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[miauw62]

I bet they're not even going to ask permission to port mods and that it's going to result in drama.

[Chiefwaffles]

"No plans" just means "probably not, but don't be surprised if we change our minds."

[kaenneth]

I bet they're not even going to ask permission to port mods and that it's going to result in drama.

The permission will be in the EULAs of the game, editing tools, and online services.

[Majestic7]

Just make a mod EULA stating that by using this mod in any capacity Bethesda forfeit their genitals to be turned into tasty bolognese sauce. The legality of such documents is akin to screaming "BY BREATHING YOU ARE ACCEPTING MY FIST INTO YOUR FACE WITH NO LEGAL CONSEQUENCES TO ME!" while beating someone anyway.

[scriver]

Unfortunately I don't think you can EULA something you have no rights to.

[me] quickly ducks below the point[/me]

[Bohandas]

I bet they're not even going to ask permission to port mods and that it's going to result in drama.

The permission will be in the EULAs of the game, editing tools, and online services.

Use a third-party editor

[GrizzlyAdamz]

ah, comeon. The Lewis gun was used up into the 50s.

:v well, the problem isn't how dated the weapon is, its more that its really not an assault rifle

Its pretty common for rather old firearms to stay in service for many years after their creation anyway, with just a few improvements over the decades. A good example of this is the Browning Automatic Rifle, created in 1918 and being used by US troops till the mid 70s, being used in WW1, WW2 and Vietnam.

Oh hey, other people are talking about this! Started a thread elsewhere trying to figure out what reasoning they could have for sporting an air-cooled barrel like that.
And being outdated kind of is a big problem- Fallout didn't start up in the 50s. It started in 2077. So in order for them to have 1910s weapons tech laying around, neither World War could have taken place, nor a big arms race like the cold war, or any other major progress for a very, very long time. Maybe if the great depression stretched for a century, and affected the entire world, but even then.......
And meanwhile, they've got M16s & miniguns laying around.

I'm pretty sure they just threw it in there for diversity without thinking about the ramifications.

[Putnam]

I'm pretty sure they just threw it in there for diversity without thinking about the ramifications.

[Draignean]

Eh, I rather like it. No, it doesn't make sense, but nobody ever accused any fallout game of being hard science fiction. It fits the 'what if the future happened in the fifties' vibe, which is ridiculous and fun.

 I could complain about the fact that pulse lasers should blind everyone in the immediate area when fired at a slightly reflective surface, but that doesn't change the fact that they're a wonderful bit of fun when I suspend disbelief.

[Sergius]

Well, you got laser muskets or whatever. Maybe people started raiding museums to get any weapon they can?

[Flying Dice]

Hey, if it worked in Cataclysm... 

[Aseaheru]

I think the idea behind laser muskets is that they are single shot laser rifles made in some dudes basement.

[Sergius]

That and probably don't need cells, maybe ammo is scarce at that point. Unless they need cells. Which would be dumb.

EDIT: I'm hoping we'll get a slower weapon progression like in the old Fallouts. Since F3 we've had laser pistols and stuff since the beginning by punching some random guy in the face, and they weakened them a lot so they would be on par with conventional guns. Same thing they did with power armor, actually.

[ShinQuickMan]

oops wrong thread

[Flying Dice]

That and probably don't need cells, maybe ammo is scarce at that point. Unless they need cells. Which would be dumb.

Maybe you need a fusion battery to make them, and they have (technically) infinite ammo but take a longish time to cool down after firing.