It's all about charge shots and pacing. Open things up with a charge shot, fire off a follow up volley and then charge up your rifle as it's cooling down.

I would also suggest getting proficient with a side arm. an SMG is an excellent pairing due to it's damage type, but I can't help but love the satisfying "dong" of a scrambler pistol headshot.

I agree, the scrambler pistol is the perfect compliment to the scrambler rifle. Yeah they're both shield focused weapons, but the scrambler pistol is a really reliable close quarter weapon which is where the scrambler rifle lacks.

And yes, the headshots are very satisfying, though recently I unlocked the Wolfman and was aiming for headshots but shortly realized it didn't matter. Insanely high base damage plus insanely high rate of fire plus 11 shots per clip . . .

While I agree that that the point of the ScR is that the extremely high alpha of the charge shot is extremely important for ending fights before anyone can bring the DPS of the blaster down on you, It should be noted that faster trigger pulls do give you more shots before overheating. This lets you get higher damage follow up volleys.

Assuming that your avg. Pub scrub uses the 450 shield /190 armor combo, so it takes ~ 9-10 shots to down him, how the hell do you manage to take on more than 1 such bloke without your rifle overheating?
PS, lasers either need a base damage buff or wider optimal range AND flatter damage fall-off curve
Retardedly difficult to kill anyone in the 90-110 m range

Indeed they do, but the rate of fire of the ScR often is not what wins a sudden fight, we normally cannot compete at short range with the automatics, I like to always keep a charge while I am not sprinting so I have the chance to outright kill or panic the target.

Indeed they do, but the rate of fire of the ScR often is not what wins a sudden fight, we normally cannot compete at short range with the automatics, I like to always keep a charge while I am not sprinting so I have the chance to outright kill or panic the target.

Assuming that your avg. Pub scrub uses the 450 shield /190 armor combo, so it takes ~ 9-10 shots to down him, how the hell do you manage to take on more than 1 such bloke without your rifle overheating?
PS, lasers either need a base damage buff or wider optimal range AND flatter damage fall-off curve
Retardedly difficult to kill anyone in the 90-110 m range

Me too. I'm amazed by the fact people still see the notice telling them they've been scanned and walk through the door anyway.

I'm just trying to point out that the ScR has a weird heat mechanic that some people might not know about. It must be a bug or something but heat is built up based on how long you've been firing, not how many shots you've fired.

Assuming that your avg. Pub scrub uses the 450 shield /190 armor combo, so it takes ~ 9-10 shots to down him, how the hell do you manage to take on more than 1 such bloke without your rifle overheating?
PS, lasers either need a base damage buff or wider optimal range AND flatter damage fall-off curve
Retardedly difficult to kill anyone in the 90-110 m range

Assuming that your avg. Pub scrub uses the 450 shield /190 armor combo, so it takes ~ 9-10 shots to down him, how the hell do you manage to take on more than 1 such bloke without your rifle overheating?
PS, lasers either need a base damage buff or wider optimal range AND flatter damage fall-off curve
Retardedly difficult to kill anyone in the 90-110 m range

The answer is simple: Amarr Assault Dropsuit.

Some might say they do good without it, but in my opinion it's requirement.

-XOXO

I would really like to see a youtube of an ScR tag teaming whole squads of players, calling a target an downing with 2 charged shots at a time.