User blog comment:EternalBlaze/Anyone care to give ideas?/@comment-1944063-20100406000127

Couple comments from me: 1. The makers probably didnt want to invent new weapons. 2. Weapons are used for decades. For example, the AK47 and M16 was invented in the early 1950s and we still use them today (and in the game). 3. There wasnt a real arms race, or not like the cold war that was said to have happened (only Shepherd warning of one), so new weaponry isnt needed. 4. Sure they may not be newer rifles and stuff, but that tank that makes a bridge probably hasnt been invented yet (correct me if im wrong).