Light Saber for ME:A

The type of "sword" that might make sense in ME would be a thrusting / stabbing sword designed for armor penetration, not a cutting / slicing type blade. So think glorified spike, especially if user has power armor.

Also worth remembering that any materials technology used to create the blade can be used to make the plate.

Only if you're bad at the game. All enemies that are capable of instantly killing you need to 'prime' their instant kill ability first, and once you recognize these tells, it's very easy to avoid being grabbed. In addition, the combined force of a Charge + Nova will stagger most humanoid enemies, and the invincibility frames you get from your Nova are very easy to exploit by canceling the animation with a combat roll or light melee. The Novaguard is a top-tier kit on any difficulty once you know how the game works.

Okay you knew what I meant. and for the record one could argue that biotics could do the same as much of the jedi's "force". Obviously I am not talking about when they can tell people what to do and those people have to follow it and stuff like that.

So...like this:

Yeah... cut off the landing gear -No thank you.

Also if you want to see such a crybaby fit you should watch episode seven of the star wars movies and I mean ONLY the part where Mr. Hasbeen bad guy is throwing a tantrum with his red cross saber... and still that was more comical than scary.

How absolute is your certainty?

That is one ugly modification of the original SCAR-H/Mk17.

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Here's the actual, out-of-the-box FN SCAR, both the SCAR-L/Mk16 in 5.56x45mm NATO, and the SCAR-H/Mk17 in 7.62x51mm NATO. Yes, the H has a longer barrel in this picture, and the US military appears to wish to replace it's older M14/Mk11 weapons systems.

The P-90, INCLUDING it's SEMI-AUTOMATIC version, the PS-90, is a SUBMACHINEGUN to an extent. It fires the 5.7x28mm round, designed by FN Herstal. You may also see them designated as PDWs or PERSONAL DEFENCE WEAPONS. Certainly not carbines.

When it comes to CARBINE rifles, this picture may give you pointers:
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From top to bottom, M16A1, M16A2, M4, M16A4. The M16s are designated as rifles, while the M4 is a carbine. You will notice the difference in length, as well as the fact that the M16 has a full stock, while the M4 has a collapsible stock, allowing it to be shortened further. The stock, however, is not a requirement.

As for the FNAR, the rifle may claim to be a sniper rifle, however, it would be much more fitting to just call it a DMR, DESIGNATED MARKSMAN RIFLE, and be done with it. The difference being that a sniper is meant to operate in small teams, often in concealment and to either gather intelligence or eliminate targets of opportunity. A DESIGNATED MARKSMAN, someone who would use a rifle like this, is much more likely to move with a squad of infantry to extend the effective range of the squad. Perfect example of a DMR is the SVD, or Snaiperskaya Vintovka Dragunova (Dragunov's Sniper Rifle).

A much better example of a sniper rifle would be the M24 Sniper Weapon System:
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You may notice a similarity with the M40 rifle, in use with the US Marine Corps. This is due to the fact that both have used different versions of the same rifle as their base for further development.
Do NOT, I repeat, DO NOT, come back around with the M82/M107 rifles, claiming they would then fit in the DMR category, as these have a different classification.


The best thing is, you could've learned all of this from Wikipedia.

No problem.
You seem much more reliable than any wiki in this.
So take no offense but I will learn from you.
Your choices in the field would be a lot better off than mine.
Personally I would have liked to pick one weapon that would fit the rifle, carbine and assault category COMBINED.

The only reason I picked the PS90 is that the top loading cartridge is just more efficient to me.

Uhm, no, to you.

The primary thing that makes lightsabers effective is the plasma energy beam that can cut through anything and deflect energy projectiles that come in contact with it. And it would not take a Force-user to master for sparring purposes, the only unique thing about the lightsaber is getting accustomed to the lack of counterweight in the blade.

Is it practical as a primary weapon in a setting with projectile weaponry if you don't have the Force? No, there you are correct. If you wave it in front of someone with any sort of range weapon, you will be shot in the face.

Would it be useless or terrible as a secondary, situational weapon/tool? Absolutely not. In fact a lightsaber-like weapon negates all of the direct drawbacks to strapping a sword to yourself "just in case". It's far lighter and more compact, it's push button activated, can be equally effective in both thrusting and slicing and it cuts through almost anything. In the real world a combat knife or bayonet are preferable to a sword because they offer utility without being cumbersome. But a lightsaber type weapon would not be cumbersome in the slightest. In fact the only thing omni-blades/bayonets have over it is that they're strapped to your wrist/barrel of your gun. Except you could technically strap a lightsaber to both those things as well.

It might not be classed as a designated weapon (though on the battlefield I would think anything that can kill the guy trying to kill you counts as a weapon). But if they had the technology to make lightsaber type blades, they would quickly come to be known as "the keys to everything". Need a door to a building or a hatch on a sealed vehicle? Here's the key.


Anyway, I think between omni-blades and the ninja swords, they've gotten as close to lightsabers as they dare. I wouldn't hold my breath for anything further.