Because 75 percent of the population of New Eden uses the AR.

I think the obvious aspect to this future tech is skill and an exoskeleton would negate kickback.

Apparently the sharpshooter skill in the next build reduces spread and recoil instead of increasing range.
So this might be what you're looking for.

It also hints that they will increase the spread on some weapons in order for this skill to actually be useful.

Wow.. that means as of may 9th a lot about this game is going to change.

I sure hope so. The addition of 3 new weapons, 3 new equipment, and possibly more modules gets me excited every time I hear info about it.

What other game allows you to snipe players across the map with a fully automatic assault rifle simply by aiming down the sights without a scope?

Snipers have to crouch and sit still before they are able to get that precision, so why does the AR have this advantage even when strafing back and forth while aiming? I mean, the unsteadiness from movement should be enough to give the AR some inaccuracy.

The damage is fine, the range is fine, the kick/recoil kind of works, but the spread/dispersion only works properly in this game when you are hip-firing. Aiming down the scope lets you hit the exact mark almost every time even at it's max range, which doesn't make sense.
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Am I the only one that sees this? Because EVERY time that I see a thread about the AR it's about the recoil, or the damage, or the range, or some other factor that is working as an assault rifle should work.

Yet the lack of spread/dispersion/inaccuracy is never mentioned.

I mean, every other game has this in some form or another. Halo doesn't let you scope with the regular AR, Resistance has it, Most other shooters don't have big enough maps for this to be a problem, and even then trying to snipe with a weapon without a scope is almost impossible.

Sniper rifle = spamming + newbie + without ISK risk + 2/3/4 shots to kill any proto suit + shooting from so far away + can be used by any suit so if you want you can be a lovely inmortal heavy sniper + spamming (again) = Don't bother, nerf this thread

Sniper rifle = spamming + newbie + without ISK risk + 2/3/4 shots to kill any proto suit + shooting from so far away + can be used by any suit so if you want you can be a lovely inmortal heavy sniper + spamming (again) = Don't bother, nerf this thread

Because it's Light Sharpshooter not the AR per se.

Because most distances in this game are well within perfectly valid range for an assault rifle?

Exactly, because the weapon excels in all areas (instead of being just "good"), but isn't amazing in anything and has hardly no disadvantages of using it.

Laser rifle is bad at close range
HMG is bad at long range
Mass driver deals splash damage to yourself and is weak vs shields
Snipers are restricted to long range
but the AR? It just doesn't specialize.

All good and no bad.

wait so you're complaining about the AR in lieu of the "sniper rifle"?

What other game allows you to snipe players across the map with a fully automatic assault rifle simply by aiming down the sights without a scope?

Aiming down the scope lets you hit the exact mark almost every time even at it's max range, which doesn't make sense.

Because most distances in this game are well within perfectly valid range for an assault rifle? Like, normal, ones that exist today AR's? Never mind space rifles that shoot space bullets? Going with conventional, normal guns that exist today, sniper rifles really arent called for until you hit four hundred meters at the very least, and even then it's more like six hundred meters or farther.

Because 75 percent of the population of New Eden uses the AR.

What other game allows you to snipe players across the map with a fully automatic assault rifle simply by aiming down the sights without a scope?

Most people using AR's don't fire them fully automatic.