meh. There are no FOTM weapon and the ARR isn't more powerful than other rifles.

I'll stick with the breach AR, ACR and AScR, thanks.

I actually prefer the Kaalakiota Rail Rifle over the Ishukone Assault.

Same. ARR feels like it bounces all over the place and lacks pinpoint precision.

Kaala has a good sight and controllable recoil for long range bursts. Right now, I either run ARR/BP or RR/Magsec as my fits on my Cal assault.

meh. There are no FOTM weapon and the ARR isn't more powerful than other rifles.

Some people used the ARR from the start, the people who complain about fotm are the ones who chased it and then it changed but they didn't have th sp to get into it.

I'm pretty sure you just bit your tongue uttering that sentence.

So all the scumbaggery currently residing around the FOTM ARR, are there any plans to nerf it into oblivion or shalI skill into it and join the cheap as F&ck hipfiring BS masses that are clearly dominating with it?

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sperg sperg sperg QQ

Whining?

So all the scumbaggery currently residing around the FOTM ARR, are there any plans to nerf it into oblivion or shalI skill into it and join the cheap as F&ck hipfiring BS masses that are clearly dominating with it?

Id spec into it cuz im murdering with the militia version.

AScr/BSmg for me

Idiot. The militia version has no spool up time, which is a serious factor when you are in combat.

RR should get a jam effect or better yet, since it is an electromagnetic shot have the power of the shots decrease the more rapidly it is fired a la the old Large rail turret mechanic. Therefore, you would get shorter range and less damage the more shots fired.

meh. There are no FOTM weapon and the ARR isn't more powerful than other rifles.

Quite the contrary, it is, but not in a way you'd expect.

Thing is that the ARR has higher range than any of the other rifles and similar DPS. (Bill Nye voice) Consider the following:

A Duvolle Assault Rifle has an optimal range of 40m and a DPS of 453.33
An Ishukone Assault Rail Rifle has an optimal range of 72m and a DPS of 420.

For the miniscule cost of 33.33 DPS, you can gain the advantage of 30m+ of optimal range. What this means is that while using the Assault Rifle at 72m will result in your untimely, albeit expected, death, you would not have that same disadvantage running an ARR.

But that is fine, that is how the weapons were designed. However, there is a critical fault in the balancing logic that stems from the DPS to Range ratio.

While we can all unanimously agree that an ARR would definitely have a significant advantage over the AR at 72m, could we say the same for the AR? It's argumentative, sure, but now consider if the person using the ARR fit a Complex Damage Mod and the person using an AR did not. Now suddenly you have the issue of the ARR almost matching the AR for DPS, but still maintaining it's high range.

The overall point here is that the ARR can always fit damage mods (and if RoF mods are introduced, those as well) to circumvent it's DPS weakness. On the other hand, there is absolutely nothing an AR can do to circumvent it's range weakness, and must fit damage mods to remain competitive in the eventuality that the competition fits them, otherwise it suddenly is losing in the DPS game too.

While there is a significant probability that an ARR will win at range, the same cannot be said for the AR in CQC.

Quite the contrary, it is, but not in a way you'd expect.

Thing is that the ARR has higher range than any of the other rifles and similar DPS. (Bill Nye voice) Consider the following:

A Duvolle Assault Rifle has an optimal range of 40m and a DPS of 453.33
An Ishukone Assault Rail Rifle has an optimal range of 72m and a DPS of 420.

For the miniscule cost of 33.33 DPS, you can gain the advantage of 30m+ of optimal range. What this means is that while using the Assault Rifle at 72m will result in your untimely, albeit expected, death, you would not have that same disadvantage running an ARR.

But that is fine, that is how the weapons were designed. However, there is a critical fault in the balancing logic that stems from the DPS to Range ratio.

While we can all unanimously agree that an ARR would definitely have a significant advantage over the AR at 72m, could we say the same for the AR? It's argumentative, sure, but now consider if the person using the ARR fit a Complex Damage Mod and the person using an AR did not. Now suddenly you have the issue of the ARR almost matching the AR for DPS, but still maintaining it's high range.

The overall point here is that the ARR can always fit damage mods (and if RoF mods are introduced, those as well) to circumvent it's DPS weakness. On the other hand, there is absolutely nothing an AR can do to circumvent it's range weakness, and must fit damage mods to remain competitive in the eventuality that the competition fits them, otherwise it suddenly is losing in the DPS game too.

While there is a significant probability that an ARR will win at range, the same cannot be said for the AR in CQC.

Yes this is all well and good, but how come you didn't even mention the spool up time. Or the insane kick after a few shots fired. Don't forget the crappy iron sights which (when coupled with the insane kick) makes doing any serious damage outside of 60m difficult.