There's this SFRPG called "battlelords of the 23rd centuey" that really has little to do with EP in any way, but it has something I'd like to see in EP: A bewildering array of gear of all types, with a wide variety of options, benefits, problems, etc. BL23C has one of the (if not THE) largest gear lists in RPGing. It has one book of nothing but weapons, and one of armor and cybernetics. There are many types of virtually everything made by a variety of companies. There's at least a dozen notable weapon corporations in the BL universe. Different companies make different types of weapons. Some companies feature excellent ranged weapons with lower damage, some go for high damage and lower range. Others offer greater accuracy, higher RoF, more reliability, lighter overall weapon weight, etc. You want a laser pistol? Well, there's like about 20 to choose from. Projective pistol? Quite a lot more of them. Assault rifle? Would you like a projectile, laser, plasma, electrical or microwave version? There's several f each type. Want options? Telescopic sights, grenade launcher unberbarrel mounts, laser spotters, etc. Want some heavier firepower? How about a rack with small missiles? We can fit you with a forearm mounted one, a shoulder mounted one or even a leg mounted one. Want heavier rockets you can carry? Try a backpack launcher carrying reflex missiles. We have several types, and multiple types of missiles in all sizes. See, the thing is that I'd like to see a lot more gear and weapons in EP, and not just a "laser pistol" or something like that. How about a "General Weapons Morita laser pistol. A small, high power weapon that trades some range and ammo capacity for excellent one shot damage." or maybe a "Coltchester stormfist, a small weapon with an incredibly high ammo capacity and rate of fire, guaranteed to out out enough fletchettes to hit anything with 15 meters of you no matter how bad a shot you are!" Also, the idea of disposable, one use weapons might be feasible, in that the weapon is very, very powerful but essentially wears itself out during one clip, and is then tossed. In the EP world where anyone with a computer, a CADCAM program and a nanofac can create weapons and gear to his own personal tastes, I'd expect there'd be a huge array of designs floating around out on the net for pistols, rifles, grenades, personal missiles, etc. A gear up book with a plethora of weapons of various designs with various balances of range, ammo, RoF, damage, reliability (That Tanhauser guy sure designed one kickass assault carbine, but once in a while one can suddenly explode, or so I've heard.) and other factors to make a real assortment of weapons and gear to suit various personal tastes would be nice. Or even a "make your own" set of rules for making gear on your own. In a world like EP there ought to be ways players can design their own gear to suit their style. (Yeah, the vanilla laser pistol you can get anywhere is nice, but I designed this baby here to stop an exsurgent case in 2 shots, maximum. Sure, it's got less shots per cell, but if you haven't stopped an exsurgent in 2 shots it's gonna kill you anyway. I call it the firewall special. Want a copy of the design? You just have to promise to keep my initials on the barrel.)