Without Amarr assault suits the rifle is overheated VERY FAST

The Imperial Scrambler Rifle currently has an optimal range of 50m. As of 1.7, it will be 78m, almost a 30m increase. For comparison, the current Duvolle Assault Rifle does 30% damage up to 70m to shields, at which point the Scrambler Rifle will be doing 120% for another 8m. Currently, it looks like I'll be swapping to Scrambler Rifles as of 1.7, even though I use the TAR. It looks like the Scrambler Rifle will out range and out damage all of the new rifles, too. The only disadvantage seems to be the lack of an ACOG scope. Also, Carthum Assault Scrambler Rifles will be getting an optimal of 60m.

So, we've got an Assault Rifle variant that does less than half the damage and has less damage in a clip than a single stream of Scrambler fire, plus significant recoil that the Scrambler doesn't have, for a 14m advantage in range and a scope. Now that that's gone, the TAR will be so laughably ineffective compared to the Scrambler Rifle (we're talking half to a third of the DPS at most ranges), that there will be no reason to use it. I know, I know; it's a variant, so it should be a weaker version of the Scrambler. Then please explain to me why the Scrambler's Assault variant will be an Assault Rifle with 25% more range as of 1.7? I don't see that as being an inferior replica.

Scrambler Rifle 514, here we come? Unless, of course, the Scrambler Rifle starts doing 25% less damage than it is now, or something.

DUDE

Longer optimal means it will work like the laser rifle!
This would technically be a nerf to those who try and spam the rifle at close range in order to do a ton of damage.

Basically, post 1.7, if you try and use the scrambler up close you will do minimal damage. HOWEVER, if you use it at long range you will see much better results, WHICH IS HOW THE GUN SHOULD WORK.

If you are facing a scrambler rifle post 1.7, all you have to do is run up close to them and you will see similar results as if you try and run up close to a laser rifle.

SAME THING WITH THE RAIL RIFLE.

Did this not occur to you? -_-

Without Amarr assault suits the rifle is overheated VERY FAST

We don't balance overpowered weapons by adding others OP weapons.....

Just wait for the Rail rifle with the highest range, decent dmg and a good scope comes.
Then there will be crying.

This.