Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-26039386-20151207052048/@comment-25086632-20151207063042

Magic from a fiction perspective is just an element of a universe which directly violates the laws of physics of our universe as we understand them.

Dust is magic, 'mana' is magic, Materia is magic, Aura is magic, etc

Just because it doesn't operate the way the more common systems of magic in fiction do doesn't make it any less magic.

Back to the actual topic, does it really matter if the weapons are impractical to use by us real life people, when people from Remnant are basically superhuman? I mean, in Vol1Ep1 we have Cinder tracking and blocking shots from a sniper rifle using a super small aura shield in front of her hand.

Practicality is kinda thrown out the window when you can have those kinds of reflexes.