So I've always been a hunter looking for the best scout rifle in the game. The obvious choice, which I stumbled upon after VOG raid completion, was the Vision of Confluence. Even the name makes you feel smart. But lately I've been gifted, very luckily, with a wide variety of new, DLC scout rifles. The Badger, NitC (which, for those that don't know, is Nail in the Coffin), and B-line Trauma. And I must say they are all good. The NitC is good all around, and with your perks, can be even better. It'll get you through battle the way most scout rifles usually do: at a distance and with time for precision shots. The Badger, the heavy hitting, slow firing rifle, is definitely for use at range. But the B-Line Trauma, is where the magic begins...
It is probably the fastest firing scout in the game. It trumps VOC in ROF, and now damage, I presume. It has excellent handling, and I would go as far as to call it the best VOC replacement around (VOC 2.0). It...just shoots so fast and you'll kill quickly in the crucible with a few headshots. I mean, this rifle is either equal or faster firing than MIDA, probably faster, and its damage is on par with its fellow scout rifles. Given, VOC will always have a place in my heart, there will have to be a replacement, unless they can buff VOC, which I pray they find the heart to do.
I think the crucible sells it, and if you want a good scout rifle that can perform in ways faster than ever before, try out B-Line Trauma.
(Edit: Please do comment if you have a scout rifle that's dear to your heart. I love to hear about them. Also what perks you look for or have that make your scout's good/loveable.)
[b]Show the love for scout rifles and bump/like this thread if you have a special someone (Scout rifle) in your life.
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Edit 2: Wow, thanks everyone for their comments! I love that there are so many that love scout rifles so much. Sorry if I skipped your beloved one, I was just trying to show my new favorites. I'll check out your guy's guns and see if I find something interesting. Thanks again!
Edit 3: I forgot to mention my B-Line is random rolled, not from crucible. Its got grenadier and Luck in the chamber, with some decent middle tier perks. The crucible one is meh, so be wary. And Mida is hands down a great exotic scout, but being exotic its entitled to be a bit more fine tuned than the legendaries. The poll is geared towards legendaries, as MIDA has a monopoly over the exotic scout rifles.
Edit 4: Thanks for all comments. After looking through them I've enjoyed seeing everyone's opinions and picks. I guess its made me rethink some things. B-Line does trade impact for fire rate, but its really a good kicker. The Rapier that the crucible sells is a monster right out the box with its perks, and B-Line sadly settles for Mulligan and idk what the other one was. The one from IB, Gheleons Demise, is considered good by most of you, and the vanguard NitC, Badger, and old A1 have earned thumbs up from most of you. MIDA reigns king of exotic scouts, as it is the only one. Long live scout rifles and the brave humans, exos, and awoken that stand behind them. Bring on the comments!!
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2 days in and more of you responded than I ever thought would. Thank you all for making this community great, and long live scout rifles!!![/b]
[b]Over a thousand, no, over 2000, NOOOO, OVER 3000!!! votes for Vision of Confluence as people's most favored scout rifle! The love for that gun ain't dead yet![/b]
[b]Well over 5,500 votes and 750+ comments/replies!!!??? Thanks so much you handsome scout rifle community! This conversation has changed the way I look at this community and I hope you've enjoyed the discussion. Keep it up, cause I aim to be your expert authority over anything scout rifle related. Have a great week guardians. Amen.[/b]
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I've been using the NITC it's pretty good but no VOC
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Vision of Confluence or A1. Tough to say...
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Edited by bazooka joey: 12/29/2014 3:23:20 AMNitc... Firefly, and explosive rounds. It replaced my voc.
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My B-Line rolled with Firefly, Luck in the chamber, and Explosive rounds. I'd pick this over VoC in PvP any day of the week
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Another nitc with firefly = destruction
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Looking to get the b-line trauma
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My fav scout rifle has to be hawkmoon. Dat range/damage.
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I love Crusader I. I got third eye, send it, and luck in the chamber on it from a drop.
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I use VoC and NitC. Thanks for informing me about what NitC stood for. I was wondering what it meant.
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I use ghelions demise with firefly and extended mags. It's very nice. I found b-line but haven't used it yet or even ranked it up. I also finally got the voc. should I just ignore the voc since it will be obsolete in a few weeks? For those that don't know the impact is how much damage you inflict, the attack number minus the last digit is the level your gun does its max damage to. So 300 attack on level 32 does less then it would for 300 on level 30 enemies. A 331 does the same on 30 and 32, but as soon as 34 hits it weakens.
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The mida maxed out is so bloody good and as a Titan, I can't get enough of running quicker than hunters haha
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Check out my Gheleons (sp?) Demise on my Warlock. It's got Firefly, Hammer Forged, Improved Stability, and Custom Optics. PvE the thing DESTROYS .
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B-Line with Luck In Chamber and Firely: godly
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Aries nemesis
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A.1 will always hold a spot as my favorite scout rifle. Sucks that they basically got rid of every pre DLC gun so you can't even buy them if you're lower leveled, or for PvP
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You can't make a poll about scout rifles and not include the Mida. That thing is amazing.
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Badger CCL is amazing. Good in PvE, only 1 damage upgrade and I'm doing 934 damage against level 26 enemies. In PvP it's even better, 3 head shots for a kill, or 3 body shots and 1 headshot.
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I'm using the cabling from FWC (was a drop and only non-exotic primary I have that goes above 331 ATM)
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The calming has maxed out range.
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If we're going with legendaries, the only DLC one I've picked up so far (and from RNG no less) has been a NitC with perks I don't care for, so my A.1 is still my go-to. I will be picking up a crucible Rapier as soon as I get my rank to 3, because it has 2/3 of my ideal perks.
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I love ,love scout rifles and I currently have "Another NITC" in the rotation, and its pretty damn good, but as soon as thralls or other aggressive enemies rush, I switch to my auto rifle
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I got b-line trauma on the first day of the dlc launch from a engram, and it's all I've used since. Mines maxed out with rodeo, explosive or AP rounds, and firefly, it's is amazingly useful for doing the raid and for everything else. Glad some other people appreciate this gem!
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Stalker bngl Rangefinder and exploisive rounds And it looks awesome [spoiler]has a white tiger on it![/spoiler]
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I've been using The Strange Suspect pulse rifle... I've never seen someone use it in PvP but it handles just like Battle Rifles did in Halo 2.
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I got Saterienne Rapier from an engram and I love it. My titan currently has it equipped, it has the explosive rounds perk which makes it real fun. My warlock is also using an upgraded MIDA. Scout rifles FTW.
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Aries Nemesis with third eye and luck in the chamber.