At 08:27 PM 6/5/2007, Joseph Riggs wrote:
But my point is that I don't forsee either kind of weapon (i.e.
vibro blade or light saber) being used all that often because melee
isn't likely to be common in any foreseeable future. Ergo, there
wouldn't be that many opportunities to snap the blade.
That's possible, but don't forget that a plasma blade has other uses.
Cutting/welding, for example, which might wind up being very useful
(I wouldn't want a lightsaber per se, but a scaled up torch that is
reliable enough to have combat applications would be kinda neat). I
could see those being standard issue in specialized units, just like
heavy machine guns are for fire support.
If melee WERE common, then sure there would probably be a good
argument with picking the more advanced weapon. But because, short
of a MacGuffin, it's pretty hard to come up with a reason why melee
would be that big of an issue, it's hard to justify the additional expense.
You don't need a MacGuffin when it comes to personal combat; any sort
of boarding party would see it come up reasonably often. I wouldn't
expect to see it on small craft, though (of course, I wouldn't expect
to see small craft, period, so...).
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