User blog comment:So-Pro Warrior/Mass Effect vs. Sci-Fi Tournament: Round 2-Battle 1: Commander Shepard vs. Nathan Hale/@comment-2181141-20120730233841/@comment-143604-20120730234234

...Shepard's weaponry is not "prone to explode". It'll overheat if he doesn't have the Thermal Clips to use as heat sinks, but he does, so that won't be an issue.