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Message no. 1
From: Paul Gettle <RunnerPaul@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Muscle 'ware and Reaction [was: Racial Customization]
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 22:18:17 -0500
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At 09:21 PM 1/21/99 -0600, Mongoose wrote:
> As to the reasons; it makes sense that anything that lets you
move
>farther is going to increase your combat pool (for purposes of
dodging,
>and general offensive maneuvering). The odd part is that it does NOT
aid
>reaction (since you would accelerate you body parts more quickly)-
perhaps
>it lacks proper nervous feedback needed for true reflex actions and /
or
>adds enough bulk and loss of flexibility that it hurts as much as
helps
>when it comes to quick reflexes.

Odder still, Muscle Replacement's bioware counterpart, Muscle
Augmentation, _does_ count for calculating Reaction.

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Message no. 2
From: Mongoose <m0ng005e@*********.COM>
Subject: Re: Muscle 'ware and Reaction [was: Racial Customization]
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 22:16:45 -0600
<concerning muscle replacement>

:The odd part is that it does NOT
:aid
:>reaction (since you would accelerate you body parts more quickly)-
:perhaps
:>it lacks proper nervous feedback needed for true reflex actions and /
:or
:>adds enough bulk and loss of flexibility that it hurts as much as
:helps
:>when it comes to quick reflexes.
:
:Odder still, Muscle Replacement's bioware counterpart, Muscle
:Augmentation, _does_ count for calculating Reaction.

Well, for some of the reasons MR doesn't, MA might. It seems an
enhancement to natural muscle, which means there would be full nueral
feedback, It may be less bulky, or simply have better tone.


Mongoose
Message no. 3
From: "Davidson, Chris" <Christopher.Davidson@***.BOEING.COM>
Subject: Re: Muscle 'ware and Reaction [was: Racial Customization]
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 09:05:35 -0800
> Odder still, Muscle Replacement's bioware counterpart, Muscle
> Augmentation, _does_ count for calculating Reaction.
>
Probably because it's not changing the original
muscle tissue, just weaving strands of different
fiber in with the original muscle tissue.

-Toffer

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