I know everybody is gonna hate this but here goes. Since the scrambler rifle, which is pretty powerful, gets an overheat and jams, to make it so that you can't get all that damage out at one time. I've skilled into this rifle and it kills me! Literally in battle. But the Amarr get a bonus to the overheat so it doesn't kill them as quickly.They get to use more of the rifles damage. So what I actually propose is that they nerf the RR ( I call her Rosie) and give us Cal assaults what the damage is now. Seems pretty fair to me

Did I get your idea right?

Recharge and ADS recoil would be the two I'd think about ADS would help Snipers and RR users both.

Excellent thread. +1

Recommendations as follows (some noted previously) and in order of preference:

1) Rail tech and missile spool time and lock on time reduction percentage per level. This would be pretty legit and actually address the only weapon drawback (rail tech spool time) that doesn't currently have an SP sink to offset it.

This is my number one idea and as a dedicated rail user pretty keen on. I actually think they can increase the spool time on RRs fairly significantly as along as there is an SP based offset to get it down to perhaps as low as .15sec for the MagSec and .2sec for the RR. For folks beefing about the trigger tap method of cutting the spool time - fix it so when you balk the trigger it has a serious recharge penalty like the rail turrets have now.

2) significantly decreased dispersion and recoil while ADS....say 10% per level. That pretty much dials right in not long range striking power playstyle and gives minimal advantages in dynamic gunfights, I.e. CQC.

3) 10% per level to CalAssault dropsuits shield recharge and regulation. I don't like any perks dependent on a module and would prefer the bonus applied directly to the suit instead.

3) 10% per level to CalAssault dropsuits shield recharge and regulation. I don't like any perks dependent on a module and would prefer the bonus applied directly to the suit instead.

List of Ideas :

1. - 7% spool time reduction

2. +5% to effective range of rail weapons while ADSing

3. +5% to shield recharge modules

4. -5% to ADS Disruption and Kick

5. - 10% to spool up/lock on time per level. Lock on time is for the swarm launcher

6. - 5% reload speed of hybrid railgun light/sidearm weapons per level w/ +?% to ammo reserve

7 . - 5% reload speed of hybrid railgun light/sidearm weapons per level w/ 3% Shield module efficacy or recharge

8. +?% to effective range but RR needs effective range reduced to compensate

9. Nerf the damage on the RR but give it the same damage before nerf for the Assault through +?% to damage

10. Rail tech and missile spool time and lock on time reduction percentage per level. This would be pretty legit and actually address the only weapon drawback (rail tech spool time) that doesn't currently have an SP sink to offset it.

I think they can increase the spool time on RRs fairly significantly as along as there is an SP based offset to get it down to perhaps as low as .15sec for the MagSec and .2sec for the RR. For folks beefing about the trigger tap method of cutting the spool time - fix it so when you balk the trigger it has a serious recharge penalty like the rail turrets have now.

11. -10% decreased dispersion and recoil while ADS per level. Note : That pretty much dials right in not long range striking power playstyle and gives minimal advantages in dynamic gunfights, I.e. CQC.

I would prefer if they stayed with offensive bonuses instead of defensive bonuses, since that is what assaults are about.

Bundle the reload bonus with (kind of like how Minmatar scout is getting hacking speed and knife damage bundled in one bonus) it with an ammo reserves bonus, and a kick reduction bonus to make it more useful. I guess I would also be fine with the reload bonus being bundled with a 3% shield module efficacy or recharge bonus, as long as they also keep a weapon related bonus for hybrid-railgun weapons.

Effective range bonus, but give rail weapons an effective range reduction to compensate.

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Ok this whole thing is gettin WAAAAY more complicated that it should be. We shouldn't need an assault bonus for or shields. But after CCP has nerf'd the Caldari so many times, I blame myself for punking you people so many times that's pretty much how it happened, since we're at the point we're at. The Caldari assault bonus should be for shields. We are shield users. I don't know how to say it more simple for you. we should get our assault bonus for shields. The racial bonus should be for weapons, We shoudl get stronger guns for using our own guns

No, the assault bonus should be an offensive bonus across the board for each race. One thing we don't want to do is keep giving all these widely ranged random bonuses to different suits. We need some damn consistency in Dust for once!

I'm cool with reduced spool time IF there's a commensurate nerf to the RR so that only a lvl 5 cal assault can get back to where it is now. This would also help the charge sniper and the Caldari sidearm who's name I am blanking out on...

I'm not a fan of any bonus that only applies to the Rail Rifle, please no reduction in spool of time. There are several other Caldari weapons, not just the Rail Rifle.

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You see this is the problem with the Caldari and Gallente Bonuses unlike the Amarr and Mini bonuses which affect all the weapons.....

Actually the Amarr bonus only affects amarr weaponry..they are the only ones with laser weaponry to my knowledge and the Minnie bonus Im not too sure about but "projectile" is its own category I believe which minnie weapons fall under....... there was a document that showed the weapons and categories they fell in just cant find it atm under the mountain of forums threads.... so don't quote me on the Minnie part