About Recon characters

You're right, the abilities of Survey Beacons and Recon class characters definitely overlap, and it's especially noticeable with Seer and Bloodhound. I'd also add that the same issue applies to Ring Consoles and Controller characters.

I think it would be better to limit those roles strictly to Recon and Controller characters. I don't think it's good for characters like Pathfinder, Alter, Mirage, and Fuse to have abilities that cross over into other classes.

I also think the scan animation should be removed. It would be much more convenient and smoother if Survey Beacons and Ring Consoles could be used just by aiming your cursor at them, similar to how Skirmishers scan care packages.