Forum:SH Archive/Blasters

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I was looking at the first picture on the Great Hyberspace War page and saw that everyone was using midieval looking shields and pikes. Why weren't they using blasters? When were blasters(or any gun for that matter) first made. This was in 5,000 BBY, there was already space travel, lightsabers, and other very advanced technology, so why are armies running around lord of the rings style? This is something thats bugged me for a while now.