"Beam" weapon shoots beams. Good.
"Laser" weapon shoots energy projectiles. When someone says "Laser" I think about beams.
Solution:
"Laser" weapon should be renamed "Blaster" or something similar. It corresponds better to it's function of shooting blasts of energy. Avoids confusion.
Short Description of the issue:
"Beam" weapon shoots beams. Good. "Laser" weapon shoots energy projectiles. When someone says "Laser" I think about beams.
Solution:
"Laser" weapon should be renamed "Blaster" or something similar. It corresponds better to it's function of shooting blasts of energy. Avoids confusion.