Overview[1]
"Hit and run with this three-round burst rifle"
The is a weapon that excels in giving quick damage in 3 short bursts. It is a strong side-grade to the Assault Rifle for those who prefer hitting and running rather than shooting upfront.
Stats
- Ammo
- 12/60
- Burst
- 3
- Burst Delay
- 0.07s
- Cooldown
- 0.60s
- Cost
- 25
- Critical Damage
- 25 → 6
- Damage
- 20 → 5
- Damage Dropoff Damage
- 50 studs → 200 studs
- Damage Dropoff Range
- 60 studs → 200 studs
- Equip Cooldown
- 0.75s
- Move Speed
- -10%
- Reload
- 1.60s
- Spread
- 2.0°
- Weapon Title
- Burst Rifle
Tier ranking
Trivia
Its model is actually derived from an XM177E2, although in real life it's an automatic carbine. The FAMAS Skin for along with Tommy Gun skin for Assault Rifle| and HAND GUN skin for Handgun| also have a different animations when reloading in a full batch, even though the default skin doesn't have one. The Sand FAMAS skin seems to somewhat resemble the FAMAS Valorisé, a more modern variant of the FAMAS F1.
History
Added Burst Rifle. 🔻 Damage decreased from 21 → 20 🔻 Spread increased from 1° → 2° 🔻 Ammo reserve decreased from 150 -> 105 📝 "Hitscan weapons have been dominating the meta at all ranges which has limited weapon diversity" 🔻 Critical hit multiplier reduced from 1.5x → 1.25x 🔻 Now has damage dropoff – damage drops from 20 → 5 when travelling from a distance of 50studs → 200studs 📝 "Most of these balance changes were made to slightly adjust weapons that either received too extreme of a change, or that we failed to address in the Ranked update" 🔻 Ammo reserve decreased from 105 → 63 📝 "The Burst Rifle's sustain damage is too strong for its intended playstyle" 🔻 Cooldown increased from 0.5s → 0.6s 🔻 Max Ammo decreased from 21 → 15 🔻 Max Ammo Reserve decreased from 63 → 60 📝 "The hit and run playstyle that this weapon offers should be harder to pull off" 🔻Body damage decreased from 20 -> 18 📝 "The should excel in longer range combat compared to the Assault Rifle" 💪 Body Damage increased from 18 → 20 💪 Damage dropoff start range increased from 50studs → 75studs 🔻 Max Ammo decreased from 15 → 12 📝”The Burst Rifle was overtuned after its recent work” 🔻Reload time increased from 1.2s→1.6s 🔻Damage Dropoff start range decreased from 75studs→60studs
