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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 6240821" data-attributes="member: 1">Isn't that rather begging the question, though?&nbsp; The rifle has higher stats because... it has higher stats.&nbsp; The question is why does it have higher stats? A bullet and a sword are both likely to seriously injure or kill you.&nbsp; I mean, if someone were to say to me &quot;would you rather I shot you in the head or hit you with a longsword in the head?&quot; I'd have a hard time choosing. I can't imagine I'm walking away from either. Both do the same damage, in effect: they kill me.&nbsp; If I'm incredibly lucky, maybe I get away with mere serious injury with a one-in-a-million chance.What an automatic weapon might do better than a sword is (a) allow you to do so at range; and (b) allow you to do so a lot to a lot of targets.&nbsp; So it would have usage advantages up the wazoo, but not actual higher damage dice.Then again, I guess the same argument can be made for various sword types, so I'm kinda talking myself out of my own point here.&nbsp; I guess the answer to my question is that real humans only have about 5 hit points, so any weapon has a good chance of finishing them off in one go.&nbsp; The extra damage is just for cinematic effect.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 6240821, member: 1"] Isn't that rather begging the question, though? The rifle has higher stats because... it has higher stats. The question is why does it have higher stats? A bullet and a sword are both likely to seriously injure or kill you. I mean, if someone were to say to me "would you rather I shot you in the head or hit you with a longsword in the head?" I'd have a hard time choosing. I can't imagine I'm walking away from either. Both do the same damage, in effect: they kill me. If I'm incredibly lucky, maybe I get away with mere serious injury with a one-in-a-million chance. What an automatic weapon might do better than a sword is (a) allow you to do so at range; and (b) allow you to do so a lot to a lot of targets. So it would have usage advantages up the wazoo, but not actual higher damage dice. Then again, I guess the same argument can be made for various sword types, so I'm kinda talking myself out of my own point here. I guess the answer to my question is that real humans only have about 5 hit points, so any weapon has a good chance of finishing them off in one go. The extra damage is just for cinematic effect. [/QUOTE]

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