Its more that your exposure is less (Destiny)
In PVP, Auto Rifles are as good as anything else if you can't reliably get head shots. They only lose out to other weapons due to headshot multipliers.
In PVE, it isn't so much that they do less damage. Arguably they are only 4 points less per bullet then pulse rifles which are the new hotness. It is that in PVE, head shots are much easier to come by and the headshot damage per bullet is an AR's weakest stat. It takes 3 bullets to match one Hand Cannon or Scout Rifle headshot. It's harder to land those three head shots, it takes roughly half a second of sustained fire.
Looking at what I can find on PVE and weapon DPS, the auto rifles as a group are on the low end of the spectrum, but not by much. Given that the class in general has higher reload speeds and larger mags, they are far more forgiving to use. They just don't reward skilled use as much as SR/HCs do. So players will gravitate towards the SR/HCs as they become more skilled. That doesn't make the ARs bad as a class, just different. I've taken the Abyss Defiant and Necrochasms through dailies, weeklies and nightfalls. They can do the job and have a high up tempo.
Complete thread:
- The Vault Problem -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-16, 15:03
- The Vault Problem - Vortech, 2015-05-16, 15:06
- You already know they plan to increase space further... -
Monochron,
2015-05-16, 15:08
- You already know they plan to increase space further... -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-16, 16:09
- Eh, what use is there repeating that. -
Monochron,
2015-05-16, 16:31
- Eh, what use is there repeating that. -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-16, 17:26
- Eh, what use is there repeating that. -
Monochron,
2015-05-16, 17:57
- That's a good point too. -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-05-16, 17:59
- That's a good point too. - Claude Errera, 2015-05-16, 18:07
- That's a good point too. - RaichuKFM, 2015-05-16, 18:51
- That's a good point too. -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-05-16, 17:59
- Eh, what use is there repeating that. -
Monochron,
2015-05-16, 17:57
- Eh, what use is there repeating that. -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-16, 17:26
- Eh, what use is there repeating that. -
Monochron,
2015-05-16, 16:31
- You already know they plan to increase space further... -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-16, 16:09
- The Vault Problem - RaichuKFM, 2015-05-16, 16:45
- The Vault Problem -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-05-16, 17:35
- The Vault Problem -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-16, 18:36
- The Vault Problem -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-05-16, 18:53
- The Vault Problem -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-16, 21:05
- The Vault Problem -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-05-16, 22:17
- The Vault Problem -
RaichuKFM,
2015-05-16, 22:28
- The Vault Problem -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-16, 22:32
- The Vault Problem -
RaichuKFM,
2015-05-16, 22:37
- The Vault Problem -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-16, 22:43
- The Vault Problem -
RaichuKFM,
2015-05-16, 22:47
- The Vault Problem -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-05-16, 23:05
- The Vault Problem - RaichuKFM, 2015-05-16, 23:13
- The Vault Problem - DreadPirateWes, 2015-05-16, 23:15
- The Vault Problem -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-05-16, 23:05
- The Vault Problem -
RaichuKFM,
2015-05-16, 22:47
- The Vault Problem -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-05-16, 22:51
- The Vault Problem -
RaichuKFM,
2015-05-16, 23:02
- The Vault Problem -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-05-16, 23:09
- The Vault Problem -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-17, 00:38
- I find them rewarding to use :/ - RaichuKFM, 2015-05-17, 01:29
- The Vault Problem - DreadPirateWes, 2015-05-17, 06:30
- Can Confirm: Abyss Defiant melts majors now - someotherguy, 2015-05-17, 12:00
- The Vault Problem -
ZackDark,
2015-05-17, 12:55
- The Vault Problem -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-17, 13:52
- The Vault Problem -
DreadPirateWes,
2015-05-17, 15:25
- Does it work before the shields pop? - ZackDark, 2015-05-17, 16:49
- The Vault Problem -
DreadPirateWes,
2015-05-17, 15:25
- The Vault Problem -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-17, 13:52
- The Vault Problem -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-17, 00:38
- The Vault Problem -
ZackDark,
2015-05-17, 00:27
- But it's not a Sahara -
RaichuKFM,
2015-05-17, 01:35
- Tears of joy, obviously. - ZackDark, 2015-05-17, 04:02
- But it's not a Sahara -
RaichuKFM,
2015-05-17, 01:35
- The Vault Problem -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-05-16, 23:09
- The Vault Problem -
RaichuKFM,
2015-05-16, 23:02
- The Vault Problem -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-16, 22:43
- The Vault Problem -
RaichuKFM,
2015-05-16, 22:37
- The Vault Problem -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-05-16, 22:35
- Its more that your exposure is less - Durandal, 2015-05-17, 00:10
- The Vault Problem -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-16, 22:32
- The Vault Problem -
RaichuKFM,
2015-05-16, 22:28
- The Vault Problem -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-05-16, 22:17
- The Vault Problem -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-16, 21:05
- The Vault Problem -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-05-16, 18:53
- The Vault Problem -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-16, 18:36
- This is bungie in a nutshell -
slycrel,
2015-05-16, 20:55
- This is bungie in a nutshell - Vortech, 2015-05-17, 01:14
- This is bungie in a nutshell - DreadPirateWes, 2015-05-17, 06:33
- Armour is even worse for me -
someotherguy,
2015-05-17, 12:17
- TIL: DBO is full of hoarders. -
Funkmon,
2015-05-17, 12:33
- I'm not a hoarder. I just want all the things. -
someotherguy,
2015-05-17, 12:41
- I'm not a hoarder. I just want all the things, m'kay. - iconicbanana, 2015-05-17, 13:56
- I'm not a hoarder. I just want all the things. -
someotherguy,
2015-05-17, 12:41
- TIL: DBO is full of hoarders. -
Funkmon,
2015-05-17, 12:33
- That's horrible. -
narcogen,
2015-05-17, 23:45
- That's horrible. -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-18, 01:28
- That's horrible. -
Ragashingo,
2015-05-18, 01:40
- That's horrible. - ZackDark, 2015-05-18, 02:09
- That's horrible. - narcogen, 2015-05-18, 09:51
- That's horrible. -
narcogen,
2015-05-18, 09:51
- That's horrible. -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-18, 17:00
- Why would you be THAT close to the limit? - ZackDark, 2015-05-18, 18:09
- That's horrible. -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-18, 17:00
- That's horrible. -
Ragashingo,
2015-05-18, 01:40
- Pokemon -
RaichuKFM,
2015-05-18, 01:52
- Back on topic: "I know it's my Destiny" :p - Ragashingo, 2015-05-18, 02:08
- That's horrible. -
Cody Miller,
2015-05-18, 01:28