- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I thought it had to do with some sort've fail-safe installed on the FR gun that once the user dropped it (died) it would self-destruct so that it couldn't be picked up and used by a human. Does it explictly say that it blows up once it's out've ammo? Although, even if it does, 'dragonclaws' makes a good point in that Grunts are clearly more expendable than Hunters. Plus, it's not even like the Grunts would die in the explosion - they'd obviously just run away. But, that's not even an issue, because whatever was said in the book was only an attempt to justify why the FR guns explode when you kill the Grunts, who, unlike their larger, meaner, FR gun weilding cousins, drop the gun when they die. If they didn't explode, Bungie would've had to work it so that the player could use them. Simple explination here guys... don't read too far into the books.