Welcome to my magical world of rainbows, love and Tactical Assault Rifles!

An underused, yet delicious gun, every single shot is rewarding with it.

Unfortunately, 1.7 won't bring new people to this weapon I myself could temporary leave the gun until something is done to make it more viable. Rail and Combat rifles don't threat me, but the range nerf is some bad news.

But the real reason why I might give the Rail Rifle a go is the AR range buff. If only the AR had some recoil... as a dedicated marksman, the extended AR range is going to compromize my role, along the purpose of the TAR.

Since you enjoy this weapon as well, I'm curious to know if you're going to use it in 1.7 and, if you do, if you would still consider it a viable choice.

Anyway, I wish you the best luck with this weapon and infinte happiness.

With Love,

Keri

Thank you for saying TAR instead of TAC.

;D

I really am quite worried about the range buffs - the TAR is going to be relatively short range compared to the other rifles, so the engagement envelope is going to be well within range of others.

Exactly.

Anyway, I don't know exactly how the open market will work and if it will allow direct client-to-client services, but if this trading system will be implemented, you can buy Rail Rifles directly from me, if you wish, or trade them for some Gallente equipment. I have no idea if I will still use the Duvolle AR, I might stick to the Ishukone ARR if I like it (most likely I will).

I know we are supposed to be FW enemies, but who cares?

I am trying to use the TAR more often but I run logi a lot and I feel very exposed inside of medium range with no sidearm. Is the TAR, in capable hands, able to hold its own while hip firing?

I use it on a Scout suit.

Scout mk.0

Highs

3x Complex Shield Extenders

Lows

Basic Armour Plate
Basic Armour Repairer

Weapons

GLU-5 Tactical Plasma Rifle
Scrambler Pistol

EQ + Nades

Locus Nades
Nanohive

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I just run around and flank enemies

LOOOOOOOOL

Out of interest, what suit do you use?
I'm using a standard calassault with mine atm, will probably take it to proto because of all the fun I'm having.

Welcome to my magical world of rainbows, love and Tactical Assault Rifles!

An underused, yet delicious gun, every single shot is rewarding with it.

Unfortunately, 1.7 won't bring new people to this weapon I myself could temporary leave the gun until something is done to make it more viable. Rail and Combat rifles don't threat me, but the range nerf is some bad news.

But the real reason why I might give the Rail Rifle a go is the AR range buff. If only the AR had some recoil... as a dedicated marksman, the extended AR range is going to compromise my role, along the purpose of the TAR.

Since you enjoy this weapon as well, I'm curious to know if you're going to use it in 1.7 and, if you do, if you would still consider it a viable choice.

Anyway, I wish you the best luck with this weapon and infinte happiness.

With Love,

Keri

Full time Caldari Assault.

I tested other suits with secondary characters and there are some of them I like very much (Amarr Assault, Minmatar Logi), but I haven't a crazy amount of SP (I started playing DUST during Uprising 1.0) and I'm just sticking to my favorite suit, upgrading every single piece of equipment and my fitting skills religiously.

I really had good luck choosing this suit at the very start of my DUST career. I picked it just because of the lovely design and because it was Caldari, but I found out it's the most comfortable and versatile suit to me. I never get bored of this suit and it fits my favorite roles perfectly (marksman, flanker, hit and run general playstyle).

If you enjoy it, I'd say get proto, yes. The depleted shield nerf is going to get a bit annoying, but it won't ruin this awesome suit. I just don't know why they nerfed shield and why they nerfed the TAR and buffed AR. Sometimes it seems like CCP decides random things throwing dice, but this is not Dungeons & Dragons...

Thanks - I'm thinking of going for a fit like this:

Duvolle Tactical Assault Rifle
M209 Assault SMG
Core Locus Grenade

Complex Damage Modifier
Complex Shield Extender
Complex Shield Extender
Complex Shield Extender

Complex Shield Regulator
Complex Shield Regulator
Complex CPU Upgrade

A-45 Quantum Active Scanner/X-3 Quantum Nanohive


I'm curious about the low slot options though. I have some biotics that I'm itching to use, but is it worth it? Can you feasibly fit a kincat there, and is it of any use?

I don't think the shield nerf is going to be significant - it's only 3% to the depleted delay only - but armour (and specifically the logis) is quite strong right now.
The TAR range nerf seems to be completely insane though.

Weapon/suit/module balancing isn't great atm, which is a shame.

Thanks for the info. I love my SCR but it's really nice to have another option - it's not entirely analogous to the TAR, so it's a bit different.

I tried to make a fit like that one, with the CPU Upgrade, but I ended up with insufficient PG to fit all that stuff. Maybe it's because I haven't Fitting Optimization unlocked (I just have Proficiency 3), I don't know. Or maybe it's because of the Light Damage Modifier, I don't have them to proto level, so I'm just running 4 Complex Extenders.
My Core Upgrades, Engineering and Electronics are all at 5, anyway.

I have a bunch of different fittings, for PC and public matches.

I've recently found out how amazing is Profile Dampening in Public matches, a single Complex Dampener is enough to beat ADV Scanners, which are the most common ones, so I'm actually running one in Pubs if I want to be stealthy. This really depends on the map. In wide open maps (Manus Peak, Line Harvest), I can always keep the perfect distance from my targets, so I don't need it. I just use my own Scanner to avoid being surrounded.

Another thing I'm doing for Publics is to fit ADV weapons (GLU-5 and M209) on my proto suit and use the remaining PG and CPU to fit better low powered modules without using a CPU upgrade.

In PC I find useful to run Armor Plates, it's not really out of the box, but it gives me extra survivability. Since the TTK is a bit short now (I don't really have a problem with it, I'm just adapting), I'm using a couple basic plates as a life-saver. It works most of the time, that extra 0.5 second might be enough to beat an AR user 1v1.

Regulators are a great choice, in any other case. I would use Shield Regulators over Biotics, since you are fast enough without Armor Plates and the Stamina is pretty good as well. The only faster suit would be the Minmatar Assault, as the Logi will be probably armor tanked.
I believe the Caldari Assault is fast enough even without Biotics.

You can feel when it hits you too. I love that about Dust; the DS3 feedback is such that I can tell what kind of weapon is hitting me. And, until I recently got a headset with game sound, I have never appreciated how much info you gain from hearing the rich combat symphony around you.

Glad to hear that the TAR isn't worthless from the hip. I will keep learning.

Anyone using the TAR on a non-Amaar logi?

You know what's a fun combo?

Duvolle Tactical Assault Rifle and the Allotek Burst Assault Rifle on a ADV or PRO commando.

Try it. You'll melt in the chair when you realize how much fun your having.