Question: Why use recon or scout?

#1

Both assault and support can hold stims and health packs.

Assault has 20% more health.

Support has 40% more health.

Tanking damage and dishing it back is usually your only option, especially with the current combistick meta.

The class bonuses for scout and recon are minimal. Dexterous and tracker are easily equipable, along with thick skin, iron lungs, or double time.

Extra mud cover duration and faster weapon switching is useless.

So why use recon or scout?
(Also, Dutch is not good either because there are only 8 gear slots in his class)

My thoughts: I think OWLF trained should only take 2 perk slots. Assault base health should be 160. Recon and scout base health should be 145. And Dutch base health should be 170. Just for starters.

Your thoughts?

#2

for speed and memes, but yeah you are right - if i wanna play serious i chose support, no reason to play anybody else, recon and scout should be buffed, they passive should be more significant and health should be higher, cuz right now they can be instakilled by combistick throw or full charged bow

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#3

I like the scout model the best, however until it gets a class skill rework I’ve been playing as Recon, the perk points are a good enough reason. I don’t tend to play the meta though.

Actually I’m apparently in the mood to play as Scout now, lol.

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#4

I enjoy the speed that scout provides, lets me chase down predators better than other classes. Obviously this isn’t the case against a really good predator especially paired a with a random squad who like to stare at the sun for fun. Still my success rate as a scout in random squads is better than using other classes.

#5

My recon has PiG and IC perks, making him nearly impossible to see in thermal. I survive combistick throws and other attacks be not being targeted. And scout has the speed, so if I’m constantly moving, they have to get into melee to get a hit, and I can parry that.

#6

Tanking damage and dishing it back is usually your only option, especially with the current combistick meta.

Because this isn’t true. I play recon sniper from up high, adjacent to the FT and objectives. Extra time mudded is helpful when posted up. Low hp isn’t an issue when you aren’t being targeted.

#7

Scout was best, because movement speed and secondary weapon damage.

Now scout revives faster instead, right? Not bad, not great imo. But movement speed, even further increased with perks, is superb for certain playstyles. Especially if you have pressure on a pred and are on the chase.

All matter of preverance. Assault class is most well rounded.