Feats every scout loves!

[Mistwell]

I think the feats in Complete Scoundrel that combines your rogue levels, the one for ranger levels, with levels of scount for total skirmish damage are both pretty powerful. Essentially, you just need one level of scout, and all those feats you mention still work but you can take levels in another class and get their benefits as well.

 

[blargney the second]

But so goes power creep. (Improved Skirmish, I'm looking at you...)

I thought so too, until I realized why they made Improved Skirmish. To use skirmish damage, you typically have to give up multiple attacks. Usually extra damage combatants (rogue, ranger) get the best use of their class features when they can pull off multiple attacks. Improved Skirmish is just the equivalent of TWF for scouts. (Except it's tricky to do with melee attacks to the same target two rounds in a row, and you risk lots of AoOs in order to pull it off.)
-blarg

 

[Sir Brennen]

I thought so too, until I realized why they made Improved Skirmish. To use skirmish damage, you typically have to give up multiple attacks. Usually extra damage combatants (rogue, ranger) get the best use of their class features when they can pull off multiple attacks. Improved Skirmish is just the equivalent of TWF for scouts. (Except it's tricky to do with melee attacks to the same target two rounds in a row, and you risk lots of AoOs in order to pull it off.)
-blarg

I've found Mobility and Spring Attack great rectifiers for the AoO's. My scout is currently drooling over the new CS feats, especially since they are included in the Scout's Bonus Feat list. Because, as you mention, his damage output is now where near the same as the other skill monkey, the rougue.

 

[Victim]

Greater Manyshot allows a scout to make several attacks, each with Precision Damage. Similarly, the Bounding Assault line in the PHB2 gives multiple attacks when spring attacking. The downside is that you have to aim at different targets, but it's still better than only 1 attack.

A scount could also spend its feats to qualify for the dervish class.

 

[starwed]

The downside is that you have to aim at different targets, but it's still better than only 1 attack.

Doesn't the feat explicitly allow you to attack the same target? I know that, at a minimum, it doesn't disallow it.

 

[rayous]

Many shot requires one target. Greater Manyshot states the following (from srd, original source expanded psionics handbook)

Greater Manyshot [General]

You are skilled at firing many arrows at once, even at different opponents.
Prerequisites

Dex 17, Manyshot, Point Blank Shot, Rapid Shot, base attack bonus +6.
Benefit

When you use the Manyshot feat, you can fire each arrow at a different target instead of firing all of them at the same target. You make a separate attack roll for each arrow, regardless of whether you fire them at separate targets or the same target. Your precision-based damage applies to each arrow fired, and, if you score a critical hit with more than one of the arrows, each critical hit deals critical damage.
Special

A fighter may select this feat as one of his fighter bonus feats.

 

[RigaMortus2]

Many shot requires one target. Greater Manyshot states the following (from srd, original source expanded psionics handbook)

Greater Manyshot [General]

You are skilled at firing many arrows at once, even at different opponents.
Prerequisites

Dex 17, Manyshot, Point Blank Shot, Rapid Shot, base attack bonus +6.
Benefit

When you use the Manyshot feat, you can fire each arrow at a different target instead of firing all of them at the same target. You make a separate attack roll for each arrow, regardless of whether you fire them at separate targets or the same target. Your precision-based damage applies to each arrow fired, and, if you score a critical hit with more than one of the arrows, each critical hit deals critical damage.
Special

A fighter may select this feat as one of his fighter bonus feats.

Well, I guess that solves that one. Each arrow gets precision damage, and can be fired at different opponents or the same opponent. Each has a chance to crit as well.

 

[starwed]

That feat in Races of the Wild which gives you a +5 on all ranged attacks if you miss with one is pretty good in conjunction with Improved Manyshot, too.

 

[RigaMortus2]

That feat in Races of the Wild which gives you a +5 on all ranged attacks if you miss with one is pretty good in conjunction with Improved Manyshot, too.

Oh, which one is that?

 

[Legildur]

That feat in Races of the Wild which gives you a +5 on all ranged attacks if you miss with one is pretty good in conjunction with Improved Manyshot, too.

I think it is the Woodland Archer tactical feat.