My only real problem with the weapon, Airquotes, is that the game engine wouldn't support it. Realistically making guns that could actually be implemented in the game requires an understanding of what they've already done, and what they're currently using.
Take the new Turian Sniper Rifle for example. It shoots the 'Carnage' power. The projectile is exactly the same, its travel time is roughly the same, and its AoE & damage come from how Carnage works. Even the explosion effect on impact, and the gory results are the same as 'Carnage'. All they really did is put Carnage onto the Falcon grenade mechanic. This is how we'd have to think.
The Reegar is the same concept. Its a reskin of the flamethrower heavy weapon. Heck, it even unsheathes from the mid back as opposed to being drawn from the lower back.
Kishock? Its a single flechette from a Graal, given the ability to pass thru Guardian Shields, and they tweaked the physics engine's impact results. Even uses the same charge up noise as the Graal.
While its a nicely fleshed out idea that might work in the EU, it won't work in the game because they'd never go for the time and energy required to add additional coding to make something like this possible. I have to say though its nice, I'm not even sure it fits the ME universe to have a morphing weapon. If we're gonna cook up ideas, let's stick to what we know can be accomplished and work from there.
First - Its gonna have to be something that is in the game files but doesn't actually exist yet in a meaningful way.
Second - Its gonna have to take all the mods available for the class. That's more or less a design issue. Its why the Vindicator doesn't have an inbuilt scope like it did in ME2.
Third - Its gotta be something which we don't have already (within reason).
Really, the Harrier was introduced because it was in ME:Infil. They made it viable by essentially making it a Revenant with a damage increase and shorter clip. (Or, you know, a Full Auto Mattock, which it is.) Was this something we didn't already have? Of course not. But people seem to love it, so obviously they did something right.
I'd actually think, if they were going to add an Asari weapon, it'd need biotic flare. Maybe an Assault Rifle which shoots mini Lift Grenades, operating similiar to the Scorpian, but trading killing power for wider AoE and crowd control potential. Might set up biotic explosions, but that'd probably be a tad too much. Alternatively, it could shoot a cluster grenade, again maybe avoiding biotic explosions, but its main seperation from the Falcon or the Striker would the longer delay and bigger radius. Realistically, its just a Scorpian made into a single shot assault rifle that uses the cluster or lift grenade appearance.
If I'd brainstorm a Quarian Assault Rifle, it'd be something similar to the Arc Pistol. One or two shot groupings can be fired per trigger pull (feathered for higher rate of fire), or charged to deliver a tight shotgun grouping (4-8 shots) at range. (To clarify, the Arc Pistol fires one shot normally, or when charged, fires three shots at the same time.) Damage might be roughly equivalent (or maybe a bit less) to the Vindicator per shot, but fully charged it'd be stronger than the Saber. Downside would be weight, ammo consumption, reload time, and time out of cover (charging).
I know that the idea of rehashing already used weapons feels lame, but its essentially what they've done with
every new weapon or power so far. You can see the mechanics in the weapons and how they operate, as well as the powers.
If it weren't for Halo, I'd suggest a needle rifle which shoots single Ballistic Blade slivers which explode after a short time. Batarian Assault Rifle, or even a Batarian Shotgun which is basically Ballistic Blades as a shotgun. It sprays the target with eight, bleeds (or disrupts), and then detonates. Instant crowd control, and gory soup which Cannibals just won't eat. (They get gas.)
Someone already mentioned a Reaper weapon which is basically a Microwave gun, and while I like the idea, there's a reference from Mass Effect we can use to bring it out. I'm having trouble recalling it now, but when you hit Peak 15 and the barricade, one of the defenders (a Turian) says he wished he had an old M something (M20?). Quote went something like 'One pull of the trigger and fffzzzzzzap! Hallway full of flash boiled bugs'. We could use that instead of Reaper weapons. Not sure which mechanic would fit it, though, maybe a very scaled back Reaper Blackstar with an invisible projectile and a hot impact animation with lots of AoE damage.
Anyway, I could go on, but I won't (for now). You get the point though.
(Edit: Man, what is up with this forum and its formatting? Cut and Paste = Crazy Margins. And no Preview button? Wat?).
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What about Apostle instead? Its a synonym to Disciple, which might fit given they'd likely involve simliar methods of propelling the main slug.
