For a precision weapon like a scout or pulse rifle it's more difficult to consistently land headshots when you're holding the trigger down for full auto as opposed to aiming and then pressing the trigger when you're hovering over their head. That's why I feel like it's a wasted perk on those weapon types.
Also, Destiny is very forgiving when it comes to hitting the trigger. Let's say a scout rifle fires once every 0.3 seconds for example. You would think that to maximize your fire rate for a non full auto scout, you would have to precisely press the trigger button at exactly 0.3000000 seconds to have it be comparable to full auto, right? Well, Destiny allows you to hit the trigger slightly earlier (like at the 0.25 second mark) and it will still fire the bullet at exactly 0.3 when full auto would have fired the next one.
Those figures aren't exactly accurate, but you can definitely keep up with a full auto scout of the same archetype without using full auto since there's so much lenience with the timing.
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I'm not really "arguing" here, as I personally prefer a scout without auto - i'm just pointing out some of the benefits of auto-firing. Some (if not all) people tend to move the controller slightly when pressing a button, which can affect your thumb along the analog stick from a steady or precision aiming perspective. In tense situations, hitting the trigger rapidly can actually worsen your aim. Auto-fire itself has a "set" bad aim, which once you learn is (in my opinion) easy to control. Now again, I prefer non-auto personally...but there's PRO's and CON's to both approaches. Neither "side" is right.