I'm just quoting what was actually stated in said comic. You may not like it, but that is the truth. Don't like it; go and complain to the writer.
the author didnt say that, durge did.
Anyway, Jedi can block bullets as easily as blaster bolts, they just can't deflect them because the slug would get disintegrated by the lightsabre blade. The only reason blaster bolts SEEM slower than bullets is for more dramatic on-screen effect. In actual fact they're faster than bullets (again why do you think practically nobody uses slugthrowers?).
where did i say that bullets move faster than blaster bolts?
Awesome Thread
This is an awesome thread by the way. I've always wanted to see a debate on the whole bullets/blaster bolts and Jedi ability to deflect said projectiles.
From what everyone's posted, and based on everything I have read, Force Barrier and TK sound like the simplest method to render bullets and other small metal projectiles useless (otherwise, adversaries would toss their blaster rifles for Sand People projectile rifles).
Additionally, Jacen Solo has deflected blaster bolts with his hands before (I believe in Balance Point, or one of the other NJO series novels, and then again during the Swarm Wars when a turbolaser was fired at him; I recall the awe his sister had for abilities she didn't know he could possess).
Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
the author didnt say that, durge did.
Again, I didn't decide what Durge said. Don't blame the messenger.
Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
where did i say that bullets move faster than blaster bolts?
Right here, in the following quotes:
Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
a jedi would last maybe an hour in the real world before he gets taken down.
Why?
Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
no jedi has the reflexes necessary to focus on a .5 inch invisible object moving at the speed of sound before it hits them, regardless of how easy it would be to change the directory."
Being "invisible" is irrelevent. Jedi don't need to see projectiles, they can feel them in the Force. So if Jedi reflexes are good enough to block blaster bolts, why wouldn't they be able to block bullets if bullets are slower?
Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
and not only that, but you would need to do it multiple times in some cases. you would have to do it so fast that by the time the next bullet exits the barrel and is speeding toward youre already done with the first bullet and already focusing on the next. thats not happening, for any jedi.
See above
Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
most AK's have a magazine of 30 rounds, and they fire 600 rounds a minute. thats 20 rounds a second. i dont think any jedi, even luke, could redirect 20 invisible objects moving at the speed of sound, in one second.
See above.
Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
if someone with an assault rifle were to open fire on a jedi his force precognition would tell him that dangers coming from the left and he'd swing his lightsaber around to the left. he wouldnt realize "oh wait i cant deflect these like i can with blasters so let me raise a shield instead"
So, if you are NOT claiming that bullets are faster than blaster bolts, then why wouldn't he be able to deflect (or more precisely, block) bullets from an assault rifle?
Blaster shots obviously move as fast as bullets, that should be pretty clear. They are visible simply because they are long streaks of light as opposed to 1 inch pieces of metal. We could see bullets in flight as well if they were 24 inches long.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xlg9WFITBs
that clip pretty much shows that blasters aren't slower, and are possible faster than bullets. Especially during the long range fighting after leaving the arena. The lasers were arriving at their targets far in the distance pretty much instantly.
Originally posted by truejedi
Blaster shots obviously move as fast as bullets, that should be pretty clear. They are visible simply because they are long streaks of light as opposed to 1 inch pieces of metal. We could see bullets in flight as well if they were 24 inches long.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xlg9WFITBsthat clip pretty much shows that blasters aren't slower, and are possible faster than bullets. Especially during the long range fighting after leaving the arena. The lasers were arriving at their targets far in the distance pretty much instantly.
Precisely, thank you.
Originally posted by Autokrat
A bullet from a typical assault rifle is moving thousands of feet per second.Blasters don't even come close.
Then why are slugthrowers practically never used in the Star Wars universe?
Blasters are clearly the superior weapons.
Well first of all this is George Lucas's ideas based on his expirences... like Flash Gorden used laser guns i.e. star wars blasters. Blasters are used because they are sci-fy and just look plain cool compared to machine guns.
Blasters are imaginary so you can't compare them to machine guns stats.
But that being said Jedi percieve time a lot differently than real people do. Everything coming at them like blaster shots seem to slow down to about like a wiffle ball pitch speed no matter how fast it is actually traveling. Jedi also have Force speed...anyone catch in the movie when Obi and Jinn run away from the droidikas they seem to be in front of them then one moment than all the way down the hall the next? From what I can tell they would be able to do the 100yd dash in less time than real people do the 40yd sprint.
And yes they do use slugthowers(guns) in star wars but most are simple rifle types and shotgun types. And are considered Ancient tech and NOT as powerful as blasters. Han uses a "shotgun" in the novel Outcast for the Kessel spice spiders cus they absorb energy weapons.(blasters)
Of course this is my opinion.
Originally posted by chilled monkey
Then why are slugthrowers practically never used in the Star Wars universe?Blasters are clearly the superior weapons.
Because the people in SW have terrible taste for tactics? Plus, blaster bolts are photons given mass by tibana gas somehow. They explode on contact.
That being said, the real reason is because flashy bolts of light are the staple of sci-fi.
I wonder why no-ones asked whether 'slug-thrower's are as fast as RL guns yet. I mean, are we just assuming that they're faster than blaster bolts. Becuase if they actually were as fast as guns then it would be ****ing retarded to use anything but them, when they're soooooo much faster than bolts.
They probably aren't all that and thats why they aren't used..
I read that they slow things down for the camera, and jedi move faster than the eye can see, very often. Makes sense that blaster bolts wouldn't be an exception.
Also, Blaster bolts might just show up because they are EXTREMELY BRIGHT. you won't be able to see a bullet because it's lead and dark and stuff, but you can see tracer rounds.
YouTube video
Originally posted by Nephthys
I wonder why no-ones asked whether 'slug-thrower's are as fast as RL guns yet. I mean, are we just assuming that they're faster than blaster bolts. Becuase if they actually were as fast as guns then it would be ****ing retarded to use anything but them, when they're soooooo much faster than bolts.They probably aren't all that and thats why they aren't used..
So Star Wars, with its magical technology and ability to break and bend physics at will, wouldn't be able to make guns that could complete with ours?
Right.
Whatever (ignoring the stabilizing properties of rifling), my point still stands, idiot. Rifles have greater velocities then pistols and again, rapid rates of fire, which allow for suppression fire. Given SW tech, it wouldn't surprise me if their slugthrowers put our guns to shame.
The only advantage blasters have over bullets is that the "bolt" explodes on impact, which isn't really much of an advantage when a bullet will do the job just fine.
Originally posted by Autokrat
Whatever (ignoring the stabilizing properties of rifling), my point still stands, idiot. Rifles have greater velocities then pistols and again, rapid rates of fire, which allow for suppression fire. Given SW tech, it wouldn't surprise me if their slugthrowers put our guns to shame.The only advantage blasters have over bullets is that the "bolt" explodes on impact, which isn't really much of an advantage when a bullet will do the job just fine.
Are blasters > slugthrowers?
If so, if you think slugthrows > guns, then blasters > guns.
How do you know blaster shots are slower than automatic rifle shots? Remember we're talking "in-universe" and comparing to real universe