I know that expecting reasonable prices in Eclipse Phase at this point is somewhat naive, but I found a ridiculous bargain in Panopticon. On page 157, you will find a moderate-priced anti-sensor not called the bug hunter. Looking through its load out you will find a high-cost lens crazer, a guardian nanoswarm hive, multiple sensors, some software, an okay AI, and even a seeker pistol (supposedly to shoot out sensors). Add a little armor and you have an ideal fire-support drone that also fights nano-swarms. It is cheaper than some of its individual components.
I like the concept of it enough to try to either rationalize it or tweak its loadout and/or cost to keep it in. I also sort of find it funny.
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Mon, 2013-11-04 14:08
#1
nerdnumber1
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Tue, 2013-11-05 10:45
#2
Leodiensian
Well, as a GM that's the sort
Well, as a GM that's the sort of thing that gets me thinking of... let's call them "creative consequences". You can buy one, sure, but the only one you're able to find at short notice had one previous owner with... esoteric tastes. So the AI is programmed to think of itself as your romantic partner/spouse through a tweak in the bond/protect algorithm and will call the things it shoots down 'sluts' trying to 'steal [its] man'. Or woman. Whatever.
Basically, if it seems a little too good for a little too cheap, it should also be a little too weird. After all, there's got to be a reason it's so cheap, right?
Tue, 2013-11-05 12:25
#3
nerdnumber1
Then you have someone wipe
Then you have someone wipe the primitive AI and use tele-operation, a better AI, or a ghost-riding fork and still get an excellent deal. I am okay with having tailored components be cheaper than universal components due to inconvenient shape, size, interfaces, or power requirements (which is how I rationalize moderate-cost cases containing moderate-cost cyberbrains), but a when a crazer is high-cost, a flying crazer with micro-missles, a guardian hive, and sensors is a bargain at 80% off. I could throw in some finicky hardware, like overzealous crazers that can't accurately distinguish friendly cameras (or a crazer that just isn't that good).