Since CCP is making assault rifles for each of the empires, a rename to the AR would be fitting.
Instead of simply Gallente AR, it should be called Gallente Blaster Rifle.
So:
Gallente Blaster Rifle
Amarr Scrambler Rifle
Caldari Gauss Rifle
Minmatar Duct Tape Rifle.

I totally didn't change it right now.

+1 to the OP, I would go with plasma rifle

You my good sir, are an idiot.
A gauss rifle uses rail gun technology... It's called a "Gauss rifle" for the type of magnetic field it uses to propel a farris slug down range
A rail gun works off the same principle.
The concept art for the gauss rifle was done when they released Templar one, if you watched the live stream of fan fest you would know that the same concept art was used for the gauss rifle that will be implemented in game

Good day to you

Since CCP is making assault rifles for each of the empires, a rename to the AR would be fitting.
Instead of simply Gallente AR, it should be called Gallente Blaster Rifle.
So:
Gallente Blaster Rifle
Amarr Scrambler Rifle
Caldari Gauss Rifle
Minmatar Duct Tape Rifle.

Electron Rifle sounds better to me.

Plasma and electrons are not the same thing though.

Just saying.

Alternative for Gallente AR: Gallente Plasma Blaster (doesn't necessarily need to be given a name that says it's an AR)

OH NOES that guy is using the most efficiant weapon in the game!!!! what a scrub using the most suited weapon for combat, a real man uses a weapon thats half as effective!!!!!




talk like that loses games.

can't wait to get my hands on the minmatar bow and arrow

We can then call the eventual Gallente HMG the "Plasma Caster"

Plasma Repeater, maybe? Be nice to have one that didn't have rifle in the name, given we already know what it is.

What is the most issued weapon in the military?
An AR.
Why?
Because its a general use weapon.

Are there other weapons?
Yes.
Why?
Because there are times when general use isn't good enough.

can't wait to get my hands on the minmatar bow and arrow

Since CCP is making assault rifles for each of the empires, a rename to the AR would be fitting.
Instead of simply Gallente AR, it should be called Gallente Blaster Rifle.
So:
Gallente Blaster Rifle
Amarr Scrambler Rifle
Caldari Gauss Rifle
Minmatar Duct Tape Rifle.

Its not a niche if its general.
This weapon was supposed to be jack of all trades master of none, it won't outdo a laser rifle in its niche, or a HMG in its niche (if hit detection isn't ruining the heavy user aim).
But they changed that, and now the AR we have now will be a close to close-medium range weapon with high damage.

I want to keep the word rifle for the sake of symmetry, the other ones have rifle in their names as well (rail/gauss rifle, scrambler rifle, combat rifle).

Technically, we shouldn't even call them rifles.

Rifling a gun is something only the minmater would probably keep doing.

A rifle = a weapon with grooved barrel walls to add spin to a projectile.
Since our sniper "rifles" are actually rail guns (no rifling). We should call our sniper rifles "Precision Rail Guns".

"Plasma Repeater" while breaking uniformity, would technically be more accurate. lol
But who GAF?

I prefer something like:

Plasma blaster
Plasma Carbine
Plasma repeater
Assault Blaster
Machine Blaster

for the current AR.

Of course, I think if they just call the minmatar one "combat rifle", that would also be vague.

Still should happen