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Thoughts?
God, this would be awesome.
5.I want to know how many tokens it would cost, were we to put it into mass production and have it be included in the sword's new armory. I do not want the cost of the suit that is needed to use it- only the rifle alone.
I think stuff from Hep should also be tested and proven good on a mission before being mass-produced. You could do some VR-testing for the moment though.
Proving weapons on a mission is pretty stupid, as Zako's MBL illustrated wonderfully; Whether or not a weapon is effective on a mission depends on the user's skill, the situations they're put in, and sheer luck. Besides, we have plenty of resources on Heph to run wargames and such, if the VR can't simulate it well enough.
Anyways, I wasn't really thinking that would be it, and the gun would be put into mass-production- rather, I was asking if it's price would be low enough to make sense. If it costs six tokens then it's not going to be a particularly good gun, and there would be much less point in finishing it up quick.
Syvarris' gun looks good. I think just some VR tests would do. I'd be most interested in seeing its versatility and non-standard abilities though. Can it blow through doors? Can you carefully spill the material down to make mines? Does the electricity spread through conductive materials? Can the sparks cause fire or ignite flammable gasses? Things like that.
I'd like to test it's capabilities further, but as I've said before, I'm trying to get it done quick so that there's a minimum of time wasted. Extra functionality isn't going to decide whether or not it's a sufficiently good design.
Thing is, that would mean something designed on the Sword would need field-testing, like it used to, while Hep stuff would get a free pass. Dunno, seems just a bit like a double standard, though I guess needing a mission for testing would slow down development.
I had assumed that future prototypes made by Sword-board people would be sent to Heph for review.