User blog comment:Arbington/DLC Theories/@comment-1800566-20101009050943/@comment-217683-20101009071746

But the thing here isn't about accurately hitting the target. It's about ensuring cohesion during long-distance flights against great friction and drag while being able to also burst apart and produce a sufficient spread. And from what we know of the projectiles fired from Mass Effect firearms, it just doesn't seem feasible. And again, it's a case of taking a weapon like the sniper rifle and giving it an unreasonable amount of power, totally throwing off the balance between weapons and classes. It just seems like it would take a lot of the enjoyment out of it to have such an insanely OP'd weapon.