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Message no. 1
From: peter.andersson42@*****.com (Peter Andersson)
Subject: [SR3] Guess what, another decker question from me
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:11:06 +0100
Hi, I hope that you are not getting bored with me and my constant
questions about decks and deckers and decking.

Anyway, for those of you that has been following my questions I'm going
thru the rules about upgrading a deck and on page 20 in Matrix it says
that running a Reality filter consumes an enormous amount of processing
power to the effective MPCP is reduced by one. Does that mean that must
have a separate batch of ASISTS/RAS/persona programs chip for using a
reality filter? Since all of them(and some more) is based on your MPCP
rating. Lets say that I have MPCP 8 with response increase two, and I
starts up my reality filter and I get a MPCP 7 deck, that cant process
response increase two, what will happen, will the whole deck blow up?

/Peter
Message no. 2
From: DaTwinkDaddy@*****.com (Da Twink Daddy)
Subject: [SR3] Guess what, another decker question from me
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 06:53:55 -0600
On Thursday 11 January 2007 19:11, Peter Andersson
<peter.andersson42@*****.com> wrote about '[SR3] Guess what, another
decker question from me':
> Anyway, for those of you that has been following my questions I'm going
> thru the rules about upgrading a deck and on page 20 in Matrix it says
> that running a Reality filter consumes an enormous amount of processing
> power to the effective MPCP is reduced by one. Does that mean that must
> have a separate batch of ASISTS/RAS/persona programs chip for using a
> reality filter? Since all of them(and some more) is based on your MPCP
> rating.

It's not really clear, but I always interpreted that as meaning your MPCP
limited hardware/software also "bogs down" so, you have effectively reduce
them to lower ratings so as not to exceed the limitation imposed by the
new MPCP but you don't actually have to run different software.

> Lets say that I have MPCP 8 with response increase two, and I
> starts up my reality filter and I get a MPCP 7 deck, that cant process
> response increase two, what will happen, will the whole deck blow up?

No, it will only operate at the maximum response increase available to an
MPCP with rating 7... so be the equivalent of response increase one.

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Da Twink Daddy
DaTwinkDaddy@*****.com
ICQ: 514984 (Da Twink Daddy) YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy
Message no. 3
From: peter.andersson42@*****.com (Peter Andersson)
Subject: [SR3] Guess what, another decker question from me
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:32:56 +0100
Da Twink Daddy skrev:
> On Thursday 11 January 2007 19:11, Peter Andersson
> <peter.andersson42@*****.com> wrote about '[SR3] Guess what, another
> decker question from me':
>
>> Anyway, for those of you that has been following my questions I'm going
>> thru the rules about upgrading a deck and on page 20 in Matrix it says
>> that running a Reality filter consumes an enormous amount of processing
>> power to the effective MPCP is reduced by one. Does that mean that must
>> have a separate batch of ASISTS/RAS/persona programs chip for using a
>> reality filter? Since all of them(and some more) is based on your MPCP
>> rating.
>>
>
> It's not really clear, but I always interpreted that as meaning your MPCP
> limited hardware/software also "bogs down" so, you have effectively reduce
> them to lower ratings so as not to exceed the limitation imposed by the
> new MPCP but you don't actually have to run different software.
>
>
>> Lets say that I have MPCP 8 with response increase two, and I
>> starts up my reality filter and I get a MPCP 7 deck, that cant process
>> response increase two, what will happen, will the whole deck blow up?
>>
>
> No, it will only operate at the maximum response increase available to an
> MPCP with rating 7... so be the equivalent of response increase one.
>

Ok, thats makes sense, but I have a follow up question, matrix page 42
says that when a sculpted system and reality filer meet the decker rolls
MPCP against the systems security value, if the test fails the character
suffers -2 reaction and -1d6 initiative.

Is that -2 reaction and -1d6 initiative from the reality filter or
totaly -4 reaction and -2d6 initative.
Message no. 4
From: DaTwinkDaddy@*****.com (Da Twink Daddy)
Subject: [SR3] Guess what, another decker question from me
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:54:25 -0600
On Friday 12 January 2007 09:32, Peter Andersson
<peter.andersson42@*****.com> wrote about 'Re: [SR3] Guess what, another
decker question from me':
> Da Twink Daddy skrev:
> I have a follow up question, matrix page 42
> says that when a sculpted system and reality filer meet the decker rolls
> MPCP against the systems security value, if the test fails the character
> suffers -2 reaction and -1d6 initiative.
>
> Is that -2 reaction and -1d6 initiative from the reality filter or
> totaly -4 reaction and -2d6 initative.

I read it as losing all the benefits of the reality filter (which
includes -2 react and -1d6 init). I would like to know how others have
interpreted this section though.

--
Da Twink Daddy
DaTwinkDaddy@*****.com
ICQ: 514984 (Da Twink Daddy) YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy
Message no. 5
From: peter.andersson42@*****.com (Peter Andersson)
Subject: [SR3] Guess what, another decker question from me
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:30:50 +0100
Da Twink Daddy skrev:
> On Friday 12 January 2007 09:32, Peter Andersson
> <peter.andersson42@*****.com> wrote about 'Re: [SR3] Guess what, another
> decker question from me':
>
>> Da Twink Daddy skrev:
>> I have a follow up question, matrix page 42
>> says that when a sculpted system and reality filer meet the decker rolls
>> MPCP against the systems security value, if the test fails the character
>> suffers -2 reaction and -1d6 initiative.
>>
>> Is that -2 reaction and -1d6 initiative from the reality filter or
>> totaly -4 reaction and -2d6 initative.
>>
>
> I read it as losing all the benefits of the reality filter (which
> includes -2 react and -1d6 init). I would like to know how others have
> interpreted this section though.
>
I thought that there should be something that could go wrong when using
reality filters on a sculpted system, I mean, you dont even raise the
security telly and you might as well turn of the reality filter and
regain your lost MPCP.

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