Brainwave idea here Retrograde versions of existing weapons and equipment, basically functionally the same but heavier and one availability rating higher than the standard tech version. For example a Retrograde Medium laser would have all the stats and crit space of a standard medium laser but weigh more(1.5 tons vs 1 ton) and be C/A-A-A-A on tech rating and availability. is this idea workable for periphery states that are lagging behind tech wise? Please don't say the primitive prototype equipment makes this idea redundant, beacuse I feel like this could be used as a intermitant step towards normal/standard tech for those peiphery state that don't have new dallas nor the helm memory core.
