| From: | TopCat <topcat@******.net> |
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| Subject: | Re: Killing in Shadowrun... |
| Date: | Wed, 22 May 1996 19:38:42 -0500 |
>>Yes, I did. That's why I replied to it. If a site is worth 51 million,
>>then it is potentially worth 510 million or more. Is it worth it to have 50
>>million in security measures on a project potentially worth 10 times that?
>>Yes. Do you know what 50 million in security measures is? Would any runner
>>be stupid enough to try and get through 50 million nuyen worth of security?
>
>I costed this in "Corp Security Handbook" one day... consider these
>things:
>
>Solid magical security can cost upwards over 150,000 Y a _week_. That's
>only a handful of decent strength wards, BTW, let alone the cost of the
>mages, and the elemental backup. Matrix security is upwards of 20
>million. A guard force of about 20 people will cost you, in equipment,
>salaries, and training, over 10 million a year. Heck, we haven't even hit
>the cost of the walls, gates, sensors, and drones, yet.
Mind dropping the page numbers for this, I'd be very interested in finding
them. (I couldn't find them myself in a quick scan of the book and find most
of those estimates to be way out of realistic ranges). Plus, all the toys
built into the facility were costs figured into it at the time of building.
So those don't ever need to be paid for again. Then there's Matrix
security, but you've got deckers all over the system that you hired straight
from college (why buy from KE when you can get them at cost?). Then there's
magic security, which follows the same lines as matrix. Rigged security
system? Nice to have, not too expensive to set up and worth every penny, I
say go with it, but don't buy from KE, build it yourself and use your
personnel. Savings galore.
Many items only need to be paid for once. Then you need repair people
(which are pretty standard fare) and personnell to run the items. If you're
smart, you won't hire outside help in any of these areas unless absolutely
necessary. You'll go with your own homegrown people. Far more loyal and
they answer to you, not to you through their boss. So KE's estimates for
what they'd charge for security are going to be considerably larger than
what you'd be able to do with your own personnel. Why the hell would I use
them?
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