[X] My Assistant

[sabs]

Oh boy. Let's not rehash the HC debate again here. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Max, as I told Tymeaus, I *don't* fail to see the problem of +6 to any (and multiple) programs over the hacker. That's not "a few dices", and it's not something the hacker can do, and we know full well that if a Magic/Resonance character can do something by using a little 'ware, they can make that 'sacrifice'. I feel like something being categorically better is usually imbalance. So we disagree. *shrug*

I would be so much happier with Shadowrun if Cyberware/Bioware was not a little sacrifice, but instead was actually a big huge one, for "Magical" characters.

[Yerameyahu]

Agreed, which is why Max's reason (while not incorrect) doesn't work. But fixing that's a house rule issue: double penalties (automatic Sensitive System, etc.)?

By the way, I'm not ignoring the fact that Fading is a counterbalance. However, we know perfectly well that players can and will very creatively minimize that problem, as they do with mages. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) There's imbalanced, and then there's 'beyond broken'; this Swap situation is merely the former.