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[Savber100]

According to Casey Hudson, it's something like a hologram Swiss Army Knife.

[KirkyX]

Kasen13 wrote...

Schneidend wrote...
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Anybody who doesn't find the omni-blade acceptable hasn't been paying attention.

This.

Same goes for a lot of the other things people are calling retcons and plotholes at this point.

Eventually, it's just gonna reach the point where we need to have a stickied thread with the exclusive purpose of providing canoical explanations for everything featured in the Mass Effect 3 trailers and previews as they're released, just to keep most of the members of this community from bursting into hysterics without actually thinking about what they're saying.

I posted my own possible explanation for the blade in the omni-blade thread, though naturally, the complainers pretty much ignored my post - not to mention every other sensible post in the thread - and continued their little tirades against "the EA devil". When did this community become so negative? It feels like almost everyone went through some kind of personal trauma while I was away.

[CrookedAsylum]

this isnt my name wrote...

Because making everyone from before lesbian/gay/bi just wasnt retconing enough.

When did this happen?

Dear God, I need to keep up with what's going on...

[TheBlackBaron]

KirkyX wrote...

Kasen13 wrote...

Schneidend wrote...
 <snip>
Anybody who doesn't find the omni-blade acceptable hasn't been paying attention.

This.

Same goes for a lot of the other things people are calling retcons and plotholes at this point.

Eventually, it's just gonna reach the point where we need to have a stickied thread with the exclusive purpose of providing canoical explanations for everything featured in the Mass Effect 3 trailers and previews as they're released, just to keep most of the members of this community from bursting into hysterics without actually thinking about what they're saying.

I posted my own possible explanation for the blade in the omni-blade thread, though naturally, the complainers pretty much ignored my post - not to mention every other sensible post in the thread - and continued their little tirades against "the EA devil". When did this community become so negative? It feels like almost everyone went through some kind of personal trauma while I was away.

Dragon Age 2 happened. Which, in my opinion, deserves most of the criticism it gets, but it seem to have somehow led to people assuming ME3 is going to wind up the same way despite having double the development time from an entirely different team. 

And, of course, the old hold-outs who ****ed about all the changes in ME2. 

[BlackwindTheCommander]

 

The fabrication module can rapidly assemble small three-dimensional objects from common, reusable industrial plastics, ceramics, and light alloys. This allows for field repairs and modifications to most standard items, as well as the reuse of salvaged equipment and applying medicine from stimulants to medi-gel.

From the Mass Effect wiki, lifted from Codex entry.

I'm thinking it may have something to do with this?

[CrookedAsylum]

BlackwindTheCommander wrote...

 

The fabrication module can rapidly assemble small three-dimensional objects from common, reusable industrial plastics, ceramics, and light alloys. This allows for field repairs and modifications to most standard items, as well as the reuse of salvaged equipment and applying medicine from stimulants to medi-gel.

From the Mass Effect wiki, lifted from Codex entry.

I'm thinking it may have something to do with this?

Hey, you're not allowed to use research and good sense on the forums. Back with you.

[TheHandOfSeth]

I think a much better question than, "why can anyone make a blade out of 'hard-light'?" (which I agree is clearly possible given the properties of Mass Effect technology, as explained by multiple Codex entries) is this:

Why haven't they done so until now?

Such a melee weapon is clearly more effective and more elegant than smacking your foe in the mouth with your elbow (a la ME1/2), so what is the explanation as to why no one thought of this until 2185+?  Unfortunately, that is probably the question that the story and continuity experts would have the biggest problem explaining.  It reminds me of the decade old quandry of "Why do forces in the prequels to Star Wars have clearly superior, flashier and way more awesome technology than the Empire in Star Wars proper?" 

Modifié par TheHandOfSeth, 10 novembre 2011 - 05:27 .

[TheHandOfSeth]

"Dragon Age 2 happened. Which, in my opinion, deserves most of the criticism it gets, but it seem to have somehow led to people assuming ME3 is going to wind up the same way despite having double the development time from an entirely different team.

And, of course, the old hold-outs who ****ed about all the changes in ME2. "

@The Black Baron
I'd like to have a moment of silence and contemplation for those who truly understand the relationship between publishers and various development teams. May they continue to illuminate the darkness of ignorance and subsequent discontent.

[dreman9999]

NotoriousPSC wrote...

The wiki even says its a hologram.

No it doesn't.  Well, not in the non-solid sense.

http://masseffect.wi...wiki/Omni-tools

Omni-tools[/b] are multipurpose diagnostic and manufacturing tools used for a variety of battlefield tasks, such as hacking, decryption, or repair. They are equipped by Engineers, Sentinels, and Infiltrators to make use of their tech talents.
When equipped, an omni-tool appears over a person's left hand and
forearm as an orange hologram. An omni-tool can be reconfigured to
appear over the right hand for a left-handed user, but this appears to
be rare, as only Jacob Taylor and Garrus Vakarian have been seen having done so.
Omni-tools are handheld devices
that combine a computer microframe, sensor analysis pack, and
minifacturing fabricator. Versatile and reliable, an omni-tool can be
used to analyze and adjust the functionality of most standard equipment,
including weapons and armor, from a distance.
The fabrication module can rapidly assemble small
three-dimensional objects from common, reusable industrial plastics,
ceramics, and light alloys. This allows for field repairs and
modifications to most standard items, as well as the reuse of salvaged
equipment and applying medicine from stimulants to medi-gel.
Omni-tools are standard issue for soldiers and first-in colonists.



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Modifié par dreman9999, 10 novembre 2011 - 07:12 .

[Strugz]

cOLD much?

[Someone With Mass]

This again?

I thought we were all over this.

[Arcadian Legend]

It's sort of semi hologram? If I remember correctly from the Codex it's semi physical. Give it a light touch and your hand will stop on the interface (Same for all holographic tech) Though forcing your hand through it will make your hand go through. This is all a vague, and probably wrong memory though, DO NOT ask me how it works. 

[CroGamer002]

You though wrong.

[CptBomBom00]

I know one thing, when I will be able to use it I will be like Omin-Stab, and I will repeat the stab every time my enemy is close to death, and what I would like to see is SB Omin Shield.

[Thargorichiban]

It's just a forcefield Shepard uses to cut people. *shrugs*

[CptBomBom00]

He even opens cans with it.

[Destroy Raiden_]

Yeah I figured it was hologram too so how does it kill someone? I try not to think about it really a sound weapon, space distortion weapon would be alittle easier to understand how it kills but I'm willing to overlook the mechanics of that just like I am on how mass effect works but there's no warp speed.

[Medhia Nox]

Hey - light sabers are stupid too.  You know - cause they're light... sabers.

((Actually - I don't fuss about sci-fi tech - but, if we're going to nitpick))

Modifié par Medhia Nox, 10 novembre 2011 - 10:29 .

[ItsFreakinJesus]

Omniblade is a gameplay mechanic just like tech armor and combat drones. Gameplay mechanics tend to have very little to do with lore and should be largely ignored in terms of the overall plot and universe. Don't make a big deal out of the little things.

[SandTrout]

ItsFreakinJesus wrote...

Omniblade is a gameplay mechanic just like tech armor and combat drones. Gameplay mechanics tend to have very little to do with lore and should be largely ignored in terms of the overall plot and universe. Don't make a big deal out of the little things.

While generally true, in this particular case, the Omni-Blade has actually had a description provided that fits just fine within the lore.

The actual blade is a mono-molecular sheet of material manufactured on the fly by the Omni-tool via the minifacuting mechanism and kept rigid by mass effect fields.

The hologram part is simply a visual depiction of the blade for the convenience of the user.

[Gh0st_00]

I don't know why people insist on perpetuating the whole 'hard light' thing. The omni-blade is not a hologram.

Put simply, the omni-blade is a mono-molecular blade assembled and disassembled by the omni-tool's  minifacturing fabricator. The hologram part is just there to define the shape of the blade so Shepard doesn't accidentally cut his own arm off. 

Edit: I appear to have been ninja'd  
Please refer to the post above.

Modifié par Gh0st_00, 11 novembre 2011 - 12:21 .

[Mr Arg]

Even if they weren't lasers, the omni-tool is capable of fabricating solid materials--or something like that.

[Sgt Stryker]

Mr Arg wrote...

Even if they weren't lasers, the omni-tool is capable of fabricating solid materials--or something like that.

This.

Honestly, anyone who complains about omni-blades now and didn't complain about melting suits of krogan armor into omni-gel back in the days of ME1 is a hypocrit.

[SandTrout]

Please, people, don't post comments in ignorance until you READ THE THEAD.

The question in the OP has been addressed, multiple times, yet people still post without reading.