Persona vs Nodes, A couple of queries Options

[Tymeaus Jalynsfe...]

This is not the case. Any number of personas can communicate with a node at once (see below). The limiting factor is the number of subscriptions a node can handle at a time, which not all communications require. IIRC the rules are contradictory - in one place it states 2 x System is an absolute subscription limit, but elsewhere it states that exceeding this limit reduces Response each time (as with running too many programs). Any 'hosted' personas do not count because they do not take up a subscription slot.

Now if you're talking non-subscription limits on communications then there is only the DDOS section in UW. IIRC response is reduced by 1 for every System x 4 'bots' throwing communication requests at it, but the GM may rule this is only applicable when the communication requests of each agent/persona/whatever are coming as thick and fast as they do in a DDOS attack.

The Subscription Limit of 2xSystem is a Hard Limit for what you get for Free. Anything above that counts as an active program, and can thus degrade Response. It is not a contradiction.

[Aerospider]

The Subscription Limit of 2xSystem is a Hard Limit for what you get for Free. Anything above that counts as an active program, and can thus degrade Response. It is not a contradiction.

SR4a p.224 "Each persona is limited to a number of subscriptions equal to twice its System" is a contradiction. However, I had not accounted for the alternative version being in UW so I guess it could be considered a re-write or 'advanced' rule instead.

[Tymeaus Jalynsfe...]

SR4a p.224 "Each persona is limited to a number of subscriptions equal to twice its System" is a contradiction. However, I had not accounted for the alternative version being in UW so I guess it could be considered a re-write or 'advanced' rule instead.

It is indeed an Advanced Rule... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
I Probably should have mentioned that... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)