Though not currently in production, the Terran Republic's powerful DMR-99 has a following of designated marksmen who swear by the weapon's long range precision.
The Designated Marksman Rifle - 99 is an 'auraxium' variant of the AMR-66, sharing most of the same base stats and decorated with a special 'auraxium' camo. Compared to the base weapon, the DMR-99 features a built-in Compensator and Forward Grip (without the equip time penalty) along with a 20% increase to its magazine size.
Equipped with a combination chevron/crosshair reticle and 3.4x magnification capabilities, the TR's Designated Marksman Optics functions well at many ranges.
The 6x magnified S3 comes standard on many Terran sniper rifles. Its moderate zoom level and mil-dot sighting makes it perfect for mid-to-long range combat.
A compensator redirects gases upward, reducing vertical recoil by 30%, and increasing hipfire cone of fire by 15%. The added sound pressure causes the player to show on the minimap 35m farther away.
The weapon's muzzle flash and noise generation is reduced, and the player no longer appears on the minimap when firing. In exchange, the weapon's damage falls off 20 meters sooner and bullet velocity is reduced by 15%.
The rail mounted Darklight Flashlight can illuminate hostile cloaked infiltrators and dark areas but the light can give away your position. The light can be turned on and off with Toggle Attachment hotkey.
It is possible to earn both Ribbons and Medals while using the DMR-99. 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.
Enabled attachment customization on all applicable directive reward weapons.
Directive weapons can now be used with the Advanced Specialization Program.
Dev Note: The changes above allow for customization of the weapons you've spent hundreds of hours working toward, and also factor into the subsequent balance adjustments that are made in each faction's weapon balance sections further down.
Magazine size from 22 to 25.
Ammunition capacity from 136 to 150.
Removed innate HVA.
Dev Note: The DMR-99 becomes the highest rate of fire weapon capable of equipping Explosive Ammunition.