I love the scholar, and over time I have learned that people avoid scouts because unlike other primaries, they are very niche. Most primaries work at all ranges but scouts really struggle up close. This is why I use nothing manacles and exiles curse with mine. Each weapon has a very fast ttk if you throw a good nade or if you ready your fusion rifle at a good time. Fusion rifles are also very underaged btw- they still counter shotgun rushers and beat everything except last word at close range. Basically, people are too lazy to find ways to compensate a weapons weakness when they could just use weapons without any (looking at you thorn).