From:	Twist0059@***.com Twist0059@***.com
Subject:	More Things
Date:	Fri, 30 Jul 1999 22:37:44 EDT

In a message dated 7/30/99 10:28:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Schizi@***.com
writes:

> > How much of a VCR rig is headware and how much is bodyware, in terms of
> > essence?
>
> This argument came up on AOL recently. My view, VCRs are too high in
essence
>
> cost for being so much neural ware. The cost is so low also, they should
> have
> done an upgraded version, like FIFF memory. This opinion was just mine,
> others disagreed with me. Take what you will from it
>
>



Being one of the "others", I can say that, game wise, it makes sense for a
rigger to have to pay as much as a samurai for the same init bonuses.
Afterall, both of them have respective roles to fulfill, so why should one
get +3 + 3D6 cheaper than the other? As it is, a VCR costs much less.
Essence just balances everything out.

As far as game logic, that's another big discussion I can't bring myself to
type up right now.




-Twist