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The thing about skills is an issue with more than just AR variants- swarm launchers need light weapon III while plasma launchers are both the worst weapon, and have the most requirements for a light weapon- needing light weapon IV

Also, Change the Combat Rifle to the Slugthrower

Calling it a Combat Rifle is just as bad as Calling the GAR an AR. its an overused Generic term for Rifle.

are slugs the ammunition? ew

When implementing the new racial assault weapons, please include a skill tree for each weapon separately (as in do not place combat/assault/rail all within the same skill tree). It only makes sense since A) scrambler had its own tree and B) it is unbalanced that 1 skill unlocks 3 variations of weapons. There should be a seperate skill for scrambler, rail, assault, and combat. Also, please require ALL the assault rifle variants to invest in the same light-weapon skill to unlock them. Being of the same type, it does not make sense that assault rifles require 1 point in light weapon whereas scrambler requires 2. Please require ALL assault rifle variants to have light weapon unlocked at 2.

Also, please include a militia variant of the racial assault rifles (militia scrambler, militia combat, militia rail, militia "assault" blaster) as the starter weapon for militia racial dropsuits. It doesnt make any sense that a caldari militia should start with a gallente militia rifle and vice versa. Therefore, please fit each starter kit with its appropriate racial assault rifle. Also, please allow the militia variants to be purchaseable via market so we can have a taste of the weapons prior to spec-ing into them. The militia variants shouldnt be difficult to make (more cpu/pg than basic but has less bullets in clip).

Also, finally, please rename the "assault" rifle to "blaster" rifle since it is a blaster type.

Feedback is appreciated. Thank you for reading

Uh...the separate skill tree thing has been the intention from the beginning, which is part of why each race will have a variant somewhat similar to the standard rifle type of each other race.

The point remajns, some of the suckiest weapons unlock at higher levels, it seems odd...

I think the main point here is for all light weapons to unlock at the same level. As it stands, the AR is unlocked at level 1 of light weapon operation. The scrambler unlocks at level 2, laser rifle at level 3 (I think) and mass drivers as well as plasma cannons at level 4 (maybe MD is level 3 and LR is 4). The point remajns, some of the suckiest weapons unlock at higher levels, it seems odd...

CCP's way of telling you must be Pro if you expect to kill anything at all with the things.

Who do you respect more? The guy who goes 20/0 with the Assault Rifle, or the guy who goes 15/10 using only a plasma launcher?

What they should do then is have all weapons unlock at lvl1 of their respective weapon base skill but then require further increases to specific weapon skills to require increases to the base skill.

IE:
If I want to get AR op to lvl3, I first have to get light weapon op to lvl3 as well

Agreed, but they should bring down the multiplier or make the light weapon operation skill provide a bonus.

Uh...the separate skill tree thing has been the intention from the beginning, which is part of why each race will have a variant somewhat similar to the standard rifle type of each other race.

Don't the base op skills provide a cpu reduction bonus?