Nanoware degrades at 1 point per 3 boxes of physical damage. This is supposed to be from blood loss, exposure to systems beyond their tolerance, whatever...

That makes little sense for most of the nanoware in the book. For some, it completely nullifies their use while for others it sets up absurd situations.

Consider the Nanosymbiotes: you add their rating to your natural healing tests, but remember to reduce that rating (which can't start higher than 3) by 1 per 3 points of damage you've taken. The Trauma Control System is even worse: it only comes up when you're trying to stabilize and that generally means you've taken at least 9 points of physical damage (and at least -3 to the rating)...

Further, for many of the neural nanites, it doesn't make too much sense to have them degrade unless we're talking about the character taking brain damage (that's right - things directly touching your brain are not going to be playing in your bloodstream) every time he takes 3 points of damage. This applies primarily to the Neural Amplifiers and Control Rig Booster.

For something even more dumb, consider that you can litterly burn a guy's feet until the Nanotattoo on his face fades away (typically after 3 points of damage since most Nanotattoos are rating 1).

I really think that nanoware degradation from damage should be an exclusive feature of bloodborne nanoware, and that such nanoware should be specified, otherwise the rule is just stupid.

Agreed.

Agreed.

Hey yeah! I'll get the pitchforks you get the torches!
Good point though. I might have to add this to my house-rules.

Agreed™.

Well, there is some fine print:

Only active Nanoware degrades - the TCS requires a Nanite Biomonitor to activate it.

It's still utterly useless as it needs 2 hits with Rating dice minus modifiers... wich are usually pretty bad. Better keep the nanites out of a Savior Medkit stored & support in a Nanohive...

Install a Nanohive, it will repair at 1 week per rating, anyway such nanoware degrades at a rate of 1 week per rating.

None of the N'ware you have listed lasts more than a couple of months with out a Nanohive.

WMS

Even dormant systems get flushed from the body as the nantites are excreted, broken down, whatever. I can see the reason for the statement. However, the best fix is to note that certain nanoware is simply not going to leak out of bullet/stab wounds even if it does degrade over time.

I thought the damage draining nanoware was an optional rule. Ah well it is in my game then

if they degrade at the same rate as the nanohive replenishes them . . why not simply build in TWO or more nano hives?
as for degradation from damage . . yeah, kinda tongue-in-cheek there x.x

'Till his face is well-done.

One could suggest that the foot-burning facial nanotattos isn't really a problem specifically with nanoware degradation, but is just another symptom of having an abstract damage system without hit locations.
It's a silly and fun example, but it probably shouldn't be the poster-child of nanodegredation reform.

..as are Anti-Rad, O-Type, TCS, etc.

The problem is that some Nanite Systems... aren't.
Control Rig Boosters? Neural Amplifiers? Sounds more like cyberware.

Lymphatic system is a bit different from the bloodstream. While you may bleedout from a gunshot wound, the amount of lymph lost is relatively insignificant.

as long as it does not cost too much money . . as it does not appear to do, having to refill every some months does not seem so bad, having just reread the price tags o.O

while on the subject of nano tech . . what would happen to someone who had demolishers/smart demolishers injected?

and on top of that . . demolishers take things apart and convert them into base materials . . so deomlishers with one of those nano tech production thingies would ammount to grey goo scenario? O.o

Nah, Nanosybiotes don't really change anything... but some 'Nanoware' rewires your brain.