Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-111.68.32.71-20131007122233/@comment-24260323-20140501230350

You know at this point in time, it's getting harder to come up with original weapon designs. Every weapon to this day has been the evolution of last generation's arms in an attempt to outdo the evolution of armor. Railguns are so popular these days due to the fact that we can actually possibly have some in the near future, and this means everyone uses them in their designs.

You rarely see OC weapons that use more primitive tech. (i.e. blackpowder firearms) in their designs because everyone wants to be "cool, edgy, and modern" instead of the classical aesthetics of yesteryears weapons. Then when people do intergrate older tech and put in time, effort, and creativity; critics will tear them apart saying "it's not practical in combat" even though we're in a setting with gunscythes, girls who can blast VTOLS in half vertically, and fully functional robots.

What truly determines an OC weapon's usefulness is how much plot armor the user has in battle.