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Vespasian Andendare Subsonic Synthesis Alpha Wolf Pack 401	Posted - 2013.09.11 21:12:00 - [1] - Quote I know that once upon a time, there was only the "Assault Rifle" to fill up the rifle category. Now, with the introduction of the Scrambler Rifle (and soon the Rail Rifle and Combat Rifle), are we still going to call it an "Assault Rifle," or should we switch over to a more accurate description of "Plasma Rifle?"
Provectus Lembos Krusual Covert Operators Minmatar Republic 0	Posted - 2013.09.11 21:16:00 - [2] - Quote Because a Plasma Rifle would make people remember the awesome memories of Fallout 3, causing people to abandon DUST 514 for a 5 year old RPG
Mobius Wyvern Guardian Solutions DARKSTAR ARMY 3574	Posted - 2013.09.11 21:18:00 - [3] - Quote Vespasian Andendare wrote: I know that once upon a time, there was only the "Assault Rifle" to fill up the rifle category. Now, with the introduction of the Scrambler Rifle (and soon the Rail Rifle and Combat Rifle), are we still going to call it an "Assault Rifle," or should we switch over to a more accurate description of "Plasma Rifle?" Blaster Rifle.
Vespasian Andendare Subsonic Synthesis Alpha Wolf Pack 401	Posted - 2013.09.11 21:22:00 - [4] - Quote Mobius Wyvern wrote: Vespasian Andendare wrote: I know that once upon a time, there was only the "Assault Rifle" to fill up the rifle category. Now, with the introduction of the Scrambler Rifle (and soon the Rail Rifle and Combat Rifle), are we still going to call it an "Assault Rifle," or should we switch over to a more accurate description of "Plasma Rifle?" Blaster Rifle. Well, that is technically correct, but the trend in Dust is to refer to blaster damage as "plasma," so Plasma Rifle would technically be more correct in keeping with the Dust nomenclature.
Rudy Vandersario The Nimbor Corporation 43	Posted - 2013.09.11 21:30:00 - [5] - Quote Vespasian Andendare wrote: Mobius Wyvern wrote: Vespasian Andendare wrote: I know that once upon a time, there was only the "Assault Rifle" to fill up the rifle category. Now, with the introduction of the Scrambler Rifle (and soon the Rail Rifle and Combat Rifle), are we still going to call it an "Assault Rifle," or should we switch over to a more accurate description of "Plasma Rifle?" Blaster Rifle. Well, that is technically correct, but the trend in Dust is to refer to blaster damage as "plasma," so Plasma Rifle would technically be more correct in keeping with the Dust nomenclature. Nomenclature you say? Dats some fancy **** right there.
Vespasian Andendare Subsonic Synthesis Alpha Wolf Pack 403	Posted - 2013.09.11 21:31:00 - [6] - Quote Rudy Vandersario wrote: Vespasian Andendare wrote: Mobius Wyvern wrote: Vespasian Andendare wrote: I know that once upon a time, there was only the "Assault Rifle" to fill up the rifle category. Now, with the introduction of the Scrambler Rifle (and soon the Rail Rifle and Combat Rifle), are we still going to call it an "Assault Rifle," or should we switch over to a more accurate description of "Plasma Rifle?" Blaster Rifle. Well, that is technically correct, but the trend in Dust is to refer to blaster damage as "plasma," so Plasma Rifle would technically be more correct in keeping with the Dust nomenclature. Nonclementure you say? Dats some fancy **** right there. Somebody's gotta keep it high brow.... :P
Rudy Vandersario The Nimbor Corporation 43	Posted - 2013.09.11 21:33:00 - [7] - Quote Vespasian Andendare wrote: Rudy Vandersario wrote: Vespasian Andendare wrote: Mobius Wyvern wrote: Vespasian Andendare wrote: I know that once upon a time, there was only the "Assault Rifle" to fill up the rifle category. Now, with the introduction of the Scrambler Rifle (and soon the Rail Rifle and Combat Rifle), are we still going to call it an "Assault Rifle," or should we switch over to a more accurate description of "Plasma Rifle?" Blaster Rifle. Well, that is technically correct, but the trend in Dust is to refer to blaster damage as "plasma," so Plasma Rifle would technically be more correct in keeping with the Dust nomenclature. Nonclementure you say? Dats some fancy **** right there. Somebody's gotta keep it high brow.... :P Well I'm glad you did because I spelled it wrong. Or incorrectly as you might say ha ha
Chunky Munkey Amarr Templars Amarr Empire 1460	Posted - 2013.09.11 21:44:00 - [8] - Quote I vote Blaster Rifle. If we were to be pedantic and call it the plasma rifle (as much as I like how that sounds after playing Xcom & Fallout) it would follow that we call the Scrambler the "pulse laser rifle".
Marc Rime Zumari Force Projection Caldari State 177	Posted - 2013.09.11 21:49:00 - [9] - Quote ...or Plasma Carbine.
Reav Hannari Red Rock Outriders 1234	Posted - 2013.09.11 21:54:00 - [10] - Quote Blaster Rifle
Rudy Vandersario The Nimbor Corporation 43	Posted - 2013.09.11 21:56:00 - [11] - Quote The Lincoln Repeater would be nice. That gun was the dog's testes.
Rogatien Merc Red Star. EoN. 1127	Posted - 2013.09.11 21:58:00 - [12] - Quote "blaster rifle" sounds redundantly repetitive.
Severus Smith Ikomari-Onu Enforcement Caldari State 328	Posted - 2013.09.11 22:00:00 - [13] - Quote Quick! Blast them!
Cody Sietz Bullet Cluster 962	Posted - 2013.09.11 22:02:00 - [14] - Quote I can't be the only one who thinks of Mad Max when Blaster Rifles are brought up(Woooo!)
Himiko Kuronaga SyNergy Gaming EoN. 1477	Posted - 2013.09.11 22:18:00 - [15] - Quote Most newbs gravitate towards the AR and stay with it because it has a name they are familiar with and functionality they are familiar with. Change the name and you might actually see new players use their brains for half a second and explore the other options available to them.
Forlorn Destrier Bullet Cluster 1673	Posted - 2013.09.11 22:36:00 - [16] - Quote Himiko Kuronaga wrote: Most newbs gravitate towards the AR and stay with it because it has a name they are familiar with and functionality they are familiar with. Change the name and you might actually see new players use their brains for half a second and explore the other options available to them. Since it is the weapon given on the starter fits, the name won't matter for this. CCP should instead give you a weapon and militia racial suit based on your race. Or maybe even give new players a one time choice of a set of starter fits.
Fizzer94 L.O.T.I.S. 169	Posted - 2013.09.11 22:36:00 - [17] - Quote How about the Ion Carbine? Sound awesome if you ask me.
Vespasian Andendare Subsonic Synthesis Alpha Wolf Pack 405	Posted - 2013.09.11 22:46:00 - [18] - Quote Forlorn Destrier wrote: Since it is the weapon given on the starter fits, the name won't matter for this. CCP should instead give you a weapon and militia racial suit based on your race. Or maybe even give new players a one time choice of a set of starter fits. Yeah, but I can just as well imagine that CCP is going to change the starter fits to reflect their racial rifle choice once the Rail and Combat Rifles are introduced. At some point, the races will have to play their style and reflect their flavors. So, at that point, Plasma Rifle it'd be, especially considering there'd be a choice in the matter of what weapon you'd like to "specialize" in. It hardly makes sense to have an Amarr-specialized in Scrambler rifles and still have his militia suits contain Assault (Plasma) Rifles.
RejectedUsername The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 33	Posted - 2013.09.11 23:02:00 - [19] - Quote Chunky Munkey wrote: I vote Blaster Rifle. If we were to be pedantic and call it the plasma rifle (as much as I like how that sounds after playing Xcom & Fallout) it would follow that we call the Scrambler the "pulse laser rifle". You obviously do not know what pedantic means, stop trying to use big words to make yourself sound better f@ggit.
CLONE117 Planetary Response Organization Test Friends Please Ignore 336	Posted - 2013.09.11 23:16:00 - [20] - Quote well it might just kill the nerf ar threads as there wont be an assault rifle to complain about then..
The Robot Devil Molon Labe. RISE of LEGION 972	Posted - 2013.09.12 00:21:00 - [21] - Quote Rudy Vandersario wrote: Vespasian Andendare wrote: Mobius Wyvern wrote: Vespasian Andendare wrote: I know that once upon a time, there was only the "Assault Rifle" to fill up the rifle category. Now, with the introduction of the Scrambler Rifle (and soon the Rail Rifle and Combat Rifle), are we still going to call it an "Assault Rifle," or should we switch over to a more accurate description of "Plasma Rifle?" Blaster Rifle. Well, that is technically correct, but the trend in Dust is to refer to blaster damage as "plasma," so Plasma Rifle would technically be more correct in keeping with the Dust nomenclature. Nomenclature you say? Dats some fancy **** right there. Nomenclature is the perfect word. I actually have a book called The Nomenclature of Firearms it is older but still good. Big words are fun.
The Robot Devil Molon Labe. RISE of LEGION 972	Posted - 2013.09.12 00:23:00 - [22] - Quote Just call it a Small Blaster or Light Blaster... If we call it Small or Light there has to be a Medium and Heavy. It is all in how you say it.
Obodiah Garro Tech Guard General Tso's Alliance 363	Posted - 2013.09.12 00:24:00 - [23] - Quote CLONE117 wrote: well it might just kill the nerf ar threads as there wont be an assault rifle to complain about then.. Good enough reason to rebrand as any other lol. Maybe if Starter fits used racial weapons instead of default AR then people wouldnt be bitching in the first place.
Godin Thekiller Hellstorm Inc League of Infamy 634	Posted - 2013.09.12 00:28:00 - [24] - Quote Mobius Wyvern wrote: Vespasian Andendare wrote: I know that once upon a time, there was only the "Assault Rifle" to fill up the rifle category. Now, with the introduction of the Scrambler Rifle (and soon the Rail Rifle and Combat Rifle), are we still going to call it an "Assault Rifle," or should we switch over to a more accurate description of "Plasma Rifle?" Blaster Rifle. Do I have to go over this with you again?
Zeylon Rho Subdreddit Test Alliance Please Ignore 2329	Posted - 2013.09.12 00:48:00 - [25] - Quote Plasma Blaster Ion Blaster Neutron Blaster Blaster Carbine Ion Carbine Neutron Carbine Plasma Carbine Blaster Rifle Plasma Rifle Ion Rifle Neutron Rifle Ion repeater Neutron repeater Plasma repeater Repeating blaster ...or you know, anything other than Assault Rifle.
Forlorn Destrier Bullet Cluster 1676	Posted - 2013.09.12 01:20:00 - [26] - Quote Vespasian Andendare wrote: Forlorn Destrier wrote: Since it is the weapon given on the starter fits, the name won't matter for this. CCP should instead give you a weapon and militia racial suit based on your race. Or maybe even give new players a one time choice of a set of starter fits. Yeah, but I can just as well imagine that CCP is going to change the starter fits to reflect their racial rifle choice once the Rail and Combat Rifles are introduced. At some point, the races will have to play their style and reflect their flavors. So, at that point, Plasma Rifle it'd be, especially considering there'd be a choice in the matter of what weapon you'd like to "specialize" in. It hardly makes sense to have an Amarr-specialized in Scrambler rifles and still have his militia suits contain Assault (Plasma) Rifles. That's my exact point. The racial milita suit would need to have the corresponding racial weapons.
Zeylon Rho Subdreddit Test Alliance Please Ignore 2331	Posted - 2013.09.12 04:03:00 - [27] - Quote Forlorn Destrier wrote: Vespasian Andendare wrote: Forlorn Destrier wrote: Since it is the weapon given on the starter fits, the name won't matter for this. CCP should instead give you a weapon and militia racial suit based on your race. Or maybe even give new players a one time choice of a set of starter fits. Yeah, but I can just as well imagine that CCP is going to change the starter fits to reflect their racial rifle choice once the Rail and Combat Rifles are introduced. At some point, the races will have to play their style and reflect their flavors. So, at that point, Plasma Rifle it'd be, especially considering there'd be a choice in the matter of what weapon you'd like to "specialize" in. It hardly makes sense to have an Amarr-specialized in Scrambler rifles and still have his militia suits contain Assault (Plasma) Rifles. That's my exact point. The racial milita suit would need to have the corresponding racial weapons. Might need the missing sidearms for that.
Killar-12 The Corporate Raiders 1077	Posted - 2013.09.12 04:17:00 - [28] - Quote Zeylon Rho wrote: Forlorn Destrier wrote: Vespasian Andendare wrote: Forlorn Destrier wrote: Since it is the weapon given on the starter fits, the name won't matter for this. CCP should instead give you a weapon and militia racial suit based on your race. Or maybe even give new players a one time choice of a set of starter fits. Yeah, but I can just as well imagine that CCP is going to change the starter fits to reflect their racial rifle choice once the Rail and Combat Rifles are introduced. At some point, the races will have to play their style and reflect their flavors. So, at that point, Plasma Rifle it'd be, especially considering there'd be a choice in the matter of what weapon you'd like to "specialize" in. It hardly makes sense to have an Amarr-specialized in Scrambler rifles and still have his militia suits contain Assault (Plasma) Rifles. That's my exact point. The racial milita suit would need to have the corresponding racial weapons. Might need the missing sidearms for that. Only need the Ion Pistol, but still the Bolt Pistol would be nice so I don't have to use Knives
Himiko Kuronaga SyNergy Gaming EoN. 1483	Posted - 2013.09.12 05:46:00 - [29] - Quote Forlorn Destrier wrote: Himiko Kuronaga wrote: Most newbs gravitate towards the AR and stay with it because it has a name they are familiar with and functionality they are familiar with. Change the name and you might actually see new players use their brains for half a second and explore the other options available to them. Since it is the weapon given on the starter fits, the name won't matter for this. CCP should instead give you a weapon and militia racial suit based on your race. Or maybe even give new players a one time choice of a set of starter fits. I assume thats what is going to happen when there are enough variants.
Aero Yassavi PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris 1696	Posted - 2013.09.12 05:51:00 - [30] - Quote The Robot Devil wrote: Just call it a Small Blaster or Light Blaster... If we call it Small or Light there has to be a Medium and Heavy. It is all in how you say it. There already is a Light Blaster and there is a Large Blaster. They are both turrets. Anyways, to keep on convention with Dust naming schemes, I vote Blaster Rifle since the turrets using the same tech are called blaster turrets.

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