The VS don't use frigin lasers

[Rainer]

AHHH yes your right my bad terik thanks

[�io]

Originally posted by Spike

[Camping Carl]

So, err... what do we call them, plasma beam shooter thingies?

It's not so much about which name fits, so much as which name is easier to understand. Cause when people think lasers, they think star wars, star trek kinda stuff.

[Saint]

How about this!

[Ruthless]

but Terik, there IS no vacuum in PS.

[shodan]

I seriously can't believe you're arguing about fictional weapons in a computer game.

The game is based on an alien planet, with alien artifacts which was reached through a wormhole, there are tanks with two barrels, big huge hulking ships that can do vertical take-offs, people who can go invisible and armies dressed in, not camouflage, but teal/purple and blue/yellow. Oh and not forgetting that the soldiers are immortal and vehicles can be made out of thin air, in less than ten minutes, without a hammer or wrench in sight.

And the only problem with realism you have is whether one of the guns is reffered to as a laser or a particle beam weapon?

[Happy lil Elf]

I think I know what post inspired this, but I'm too lasy to find it. Basically someone went off about how, and I quote "The vanu use LASERS! L-A-S-E-R-S!". Hell I can't blame him for posting this. There aren't any freaking lasers. Just call em energy weapons and leave it at that.

Oh and Star Trek is Phasors (if you're talking about the federation...hey ma I did learn somthing watching TNG) And Star Wars is primarily Blasters.

[LesserShade]

The vanu are trying to take over :/
http://www.defensereview.com/352003/TIS1.pdf

[cell.nerve]

How about we just call them fucking lasers and you all get over it. They only have 3 weapons that shoot lasers anyways so who cares I mean really. And non of them have armor piercing except for the lancer which is like the biggest fricken gun in the game. So it's prob of your best interests to use armor piercing bullets instead. And just think, in those areas that are packed with enemy troops... i dont think your going to use "a fricken laser" I think if you were smart you'd use "A FRICKEN GRENADE"

[Revenant]

The VS weapons, invented by a Dr. Allen Pearsons, and so, the VS weapons program, known as the "Allen Pearsons Project", are "LASERS". Throw me a fricken bone here ppl!

[shodan]

although you forgot the death star bit

[Deadlock]

k, so they're not lazers... how bout glorified flash lights?

jeez guys, bet u could also tell me the production date and number of the star trek where kurt tried to bang the green chicks

[Happy lil Elf]

Nope. Just pointing out that a laser is a concentrated tightly controlled beam of light, not plasma, not funky alien technology_001. It's a rather simple thing and they don't exist is PS

[Oberon]

Actually nerve, all of the vanu guns DO have AP mode. It uses the same ammunition, but it takes up twice as much energy.

[Prefect]

Originally posted by Terik
If they did use lasers you would not beable to see the beams there weapons shoot unless you possition the retina of your eye directly infront of the beam. This is becuase all of the photon packets a laser beam is composed of travel in ONE direction. That is why you can't see the laser from a laser pointer or any other type of laser when trying to look at it from the side.

Thats not just specific to lasers, it applies to all forms of light. Can you see the light rays from a flashlight unless comes in contact with something (dust in the air, the ground, or whatever)? Nope. All the photons in a laser travelling in one direction has nothing to do with it not being able to be seen in a vaccuum.