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I've always found the rifle easier for me to use in medium-long ranges because it always had some kind of delay in the shot for me (I'm actually a bad shot with hit-scan weapons). The nex on the other hand has worked for longer ranges because the only delay it had depended on what your ping was. Yes I can tell the difference between the nex shot and the rifle shot, also it makes more sense for a heavier weapon with a bigger trail to be geared towards longer ranges, especially since the nex trail is easier to follow than the rifle one.

Try landing this shot with a rifle:


Unless your a really crazy player jacked up on some serious caffeine, chances are you wouldn't be able to land this with a non-hitscan weapon. On top of that IF you did land it, the player who got hit would have a hard time finding where the shot came from because of the low visibility rifle trail VS the nex's extremely visible trail. The rifle also is best for stop and pop due to it being necessary to reload and the nex is more suited for long range because it does the most damage when charged and charging it is similar to pulling back on a bow. Your not going to want to try to charge a weapon when your being rushed, but you'll do that if you know you can attack from a safe distance.