Bro, do you even Physics?

Tactical ARs and Burst ARs are just fine,

I wouldn't mind a slight damage increase on them though.

ARs are plasma based hybrid weapons, they don't follow the same rules as conventional projectile weapons.

Yes, you are correct sir. Assault rifles possess no capacity to reason, nither inductively nor deductively, or even by more meager means, like those employed lesser animals, such as instinct. Such an astute observation sir.

/sarcasm

at least with how I understand plasma weaponry(I've seen a video from some guy who homemade a plasma pistol) it gets exponentially weaker over distances(from punching through relatively thin sheet steel at milimeters away to just barely popping a baloon at 10 feet)

and the scrambler pistols are electrolasers they are an entirely different classification. they use a laser with a precise frequency to create a plasma channel(not the same thing as a "bullet" of plasma from a gallente weapon.) which allows the transfer of massive electrical energy at nearly 100% efficiency(somewhere around less than 1% resistance) think of it as weaponized lightning.

well, think of it this way, the clones don't die first, the suit experiences catastrophic failure. What's the fastest way to induce failure in electronic components? overload. hence the energy weapons being powerful. the other ones just punch holes in things that are important, like taking a screwdriver to the hard drive.

though, in this game, the railguns are entirely BS. at the GJ ratings they use for tank turrets, they should be ripping those buildings on the field in half and have no noticable travel time or drop.

Boring, But Practical: Assault Rifles.

Need I say more?

well, think of it this way, the clones don't die first, the suit experiences catastrophic failure. What's the fastest way to induce failure in electronic components? overload. hence the energy weapons being powerful. the other ones just punch holes in things that are important, like taking a screwdriver to the hard drive.

though, in this game, the railguns are entirely BS. at the GJ ratings they use for tank turrets, they should be ripping those buildings on the field in half and have no noticable travel time or drop.

The plasma is contained in a magnetic containment field, however the containment field deterates rapidly causing short range but leaving high damage potential at that range. Yes I do physics.

The Tac puts more plasma in each shots, resulting in higher damage and reduced deterioration over range.

I feel that the Tac should have the same optimal as the regular, only with hugely long falloff compared to the assault, and a much lower falloff rate.

If you agree with physics.

Current rail guns: less than 1gj of impact force. roughly as destructive as a cruise missile.

Dust rail guns: 80gj impact force, less destructive than a hand held version(forge gun) less widespread than a mass driver shell.

and it's not particles, it's a payload, currently(IRL version), it's a 7 pound aluminum slug.

falloff is the loss of power over distance between optimal range's end and maximum range.

Rush; the first sentence, 'rolls on floor holding sides.'

Speed of **** you. Man, that's funny.

I'm gonna give you a +1 for being one of the few people here on the forums who have the ability and courage to admit that they were wrong, and/or "schooled".

The standard AR is simply too accurate in its effective range. Judging by how fixes have been snowballing since 1.0, kick and dispersion were balanced around the range hard cap. The new range system came in and no adjustments were made to compensate for their over effectiveness. 1.4-.1.6 sealed the deal and ARs can now deal their full DPS in about a second, putting it on the level of game breaking. The emergency 10% damage buff and how kick and dispersion mechanics work, or better yet don't work only makes things even worse.

And before anyone tries to re-direct my argument by saying the 10% buff was for the weaponry skill, remember that the skill is still blank and that aiming and hit detection was so bad in 1.0 that ambushes ended based on time.