Can the lasor just get .2 more damage per level? I mean I understand that leveling up gives you less build up but when it comes to another LR user it doesn't. I think a small increase in DPS that the LR will continued to be balanced while at the same time making it so a regualr LR, wich has the same range and stats besides heat build up as every other laser, can't beat my Viziam.

If CCP decided to give the LR different optimal ranges for tiers, then maybe I'd use a Viziam over my STD LR.

No, we dont want Chromosome LR back.

No, we dont want Chromosome LR back.

Interesting thought:

What if higher tiers of lasers had a significantly smaller minimum range?

I prefer Range over damage.

The optimal range for close quarters makes them useless. I think it's a bit harsh to go well below 50% damage as it is the amarrian assault rifle after all.

The optimal range for close quarters makes them useless. I think it's a bit harsh to go well below 50% damage as it is the amarrian assault rifle after all.

Wrong, that's the Assault Scrambler Rifle. The Laser Rifle is more of a special weapon, like the Mass Driver.

No, we dont want Chromosome LR back.

Wrong, that's the Assault Scrambler Rifle. The Laser Rifle is more of a special weapon, like the Mass Driver.

Can the LR just get .2 more damage per level? I mean I understand that leveling up gives you less build up but when it comes to another LR user it doesn't matter. I think a small increase in DPS that the LR will continued to be balanced while at the same time making it so a regualr LR, wich has the same range and stats besides heat build up as every other laser, can't beat my Viziam.

You don't understand how the thing even works do you...

For increasing damage you have to level up proficiency. The operation skill decreases cooldown time, not heat build up. So if the laser goes to overheat, it'll spend less time in the overheat animation. Sure it's an useless skill but w/e. Many other weapons have useless operation skills, like the Assault Scrambler Rifle.

If you want more damage from the laser, you'll have to invest in the Amarr Assault skill, which reduces heat build up. This makes the laser overheat at 20-25 ammo (I don't really know since I don't have the proto suit), left at lvl 5 dropsuit skill, which means more time firing before overheat, which means more damage by continuous fire. It becomes like Chromosome's STD Laser Rifle, useful not OP, but requires huge SP sink.

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I have and the basic LR still beats my viziam. Because they ALL have the same stats but that one little thing. I wasn't talking about the operation I was talking about how the diffrences between the LR, the ELM-7, and the Viziam are only the heat build ups. And heat build up doesn't matter when you both do the same damage at the same time within the same range and % eff.

Bro, it DOes matter. The LAser Rifle damage INCREASES, the longer you have the laser hitting somebody.
So if you have less heat build up it means you can point the laser at someone for longer, this means in the long run, a lot more damage.

It IS true however that if both of you start shooting at the same time,both without proficiency nor damage mods, then the outcome of the battle will be decided by 2 things:

1st) The EHP of both players
2nd)The First one to overheat , looses.

These 2 get covered,by our beautiful Amarr assault suit.(My Amarr ADV runs 700EHP, more than enough running at 6.8...)
And i have it at level 4, thats 20% less heat buildup ;) )

I do cringe a little bit every time I kill somebody at laser range with an AR.

Also do not forget all we had were caldari suits, and most heavys were using the type 2 sheild suits. So the 90% of the playerbase were getting hit with 130% dmg from it.

It's an extremly niche weapon and that is still not king of its own niche.
Is it better: yes!
Does it kill: yes!

Slow and steady, next it needs its range curve adjusted.
And Ccp needs to share the damage formula with us so we can look at numbers compared to other guns.