Lazers or Bullets, and why?

[#6.0]

Lazers or Bullets, and why?

So what do you like to see more in entertainment? Because they both come with a feel, or a genre if you like, yes Science Fiction, but more into it. So like Star Wars Clone Troopers vs Star Ship Troopers, or better yet, Aliens Colonial Marines.

Personally, I LOVE BULLETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

There is a sense of realism, and a grittiness to them.

[Undeadite]

Bullets. I feel that quantifiable ammunition is a much better source of conflict than just 'oh no, my battery is dying'.

[SM]

Except that a lot of the time the amount of ammo isn't quantifiable, cos it never seems to run out.

Either way I don't really care.  I can't imagine Aliens without machine guns nor Star Wars without blasters.

[Undeadite]

Well that's just poor continuity. I always appreciate when ammo amounts are accounted for.

[SM]

One of the reasons Aliens works so well.  Not only are there ammo counters on the pulse rifles and sentry guns, but we have a whole scene devoted to telling us how much ammo they don't have.

[chupacabras acheronsis]

bullets. kinetic carnage is best carnage!

[Richard.H]

Bullets, especially with an ACR rifle because they can use both the standard NATO round and then with just SECONDS of switching the barrel you can also fire AK-47 rounds!

[Hive Tyrant]

Bullets. They seem to travel faster. Strange, isn't it?

[ShadowPred]

I prefer Plasma.

[#6.0]

Really? I fully respect it, but could you explain? Like I love The Covenant from Halo, but I dislike Storm Troopers.

[ShadowPred]

Plasma in rifle form or whatever is the only way to have a future like most sci-fi movies portray. It is literally IMPOSSIBLE for lasers to ever shoot from a gun, they're f**king invisible, how the hell are you going to see yourself hit anything?

[MadassAlex]

Non-tracer bullets aren't visible, either.

You just aim, pull the trigger and see if the dude falls down.

[Aeus]

Plasma in rifle form or whatever is the only way to have a future like most sci-fi movies portray. It is literally IMPOSSIBLE for lasers to ever shoot from a gun, they're f**king invisible, how the hell are you going to see yourself hit anything?

No, that completely depends on the type of laser.

[ShadowPred]

I was under the assumption that lasers of any kind in broad daylight would be invisible to the naked eye.

[SM]

So are bullets, like Madass said.