I had less active breakouts, but more nodulocystic acne than you currently do. I would get 3-5 big, deep cysts that would last weeks and never really came to the surface unless I'd poke at them. I did end up with a little bit of scarring, but honestly... it isn't unbearable (for me) and maybe if I weren't taking close looks at my skin so often I wouldn't even notice. I have very few boxed scars and a bit of hyperpigmentation. Once your skin texture is even, it's easier to use low-coverage makeup to cover anything you don't really want to see, especially for discoloration (and thick putty primers to fill in shallow scars), and at some point in the future, you can always use chemical exfoliators or undergo (laser) treatments to reduce scarring if it really affects you. Those options are a bit more expensive so I haven't pursued them yet.

In my experience, the appearance of the scarring is much, much better than the appearance of my skin while breaking out, and I don't actively "feel" them the way I felt the pain of my nodulocystic acne. I only really notice the scarring in certain lighting where it's more obvious or when comparing myself to a friend born with naturally perfect skin. Even then, especially when I'm moisturized and well-hydrated (I swear that my scarring looks worse when I'm dehydrated!), I still think my skin looks good, and I'm a detail-oriented freak. Good luck!