...then why does the blaster-tech mimic-gun/knock-off have better optimal and max range than the actual scrambler (pulse laser)? You apparently adjusted the Scrambler Rifle range in this last patch, but you left the range advantage squarely with the "shortest range" tech.

Duvolle-TAR: 65 optimal, 100 max range.
Imperial-Scr: 50 optimal, 87 max range.

You gave the blaster trying to mimic the superior technology/gun-type a 30% range advantage on optimal and 15% range advantage on max.

Unless you're going to release a "OMG-SUPER-TACTICAL-SCRAMBLER" Rifle that gets better range, I don't know what the hell you were thinking here. It seems to fly against exactly what you've stated your aims were in creating variants and having techs behave in a certain way. It's one thing if they make a variety of Blaster that has higher range the average blaster, it's another if it's superior in range to the tech and type it's supposed to be a knock-off of.

Well I know for certain the TAR can't charge up and 1 shot a adv suit, might be a balancing thing I don't know.

It also doesn't overheat and has access to a skill that tightens its spread. A few head shots with a TAR will drop someone quickly, and without 1.5 second charge in the middle of it. Those are balancing measures without even considering the range.

We could go back and forth over the relative merits of the scram vs the TAC, but the glaring difference is the max/optimal range discrepancy.

It does seem odd doesn't it? Esp since laser weaponry is supposed to have a longer range than blaster weaponry.

The tac could still be quite powerful if they lowered the optimal to the same as the charged scrambler and raised the RoF a bit (~25-30%). Increasing clip size to 22 for GLU and 30 for the DTAR, and then lowering its damage ~15%. It just becomes a similarly ranged semi auto variant of the Gallente AR.

With the tactical rail rifle taking the position of the current TAR. Very high range, low RoF, high damage.

That's the theory, but they have a blaster with higher range than the equivalent scrambler. The tactical rail rifle might wind up with SMG range.

Highly doubt that, but okay.

It was hyperbole. The point is their range specs are already off from what they've suggested.

Across weapons of the same type, with respect to range, Rail > Laser > Projectile > Blaster

That's what they say. However, with the exact same weapon type now, the 2nd highest range tech is out-ranged by the lowest range tech. In EVE, the Pulse Laser would always have a 4x advantage on Blasters with respect to range. They don't need to stick to that, but they're not even sticking to "Laser is higher range than Blaster". So, clearly they're not adhering to even the simple system they've suggested.

For purpose of balance, the lasers have to have more range because the simple Standard ScR lacks the DPS of the AR without the range it needs.

But maybe the planets we are fighting on have dense atmospheres and the lasers light beam refracts quickly.

But the lore should never fully dictate the gameplay.

Then we would have projectile space guns, as the gun oil will either freeze up, causing the gun to not work, or the oil to boil away as the searing heat boils the oil away, causing the weapon the weap to malfunction and break.

It also doesn't overheat and has access to a skill that tightens its spread. A few head shots with a TAR will drop someone quickly, and without 1.5 second charge in the middle of it. Those are balancing measures without even considering the range.

you can't charge your TAR while under cover and snap out quickly for a 700dmg headshot either...

railguns were made from conventional projectile technology research and they out range combustion fired projectiles

...then why does the blaster-tech mimic-gun/knock-off have better optimal and max range than the actual scrambler (pulse laser)? You apparently adjusted the Scrambler Rifle range in this last patch, but you left the range advantage squarely with the "shortest range" tech.

Duvolle-TAR: 65 optimal, 100 max range.
Imperial-Scr: 50 optimal, 87 max range.

You gave the blaster trying to mimic the superior technology/gun-type a 30% range advantage on optimal and 15% range advantage on max.

Unless you're going to release a "OMG-SUPER-TACTICAL-SCRAMBLER" Rifle that gets better range, I don't know what the hell you were thinking here. It seems to fly against exactly what you've stated your aims were in creating variants and having techs behave in a certain way. It's one thing if they make a variety of Blaster that has higher range the average blaster, it's another if it's superior in range to the tech and type it's supposed to be a knock-off of.

Honestly I'm cool with the range on SRs I'd they fix the dispersion issue. AR skills can make it pinpoint accurate - but no skills make the SRs shoot strait. If the SR won't have the range it should at least have accuracy as it is NOT a cqc weapon yeah?

If the Amarr developed great cooling systems for lasers, they should probably work better in an atmosphere as opposed to space, as radiation is the only means of cooling in a vacuum and is inefficient compared to conduction or convection.

The lore shouldn't fully dictate the gameplay, and that much was clear from the outset. The ratio is nothing like 4-1 for even a beam laser and a tactical plasma blaster. However, some effort should be made to have it at least resemble the same universe, I mean... "One universe" is kinda the tagline of the game.

I thinking adjusting the range to make sense within their own universe makes sense.