For me the main thing is the sizing, at 6ft riding a large Meta it felt really small, the same size Scout is about 30mm longer up front and has a bit extra on the seat post too. Also the Scout has a 142×12 rear end which stiffens up the rear compared to the Meta.
It also hasn’t snapped yet, I had a bit of a falling out with Commencal over this so got rid of both of mine and wouldn’t buy another, see – snapped Meta.
Only thing against the Scout I’d say is the looks but it does grow on you.
No worries and thanks for the feedback – you’re right about the 30mm difference in TT/reach and that’s what appealed to me as it was the same as my previous HT (resistance to change, eh?). I am 6ft too actually but so far so good. Yeah the 135mm rear is a bit last century but the rear end is already so stiff. I’ll look at your snappage thread. Thx!