[quote=@Frettzo]
So general question, what happens when Magic is Sciencified?

Imagine a staff that shoots lighting. Now imagine a gun that shoots electricity arcs. 

Imagine a fireball. Now imagine a rocket launcher that launches incendiary rockets.

Are we looking at an eventual obsolete-ification(???) of magic here? Because if so, that would be an awesome challenge for Astarte.
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Could always turn to alchemy.  It also depends on the culture of the people. What if they hold magic in high regard? What if the pros of the Magic outway the Pros of weapons? While we shouldn't look to FMA for inspiration and such, look at how Alchemy far outway the uses of firearms and even mortars. Even tanks were no match for Alchemy. If Astarte plays here cards right, makes the right friends, innovate magic, then it will never grow obsolete.