Actually, if the Amarr have great laser cooling technology for ships, wouldn't it be even better for guns? It's harder to get rid of heat in space than in an atmosphere.

Correct. Cooling in space would be restricted to radiation. On the surface you could use convection and conduction as well, both of which would tend to transfer heat more quickly.

So you're saying the weapon based on short-range Blaster tech was always meant to be more effective at mid-long range encounters than the weapon based around mid-long range Pulse Laser tech?

Seems legit.

So much this.

I've played Gallente so I'm familiar with blasters; not so much Amarr, but I have heard when you get range, you can melt people with your lasers.

Anyways, I believe the Gallente Assault Rifle is similar to Blaster tech in EVE, while the Scrambler Rifle is similar to the Laser tech on Amarr ships in EVE (though admittedly I don't know if long range or short).

In any case isn't the optimals and range on lasers greater than the blasters?

EDIT: Never mind. Found this. https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=834118#post834118

We don't want this game to turn into SR 514

I appreciate the credit to my thread, but I cant agree this is the fix the Scrambler needs. Damage is fine, as can be seen in my thread, its fairly balanced all around. The range is what needs fixing, as well as the ROF of the TAC AR.

Signed. This man knows his stuff and is fairly objective plus being eloquent and polite. The only flaw I can find with him or his reasoning is his alliance. You should come join us!

The passive skill not helping the assault variant is another issue. A Heat build-up reduction skill would make more sense.

Pulse lasers ARE the shorter range range option between pulse & beam for Amarr in EVE, but they aren't CQC exactly.

Pulse Lasers are described as "Medium" range turrets, blasters are "Short" range turrets.

What does that mean in practical terms? Well, if we just look something like the Medium-sized turrets sets for both, Pulse lasers have an optimum range of about 12,000 meters, while Blasters have a range of about 3,000 meters. So, Pulse Lasers outrange blasters by about 4 to 1 (in EVE).

Anyway, better, head-reducing passive skill and a range bump would be great.

I get the feeling something like the TAC AR was more meant to be in the Rail Rifle set.

This makes sense. CCP why you don't do this?

A small zoom on the SR would make a difference but I caution you not to ask for a reduction in heat build up. The heat build up is the only thing that balances this weapon vs the TAC AR. You can charge it up for more damage and this in itself is a very big reason to look at it as a superior weapon to the TAC AR. The superior rate of fire when compared to the TAC AR is also something that I see as a problem on a rifle with NO RECOIL. There is no adjustment needed when firing off a volley of shots at and individual, there is only a need to be concerned with heat buildup, which when managed correctly will never leave you waving your gun in the air to cool down. If a TAC AR user fires 10 rounds at a person, even with maxed out skills, they still need to adjust where their shots are going each time if they wish to hit the person. Not so with a scrambler rifle, you need only to keep an eye on the heat of the weapon while you keep your aim steady.

+1 For a heat build reducing passive and sensible range.

What's needed, basically.

So I just found out that the SR is super accurate, at least at mid range. This is one of the reasons I'm having so much trouble using it for CQC. The gun almost never hits when hip firing because of the low dispersion. So why make a very accurate gun with only 30m optimal? The same as an HMG!!!! The gun should have 60m optimal and 100m for the semi automatic one. I'll edit the OP.

It should be comparable to EVE stats, where pulse lasers have a significant range advantage over plasma weapons. The heat, fire-rate, uneven dmg percentile (shields vs. armor), and large power draw are where the differences should be.

I couldn't care less about those numbers. As someone who has been using it a lot, it's pretty good. Pretty effective. No reason to use the AR, for me. I do pretty well in matches, too. Haven't really used the AR since the LR came out.

There is no reason to buff the Scrambler. The AR needs to be nerfed a little to bring it in line with everything else.