(10-14-2014, 04:46 PM)Ryoko Wrote:(10-14-2014, 04:22 PM)Hiro Wrote:(10-14-2014, 04:13 PM)Ryoko Wrote: The Coral Tower has a rack of bolt-action rifles in it. The modelers may have been trying to make muskets, but those are absolutely bolt-action rifles and so long as those are in the game, I'll maintain that rifling technology exists in Limsa, if not all of Eorzea.
They could very well be "needle guns" (IE: first/Zero generation Bolt-Action rifles) which pretty much keep in line with the technology cap of papercartidges. This does mean that advanced Rifling in general may not be the stage they're at, at least if paper cartridges are the standard.
That said, Rifling has existed since the 15th century as an extreme luxury as very few really understood its true function and effects and how to alter existing techniques. It wasn't commonplace as a standard knowledge or development technique until the 19th century.
An excellent observation! Certainly something to consider. Now, I'm wondering about the spread of that technology. Specifically, in regards to Ishgard. The Ishgardians have shown that they make very liberal use of bombards (the cannon, not the creature) and harpoon guns. I'm wondering if they also have personal firearms, but maybe don't display them as prominently as the Lominsans?
Personal firearms probably exist but probably not on the Eorzea war front. Non-military standard equipment won't really be seen overseas, and short of their magitek hybrid weaponry "simple" firearms don't seem to be part of their military repertoire.
