Edit: you guys are killing my battery! Stop replying! Just accept you're wrong and move on. No one is perfect, not even me(though I'm damn close if you ask my girl friend) it's okay!! And yes I'm aware this will get me even more responses. Prove me wrong and shush! Fiiiine! Be jerks. I've disabled notifications for now. Sorry for trying to help you people!
They are heavy machine guns! This is how bungie even refers to them, not LMG!
Edit: this has been very entertaining, thank you all for making this my most popular thread evar! Keep it coming!
But okay, to address a few points that have been made:
First "in the military a machine gun of this size is called a LMG blah blah blah." Well LA de dah! Good for the military! This is not the military, this is DESTINY, a video game, not real life.
Second: "in real life an HMG is mounted on a vehicle or some other stable platform!" Again, this is not real life, this is a video game! Our HMGs are mounted! They are mounted on our big burly space magic wielding guardians. We are strong enough and magical enough we don't need them mounted! Also as a side note I'm curious what people think of the machine guns in Halo that were mounted. Did they go from HMGs when they were mounted but when master chief ripped one off did it become an LMG?
Third, "what about just machine gun, as that's what they are called in destiny." While yes, they are just called machine guns and I applaud your willingness to compromise, they are indeed still HMGs. The heavy part is implied because they go into the heavy weapon slots.
And finally, the quote from bungie, and they obviously know more about their own game than you folks:
HMGs
· Improved HMG projectile networking.
https://www.bungie.net/7_Update-101---Patch-Notes/en/News/News?aid=12125
Keep it coming though, I appreciate all the responses even though the vast majority of you folks are wrong. :)
Edit 2: also, yallerhorn, not gallerjorn! And "a lot" not "alot" while I'm educating you guys.
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*grabs a lawn chair* this should be entertaining.
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Im used to calling them LMGs from because i played a lot of battlefield.
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Never go full retard.
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Do you even lift bro?
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But I love my light machine guns. Not sure how I would feel about a heavy machine gun.
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A LMG is a portable weapon. Whereas, a HMG is mounted to a platform or a vehicle.
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Ill stop calling them that when they're accompanied by a hummer
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So an M2 Browning is a heavy MG, a M249 SAW is an LMG. I don't see anyone toting a M2 and I do see people toting SAWs. Coincidence? I think not.
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HMG's fire a larger caliber round. LMG's, which are in this game, fire a smaller caliber round. They just happen to get ammo from heavy purples.
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Lol no. They're not.
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Eesh, this is almost hard to watch.
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I can jump around with it. So it must not be very heavy.
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I call them MLGS is that ok?
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More of a GPMG to be fair.
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How about just "Machine Gun", since the closest other weapon is an "Auto Rifle"? Auto Pulse Scout Han-cannon (or Pistol...I guess?) Snipe Shotgun OR Shotty Fusion Corrective Measure (or Machine Gun, I guess) Rocket OR Launcher
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Edited by SpaceMonkey: 4/2/2015 5:32:07 AMIs this even worth a thread? Ah man, I just wasted time replying to this thread? Shoot! I just wasted more time complaining how I wasted time replying to this thread! EDIT: Now I'm wasting time reading all the replies. Oh the irony!
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Have always called them HMGs
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I dun giv fuk. I'll still call 'em LMGs. Again, I dun giv fuk.
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And on those books u can find why are they called LMG :) ;) u see, u just have to read a little
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another source to calm down your tirst for knowledge: https://books.google.es/books?id=N_-Qj4N9YWMC&pg=PA182&dq=light+machine+gun+definition&hl=es&sa=X&ei=Vs4cVZ2HJoS5ogT954Jg&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=light%20machine%20gun%20definition&f=false
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https://books.google.es/books?id=3R3JtuTf1iEC&pg=PA232&dq=light+machine+gun+definition&hl=es&sa=X&ei=Vs4cVZ2HJoS5ogT954Jg&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=light%20machine%20gun%20definition&f=false there are people who wanna more accurate results of search
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Face palm
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Aye, they are Heavy weapons and most of 'em use a belt feed system, however when you see a vehicle mounted HMG that's inoperable by simply one man carrying it THEN you can tell me Rambo can dual wield a pair of rocket launcher mini-gun weapon systems.
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They're not heavy machine guns. I see no large 50 cal rounds on those... More like mediums. But true, they're not light as they fire heavier rounds than the basic auto rifle
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bro you should read a little bit http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=LMG