I agree scr does but not the assault version..did they change it this month? If so I apologize cuz I wouldn't know then

3 damage mods isn't very effective because the laser only does 17 damage...

Too many times I have shot a laser to the point where I have to be very accurate to hit my target without missing, and they turn around around 60-80 meters and do full damage and kill me in seconds...what's the point of using the laser if I can just use an AR for that range...

Yup that's the worst, why does blaster tech out DPS a laser at its optimal?

Because CCP does not think of it as a blaster, even though that's exactly what it's supposed to be.

They made the mistake of calling it an assault rifle, which is what every noob will immediately gravitate to because of its familiar name and function.

Shattering that comfort zone for the casual scrub is dangerous, so they will not fix it. It's a shame, because it could have easily had a lot more character to it.

Because CCP does not think of it as a blaster, even though that's exactly what it's supposed to be.

They made the mistake of calling it an assault rifle, which is what every noob will immediately gravitate to because of its familiar name and function.

Shattering that comfort zone for the casual scrub is dangerous, so they will not fix it. It's a shame, because it could have easily had a lot more character to it.

Too many times I have shot a laser to the point where I have to be very accurate to hit my target without missing, and they turn around around 60-80 meters and do full damage and kill me in seconds...what's the point of using the laser if I can just use an AR for that range...

LoLoL just played an ambush and dropped a 36-3 with my laser.

No recoil, Nice scope, great range.

I find it really hard to believe the OP lol

Seems like they shattered the comfort zone of evetards that think Dust is Eve.

To add further, these are mercs, not ships.

Seems like they shattered the comfort zone of evetards that think Dust is Eve.

To add further, these are mercs, not ships.

Sounds like a Dust tard is salty because his game is getting shut down soon.

And actually they are blasters, not mercs or ships.

And blasters do a specific thing at a specific range.

Dust is in New Eden you ******* idiot.

Jesus you'd think some people would remember that.... pathetic. Just like we build all of our weapons in specific ways, so too do the Gallente, why would they change their combat discipline on the ground when it works so well in space?

Our glorious laser should not be outgunned by a Gallente weapon!

HEY ADAM

INFANTRY DOES NOT EQUAL AIRCRAFT IN ANY SETTING

THANK YOU DUMBASS GNITE

Sure it does from a design philosophy. You wouldn't alter already functional designs.

HEY ADAM

INFANTRY DOES NOT EQUAL AIRCRAFT IN ANY SETTING

THANK YOU DUMBASS GNITE

I can almost always out gun an AR with My SMGs and with a Scrambler assault variant. Snipers and forges can still out-do AR for obvious reasons, and if you're using a Proto Heavy against a Proto Assault and you lose it just means you suck.

Lasers are only good if you're using the Viziam, so if you were using the Viziam against the Duvolle and you lost it probably means he was strafing you weren't/you had way less HP/wasn't really optimal range. Whatever.

Everyone who says AR is OP might be right or might be wrong, but whatever the case they are certaintly beatable by any other gun if you know how to properly use it.

Aircraft do not equal spacecraft, if you are going to be like that.
The races of New Eden have combat philosophies that work, in any setting. Why would the Gallente change something that works because they are on the ground? They use high DPS blasters at really close range, the AR should reflect this.
If the AR behaved like it should , it would be no less effective than it currently is, just more niche, like all of the other weapons in the game. The current AR is an amalgamation of the GAR, the Combat Rifle and the Rail Rifle, but without any of their weaknesses.

BS.

Why do people want to cherry pick physics? Add bullet drop to everything and give me a mirrored dropsuit ward off lasers then.

Modern day military weaponry can travel well over the distance of any map we play on.

The Lore argument needs to stop now. The goal isn't balance by lore it is balance by functional game mechanics so just stop.

EVE is balanced. Really well. Also mirror covercovered dropsuits wouldn't work for anything other than visible light.