Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27425734-20160112054727/@comment-25396609-20160112070159

RWBY is, first and foremost, sci-fi. While it does have heavy fantasy elements, the technology outweighs them by several orders of magnitude (and many fantasy elements are scientifically understood in-universe). As such, the usual fantasy approach to weapons should be left at the door, in favor of using advanced technology.