I'd disagree - there needs to be an input delay, literally how long it takes to pull the trigger for each burst. The burst rate is fine, yes, but the interim period between bursts is not. This interim period (the trigger pull) is where the fire rate needs to be changed to something higher (time wise).

A burst gun IS a fast fire gun, but it's meant to be a semi-automatic in essence with each trigger pull being a burst rather than one shot. I'd say that the fire rate for an RR might not be a bad measure - the time it takes between each automatic shot on a RR as the time between each burst on a CR.

The CR is still pumping triple the rounds downrange, the guns are different by virtue of control style and utility - a RR is more constant fire and aggressive in its stance where a CR would be more tactically oriented (such as shooting around cover) where burst fire deals more dmg in a short time, but over time the guns are equalized and balanced.

This sort of mechanic renders exterior controls unimportant. Jam the trigger as much as you want, the input itself is regulated. Imagine if swarm launchers had this problem! 8 missiles instantly! WOO!

Food for thought.

Both CR and RR have been cited as needing balance, probably coming in 1.8. New weapons always run the risk of being OP - developers naturally want their hard work to succeed but sometimes make things 'too' good.

The CR and RR are not way overpowered but they could use some work.

As for the turbo controller, you've got me on that one - I've not seen this issue.

It should be RR - ScR - CR - AR.

Gallente we supposed to be short range high damage.
CR should be adaptable to multiple situations keeping in line with Minmatar philosophy and should be medium range medium damage.

If you add a slightly longer delay or slightly reduce the ROF of the CR you can minimize the effect of modded controllers without changing it's non-cheating effectiveness much.

(Btw, for 1.8 all the racial rifles are getting a damage nerf afaik to bring them in line with the other weapons and increase TTK)

Yeah, but we can talk about a damage problem in the RR. We all know how it shoots and maybe it's too powerful and versatile.
But the CR?? it's a burst... that sometimes bursts too fast to be a 3 shot burst and even in a single burst it sometimes deals 399 dmg... it's a weird and confusing weapon and i think it has to be checked.

I did know of the RR nerf in 1.8 but i wasn't aware of anything CR related.

As for turbo controllers, they are an actual issue. People use it on scrambler rifles and even in ARs. Yesterday i saw a video test of the difference between the recoil of an AR first using a regular controller and then with a turbo controller. with turbo it has no recoil at all and the RoF works just as fast.

here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzISdIq-JYQ

Besides, i'm affraid that the CR doesn't have a strict minimal pause between bursts as other rifles and maybe that's what allows it to be abused by these means or at least unbalanced.