Calm down.
i for one, actually went into detail in my conclusions. And also, unless u actually play reptile, like as a main..u wouldnt understand when i say 'The new reptile.' your just from the outside looking in and saying ' They are not the same.' Now if u actually do play him on that level, then u just simply disagree. Call me a scrub and keep it going. So let me simply if for you incase you dont main him like that..
-they both are CREATURES. Meaning, NOT HUMAN that deal with ACID
-they both have DASH like moves. If its a crawl, same thing. lizards crawl dont they?
-They both have a variation that does THE SAME THING, one is just better.
So when i say hes the new reptile, im saying it as 'Look, theres a new character in a game, who is also a creature, who can do what something reptile can do, with acid, better!'
im not saying they're the same character. if u take that way then i cant break it down any further.
If a new character was to come in that deals with Flames, and teleporting , and summoning demons or whatever...and he happens to do something scorpion can do, but BETTER. I guarentee you yourself would say 'look guys, the NEW scorpion.'
And yes your right, the way they do DoT IS completely different. One does it much better than the other.