unmount your shields in a split second when you need to hide.

Elzam_ · Post by **Elzam_** » Sat Dec 25, 2010 9:01 pm

I might've gotten those mixed up. I remove the one that takes away more sig

DonKarnage · Post by **DonKarnage** » Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:24 pm

I think you should just stop before you confuse anyone

Elzam_ · Post by **Elzam_** » Sun Dec 26, 2010 2:02 am

DonKarnage wrote:QUOTE (DonKarnage @ Dec 25 2010, 05:24 PM) I think you should just stop before you confuse anyone

WHAT? WHERE AM I?! WHERE DID ALL THESE NINJAS COME FROM?! AND WHY ARE THEY ALL WEARING WHITE?

Camaro · Post by **Camaro** » Sun Dec 26, 2010 4:39 am

Ah. I have been puzzled by the rise in shieldless scouts in recent games... now it makes sense.

Riorank · Post by **Riorank** » Sun Dec 26, 2010 9:17 am

Camaro wrote:QUOTE (Camaro @ Dec 25 2010, 08:39 PM) Ah. I have been puzzled by the rise in shieldless scouts in recent games... now it makes sense.

That would be me... Might wanna edit the first post there. Took it seriously. "leave it at home...." I should start doubting the advice of others...

And the AFS, I applied, but the PM didnt give me much. And I figured this category fit my needs, frankly I still have a hard time navigating these forums.

Vortrog · Post by **Vortrog** » Sun Dec 26, 2010 11:27 am

Riorank wrote:QUOTE (Riorank @ Dec 26 2010, 07:17 PM) That would be me... Might wanna edit the first post there. Took it seriously. "leave it at home...." I should start doubting the advice of others...

Reread the topic you gen Y media automatons FFS. It seems I didn't idiotproof the first post enough

Adept · Post by **Adept** » Sun Dec 26, 2010 1:32 pm

Small addition to my comment above. Dumbfires have a very low sig compared to seekers. A scout's fighting power is pretty laughable anyway (aside from prox ambushes) so I tend to just carry dumbfires 95% of the time. As a bonus if you're proxing an aleph (stay 200m away facing the aleph, hit reverse thrust for a moment and drop the prox in front of your scout) an somebody who enters slowly is a sitting duck for your dumbfires. He/she can either dodge and take a lot of damage from the prox, or eat your dumbs (they are much harder to spoof with CMs than seekers).

/edit And indeed Vortrog, I would remove that huge "leave your shield at the base" public service announcement.

BEER · Post by **BEER** » Sun Dec 26, 2010 2:05 pm

FreeBeer wrote:QUOTE (FreeBeer @ Dec 14 2010, 07:43 PM) FreeBeer says: "Spike drinks, not bombers!"

Jimen · Post by **Jimen** » Sun Dec 26, 2010 8:37 pm

Just close and delete this goddamn thread already. Not only is the original "advice" terrible but it's attracting other equally clueless people who don't know a probe from a log of @#(! but still think they need to give "advice" on how to use a scout. Just memorize everything cashto said, everything Adept said, everything I said, and then go back to the first page and marvel at Mastametz's posts. Because those four people were right. Glance over Shiz and Brood's comments, too. Everyone else really needs to shut the $#@! up.