Let's look at the other AR's tho... there's an obvious problem
*not including the JT versions STAR:
Eh, kinda the middle child. Doesn't excel at anything, isn't useless at anything... it's description is literally 'jack of all trades' COBR-A: Kinda like the STAR, slow firing, slow blooming, slow recovering, medium-long range accuracy ARMAS WEAPON ATAC:
The opposite of the first two, fast firing, less accurate, short-medium range ARMAS WEAPON Condor:
The ATAC except with a special mod... who cares Not even purchasable on ARMAS, RNG The apocalypse guns or whatever the hell they're called :
These guns were never meta ARMAS SR-15 (Carbine):
The ATAC of semi auto rifles... kinda SEMI AUTO CR-762 (Obeya):
Long range semi auto gun, more accuracy at range, dookie up close SEMI AUTO OBIR:
Basically a burst fire CR-762 BURST OSCAR:
Burst fire Carbine BURST - Rank 190+ exclusive
See the problem? If it isn't an ARMAS weapon, it's a niche weapon.
The NTEC's niche is everything.
It's one of the first guns you unlock, and you can use it exclusively if you really wanted to all the way through your progression of the game.