Post by TheGrandKababi on Oct 2, 2011 21:11:51 GMT -8
Scouts are the versatile, lightly armed, fast-attack skirmishers that make up the majority of the human number.
Overview
The scout, for being such a general class has the greatest variety of uses within the game. Many players choose to play as a scout due to the fact that it is a cheap option to equip, needing very few items to be effective and is very easy to play as. A scout has the main strengths of versatility, speed and potential stealth.
Usage
Strategy
A Scout serves as a literal scout, as well as a flanker, a zombie distraction, a messenger in lieu of walkies and cell phones, a mission completing powerhouse, and a skirmisher.
Any Scout should focus on mobility and stealth as key goals, with mobility being the primary one and stealth following close behind. Load outs should be light, and preferably quiet, but slight sacrifice of either of these doesn't usually cripple a well-trained Scout.
As with most Scout things, encounters should be short, sweet, and to the point. Scout encounters always end one of three ways: Total zombie destruction, Scout death, or Scout fleeing. Good Scouts usually do the third, bad Scouts usually do the second. Any encounter that is avoidable should be avoided, any encounter that is necessary, either due to time or lack of stealth abilities, should focus on leaving, and fast. Ammo as a Scout is very limited, and running out isn't an option. Use ammo sparingly.
One key tactic to surviving and thriving in encounters involves herding zombies. When spotted, run for a short sprint before looking behind you. Clear as many of the zombies in the head of the pack as possible. Lather, rinse, and repeat for as long as necessary to be able to flee effectively. This tactic eliminates the fastest zombies quickly, and eventually creates a horde of only slow moving undead, making it easy to escape.
Timeline
The Scout is, by and far, the most ubiquitous class in the game. If you can't find a useful application for a Scout, you're not doing it right. Any time speed, stealth, and efficiency are needed in getting from one place to another the Scout is the man to ask. Use well, and in bulk.
Load Out
Recons, Deploys, Alpha Troopers, Barricades and Mavericks are all good stock blasters as a Scout. With enough modification, the Stampede may work as a Scout weapon, as well as the Barrel Break, Firefly, Doubleshot, and various others. Poppers and socks are highly recommended as secondaries and holdout weapons.
Overview
The scout, for being such a general class has the greatest variety of uses within the game. Many players choose to play as a scout due to the fact that it is a cheap option to equip, needing very few items to be effective and is very easy to play as. A scout has the main strengths of versatility, speed and potential stealth.
Usage
Strategy
A Scout serves as a literal scout, as well as a flanker, a zombie distraction, a messenger in lieu of walkies and cell phones, a mission completing powerhouse, and a skirmisher.
Any Scout should focus on mobility and stealth as key goals, with mobility being the primary one and stealth following close behind. Load outs should be light, and preferably quiet, but slight sacrifice of either of these doesn't usually cripple a well-trained Scout.
As with most Scout things, encounters should be short, sweet, and to the point. Scout encounters always end one of three ways: Total zombie destruction, Scout death, or Scout fleeing. Good Scouts usually do the third, bad Scouts usually do the second. Any encounter that is avoidable should be avoided, any encounter that is necessary, either due to time or lack of stealth abilities, should focus on leaving, and fast. Ammo as a Scout is very limited, and running out isn't an option. Use ammo sparingly.
One key tactic to surviving and thriving in encounters involves herding zombies. When spotted, run for a short sprint before looking behind you. Clear as many of the zombies in the head of the pack as possible. Lather, rinse, and repeat for as long as necessary to be able to flee effectively. This tactic eliminates the fastest zombies quickly, and eventually creates a horde of only slow moving undead, making it easy to escape.
Timeline
The Scout is, by and far, the most ubiquitous class in the game. If you can't find a useful application for a Scout, you're not doing it right. Any time speed, stealth, and efficiency are needed in getting from one place to another the Scout is the man to ask. Use well, and in bulk.
Load Out
Recons, Deploys, Alpha Troopers, Barricades and Mavericks are all good stock blasters as a Scout. With enough modification, the Stampede may work as a Scout weapon, as well as the Barrel Break, Firefly, Doubleshot, and various others. Poppers and socks are highly recommended as secondaries and holdout weapons.