Personally I like the way they are (damage wise) but I feel like they tend to have too much ammo and can be way too forgiving because of it (E.G. Gnawing Hunger (41 base size) Summoner with 100 bullet magazine with overflow backup mag combo) I want to try to use my cold denial and slow rpm weapons but I tend to just ignore using them since most gunfights i get into are just auto rifles holding down the trigger for what feels like ages across the map in some cases. Maybe I might be approaching the engagements incorrectly but it can feel frustrating to compete with constant fire while using a slow and not constant pulse rifle or hand cannon. The only Auto Rifle i seem to have the worst time against is Suros because of its lightning fast TTK. But apart from Mag size and Suros. I'd say they are pretty cool.
They kill faster than trace rifles. Talking about 600s of course. Suros needs to stop increasing the fire rate when you’re not hitting someone. A 0.5 second ttk shouldn’t be a thing with an auto rifle.