>>10627691Ammo types; energy weapons could be scarcer ammo, and bolters could be for weaker/common enemies, while beam is for heavy targets.
Lore-wise this makes sense, even for stuff like combi-plasma, which recently don't make sense to be combi in the game (plasma gun is basically a MUCH higher quality standard shot, and there's little reason to ever bother with the bolter half of the gun, unlike the combi-melta or flamer, which gives you a utility choice between a standard, medium ranged gun, or a specialized short range anti-armor/swarm weapon. That is, until the most recent edition smashed every combi weapon into one shitty profile).
The idea of combi-weaponsmis pretty cool, though. I'd like to get every combi-weapon currently out for the joytoy line at some point. I'd ask the print think guy, but I'm currently too poor, and already did ask him for a las fusil, and couldn't pick it up when he DID end up making it...