http://client00.chat.mibbit.com/ <- choose coldfront from the server drop down and enter a nick and go to channel #dust514

I would suggest getting a real IRC client and connect to irc.coldfront.net and then go to channel #dust514

I've got the IRC client, I just forget how to get into the channel

Is it /join #DUST514?

Thanks for the share.

While I'm here, mind telling me how to get into the DUST channel on IRC? It's been a while and I've totally forgotten what you type to get in >_<

That's the ticket.

Also if you guys pester CCP Logibro we might get a screenshot of the new laser scope!

He said he would post it if we DON'T pester him.

Also stop hinting to wolfman that the laser's range profile needs changing based on my graphs, the weapon is fine >_<

He said he would post it if we DON'T pester him.

Also stop hinting to wolfman that the laser's range profile needs changing based on my graphs, the weapon is fine >_<

Logibro loves the attention, really :P

It might be your graph but the data is public and based on it I think the laser rifle needs changing :P

Thanks for sharing this.

My mind is going with the idea of racial melee side arms. There is no reason to limit the side arms to knives, either. Could have a set of directed EMP brass knuckles. I could see those being amarr.
Caldari would probably be the nova swords. Give them a bit of extra range at the cost of charge up time. Not to mention it would be much more samurai like.
Nova knives, with their plasma cutting edge really just sound like a gallente weapon to me. Would also play off the close range variant compared to the Caldari nova sword.
That just leaves us with Minmatar...Would have to be fast, good against armor, flexible in it's use and include duct tape. I am, regrettably drawing a blank here.
Anyway, just me letting my mind wander on the forums.

So what I got out of this is that Laser rifles are getting new scopes, sweet!

It might be your graph but the data is public and based on it I think the laser rifle needs changing :P

On what basis? The laser rifle isnt used because people think its bad after its supposed nerf and dont want to put sp into the skills.

There is a difference between the weapon not being used and the weapon being underpowered. touching the range performance of it is going to give it huge performance buffs that it doesnt need, it will become FOTM once again and then it will get nerfed, putting us back to where we are now and just wasting time for everyone.

I just personally and I haven't used laser this build, think that the laser is too constrained. Based on your graph, the damage profile goes from 100% to less than 20% in 4m! That is a tiny distance to lose 80% of the weapons power. It seems artifical and it makes the weapon weaker than it needs to be.

Personally I'd like to see a curved damage profile starting at 100% at max optimal and going down to 0% at 250m which is its absolute max range. If it was a linear one then it would keep its power for far too long but if it was a finely tuned curve, then the damaged could be dropped quicker than linearly, but not so much as to totally make the weapon pointless at firing at a target past 89m.

We need more weapon graphs like this, if you consider the assault rifle, its damage curve must be completely different as its optimal range is a lot further from its effective range compared to the lasers.