What this also means is that we'll be posting what we have so far on the forums starting next week for you guys to give feedback before any of this stuff hits Tranquility. This will allow you to give us your take on what's coming soon to a marketplace near you. This will include both the vehicle changes, changed rifle ranges and the new weapon stats.
-CCP Logibro September 18, 2013

We are going to release some changes to ranges, and additionally, 1.7 will give players new rifles to play with, and we will keep monitoring their performance on TQ.

-CCP Logibro October 21, 2013

AR tears are going to be so delicious.

AR tears are going to be so delicious.

People will complain no matter what. Seeing the stats early is about us heading off screw ups like what happened with the initial Armor plate stats (and the reactives still suck and the ferroscale are pointless, but yeah).

AR victims will still cry even when the changes go into place. Just watch, the next qq will be about SCR...

OH YEAH.

Overheat mechanic on the scrambler rifle is based time, this Means that with a modded controller you can fire 17 rounds EXTREMLY fast, and i promice you, when players find out it will be abused, you only have to be carefull that you dont fire more then 17 rounds, you overheat at nr.18. So 17 reload, 17 reload ect, or just let it cool Down before you fire Again.

Ferroscale useless...news to me. Guess I should be like everyone else, fat and slow. Lucky for you guys there are players like me. We aren't afraid being a little squishy if it means we can out maneuver the enemy. I'll goget flank. You are welcome.

Inb4 rail rifle is OP just because its Caldari they dont want us to have nice things

They're coming.

They're coming.

OH YEAH.

Overheat mechanic on the scrambler rifle is based time, this Means that with a modded controller you can fire 17 rounds EXTREMLY fast, and i promice you, when players find out it will be abused, you only have to be carefull that you dont fire more then 17 rounds, you overheat at nr.18. So 17 reload, 17 reload ect, or just let it cool Down before you fire Again.

They're coming.

They're coming.

OH YEAH.

Overheat mechanic on the scrambler rifle is based time, this Means that with a modded controller you can fire 17 rounds EXTREMLY fast, and i promice you, when players find out it will be abused, you only have to be carefull that you dont fire more then 17 rounds, you overheat at nr.18. So 17 reload, 17 reload ect, or just let it cool Down before you fire Again.

They're coming.

Actually, My SCR friend tested this and its 20 rounds before overheating... with proto amarr of course.

You still don't get it Cosgar.... the only reason why we all use the AR right now, is because all the other variations sucks. Ones we have more choices... you'll see AR users using other weapons in the same category.

I personally think that YOUR tears are going to be delicious....

Apparently you don't get it. There won't be an all powerful generalist weapon anymore. Tryhards are going to have to give up something to get something out of the different racial weapons for once. No more plasma killing people from outside of rendering distance, more than one weapon damage profile to exploit, and the joy of watching AR nerds crying that their "I win button" finally has a weakness.

Apparently you don't get it. There won't be an all powerful generalist weapon anymore. Tryhards are going to have to give up something to get something out of the different racial weapons for once. No more plasma killing people from outside of rendering distance, more than one weapon damage profile to exploit, and the joy of watching AR nerds crying that their "I win button" finally has a weakness.

They're coming.

When?

AR victims will still cry even when the changes go into place. Just watch, the next qq will be about SCR...

Its 22-24 rounds before overheat with my fingers (Amarr assault V and Scrambler V), since its based on time, better specced fingers can get more lazor out of the barrel in the same time :p

I used to play Track & Field on commodore 64....back when they were hot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DaPtjhIC9g), i am sure i did better back then though lol

Edit: poor fingers/wrists when i think back on it

Inb4 rail rifle is OP just because its Caldari they dont want us to have nice things

Apparently you don't get it. There won't be an all powerful generalist weapon anymore. Tryhards are going to have to give up something to get something out of the different racial weapons for once. No more plasma killing people from outside of rendering distance, more than one weapon damage profile to exploit, and the joy of watching AR nerds crying that their "I win button" finally has a weakness.

And rightly so. The ASCR is a better weapon in all aspects save for armor damage. Better range, round-abouts the same DPS, absolutely no muzzle climb... Resource costs kinda suck but considering that it's meant to be used with the Amarr suits and they usually have a bonus for it (reduced feedback damage or reduced heat build up) it's a moot point. Contributing fact: Even without skills it's almost impossible to over heat it unless you're holding down the trigger for multiple magazines.

As an AR user I think the optimal (NOT the effective..) should be dialed down to 30m instead of 40m, but in the same turn I think the ASCR's damage needs to be reduced so that the Assault Rifle, having the lowest range, should be top-dog in terms of damage output.