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Posted by: XON2000 Oct 7 2009, 05:12 PM

Hi.

I'm having trouble figuring out what to use for a drone's matrix stats. I understand that the Pilot rating stands in for System, but what about Response, Signal, and Firewall?

Thanks.

Posted by: DWC Oct 7 2009, 05:16 PM

For a civilian drone, the Firewall, Response, and Signal will be 3, for a security one, it'll be 4, and for a military one, they will be 5. The difference between military and security is kind of tough to define, so I'd suggest taking it on a case by case basis rather than try to apply a sweeping rule for categorizing.

Posted by: XON2000 Oct 7 2009, 05:20 PM

Thank you very much! Out of curiosity, can you tell me where to find that rule?

Posted by: Ryu Oct 7 2009, 08:05 PM

Pg. 222 of The Precious.

Posted by: Garou Oct 7 2009, 08:11 PM

I'd say Restricted Drones generally are Security, and drones with Forbiden parts or upgrades are Military - Only

Posted by: DWC Oct 7 2009, 08:26 PM

Good rule of thumb. Think I'm stealing this in the future.

Posted by: XON2000 Oct 7 2009, 09:48 PM

Thanks!

Posted by: Jaid Oct 8 2009, 04:05 AM

sadly not quite that straightforward. consider the crashcart autodoc, for example, which is clearly not a security drone, but is restricted. or the doberman, which clearly *is* a security drone, but is not restricted. the ferret is described as a perimiter drone, but is neither restricted nor forbidden. the modified GMC chariot is clearly not a military drone, but is forbidden availability. the akiyama and otomo are quite clearly a bit beyond security drones, but are only restricted. the GTS tower has a weapon mount, but is not restricted or forbidden, and is presumably either security or military. the tomino is restricted, and is a bit beyond security-grade. the neptune is not even restricted, but is listed as a surveillance drone for nuclear subs who can't afford to go into shallow water for fear of being detected, and being used as a security drone.

those are probably the main issues you will have with using your "R means security, F means military" theory. in general, your best bet is to just look at the specific drone and work it out.

Posted by: Garou Oct 8 2009, 06:51 PM

Well, that´s why i said drones e/o parts. I meant to include weapons. too. The dobberman nude surely is no security drone, but when you install a rifle on it´s body, it quickly becames much much more than a walker drone. The LMG surely is restricted. It would make sense to beef up the defenses on a drone like that, so it would get the military/security device rating.

That would work out for almost everything i guess.