Mass effect 2 widow update#

The trivia says it's possible, not definite.

You are correct that saying they misspelled may not be the case, but it very well may be the case. Assault rifles, shotguns, pistols, sniper rifles, etc. Teran 02:10, Febru(UTC)ДЄctually, many elements of the game are based on the real world. I think that modern day real world anti-materiel rifles should be mentioned as an obvious inspiration for the Widow however we simply don't have enough data supporting the claim that the spelling was an error rather than an intentional change. This weapon is strong against all defenses and even on insanity is capable of killing most minion level enemies in a single shot. Saying they misspelled the term simply may not be the case when it is likely they looked at the term and decided to modify it to encompass more in terms of personnel defenses which are often strong against one type of weapon but weak against another. This game isn't based on the real world, it is based on the world Bioware has created. Then why not use the term anti-materiel, which is a real term used for exactly this type of rifle, instead of making up a term that is one letter off from the actual terminology? SpartHawg948 17:06, Febru(UTC) It's possible or even probable that the change was made to emphasize that this rifle is designed to bypass or destroy all potential defenses and thought 'anti-material' sounded better than 'anti-everything'. I've found this discussion to be quite educational however I have my doubts that this was an accidental change. Why thank you! The 'It's the future' justification: right below 'Time Travel' on the list of sci-fi cop-outs and non-explanations!В :) SpartHawg948 04:28, Febru(UTC) Ooh, good justificationВ :) 'It's the future!' Boter 21:08, Febru(UTC)

For all we know, the English language has changed a little bit in that respect in the 170-odd years between now and then SpartHawg948 10:19, Febru(UTC) If it's called anti-material in-game, that's what it is.

Yeah, we do tend to go with what BioWare says. Otherwise, someone might type 'anti-material' into the search bar and not find the item, even though they spelled it 'right', according to the game.

Mass effect 2 widow update#

If Bioware updates it, then we'll update it. I say we call it what it's called in-game. Ok, well it appears that someone at BioWare needs to learn their terminology! :P It is spelled anti-material in game, which is incorrect speaking in purely military terms, but if BioWare says it's so, it's so! SpartHawg948 05:24, Febru(UTC) Something for the trivia section perhaps? You would be educating people at the leastВ :) Why not correct the weapon's designation Bioware is known to jack stuff like nomenclature, spelling, and grammar in the codex it's in the wiki's policy that these errors are corrected in the Codex page, so why not here? - Echo Four Delta 03:10, Febru(UTC)

2 Leave the alpha numeical desingnations out of the nameДЄre we sure it's anti-material rifle? If it's spelled the same way as it's spelled in real-life, it should be anti-materiel rifle (materiel with an E as opposed to material with an A, as material refers to what something is made out of, while materiel is a term for military equipment).