Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26444332-20170120003536/@comment-26444332-20170120025155

Eureka - They typically have both due to the advantages: pulse batteries are faster firing, but masers deal more damage.

DD2 - "Firing" is superheating the gases and transforming them into the plasma itself. It doesn't dissipate, and the advances in their tech means it would be only slightly cooler than before when used. One of the reasons why masers deal more damage is because the plasma is at the hottest possible temperature, due to being fresh.