I've always felt that magazine size is a bit weird on ARs (ie it ends at odd times) and that a big part of their problem is range.

Maybe go back to some of the old weapon feedback threads as they had a lot of in-depth analysis and slightly tune up where it's missing?

Maybe I slight increase in fire rate and of that turns out to much lower the damage slightly. Yes it kill people fleeing but struggles massive with cqc compared to the combat. Also please add a sight for the damn thing I can't stand the iron sight

No, absolutely no RoF or range bonuses on assaults. You already have an amazing performance bonus, you do not nor should you ever have a bonus that strictly makes your suits better in terms of TTK.

I have:

Operation 5
Proficiency 5
Sharpshooter 5
Rapid Reload 5
Ammo Capacity 5
Fitting Optimization 5

Can tell you now that it doesn't make the Assault Rifle any better and the Gallente Assault Bonus doesn't make it any better either. Weapon is underwhelming in CQC and there's no clear 'I'm going to win' situations like you get with the Rail Rifle at range.

I'm actually going to do a video recording later today showing how having Sharpshooter 5 and Gallente Assault 5 has functionally no difference on dispersion - or if it does, how much of a difference. I've been sort of playing around with the AR on different suits and I'm not convinced that the Gallente Assault suit bonus even works, to be honest...

Would you raise an eyebrow if usage data said:

* Scouts are outselling all other frames by a factor of 10:1
* Combat Rifles are outselling all other primaries by 10:1
* Bolt Pistols are outselling all other secondaries by 10:1
* Myofibs are outselling all other highs by 10:1
* Remotes are outselling all other EQ by 10:1

I think you'd do more than raise an eyebrow. And you'd be right to.

Good lord no.
The iron sights in beta were freaking atrocious.

The old camera sight was awesome, the old iron sight was NOT.

Is it not possible that both could use slightly better bonuses? Their current bonuses aren't bad (especially GalAssault), but they certainly aren't on-par with those of MN and AM Assault. Why not swap out the GA and CA bonuses if/when we swap Logi/Assault speed? This would help to keep the slayers slaying in slayer suits (we don't want them migrating to Logi frames or back to Scout).

Thinking something like:
GalAssault: -5% hipfire dispersion (plasma tech) +2% rate of fire (plasma tech)
CalAssault: +5% reload speed (rail tech) -5% kick when aiming down sights (rail tech)

But that is factually wrong. Whether or not you value the benefit it provides is up to you, but the benefit is both meaningful and powerful. Lets not bring opinions and emotions into discussion of facts.

(Spitballing)

Could nerf short-range performance of all non-plasma weaponry to help the GalAssault + AR stand out in his specialty.

As people have gone to lengths trying to explain to you before what you want is blatantly harmful to the way that people play dust. It does not create new and exciting things it removes functionality and gameplay, simply because someone drew a line in the sand and said "I want to be the best at close quarters and to achieve that all other things should have their knees broken at close quarters so I can dominate them".

Removal of functionality / arbitrary poor performance is the last thing that should ever happen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppositional_defiant_disorder

I am part of the 10% lifetime persistency group. I am getting frustrated because (to me) Adipem Nothi is in support of something that is disgustingly bad, harmful and wrong and he seemingly cant see the flaws in it.