Scout speculation.

The other day some I just randomly thought of what I consider to be good alternatives for the Scout. They are somewhat similar to suggestions I've seen on here before, but some are also drastically different. I also tried to think of the weapon balance to be consistent with the Valve has currently been balancing the unlockables.

1. 'Ol Slugger (Scattergun) - Bassically a Scattergun that uses slug rounds rather than normal shells. These rounds fire at a lower velocity due to their abnormal shape, size, and makeup. As such they do less damage. However, their size allows them push the enemy back some allowing the scout to push enemies out of his way instead of killing. Could also be used to clear points of defenders/attackers similar to how Pyro's air blast works though not nearly as effective. Basic description: -25% damage, +50% knockback, A sawed of shotgun with a name inscribed on the side that reads "Ol Slugger".

2. Nailgun (Pistol) - Semi-automatic nailgun that fires at about 1/4 of the speed the pistol can fire at. The Nailgun, however, does much more damage per shot. The nailgun will not crit, unless the scout is on a capture point blocking/capping, or stealing the intelligence, or pushing/blocking the payload. The crit rate is 100% during these actions. The nailgun has a trajectory in between that of the Flare gun and the Syringe gun. Basic description: +25% damage, -75% fire rate, 100% crits while performing objective, A modified household nailgun that holds 6 nails per clip with a total of 4 clips.

3. Home Run Bat (Baseball Bat) - Instead of an alluminum bat, the Home Run Bat is wooden and swings more slowly than its alluminum counterpart. It does 1-2 points more damage, and gives the Scout a brief speed boost upon striking an enemy. The bat performs a guaranteed critical on the 4th successful hit (one for each base, Home run, get it?). However, when the Home Run bat crits the wood splinters and breaks causing its damage to lower but the speed boost remains constant and performs crits normally. Basic description: -25% fire rate, +10% damage, +25% running speed for 1 sec on hit, 4th hit is a guaranteed crit, -20% damage after first crit, A wooden bat with black lettering down the side that reads "Home Run" ands features a silouette of a Scout holding the bat in a baseball pose.

There's the ideas so lets hear the feedback.

I like it. These ideas have probably been said in the Scout idea forums, except for the 'Ol Slugger, which is pretty original. Instead of just suggesting old ideas, you actually explained them, and that makes up for the unoriginality of these. Good job =)

All very good ideas but they're all very similar to the scouts level 1 weapons. I'd prefer to see something completely new like the sandvich.