TAC AR is the ScR and the burst is the combat rifle. Somehow the breach is supposed to be the rail rifle. I'm expecting that the full auto version will be low RoF but high damage at mid range or something.

Actually, it's the opposite.
AR gets much, much more dispersion.
You can test it yourself.

Yeah I'm looking at some youtubes now and I'm doubting myself on this. I just have been watching a lot of jungian's stuff who probably has the dispersion skill trained and he's looking like he's getting a lot of damage on target at >45m range.

TAC AR is the ScR and the burst is the combat rifle. Somehow the breach is supposed to be the rail rifle. I'm expecting that the full auto version will be low RoF but high damage at mid range or something.

Rail Rifle will have the longest range.
Which seems perfect, because the Breach AR has 100 less DPS than the normal AR.
But with the current range values on the Breach AR...
Yeah that's bad.

I'm pretty sure the shield tanking heavies we had back in Chrome were placeholders for the Minmatar heavy. HMG is going to need a rework to match that playstyle. Probably a suppression effect while the heavy laser becomes more defense oriented.

I said "IF".
It's one of the two.
Either decrease range and increase DPS on the AR
OR
Increase range and drecrease DPS on the ASCR

Yes on their base stats, but they get the highest or second highest no. of high slots on all suits and better PG/CPU than caldari. Just wait until their heavy comes out! I bet it will be just a tad slower than assaults, when equipped with a 750-800 HP shield tank and endurance mods will make a wicked HMG user!

I would agree because CCP talked about other races having similar weapons but not as strong in their niche so AScR not as strong as AR, Combat Rifle stronger than Burst and Rail Rifle stronger than TAC with ScR between them.

At least that was my understanding and please note "stronger" means better in role so it may be damage or RoF or longer range etc.

A) You are using a plasma weapon. It is made for close range fighting (<35m).
B) With reduced choppiness and slowly better framerate and server/client issues people are getting better at longer ranges.
C) More long range weapons are incoming.
D) Aim-assist is incoming which will further help longer range tracking and killing.

Do not expect a buff to your AR range because plasma is supposed to be the shortest range rifle. (Should be called carbine btw)

Do not complain that you are losing all of your shield all the time to charged laser shots because that is their vulnerability.

I'm just saying you should be forewarned that the days of the AR are numbered.

Buffing AR damage might have some unintended knock-on effects...

like getting rid of any reason to use the HMG. Or we could buff it too?

It will increase a bit with aim assist. And if you want to play with plasma like a true Gallente would you'd equip damage mods in your high slot for max gank, but people don't have the balls for that right now. Also, you have the shotgun for close range plasma crazyness. But its still a little to choppy to put reliable shots on target.

Otherwise, the logical and sensible Caldari weapons (probably with a rebalanced assault bonus when they come out) will be Caldari assaults running with Rail weapons. I wouldn't be suprised if you see rail weapons have a significant dispersion which hampers them at long ranges, but the caldari assaults would get a penalty reduction that makes them that much more powerful or something like that.

So eventually I see the meta being (when all the suits and weapons come out):

Minmatar:
Tank: Lightest tanks, but the fastest, high shield regen. (can't wait for a fairly speedy minmatar heavy with an HMG)
Battle strategy: Consistently apply damage at short to medium range as their speed allow them to pick when and where they fight.

Caldari:
Tank: best shield tank, moderate speed, longest ranged rail weapons but at fitting costs.
Battle strategy: use tank buffer, range, and situational awareness to accurately apply damage at ranges where they cannot be effectively touched.

Amarr:
Tank: Strong regen, and armor/hybrid tanks, very slow. Damage is anti shield and very 'burst' oriented at medium to long range.
Battle strategy: If caught at close ranges they are easy to take down. However their resiliance and buffer at medium at long ranges means they can use their strong short-term burst damage weapons to quickly take down enemies before their can react.

Gallente:
Tank: Favors armor tank supported with squad support. Can go for armor regen (less logi support) or buffer (with more support).
Battle strategy: Situational awareness is key, as they excel when they know where their enemy is going ahead of time. Their average buffer allows them to apply the highest amounts of damage with suprise and extreme prejudice at close range. Logi support means fallen squad mates can recover quickly after a skirmish with most of their health quickly restored. Assault's fitting reductions to weapons means better weapons with more free fitting space for a tank.

A) You are using a plasma weapon. It is made for close range fighting (<35m).
B) With reduced choppiness and slowly better framerate and server/client issues people are getting better at longer ranges.
C) More long range weapons are incoming.
D) Aim-assist is incoming which will further help longer range tracking and killing.

Do not expect a buff to your AR range because plasma is supposed to be the shortest range rifle. (Should be called carbine btw)

Do not complain that you are losing all of your shield all the time to charged laser shots because that is their vulnerability.

I'm just saying you should be forewarned that the days of the AR are numbered.