Scouting Guide.

soulspectre, on 28 September 2010 - 03:26 AM, said: I'll give some tips as to how I maintain my good scores in the luchs.
1. Don't suicide run. Although you get points for spotting, if you stay alive and act as a proper forward scout you will get more points via spot damage assists. Also you will live longer and you will be much more useful to your team which increases your victory chances and give additional points.
2. Try to take up a mobile forward observation point at the maximum visible range and keep that distance by falling back as they advance.
3. Try to set up a circuit where you are able to safely turn about behind an obstruction to prevent opportunistic shots upon you. Ideally that type of cover might consist of two large rocks separated by 50-100 meters.
4. chase after other scouts, if you track them their dead, especially when their near your troops. Deal with the enemy scout first before scouting yourself, since your team will be too busy fighting the scout to be of any assistance to targets you have spotted.
5. don't fight or try to bypass enemy fast mediums that are trying to interdict you, lure them back to your troops and keep a safe distance, then harass them once they are in range of your troops.
6. Do not approach a target head on, approach them in a decreasing orbit like a leaf going down a drain hole. If the target fires at you, briefly head straight for them to quickly reduce the range then go back to your orbit approach before they reload.
7. Always try to track your opponent first. The speed of a luchs will keep you out of fire of the pinned targets turret.
8. Try to keep an eye on other enemies in the area if your dogfighting, when the outside enemy fires at you that's your cue to safely perform an about-turn.
9. If there are two or more enemies in a group, circle around the group as a whole. Do not drive through the middle of the group as this will force you to expose your rear to at least one of them later when you turn.
10. Remember to randomly jink every now and then, arty can still hit you if you travel straight and a near miss will track you and result in your death.