I thought you meant "Attack Method" as in Method who posts on these boards

Doh!

Must be too tired. Looked at Unarmed Combat on page 86 and saw cyber implant as a default and transposed to specialization.

Thanks for catching that.

*grins evilly* Always been one of my favs too. GM doesn't let the Dikoted ammo in anymore but still a hell of an attack.

Intimidation (Mental) or Negotation (Bribe).

An uber hot deck and the computer skill to hack into an orbital laser sat!!

*not sure such even exists but I can dream*

Sarin gas. If those crazy Japanese cultists could make it in real life, a good shadowrunning group can make it in shadowrun.

Those "crazy Japanese cultists" also contained a disproportionate number of technically proficient and well-placed individuals.

Eh, call me old fashioned, but I just prefer the ole double barrel sawed-off.

A rating 6 skill should do the trick. The difficulty is getting the equipment to produce it. Well, that and not incuring too much collateral damage and causing the FBI to add you to the most wanted list.

Sarin gas wouldn't cause collateral damage.

Cold hard cred. Pay someone else to do it better.

For my current character my fav. is kamikaze cat drones*.

Usually Elemental manips. all the way.

*Those pet drones from SSG with some explosives placed in 'em.

One of the guys I went on with was freaking out with his explosives...we were assaulting a yacht out in Pugent Sound. He was going scuba, and was being attacked by a BIG MF shark. What's he do? Sticks some plastique on the spear gun with an impact fuse and shot it right into the shark's gaping maw. Those of us who were coming in on the boat after he cleared the deck went right through the bloody chum floating to the surface...it was sweet.

No check that. Paratrooper Devil rats, all wacked up on kamakize, in little leather bomber jackets.

Levitate...
up 30 meters or so...
drop.

Levitate is a manipulation spell sure, but its the sudden stop that kills ya...

whatever gets the job done. alltho if everything else fail, some tons of explosives gets layerd ontop of the job and detonated just to make sure

Firearms.
Even if you lose you've had your dose of bangs and flashes. Weee!

Pistols are undeniably utilitarian. They can be concealed, silenced, and sometimes even explained away or ignored. They come in so many different kinds; standard, burst-fire, automatic machine pistols, dart guns, stun guns. They're infinitely available and yet, with the right ammo for the situation, surprisingly versatile and reliable.

I find it very, very hard to make a character without the Pistols skill. It's just the best possible value for the points spent.

By a similar token, Unarmed (and the associated Martial Arts skills, in particular Savate) are hard to ignore. And not just for Killing Hands Adepts - Titanium Bone Lacing can turn a relatively 'average' street samurai's kick attack into a cannon. You're never without it, it's usually effective, and even when you aren't specifically using it you have it to benefit you as a passive defense against opponents who attack in melee. It's untraceable, has infinite concealability, and can be silent when needed.

For heavy combat, though, I prefer the stately Assault Rifle. The weapon has enough power that, with APDS/AV ammo, you should rarely have to worry about hardened armor. Against most targets, simple Burst Fire attacks will be unavoidably deadly; when the heavy stuff comes a'calling, the Full Auto mode gives you at least a snowball's chance in hell. The range is excellent, the ammo capacity is respectable even without modifications, and the weapons accept a full range of mounts and mods to infinitely increase their versatility; lights, scopes, underbarrel launchers and grapples, ultrasound sights, targeting designators, whatever you need!

I use Shotguns and Grenades sometimes. Shotguns usually replace Assault Rifles, purely for stylistic reasons, though I honestly find they're rarely if ever as effective overall; I think my "Para-Hunter" character got good mileage out of them simply because most critters are unarmored, but that's about it. Grenades, even without Throwing Skill, can be very handy... drop a few live ones as you run and let them discourage pursuit, or just chuck them into the middle of a hallway to scatter your enemies while you make for an exit. The threat is more important than the actual damage, usually.

My least used weapons are SMGs - I find that if I need to be silent or concealed I need a pistol, and if I don't need to be I'd much rather have an AR - the various launchers (simply don't have the skills), and melee weapons (too much trouble to lug anything but a knife or baton around).