Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-8881468-20160114090952/@comment-24037808-20160117103339

Hmm don't get the point. Of course there are research. Otherwise we would never had the cursed founding.

So more than discussing if there are any research at all, it could be inetresting to see what they research, and most of all, what they achieve. Most of the prohibited reseach are in regard of computer AI, everything computer controlled or automated is not allowed.

For the rest, old tech is so advanced and "forgoitten" most of the research probably aim to understand it, in attemp to replicate it. Plasma weapons are a good example: is not forbidden to build them, could be amazing to regain a pure, working template to produce them.

Still it is something built only in few forge worlds lucky enough to have their factories "untouched" since millenias. Chances Plasma weapons coyuld be re-discovered to build them from scratch in other forge world? Very few, but worth a research try.

Chance to improve the poor cooldown and explosion chances? Almost none, since it would be allowed to be researched, but the Imperiumj lack knowledge and tools to even try: you could try to research it, it would be allowed, but is only a waste of time.