You
have just acquired your first true scout tank; a Luchs, Pz38nA, T-50,
A-20, M-5 or M5A1 Stuart – it doesn’t matter which Tier IV it is – and
press “Battle!” in your garage. Moments later, the map loads and…
“WTH?!?! Tier VIII tanks? WHAT IS GOING ON HERE???”
If
you are foolish enough to ask or complain in chat, you are immediately
labelled a noob, or worse, and informed you are a Scout.
By
this time, the 30 second countdown timer hits :00 and off go the other
tankers while you, still somewhat confused, creep forward to the nearest
rock, bush, or building you can find, all the while trying to figure
out how in heck your baby tank can possibly help your team while
fighting those Tier VIII behemoths.
Before
you can come close to deriving an answer, team mates start complaining
to you and order you to “Go Scout!”. 30 seconds later, while you still
confusedly try to grasp what is going on, someone yells at you again for
not scouting and TKs you.
CONGRATULATIONS! You are now an official member of World of Tanks’ Fraternity of Scouts!
The
good news for some of you is running a Scout tank is a temporary
affliction; grind through a few and you are closer to your goal of
owning some higher tier Medium or Heavy. The bad news for those of you
who purposefully choose to run recon tanks, the disease scientifically
named “smalltanx spotomania”
(commonly known as “Scouting”) is NOT covered by the Affordable
Healthcare Act; even Obama was scared to address people crazy enough to
WANT to play Scouts.
So what is a new Scout, voluntary or involuntary, to do?
The
forums are full of advice, some good, some bad; often both mixed
together in a single post or thread. Tankers in battles are full of
advice, usually bad, however well-intentioned.
PROScout
is one of your answers. The original Word/pdf Scout Guide passed
2,000,000 downloads long ago. After migrating online, the PROScout
website has far surpassed that, reaching out to help neophyte and
veteran Scouts alike.
In
the upcoming WOT Forum series, PROScout will look at all aspects of
Scouting, 1 detail at a time. If you don’t want to wait for it all to
come to you, feel free to go to it. Head on over to the PROScout website
and watch as it updates as the series unfolds. Not only will you find
pages of information and ideas to browse through, but you will also
discover hundreds of narrated YouTubes featuring many of the best pub
Scouts from the NA, EU, and SEA servers.
Count on a new update at least once a week but the pace will normally be more rapid than that.
The first topic will hit the forum this weekend. Until then,
HAPPY HUNTING!
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