So one of my friends decided to take the plunge and GM SR5, and for my crimes I've picked to play a Rigger this time... beside auto-softs costs missing, what else should I look out for?
Obviously, with a maximum resource cap of 85 000¥, I'll have to be really frugal, maybe even forgo an RCC. What also hurts bad is the device rating of 4, meaning I can't put better sensors on my drones... which brings up an interesting question, could a remote-operated gun benefit from being smart-linked? (Since the Smart firing platform can be operated in VR with full benefits if the gun is smart and you have implanted smart link, I'd assume so)
Let's stay on target: What mix of drones / vehicles do you guys suggest? Since most come with Pilot/Firewall 3, at the moment buying an RCC wouldn't bring much advantage (OK, Willpower can be used instead Rating, but is that worth at least 8k?). What weapons should I use? Obviously I should stick to cheap boomsticks, especially since explosive ammo's availability is too high... finally would it be worth it, to blow (almost) all my money on a Rating 2 used Control Rig and skimp on everything else?
Final question: How exactly do sensors work? OK, simple sensor I can only cram one device inside, sensor array I can cram eight... at what rating? This is where the head-ache starts. The housing limits the rating, but of what? The individual sensor? The sensor array? What rating are the sensors in a sensor array? ...finally how do I cram more sensors into a drone/vehicle and when can I use the passive/active targeting rules with them?