Well that makes you a scrub because MDs are racking up over 60% of my deaths. ARs don't particularly shoot around cover, MDs can.

IWS just called me a scrub. Its a day for the history books.

Do you even play the same game we do? Tell me, how am I supposed to shoot from behind cover when I'm getting mowed down before I can even react? How am I supposed to win an engagement if that AR can kill before I can fire a 3rd or 4th round? God forbid I try to throw a flux, I'll be dead before it's done cooking.

Before you tell me be more mindful of my surroundings, I run a scanner. I'm the all seeing eye of God on the battlefield. The only people I'm not seeing are scouts, and honestly, theres only a few scouts that are extremely dangerous.

Tank my suit better? Sweet, I live a quarter second longer. Still getting mowed down before I fire a 5th round.

Well that makes you a scrub because MDs are racking up over 60% of my deaths. ARs don't particularly shoot around cover, MDs can.

ARs don't have to shoot around corners, they seem to shoot THROUGH them enough to be noticeable. Furthermore, MDs aren't making a comeback, they're dying back in droves. Unless you're on one of the other servers like Oceania, the US servers are naught but ARs, Snipers, and the occasional Laser Rifle. Even a great deal of the heavies are using the AR because they feel it is equally effective as the HMG, but costs less to fit.

Also, a scrub? Really? You're a bloody CPM member, act it! You don't see senators fling slurs at their constituents, do you?

1) CCP reviews numerous requests to balance the automatic assault rifle.
2) CCP is assured by AR users that the weapon is perfectly fine as is.
3) CCP observes AR performance spikes across all combat metrics and engagement ranges.
4) CCP reports that they are closely monitoring the AR situation.
5) Rebalance is postponed, as to avoid irritating the competitive playerbase.
6) AR proliferation increases, as folks seek to survive and compete.
7) Rebalance is postponed, as to avoid irritating an ever-growing playerbase.

1) CCP reviews numerous requests to balance the automatic assault rifle.
2) CCP is assured by AR users that the weapon is perfectly fine as is.
3) CCP observes AR performance spikes across all combat metrics and engagement ranges.
4) CCP reports that they are closely monitoring the AR situation.
5) Rebalance is postponed, as to avoid irritating the competitive playerbase.
6) AR proliferation increases, as folks seek to survive and compete.
7) Rebalance is postponed, as to avoid irritating an ever-growing playerbase.

Sounds about right. I know I'm speccing further into AR merely because I have trouble competing with any other weapon efficiently. Nobody in their right mind can say that ARs are not ridiculous right now.

Whoever says that the AR is jack of all trades but master of none is lying to you; the AR is MASTER OF ALL.

The AR will shred anything that stands before it and has made using any other weapon in the game pointless.

In Battlefield speak, the AR is the M16A3 of DUST.

Senators are politicians.

CPM are players.

As an AR user, I have to agree. They are A LITTLE overpowered.

Easy solution.
Breach variant: High damage, slow ROF, short-ish effective range. It's fine, no need to touch.
Tac variant: High damage, low ammo capacity, semi-auto, higher effective range. (but still lower range than laser) It's fine.
Burst variant: This weapon could use a little love. I'd say give first 3shot burst more accuracy. Subsequent bursts what it currently has. HOWEVER, even if left as it is, it's ok.
Regular variant (GEK38/Duvolle/etc): This is the main culprit of what ppl are complaining about. Easy solution. Lower its ROF. Currently its 750, drop it down to around 650.

This fixes many things.
A. It makes the Breach/Burst variants more viable options to the regular AR. (since by nerfing it, you are inherently buffing the other versions)
B. This makes all the other CQC weapons viable options. By lowering ROF to 650, you are raising the TTK. This makes shotty, SMG, HMG, etc all MUCH more effective against AR in CQC situations. Still balanced, because the CQC weapons lose potency at range pretty quickly.
C. This fixes the "DUST is turning to a COD shooter" argument since TTK is raised.

This would make the AR the "jack of all trades" weapon it should be, while not quite the master of all.

PS.
If you think that dropping the ROF to 650 is overkill. You may be right. I'm always up for debate. After a little more thought, I'd say drop the ROF to 675. (an even 10% change) This would be a good starting point. CCP can always fine-tune from there.

Actually, the TAR has better range than both the Laser weapons. In fact, the Regular does too.

Well that makes you a scrub because MDs are racking up over 60% of my deaths. ARs don't particularly shoot around cover, MDs can.

Not so, someone just did a chart demonstrating how the Laser does the most damage at longer range.
I believe it was Aeon Amandi. The Tac is better up until around the 70-80m range (if I remember correctly) but the laser outclasses it beyond that.

Dispersion and recoil need a massive increase on these weapons. at lvl 4, the GEK-38 does not start to kick until over halfway through the clip. HALFWAY and even then its a slight lift. Most dudes are dead before you even get to that half of the clip. Until then its laser like precision, even from the hip.

Well that makes you a scrub because MDs are racking up over 60% of my deaths. ARs don't particularly shoot around cover, MDs can.

If Dust were an FPS, a Shotgun would beat an Assault Rifle at 3 meters.


Alongside the corpses of those who would use them.


If you don't change the AR, many will change games.

CPM are players with the responsibility to represent the rest of us at the personal level with CCP themselves. You have far too high of a position to casually snub players over your personal experience, especially without numbers or testing behind your claims. YOU ARE A POLITICIAN.

8) GTA 5 is released n no1 gives a fuk anymore

Whoever says that the AR is jack of all trades but master of none is lying to you; the AR is MASTER OF ALL.

The AR will shred anything that stands before it and has made using any other weapon in the game pointless.

In Battlefield speak, the AR is the M16A3 of DUST.

Am I the only person that didn't like GTA 4, and have no plans to ever play 5???