MMO Hub has a Scout Guide for Beginners for the newer MMO, Aion. It's a great article that walks you through sets of levels, discusses combat, etc. Here's a sneak peak:

While the Warrior is gritty and strong, the Scout concerns themselves more with speed, camouflage, agility and awareness. Some would say they are the melee equivalent of Mages, dealing deadly amounts of damage, but frail when encountered by more than one enemy. Limited to cloth and leather armor, defense isn’t their specialty. Even though wearing cloth pieces is an option, it is best to try and equip yourself with leather for the boost in armor. Leather pieces will also likely provide stats more in tune with a Scout, such as an increase in HP and Att+ or Parry+. On top of that, you get the ability to wield either the Sword or Dagger. The main difference between Daggers and Swords is the attack speed, power and crit chance. Swords have a slightly slower attack speed, but a bigger damage output. Daggers have the fastest attack speed and a higher chance to land a critical hit, but a lower overall DPS.