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Message no. 1
From: Cybertroll cybertroll@******.crosswinds.net
Subject: Smartlink, Laser Sight and the Sams
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 11:13:35 +0300
Ken wrote:

> When you're talking target modifiers, are you figuring in things like
> smartgun advantages? Lets face it, the only folks out there that would
> bother to aim in the middle of a firefight are Sams. No Sam worth the name
> would be without a smartlinked weapon (-2). If you want to get fancy, the
> laser sight knocks off another (-1).

Laser Sight bonus and Smartlink bonus cannot be summed up to a total of
-3 to the TN.
The way I see it, Smartlink gives the human brain all the info he can
have for his target, in the few ms that he needs to pick up his weapon
and shoot. Laser sight doesn't offer him anything more.

And btw why only a street sam can aim? Smartlink is pretty common among
the runners and to tell u the truth all my characters, even the mages,
sacrifise 0.5 essense to have a nice smartlink system in their brains
that will save their butts in those situations that u have nothing but a
gun in your hand and a big nasty Troll on the other side. Even a decker
can be a very good street warrior, if you are carefull when you build
your character (and if you are willing to make him so).

Cybertroll

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Message no. 2
From: IronRaven cyberraven@********.net
Subject: Smartlink, Laser Sight and the Sams
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 08:58:42 -0400
At 11.13 06-16-99 +0300, you wrote:
>And btw why only a street sam can aim? Smartlink is pretty common among

Where did you read this? That is simply false, anyone can aim. This
isn't CP, after all.


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