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lorechaser
I'm a little confused by the book's wording, and didn't find anything to clarify it.

Wired Reflexes don't stack with any other enhancers. Enhanced Reaction stacks with other enhancers.

So if I have Wired 2, Reaction Enhancers 2, do I have +2 or +4?
Gargs454
My understanding is that you would still have +2, and I thought that Reaction Enhancers stated that they did not stack with Wired Reflexes, but I may be mistaken of course.
Lagomorph
QUOTE (lorechaser)
I'm a little confused by the book's wording, and didn't find anything to clarify it.

Wired Reflexes don't stack with any other enhancers. Enhanced Reaction stacks with other enhancers.

So if I have Wired 2, Reaction Enhancers 2, do I have +2 or +4?

I understood it to mean that you can't stack the IPs but can stack Reaction. So you couldn't get wired 2 and the bio wired 2 for 5 IP. but could use wired 2 and reaction enhancers 2. Though, you'll pretty easily hit the augmented max cap for reaction pretty quick.
Aaron
QUOTE (lorechaser)
I'm a little confused by the book's wording, and didn't find anything to clarify it.

Wired Reflexes don't stack with any other enhancers. Enhanced Reaction stacks with other enhancers.

Mostly correct. What the book says is:

QUOTE (SR4 p. 335)
Wired reflexes cannot be combined with any other form of Initiative enhancement.

Emphasis added.
lorechaser
Reaction enhancers are compatible with other Initiative-boosters.

So yeah, I guess you're right.

Reaction Enhancers aren't init boosters, they're reaction boosters.

Thanks for the quick answer!
Steak and Spirits
I think it could more effectively be written as 'Initiative Pass' Boosters. I.E, other means of increasing your initiative passes. As, things that improve reaction do, in reality, increase your iniatitive score as well.

But common sense, and our knowledge of SR3 tells us that while some technology has gotten less intelligent, Reaction Enhancers probably didn't. And probably should continue to work with Wired Reflexes, just like they used to.

However, even then, I'm skeptical because I don't really have a problem with Wired Reflexes, from a GM standpoint, combining with something like a combat drug, to squeeze another pass out of life. Maybe.

Thanee
QUOTE (lorechaser)
So if I have Wired 2, Reaction Enhancers 2, do I have +2 or +4?

+4

Bye
Thanee
Butterblume
QUOTE (lorechaser)
I'm a little confused by the book's wording, and didn't find anything to clarify it.

Wired Reflexes don't stack with any other enhancers.  Enhanced Reaction stacks with other enhancers.

So if I have Wired 2, Reaction Enhancers 2, do I have +2 or +4?

You'd have +4 reaction, up to the augmented maximum for reaction (which typically is 9, unless you're a dwarf).
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