So, uh, how do people deal with updates in all those cyberpunk stories? Like a new Iphone comes out every year. But here, an upgrade means actually, physically going under the knife. Is that actually possible on an annual basisAverage runner doesn't live long enough to worry about that.>>94601188 I figure there's a modular system. Like, you get a socket installed and then ca swap the actual limb (or eyes or whatever) fairly easily.>>94601188 what's the tactical advantage of having big fat breasts and exposed thighs?>>94601214 Distraction penalty to enemies.
Also it's hot in Hong Kong.>>94601188 Depends on your plan. You did buy the subtraction service Atleast, right chummer?>>94601216 Sure, you can squeak by with an annual update, but that doesn't change the fact that you'll need a hardware upgrade at some point. I mean, just think of someone like Adam Jensen (for example). He'd heavily borged up, which creates an even bigger problem when his stuff becomes yesterday's news. Give it five years or so, and he'll need a complete refurbishment of all his augments. How's he even going to do that?>>94601214 A shadowrunner can dress as practically as they choose. Some runners have a brand or image to maintain.>>94601245 This is often a social issue that pops up in these kinds of settings - what it means to be people running on last-gen hardware and how to deal with them. Sometimes they can afford the upgrades, sometimes they make peace with their perceived obsolecense, sometimes they actively refuse upgrades for some reason (could be comfort, could be paranoia), and sometimes they snap and go crazy and shoot up a mall for shaming them for being a lesser being.>>94601188 >>94601245 It's almost like is a dystopia and not something aspirational.cyberpunk was created before planned obsolescence became reality, so most cyberpunk settings just don't take it into account real life is actually more a dystopian shithole than fictional cyberpunk designed to be a dystopian shithole even in cyberpunk people assumed people would take pride in their craftsmanship, the fools>>94601188 What >>94601213 said. Companies would probably have a vested interest in making sure that the actual part of the cybernetics that interfaces with your nerves is as bleeding edge as possible, because the real margins are in being able to sell someone a new arm to pop into that socket every few years.
Obviously there would be money on repeat surgeries, but that also prices a lot of people out of the market who could otherwise get hooked on chrome. It's sort of like how companies sell printers at a loss they can sell more ink at insane markups to more people. Wouldn't be surprised if they've got insurance providers in on it, where if you break your arm in an accident, it'll be cheaper to cover the cost of a new cyber-socket than it would be to pay for all the medical bills otherwise. The insurance company gets a kickback and the company gets someone who is now reliant on them for life.
Another answer though might just be that surgical technology is good enough that somebody rewiring all of your nerves really is that easy. If an annual upgrade just means taking a day off work to go to the iYou store for a refit, then it's not really that major. Not much more than people who camp outside stores to be the first in line.>>94601188 I think the real to focus on would be not trying to get a new set of synth muscles but maintaining what you do have. I find it odd in the very nature of cyber punk that people who go under the knife to get borged out seemingly never have to deal with maintenance. Yes, I know why this is the case because it bog down the rule of cool you're going for.
However, it fits because you assumed the risk of having all these fancy gadgets shoved into your body and you are now pressed to make sure you can not only have someone who will help you maintain it but also pay for it which also means you may be beholden to whoever is paying.
So, do you stay all natural and eventually your bad back or knee will spell the end of your high speed, low drag life style or do you borg up and hope you can make the payments for your anti-rejection drugs and making sure your fancy cyber arm doesn't spaz out and cause you nerve damage in what little meat you have left?>>94601188 If you're not working for a corp you're almost certainly looking to score big and retire.>>94601261 >cyberpunk was created before planned obsolescence became reality I didn't know that Neuromancer, Akira, etc. were all released before 1925.>>94601245 >How's he even going to do that? Did you even play Deus Ex? The cyborgs were complaining about being old grey golems, ready to shuffle off into a trash pile now there's people with nanotech. But yes, they get surgery for new parts, same as everyone else gets surgery for their first parts. Cybersurgeons etc aren't in business to have a place to hang their degrees. They make fucking bank. Then you get the stuff that involves structural reinforcements and lock you into proprietary upgrades - but also mean you don't need (as much / any) actual surgery to replace the parts to pop into that structure. Think of the people with removable jaws in the promo vids for 2077. >>94601214 Her thighs are augmented.
