User blog:BlackTempest/So, energy weapons?

I have yet to see a student or hunter utilising an energy weapon. All every one seem to use is projectile weapons like shotguns,handguns, rockets etc. The Spider Droid in Blake's trailer uses 4 plasma beam type weapons, but now that i think about it, that specific model of combat drone could have been a prototype model, which could be the possible explanation for it being the only thing seen so far utilising direct energy weapons. If its not some sort of prototype drone, then the only thing stopping people really from using DEWs is most likley the cost. But it's damage capabilities  easily can top the cost becuase unless there are creatures that have ablative skin, then expect the weapon to cleave through them like hot steak knife through butter.