: Not that I've played H4 much (in fact, I still didn't even bother to get my
: 360 fixed yet, so I've still only played the campaign twice), but I didn't
: object to any functional duplication of weapons, so I'm not really with
: you on that argument. Sure some things act similarly, but they still feel
: different. Also, it seems quite natural that each faction should have some
: functionally comparable weapons.

I'm sorry, but [i]what?[/i]

Weapon design is predicated upon physiology, psychology, and technological constraints. An alien race that's larger than us, stronger than us, and has technology millions of years ahead of us should have a weapon set that feels completely different from the human sandbox.