If you are referring to the first chart, it is ONLY damage in that given second. I had another I chose not to post which was like the third chart, but showing all the weapons from chart one.

Using that data, the summed damage over time, when the HMG has done 1200 damage (600DPS for 2 secs), the AR will have only done 850 (425 DPS for 2 secs).

-Again this is actually no skills applied to any weapon and 100% accuracy. But yes, its in the optimals of each weapon for the first 3 charts.

1) At its supposed optimal range, assuming perfect aim, the HMG will only do a small fraction of 1200 damage in two seconds, due to dispersion.

2) Optimal Range is meaningless for the HMG due to dispersion.

No, it explicitly is not a nerf ScR thread. It is a SR is > AR in situation A while AR > SR in situation B. I've clearly laid out some scenarios where AR is better. It's up to you to stop just playing rock, paper, scissors with just the biggest rocks you can find.

Thing is... any weapon > ar in situation X while AR > said weapon in situations Y, Z, U and W...
Most of the weapons in this game have a niche except the ar (and scr to a certain extent). That't like playing a game of rock paper siscors where the scisors beats both the rock and paper...

No, it explicitly is not a nerf ScR thread. It is a SR is > AR in situation A while AR > SR in situation B. I've clearly laid out some scenarios where AR is better. It's up to you to stop just playing rock, paper, scissors with just the biggest rocks you can find.

My issue is that currently with the AR vs the HMG Scissors cuts Rock.

I see you there. What I would suggest for Heavy Weapons isn't that the DPS should necessarily increase, but they should do a kind of knockback with their high RoF. That way HMG vs. AR means that if you catch the heavy with his back turned, yes, he's probably dead, justifiably. But if he starts to get a shot on you, you will have a hard time getting damage on him consistantly.

That, or a Sharp Shooter skill similar to what the SMG has to reduce dispersion. Dispersion is dramatically shortening the effective range way below what it should be.

Edit: I have also noticed this week that I canGÇÖt sprint when getting hit, whether it is an HMG or an AR, or whatever shooting me. I am hoping this is a glitch because it is incredibly frustrating. I am not sure I would wish that on my enemies.

Pssst, someone did a test video, and showed that HMG's do 99% of their DPS if you can aim right at the middle since the crosshair is misleading, the HMG is laser accurate.

So his calculations are correct.

Pssst, someone did a test video, and showed that HMG's do 99% of their DPS if you can aim right at the middle since the crosshair is misleading, the HMG is laser accurate.

So his calculations are correct.

This is complete bull **** unless the heavy was crouching when doing the test. Cat Merc, I expect better of you!

I use the dot in the center to aim, not the big round circle. If you donGÇÖt get the dot on their head they will kill you first. That is the current HMG motto. With the AR you can spray and pray, but with the HMG if you are not perfectly accurate you barley do any damage.

Yeah, I've figured that the 'accuracy' stat is hitscan based as a function of the reticle's distance from the center of a target, or from the center of a hitbox, or a certain radius from the hitbox.