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Could you edit the graph and make the color differentiation a bit more apparent? It's incredibly hard to read the graph because I'm having to go into MS Paint to make sure I'm looking at the correct respective shade of blue.

Bluntly there shouldn't be this much performance variance between battle rifles. They all perform the same function, they are all the mainstay for racial infantry. The fact that one is clearly superior to another is an idiot ball.

I'm not saying universal homogeneity of weapons is a grand idea, but the performance of the rifles shouldn't be so wildly varied that one negates the utility of the others.

Sidearms are backups for when you are out of ammo, cant afford to reload or using a weapon that is worthless in close like a forge.

Battle rifles should be primarily differentiated by profile and firing mechanics with small tweaks to represent variation in racial design. Not one hits hard at 40m but the other gets +75% range advantage.

The wild variances should be represented in the support weapons that form the battle tactics around those rifles.

Forcing a single shot weapon to perform poorly in close is unnecessary.

And if we do it because modded Control sh*tlords then we screw legit players hardcore.

My two cents, since I'm not really having a problem with close up scrams.

And I'm gravitating to shield suits more and more. Just having more fun with them than I am armor.

breach ARs are also obscenely effective against low HP suits and scouts.

I think this is a bad idea, thoroughly.

Nice exaggerations.
0.3s
Lol.
What, did he die in two shots?
Unless he was a barebones Minscout and you landed double headshots, he didn't die that fast...
Happens every day, huh?

Its impossible to fire 4 shots in 0.3-0.33s. The fire rate is capped at 600, so it's only possible to fire 1 shot every 0.1s.

Considering you also, "spam more slowly" as well, I'm going to assume 4 shots probably takes you 0.55s-0.65s, which is a very average 370-435 RoF.

A ~0.6s TTK is average. Any other gun would kill just as fast if they land all shots.

You were exaggerating, by alot. You're trying to say the ScR kills roughly 2x faster than it actually does.

Also, if a Galscout died in 4 shots, he either had absolutely no HP modules and/ar you landed headshots. Everyday occurances though, right? Or he was previously wounded, in which case he shouldn't have engaged you and deserved to die.

The ScR should absolutely without a doubt be just as effective at 5m as it is as 70m. ALL RIFLES should be just as effective as 5m as they are at the edge of their optimals. What should separate CQC from long range rifles is how quickly and how easily they can apply their damage. Nothing more, nothing less. DPS should be what separates them, not some funky mechanic.

You missed a paragraph:

And all SCR arguments seem to ignore the fact that you can only get out around 1000 damage before seizing up a ScR unless you use AmAssault, assuming no damage mods. That assumes you land all 16 shots on target. A PR can get out 2380 damage with absolutely no overheat, barely any kick, and you can reset the kick by stopping your fire for a split second. That is over double the damage. The ScR is not even one of the top 10 rifles in market purchases. You know why? Because it is a ***** to learn how to use. Yes, it is very very good if your opponent has low health or is shield based and you can land every single shot. Miss some and that damage is lowered drastically, and then you either have to seize up and wait for it to cool down, or switch to your sidearm to finish the job.

Anecdotal evidence at best, but let's look at this. What kind of ranges were these weapons?

The ScR hipfire is balanced as it is for the type of game Dust is.

Yeah.
So?

Although, you seem to be a Shotgunner, and I'd guess the Shotgun has a higher efficiency than any of the rifles.
So... three fingers pointing back?

That document is painfully outdated. Weapon ranges don't increase with tier anymore like that.
The SDE says the RR has an effective of 100m and the ScR has an effective of 96m.
No hard info on the Optimal, but anecdotally I can say the RR feels like it reaches further out.

Tell me if you agree or disagree. The reason the AScr has such low usage is due to the fact it feels and sounds weak. The sound of the shots being fired seem more like a fast backbeat to a song rather than an usherer of swift Amarrian manufactured death. I believe the AScr shot animation needs a touch of red or something more menacing than bland yellow.
The weapon performs amazingly and the only buff I would suggest would be a slight range extend.

15%?!?!?!?! That is crazy HIGH!