Just throwing my opinion in here because I don't give a fuck.
Pretty much the only reason I use Scout was the fact that Fort Wars had classes locked just to Scout when it started up. At the time, I had no FW money, so I just went around with Scout, playing with it, experimenting with the various Weps and Loadouts (Too late to experience the joy of the Un-Nerfed Special Delivery Set. R.I.P.), ultimately finding that Stock scout was perfect for me, switching in Sandman and Mad Milk from time to time, depending on the situation. From there, I just played it, getting better. I'm not the best Scout NA, imo, I'm one of the worst Scouts on the planet, but I practice, and get better.