User blog comment:LilyheartsLightning/Citadel and Reckoning DLC announced/@comment-24174486-20130225174706/@comment-1786741-20130226001319

Two things: First, the omni blades aren't used as a main weapon, they're essentially a high tech bayonet. You don't see any enemies charging at ya only with an omni-blade. Second, those "wookie crossbows" are still laser based if the movies are to be believed.