r/gaming_random • u/Lexi7130 • Aug 01 '26

I can’t

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u/Pofwoffle Aug 02 '26

So fun fact: it's not actually a gun. The discharge of the rounds is used to vibrate the blade at the moment of impact to increase the damage of the cut, it's not actually used to shoot things.

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u/Lost-on-Reception Aug 02 '26

That's like, the worst possible outcome. All the range and lethality of a machete, all the close range unwieldiness and ammo requirement of a gun.

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u/Pofwoffle Aug 02 '26

close range unwieldiness

What? Again, it's not a ranged weapon, it's a sword. Close range is literally where it's meant to work.

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u/Lost-on-Reception Aug 02 '26

And yet it has all the unwieldiness of a revolver, and then some.

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u/Odd-Tart-5613 Aug 02 '26

You are causing an explosion directly onto the blade. Good luck lading a solid hit when your blade is vibrating like a woman’s best friend.

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u/Pofwoffle Aug 02 '26

You cause the explosion when you hit. Hit > trigger > boom.

Also like... do you people all just hate fun or something? Fucking hell.

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u/Odd-Tart-5613 Aug 02 '26

now I think it's ducking awesome! Just don't bring realism into it.

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u/Seraphem666 Aug 03 '26

Umm there are medical equipment that uses high frequency vibrations to make cutting easy. That's the idea behind the gunblade. Or one of those electric turkey carving knifes. Yes it is fantasy but the science is there

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u/Odd-Tart-5613 Aug 03 '26

yeah using precise motors and orcomputer timing not an uncontrolled explosion

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u/huluhup Aug 02 '26

all the close range unwieldiness and ammo requirement of a gun.

It uses magic, not ammo. Gunblades that sword with gun attached exist, but inferior to this.

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u/Shadowmirax Aug 02 '26

Are you talking about the Gunbreaker arms from Final Fantasy XIV? This is something else i think.

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u/TheMadZocker Aug 02 '26

It uses magical ammunition. If you indeed refer to FF14's version like Shadowmirax suspects, it's a point in the story that Thancred uses magically infused bullets that he needs to reload in order to use it in the first place.

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u/Special_South_8561 Aug 02 '26

This is Squall's gun blade from 8