From:	Alfredo B Alves <dghost@****.COM>
Subject:	Re: Weird Campaigns
Date:	Thu, 21 May 1998 10:04:57 -0500

On Wed, 20 May 1998 20:14:52 EDT DisnyShamn <DisnyShamn@***.COM> writes:
>> I'm pretty damn sure I found a passage in VR2 that confirms
that
>> Tallies are NOT global, but I loaned out my anotated copy and only
have
>> the "collectors edition" here. I can't find anything that says they
ARE
>> global, or refers to deckerS, plural, when referencing security
>> tallies. If tallies are global, frames would be a LOT less useful,
>> generally having dreck for detection factors...

VR 2.0 makes constant reference to the Decker's Security Tally ...either
that's poor wording or the Sec Tally is indivual :)

>I seem to recall a reference in VR2 to systems remaining "alert" for
awhile
>after a decker has logged off. This would necessitate some sort of
globalness
>of security tally. I'd suggest a compromise;

I believe you are referring to the material under Host Reset on pg 65.

>Let's look at what happens when a security tally is raised; the system
becomes
>increasingly "aware" of an intruder; alarms are going off. Now, this
SHOULD,
>if the system had an at-all-logical designer, kick in some general
diagnostics
>and whatnot. But the more you do, the easier it will be to locate you,
in
>particular. I can think of a few ways to do this; one requires some
>bookkeeping, another monkeys with the rules in VR2 a bit and makes any
long
>duration very nasty, and the last makes team-decking a bt too safe.
>
>1. Security tally IS global, but a given user/decker is tracked ONLY
from the
>point at which he entered the system. That is, if Decker Bob had a tally
of 12
>when Decker Cindy-Lu-Hoo comes in, the can both raise the tally, but for
her
>it starts at 0.
>Example: if he raises it another 2 and she blunders it up by 3, it's
raised a
>total of 5 for both, raising him to 17, but her to only 5.

I like this but dunno ... wouldn't Cindy actually draw attention away
from Bob?

<SNIP other options :)>

How about Security Tallies are individual but alerts are Global?

>- Disney Shaman

What are your Bonus dice ... or do I wanna know? ;)

D.Ghost
(aka Pixel, Tantrum)

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