Forum:Wouldn't the Spartan Laser sound like a lightning strike?

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It's always been a random thought of mine. I didn't really have anywhere to place this thought, so forgive me if this seems a bit out of place for these forums. The Spartan Laser (or any of the UNSC laser weapons) produces a large, superheated beam with enough energy to punch holes through vehicles. I think Bungie's and 343's ideas of what these laser weapons should sound like is a bit off. A lightning strike is a great example, since it shares many of the same properties. They both have a long, slender pulse of energy that would violently displace the air all around its length. The man-portable Spartan Laser might not produce as much energy as a lightning strike, so it might be quieter, but it would still have many of the same sound properties. However, I do remember at least in Halo 3 that a Spartan Laser in the distance would sound like a deep, muffled "whoosh"; similar to thunder in the distance. But in first person or in close proximity, the Spartan Laser still just sounds like a very sci-fi "pchow!" noise as opposed to a thunderclap. I do understand why it was done this way, though. It is a sci-fi game at its core, so a more traditional sci-fi sound is to be expected. And I guess they wanted to differentiate it from the myriad of UNSC ballistic weapons and give it more of a "high-tech", energy weapon sound.--File:PENGUIN4.gifFluffyEmoPenguin^{(ice quack!)} 21:05, 29 July 2014 (EDT)