Increasing the rate of charge per level is nice in theory, but in practice, it just means it overheats faster. Between keeping track of temperature, tracking the target, and the opaque sights, there is close to zero margin for error (whether human or technical).

I suggest 4-5% heat reduction and 2% charge up time reduction per level. This leaves enough wiggle room so that players can get used to it without losing so much money.

Reduction to heat buildup is too much with the Amarr Assault skill. I suggest the Scrambler Rifle skill either:

1) Reduce overheating duration per level
or
2) Reduce the damage taken by overheating per level

It makes the Amarr Assault suit the obvious choice to be using the Scrambler Rifle with still, applies to ALL Scrambler Rifles (since one model doesn't charge the bonus becomes useless), but still benefits people in Caldari suits etc. who want to use Scrambler Rifles, by reducing a penalty.

Overheating duration is already short, overheating damage at 25% reduction would be a 12-pt. dmg difference, which is beyond stupid.

The overheating-bonus would be better as the gun passive to begin with. The advantage Amarr assaults get is already comparatively small (about 2 shots), adding some percentage as a passive to someone who is a "PRO" level user would be appropriate.

The advantage is only 2 shots if you spam the trigger with abandon. Properly managed the Scrambler Rifle is a really effective weapon, and in the Amarr suit it is easier to manage properly, and therefore has longer and more sustainable deadly properties. Trying to claim that the skill needs to reduce heat buildup so other people can effectively use it only does this:

1) Makes it so other suits get the same "small" advantage that the Amarr suits already have (if it's really too small as you claim, you shouldn't want it anyway)
2) Makes it so the Amarr suit with Scrambler Rifle begins to approach the point where the side effects are almost completely non-existent, especially under use by someone who knows how to manage the rifle.

Reducing overheating duration is about as "pointless" as increasing reload speed. You'd really be surprised at how much more damage you deal over time when you're not wasting it by NOT shooting.

Again. Everyone is so hell bent on giving the ASCR and SCR more reduction on heat build up which doesn't make sense. Laser heat up, especially pulse lasers as they have large energy discharges at repeatedly higher intervals than a regular beam laser. Reduction in heat build up for the laser rifle makes sense since it is a continuous stream. For a pulse laser, that skill will come from specializing into Amarr Assaults.

take a moment and read this thread https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=860472. You can begin to see the sense this guy is talking about.

I don't see how everyone has seemed to miss this response on this thread. Instead they have attempted to ignore the tech lore of EVE while attempting to promote their own agenda of "give me the ability to have double heat reduction on the SCR and ASCR."

Heat reduction skill would be nice and all, but almost just useless as the current skill bonus for the assault scrambler rifle since it rarely ever overheats.
I would suggest a range bonus (optimal range included).