double post; please delete.

Exactly.

They didn't actually need to make new weapons, they could have used the old ones and given them appropriate stats. I was overjoyed at first to see the Plasma Caster, as it was basically a rework of the original Plasma Rifle, but then I actually fired the thing...

I could understand it in FO3 to some extent, since it's set on the other side of the country, but even then there would still be some of the older weapons left, particularly in the sealed-off military bases dotting the landscape.

I can barely hit anything with the plasma bolt flying every which way even with 100 energy and the needed strength. Sometimes it arcs over their head a couple feet.

Thats what I get buying from the Van Graffs who can't maintain their weapon internals worth a crap. :sadvaultboy:

The projectile emitter node is completely misaligned on the caster model. That's why it fires all over the place.

I noticed that immediately, and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbtqn1aIrw0. The gun fires up in third person. There is a fan made mod for this that fixes it (if it hasn't been fixed officially yet).

http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=38396

I only used laser rifle to sneak attack critical something until i found the sniper rifle surpressor.