Orang3Just curious what are the downvotes for? Someone said that soldier with shotgun beats scout and I was agreeing and stating why, did I say something wrong?
I mean if neither player misses a single shot and always does perfect damage, the soldier should always win (if neither player is hurt before the fight) because shotguns and scatterguns are practically identical and soldiers have 75 more health
In reality though a soldier is less mobile, so even though he has the same damage output and more health, he's still probably more likely to lose since he has less mobility (and inversely, the scout has more mobility, so he can dodge)
This doesn't factor in player skill though, or really any game variables. Pre-fight health, positioning (does one player get the jump on another?), etc can all vastly change the outcome. A shotgun soldier will always do better against a scout than a gunboats one though.