(Answered) AToW:C - Modifying Weapons

[Lissette Woo]

Works an "Decreased Rate of Fire" the same way as an "Increased Rate of Fire" (AToW:C, p.161), as an "improvement" or do it bank "negative improvements" to add other, "positive improvements" ? And what happens with the Recoil Modifier in the example of the TK Assault Rifle (AToW, p.266), Weapon Feature or part of the Burst Fire Mode?

Example : TK Assault Rifle (C/X-C-A/D) ; 4B/4B ; 25/70/160/410 ; 20 ; 150/3 ; LA ; 5.5kg/320g ; Burst: 10 ; Recoil: -1

1st Decrease : TK Assault Rifle (C/X-D-B/D) ; 4B/4B ; 28/77/176/451 ; 20 ; 450/3 ; LA ; 5.5kg/320g ; Burst: 5 ; Recoil: -1 ; Quality Rating: Gold
2nd Decrease : TK Assault Rifle (D/X-D-B/D) ; 4B/4 ; 30/84/192/492 ; 20 ; 1500/3 ; LA ; 5.5kg/320g ; Quality Rating: Platinum

[Paul]

You cannot "decrease the rate of fire" or decrease any other quality of a weapon to gain positive results. You can only seek to improve a given quality of the weapon, which then has negative consequences.
"negative improvements" are impossible.

So, if you want to improve the range of the TK Assault, you'll have to use the "Increased Range" rules found on p. 161 of ATOW:C.

[Lissette Woo]

Kind a disappointing, but had something like that in mind, so thanks for confirmation. 

[Paul]

Well, you're of course welcome to change or ignore rules as you please in your own campaign.