[SR4] -Increased Reflexes Adept Power Options

[Machiavelli]

Just found one thing I never thought about before. The adept power of increased reflexes seems to be the only initiative enhancing version that isn´t compatible with anything that changes initiative. Did I see that correct? No "Increased Attribute - Reaction" Adept power? No Biowarre? No cyberware? No reaction enhancers? Nothing?

[Neraph]

Actually, Sinaptic booster (bioware) and Wire reflexes (cyber) say the same thing, yet Reaction Enhancers state they still give Reaction.

What I imagine this means is while you would get the added Reaction from Enhancers, spells, and adept powers, only the reaction gained from an ability/'ware that also raises your IPs adds to your initiative as well. The other Reaction is only used for other purposes (combat and driving, mainly).

For instance: +1 Rea/+1 IP (let's say Wired Ref. r1) and Reaction Enhancers r2 means the guy gets +3 Reaction for avoiding attacks and driving, but only +1 Rea for initiative purposes (since he got the +1 from the +1 IP as well).

Ex. 2: Wired Reflexes r2 with r1 Reaction Enhancers. +3 Rea for driving/avoiding attacks, with +2 Rea for Initiative.

[Muspellsheimr]

Actually, it stacks with anything that increases Reaction that does not also have a limiter on it. What it does not stack with is anything that directly affects your Initiative or Initiative Passes, such as the Increased Reflexes spell (which gives a bonus to both I & IP), or any of the IP 'ware (Synaptic, Wired, MBW)

[Machiavelli]

So is this another case of "bad phrasing"^^ Thank you very much.

[TheOOB]

Not really, reaction boosts are not initiative boosts. They indirectly raise initiative. Wired Reflexes and it's ilk don't stack with things that raise initiative.