CME

The  is an assault rifle available to the Vanu Sovereignty. It is unlocked through purchase with Certification Points and Daybreak Cash.

The CME is designed as a dedicated long-range rifle. The weapon enjoys exceptionally low recoil—both vertical and horizontal—and one of the highest muzzle velocities of any automatic weapon, though sacrifices damage-per-second and hipfire accuracy for these benefits.

This rifle, unlike most other weapons, only has one tier of damage drop-off, further increasing the weapon's potency at longer ranges.

Damage Fall-off
Stats in orange are with High Velocity Ammunition.
 * 143 before 10 meters (8 meters)
 * 125 after 65 meters (85 meters)

Ribbons and Medals
It is possible to earn both Ribbons and Medals while using the. Each ribbon is a standard reward for achieving a set amount of kills with the rifle. Medals are awarded upon reaching kill milestones with the weapon.

History

 * Game Update Number 4
 * Long Reload: 3.0 to 2.34 seconds
 * Short Reload: 2.4 to 2.0 seconds
 * First Shot Recoil: 3 to 2.5
 * Min Horizontal Recoil: 0.225 to 0.2
 * Capacity increased from 180 to 210
 * Game Update Number 8
 * Weapon Specific Changes
 * Long Reload: 3.0 to 2.34 seconds
 * Short Reload: 2.4 to 2.0 seconds
 * First Shot Recoil: 3 to 2.5
 * Min Horizontal Recoil: 0.225 to 0.2
 * Performance Update Number 2
 * Reduced maximum recoil angle. Makes initial burst more accurate and predictable, and overall recoil more consistent.
 * April 16, 2014 Patch
 * Increasing overall accuracy
 * Bullet velocity increased from 630 to 670
 * First shot recoil reduced from 2.5 to 2.0
 * Max horizontal recoil reduced from 0.225 to 0.22
 * March 30, 2022 Update (The Arsenal Update)
 * Recoil angle from 17/18 to 0
 * Horizontal recoil from 0.22 to 0.18
 * Horizontal recoil tolerance from 0.5 to 0.2
 * Dev Note: Removed much of the random deviation from this accuracy-focused weapon, elevating it to one of the most accurate assault rifles in the game.

Trivia

 * The most likely source of the CME's name is a 'coronal mass ejection', a violent release of plasma and magnetic disruption from a star often following a solar flare (a potential source of the Flare VE6's name).