Stopped after seeing the shortened form of "Rail Rifle" and "not OP" being used in the same sentence.

Reported to the cyberpolice for improper grammar. You can't use those words together.

"Don't nerf my instawin weapons!!! I use CRs and absolutely annihilate RRs at CQC so they're (RRs) balanced lol!!!!!!"

-Zerus Ni'Kator

Thanks for the nice music though, bro.

really, you can't imagine how people die to a gun that has virtually no recoil and massive damage at close range? Were you dropped on your head as a child?

The RR is OP. best range in it's class, 2nd highest per bullet damage in it's class(standard rifles) negligible charge up(that can be very easily avoided) good fire rate, and easily managed kick and dispersion in close range, while not going off target for 10-15 rounds(550-825HP) at long range.

CR will destroy you if it lands all it's shots. the RR will destroy you, your logi, and a heavy on the side if he lands his, from well outside any of your ranges.

It's well thought out posts like this with numbers and examples to back up claims that I really appreciate.

Of course, since the OP has neither of those, here's some:

Rail Rifle
Damage per shot: 55
Rate of Fire: 461 rpm
Damage Per Second: 422

Assault Rifle
Damage per shot: 34
Rate of Fire: 750 rpm
Damage Per Second: 425

Yes, as we can all see, a Rail Rifle is not OP at all. It has less DPS than the Assault Rifle, just like it should, since it's got more than twice it's range. Sure, it's only 3 less DPS, but who cares, it's balanced!

It was my opinion based on my experiences that's all but thanks for providing numbers to back up my points

It was my opinion based on my experiences that's all but thanks for providing numbers to back up my points

That wooshing sound you are hearing is his post going right over your head.

Lemme simplify this for you.

Is it okay for a weapon to do 99% of the damage but gain almost twice the effective range?

As an AR user ... yes ... If I'm stupid enough to be out in the open nowhere near cover and an RR user gets the drop on me at his optimum range then I deserve to die .. I know this is hard to understand (It's also why I said he was backing up my points as long as the DPS is the same then there isn't any problem) but if I engage an RR user at MY optimum range I have the advantage

If you lower the DPS of the RR then it becomes pointless ... It's supposed to kill at it's optimum range just as quickly as the AR ...if you lower the DPS then basically it will become a laser Rifle where you need 2 of them to effectively kill people

I can possibly understand the CQC problems people have with the RR even though they are minor TBH if you can aim with an AR/CR/SCR you can destroy an RR user in CQC. Just because a weapon has more range doesn;t mean it should be weaker ... the DPS SHOULD be roughly the same but the range issue gets balanced with the weapon being less effective in CQC

Maybe CCP haven't quite got that right with the RR effectiveness in CQC but there is certainly no issues with the DPS it does

Fact is everyone complains about the weapons that kill them, including me

My basic RR hipfired into an Assault suit while I am running a scout suit begs to differ. The RR is OP you cannot deny it you can defend your crutch all you want but CCP will fix it. Don't waste time posting on the forums trying to defend just go to the game and pad your KDR.

I haven't read your entire post because it's full of nonsense but I did glance over it. One thing that caught my eye is how the AR is "balanced" vs the RR in cqc.

Let me clear some things
AR and the RR have the same DPS
RR has a more accurate hipfire
RR doesn't kick when you hipfire while strafing
The low rof and high alpha damage negates strafing because this makes missing less of an issue since most bullets will still hit as you strafe around.
Aim Assist

This makes the RR superior to the AR in cqc, the only time an AR trumps the RR is a duvolle vs a basic rail. These things is why I can dominate AR users on my scout suit.

Well here's the summary of the RR comment

if your being killed by the RR in CQC using any of the other 3 rifles often enough to want it nerfed then you need to look at your gungame !!!

If your complaining about being killed at range by the RR then just LOL

And heres a song just for you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkaMiaRLgvY&list=FLiobaB0O7JVhR1DizGPe9QA

Zerus, people aren't complaint about a single rifle being OP. They are ALL overpowered. They make the other classes of weapons useless.

AR: Has been OP since the beginning of time. Bullet hose. Has no weaknesses to weapons that aren't the other rifles.
(Reduce optimal range, and increase DPS)

CR: 640 DPS on a burst weapon? OP. Easier to fit than a sidearm, that's wrong.
(Add a super small delay between bursts. Increase kick, projectile weapons should kick more than their non-projectile counterparts)

ScR: Easily abused with modded controllers.
An overheat function doesn't fully excuse 850 DPS, anyway. 650 DPS maybe...
(Reduce RoF to human levels)

RR: Has no real weaknesses, but has many strengths. Better than shotgun at shotgun range, that's broken.
(Increase hipfire dispersion dramatically, to give this weapon a weakness)