We'll be making some adjustments to the rifle ranges in the near future. We're currently testing the Rail Rifle and Combat Rifle internally (the two missing archetypes). Within the assault rifle class the four weapon types will break down as follows:

Assault Rifle (Hybrid - Plasma) - short range
Combat Rifle (Projectile - Autocannon) - short-mid range
Scrambler Rifle (Laser - Pulse) - mid range
Rail Rifle (Hybrid - Railgun) - long range

Keep in mind though that long range for an assault rifle is not equivalent to long range for a sniper rifle, so while they will adhere to existing category definitions don't expect massive differences in the distances between these weapons
A lot of the original assault rifle variants (Breach, Burst, Tactical) were created to fill the gaps these newer weapons will fill and so mightGÇÖve felt out of place (not to mention we just plain made mistakes with some of them). The scrambler rifleGÇÖs optimal range will be increased and weGÇÖll be releasing an iteration of the Tactical Assault Rifle with a smaller clip and much wider hip-fire spread making it less effective in CQC. If that change alone does not prove enough we will walk the damage of the TAR down slowly. No big, sweeping changes this time.

Yeah, cause assault rifles in real life arent good at anything and no military in the world uses them as an all around weapon
And hell its not like other weapons do what it does better, Scrambler rifles certainly dont take shields down faster, SMGs dont eat armor for breakfast, sniper rifles dont out range it at all, it has a much better headshot bonus than the scrambler pistol
I could go on

Granted a few weapons like the laser rifle dont match up but thats due to them being overnerfed from last build and underpowered, not from the AR being overpowered

Swear to god, so many of these posts from people that spec into niche weapons and expect to be good at everything

Yeah, cause assault rifles in real life arent good at anything and no military in the world uses them as an all around weapon
And hell its not like other weapons do what it does better, Scrambler rifles certainly dont take shields down faster, SMGs dont eat armor for breakfast, sniper rifles dont out range it at all, it has a much better headshot bonus than the scrambler pistol
I could go on

Granted a few weapons like the laser rifle dont match up but thats due to them being overnerfed from last build and underpowered, not from the AR being overpowered

Swear to god, so many of these posts from people that spec into niche weapons and expect to be good at everything

They're too good... at everything!!!

Yeah, cause assault rifles in real life arent good at anything and no military in the world uses them as an all around weapon
And hell its not like other weapons do what it does better, Scrambler rifles certainly dont take shields down faster, SMGs dont eat armor for breakfast, sniper rifles dont out range it at all, it has a much better headshot bonus than the scrambler pistol
I could go on

Granted a few weapons like the laser rifle dont match up but thats due to them being overnerfed from last build and underpowered, not from the AR being overpowered

Swear to god, so many of these posts from people that spec into niche weapons and expect to be good at everything

What did I tell you Fiend

This is where I stopped reading.

This is where I stopped reading.

Yeah, snide remarks instead of bringing up something to counter my points
Just what I expected really

You sir, are a scholar and a gentleman. +1.

This isn't a really "this weapon is Op thread"

I was just proving a point a to Dust Fiend, point being that people don't take it well when others make such accusations.

IrishWebster, you should consider seeing a counselor

just like CAKE, must nerf cake now

Yeah, cause assault rifles in real life arent good at anything and no military in the world uses them as an all around weapon
And hell its not like other weapons do what it does better, Scrambler rifles certainly dont take shields down faster, SMGs dont eat armor for breakfast, sniper rifles dont out range it at all, it has a much better headshot bonus than the scrambler pistol
I could go on

Granted a few weapons like the laser rifle dont match up but thats due to them being overnerfed from last build and underpowered, not from the AR being overpowered

Swear to god, so many of these posts from people that spec into niche weapons and expect to be good at everything

I swear to god, if these people keep getting killed by a ******* weapon meant to kill them they shout out OP and NERF, when will this **** stop.

Dust 514 could be the first AAA pillow fight and people will complain about foam being OP while satin pajamas need a buff...

Yeah, cause assault rifles in real life arent good at anything and no military in the world uses them as an all around weapon
And hell its not like other weapons do what it does better, Scrambler rifles certainly dont take shields down faster, SMGs dont eat armor for breakfast, sniper rifles dont out range it at all, it has a much better headshot bonus than the scrambler pistol
I could go on

Granted a few weapons like the laser rifle dont match up but thats due to them being overnerfed from last build and underpowered, not from the AR being overpowered

Swear to god, so many of these posts from people that spec into niche weapons and expect to be good at everything

So you're saying that if it isn't YOUR favorite playstyle, it needs to be gimped? Would you like an underbarrel proto swarm attachment, too?

He would he doesn't understand what balence is. These sort of things are too complex for him to understand.

They're too good... at everything!!!

So you're saying that if it isn't YOUR favorite playstyle, it needs to be gimped? Would you like an underbarrel proto swarm attachment, too?

The automatic weapon that throws little slugs is the baseline of every FPS, they are meant to be all round decent at everything. Unfortunately all the other weapons fail to be grand at their specialty/style.