laser is amarr (facepalm)

sorry, not up on all the lore. still, the Cal got 2... why?

why do we have 5 rifles with 4 races? who got the extra weapon?

AR= G
laser= A
RR= C (2)
ScrR= C (1)
Combat R= M

am i right on this? will the rest of the races get a second rifle?

guesses on the rest of the heavy weapons?

HMG= M
Forge= C
??= G
??= A

any other sniper rifles coming?

GAR = G
CR = M
ScR = A
RR = C

The laser rifle is not designated as an Assault Rifle, instead it is designated a unique weapon (at the moment) along with the shotgun, mass driver and sniper rifle.

Not quite.

Caldari = Rail Rifle, Sniper Rifle, Nova Knife, Railgun, Missiles, Magsec SMG, Forge Gun, AV Grenades, and Bolt Pistol.
Minmatar = HMG, SMG, Flaylock, Mass Driver,Locus Grenade, and Combat Rifle. They use bullets. However, the Assault SMG is made by Ishukone.
Amarr = Scrambler Pistol + Rifle, Laser Rifle.
Gallente = Blaster turrets, Assault Rifle, Flux Grenade, Shotgun, Plasma Cannon.

When you get into equipment, I am fairly certain Scans are Gallente, Minmatar are explosives, Amarr are Uplinks, and Caldari are Nanohives.

I am not entirely certain if it is hugely important for their to be different Heavy Weapons. Sentinels don't get damage bonuses so it "doesn't matter is you use Caldari or Amarr." Assaults get bonuses for their new weapons, so it matters there. Between the Forge Gun (long range, high burst damage) and the HMG (close-medium range, high sustained damage), you have about everything the 'need.' Of course, I would love to see more!

Anyone here play Duke Nukem 3D? The Devastator would be a great close range Caldari weapon. Artillery Cannon for Minmatar would be cool. Amarr could have lasers with different lenses; one scattered for close range frying and focused for far range/anti-vehicle (think Void Ray from Starcraft 2; more damage based off how long it is on a target). Gallente is a little harder. Some kind of weird blaster blunderbuss would work. For range, Particle Cannon (shoot a blob of anti-particles in a force field). Balancing would be tough and actually making the weapons desirable but it isn't hard thematically.

why do we have 5 rifles with 4 races? who got the extra weapon?

AR= G
laser= A
RR= C (2)
ScrR= C (1)
Combat R= M

am i right on this? will the rest of the races get a second rifle?

guesses on the rest of the heavy weapons?

HMG= M
Forge= C
??= G
??= A

any other sniper rifles coming?

Which funnily enough means

LR = A
MD = M
SR = C
SG = G

Yes, all races will eventually get more rifles.

The amarr have the lazer rifle and the scrambler rifle
The gallente have the rail rifle and the blaster rifle
The caldari have the rail rifle and the blaster rifle
The minmatar have the combat rifle

I advocate that the OP needs to be shot by a nightmare.

Not quite.

Caldari = Rail Rifle, Sniper Rifle, Nova Knife, Railgun, Missiles, Magsec SMG, Forge Gun, AV Grenades, and Bolt Pistol.
Minmatar = HMG, SMG, Flaylock, Mass Driver,Locus Grenade, and Combat Rifle. They use bullets. However, the Assault SMG is made by Ishukone.
Amarr = Scrambler Pistol + Rifle, Laser Rifle.
Gallente = Blaster turrets, Assault Rifle, Flux Grenade, Shotgun, Plasma Cannon.

When you get into equipment, I am fairly certain Scans are Gallente, Minmatar are explosives, Amarr are Uplinks, and Caldari are Nanohives.

I am not entirely certain if it is hugely important for their to be different Heavy Weapons. Sentinels don't get damage bonuses so it "doesn't matter is you use Caldari or Amarr." Assaults get bonuses for their new weapons, so it matters there. Between the Forge Gun (long range, high burst damage) and the HMG (close-medium range, high sustained damage), you have about everything the 'need.' Of course, I would love to see more!

Anyone here play Duke Nukem 3D? The Devastator would be a great close range Caldari weapon. Artillery Cannon for Minmatar would be cool. Amarr could have lasers with different lenses; one scattered for close range frying and focused for far range/anti-vehicle (think Void Ray from Starcraft 2; more damage based off how long it is on a target). Gallente is a little harder. Some kind of weird blaster blunderbuss would work. For range, Particle Cannon (shoot a blob of anti-particles in a force field). Balancing would be tough and actually making the weapons desirable but it isn't hard thematically.

Bolt pistol is gallente.

why do we have 5 rifles with 4 races? who got the extra weapon?

AR= G
laser= A
RR= C (2)
ScrR= C (1)
Combat R= M

am i right on this? will the rest of the races get a second rifle?

guesses on the rest of the heavy weapons?

HMG= M
Forge= C
??= G
??= A

any other sniper rifles coming?