I didn't think the lasers looked bad either. It's tough trying to find a good speed. As someone pointed out, if it was a pure-true laser weapon it would travel at near the speed of light.. which isn't fun if you're trying to take cover since you can arc your weapon across the screen and hit everything.
Too slow and it's like the matrix. But don't forget, the weapons aren't really lasers.. they're more like blaster bolts with cool light effects so they'll be a little slower than a real laser.
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Geral Corasjo
"I find your lack of faith disturbing..."