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<blockquote data-quote="DreadPirateMurphy" data-source="post: 2751120" data-attributes="member: 20715">Sci-fi is all over the map on this topic.Stargate SG-1 had an alien threat called the replicators.&nbsp; They were immune to energy weapons, but slug-throwers turned them into confetti.Having said that, you NEVER saw an advanced race using firearms.&nbsp; They always had energy weapons.&nbsp; Even the Jaffa, who used energy weapons that were both inaccurate and easy to dodge.&nbsp; Doh.Firefly/Serenity, Aliens, and the new Battlestar Galactica all have personal firearms.Babylon 5 used PPGs, which were basically a mix between an energy weapon and a firearm.David Brin's uplift universe uses literally every tech imagineable.&nbsp; Peter Hamilton's Night's Dawn used kinetic weapons even in space combat.&nbsp; Larry Niven's Known Space had flashlight lasers, monomolecular swords, and a variety of odd weapons.Star Wars and Star Trek both had hand-held energy weapons, as did Buck Rogers and the original Battlestar Galactica.&nbsp; Nobody seemed to use anything else.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DreadPirateMurphy, post: 2751120, member: 20715"] Sci-fi is all over the map on this topic. Stargate SG-1 had an alien threat called the replicators. They were immune to energy weapons, but slug-throwers turned them into confetti. Having said that, you NEVER saw an advanced race using firearms. They always had energy weapons. Even the Jaffa, who used energy weapons that were both inaccurate and easy to dodge. Doh. Firefly/Serenity, Aliens, and the new Battlestar Galactica all have personal firearms. Babylon 5 used PPGs, which were basically a mix between an energy weapon and a firearm. David Brin's uplift universe uses literally every tech imagineable. Peter Hamilton's Night's Dawn used kinetic weapons even in space combat. Larry Niven's Known Space had flashlight lasers, monomolecular swords, and a variety of odd weapons. Star Wars and Star Trek both had hand-held energy weapons, as did Buck Rogers and the original Battlestar Galactica. Nobody seemed to use anything else. [/QUOTE]

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