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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Deadshot Luna is just as fast if not faster than the mida multi tool.
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Ayy what is a bump? Baby don't bump me, don't bump me, no more.
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It really does depend on the roll you get, I had the Badger CCL and I didn't really like it (I had VoC, Another NITC and Satienne Rapier anyway) so I broke it down for shards, however, my son got a Badger CCL that had Firefly and Explosive rounds and it is deadly, probably one of the best I've seen. I've not seen another Badger with that roll since, but if I ever do I'm keeping it!
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B Line FTW. I can hammer that all day and take out hoards of darkness
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Old Crytpic Dragon, excellent rof. Explosive payload buff. Explosive rounds on a fast firing scout, nuff' said
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Cryptic Dragon unless solar burn is needed, then I'll switch to VoC. I'll stick with those until something better drops via RNG.
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Cryptic dragon is pretty awesome too. Fast fire rate and 19 bullet mag.
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I really like my Fang.. Wouldn't mind getting a scout rifle with explosive bullets though
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Gheleon's Demise :) A total beast!
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My take on B-line is that if you want auto rifle rof, use an auto rifle. B-line Seriously cramps my trigger finger Still, its basically the best auto rifle substitute since the real ones are nerfed
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Edited by brokentines: 4/16/2015 9:15:09 AMBoth the CALLING and the RAPIER with firefly are awesome. Of course MIDA is money. I am more of a PVE player, but I did step into the crucible with the MIDA one day and did well with it.
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Edited by C0ldM0use: 4/16/2015 9:08:58 AMUsed the A1 with firefly until I got voc then used voc pre/post dlc until I got "calling" with firefly but now I use s. Rapier with firefly.
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If you can take VoC and fang up to 365 in the new DLC and a void one comes out. I will be set :)
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Never thought I'd be converted from burst fire weapons. Mida Fang G. Demise Badger I had both a B-Line and a SatRap and didn't like either of them
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B-Line for PvP. Although Mitternacht is comparable, if you don't have a B-Line yet - I levelled up my Warlock from 10 to 20 almost exclusively in Crucible, and that green, uncommon Mitternacht went clackclackclackclackclack, and they were dead. By comparison, I find both the Saterienne Rapier and Gheleon's Demise a let-down: the trade-off on RoF to Impact isn't a good one, imho: I can fire more rounds faster at a target, and even if I miss some of them, still kill them faster than I can using the Saterienne or Gheleon. The Mitternacht is like the working class version of the bougie B-Line Trauma, but it gets the job done, even without all the fancy perks. I'll probably switch to a B-Line Trauma when I can afford to buy one, but until then, it's the one scout I go back to with my Warlock, when I'm not doing so well with other weapons in Crucible. I have a B-Line on my Titan and it definitely out-shoots my other scout rifles, although I need to be caffeinated to pull that trigger fast enough, that I wish there was a full auto version of it just to save my poor trigger finger. I'm sorry to say I missed out on buying the Mida the other week from Xur, though, because I'm becoming a big fan of fast RoF scouts.
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I use the Crypt Dweller from Dead Orbit. Random drop, the rolls were firefly and outlaw with exploding rounds.. it is a beast with all those perks and it's high reload rate.. easily my go to scout rifle.
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I actually just really like the handling on the Fang of Ir Yut. I've been using that a lot when I'm not running around at the speed of sound with the Mida Multi Tool, and that's a 300 damage Mida mind you :)
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Gheleon's Demise and VoC are my go to Scouts. After that I pull out the trusty MIDA.
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The A.1F19X-RYL
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The satienne rapier with firefly & explosive round!!!
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Ghelion's Demise from the recent Iron Banner absolutely trumps all scout rifles I've used so far! Insane gun.
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Check my Warlock, you can't get a better scout for PVE!
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Gheleons demise. A.1somethingsomething Ps: there's a white or green scout that fires faster than bline
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Fang. Never looked back since.
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I have a badger with exploding rounds -beast! And B-line trauma. Love them both
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Badger CCL is one of the best scout rifles in the game, but the vision of confluence beats it