I have noticed a very weird fire rate changes from the RF blaster along with visual affects. I have saved the game in question but if you watch the start of the game the fire rate and placement of the shots appear to be coming out correctly. At the 5:12 min mark the weapon shots appear to be coming from behind the ship and are drastically slower. They do not appear 250 per min. Please see if this is a graphical error and most importantly bring the RF blasters back to their former glory. Or even better.
Please watch start and then jump to 5:12 mark and see the visuals and fire rate change.