I just took as a take on Ichi-ban, meaning in this context "The Best OS".

Depending on the complexity involved, I may write one as training for my SR3 vehicle generator project.

~J

I Agree

Ahh, finally.

Oh, I -LIKE- this concept.

It would be so awesome if they took some of the more hardcore elements from VR2.0 // Matrix, and applied them to the base game. Namely: Custom OS's and programs.

It's very believable that REnraku would still be kicking around. Oh, sure, they may have inadventantly caused the Matrix to die.. but they may also have been in an excellent position to capitalize on it.

But yeah... what I more infer from this is simple: The Matrix 2.0 isn't standarized in its presentation and systems yet. Hell.. I wouldn't be surprised if some areas aren't even fully up to even the baseline standarization (such as Chicago, although the wireless is going to help there). What this means is that your OS (Be it bought or customized) is going to dictate how well you run in some areas, how you see the new augmented reality, and how powerful/fast you'll be running.

It truly is a cool thought... what that lack of standardization could means in terms of corp runs...

Just picture it: You're running a mission against Yamatestu for Renraku.. deep in one of their facilities... When their security decker decides to shut down the processes that allow the various OS's to talk to each other and operate together... Effectively cutting off the decker from the access he previously had....


... er.. you get the idea. =P

Quoted because it's the point I came in here to make. Every single one of the SR3 archetypes was seriously misbuilt in some way, and I think it's reasonable to assume that SR4 will carry on that fine tradition. In fact, it's probably worse for this character than for most: she was explicitly designed to be versatile, and in this game versatility means having more ways to suck.

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I also like the artwork, but I have to wonder: where is she keeping all that stuff? Maybe she's pulling a Highlander with her katanas, but then where does the combat axe go?
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Dude, there's a paper target behind her.

She's obviously at home... IE practicing, and not needing -every- weapon.

And besides: If my walking arsenal started hauling around things that would make the characters from Resident Evil or Doom jealous, I'd start penalizing them heavily. My runners (Back when I had them, before I moved) learned the joys of a car's trunk.

We can only hope that the accuracy of the BP for the SR4 sample characters is more accurate than the build costs for the SR3 characters. Some of them were incorrect even after errataed. Not horribly so, just a few points or few thousand off here and there.

Yah, the katana and baseball bat get tucked up under the seat.

Shut off with your fucking racism, asshole

Under the back seat's for dwarf-specific gear, as that's usually where they ride.

Katana's are strapped to the side of the front seat, or placed similar to a nightstick.

I can't figure out where to put the grenades off the top of my head, though. I'm thinking in the glove compartment... (off topic: For the love of Elune, make the chunky salsa rules simpler to work out on the fly...)

I think it is one of Micheal Komarck's, comparing it to his web portfolio. Just from the way the view is angled and the style. My favourites in SR3 were in the sample character pics too. I'm glad to see they aren't wasting their full colour pages.

I see nothing in his post that indicates racism. If he had been racist, he would have called her an American, simply because the stereotype is that Americans like guns. Now, if she had been a demolitions expert, you might have a point.

Wow, completely missed -that- small exchange... O_O

You know, within a few more generations the lines between ethnicity are gonna be blurred quite a bit...

I can explain Arabic being her native language easily if need be: The granddaughter of a soldier fighting in the Iraqi peacekeeping force who decided to stay in the region after his tour was up... Yet she was forced to leave at a young age with her parents back to America, due to the wars that were blowing up again in the middle east, not to mention the dragons.

I think he ment from the visual clues of her skin tone and facial profile. At least that is how i took it. *shrug* She looks to have a vaguely semitic or arabic genetic heritage.

I believe that the Walther MA-2100 is a SA or SS bolt-action sniper rifle (4 round magazine), and that could indeed be the one she is holding. But the weapon wizards around here are much better folks to make that call.

Paranoia at its worst, people who jump to conclusions like that are often the people who cause the most damage.

Back on topic, the artwork is great, ive compared the 3rd and 4th edition weaps specialist pictures, and the new editions looks way better to me.

Well, ignoring that it calls the gun a "Welter MA-2100", I don't think it's a sniper rifle. Mainly because of the amount of clips she's carrying for it. It looks more like a case of a rifle intended for frontline action with the amount of ammo she's carrying. And I'll bet money the Fubuki is either a machine pistol or a SMG.

Edit: The other reason I don't believe it's a sniper rifle is how she's holding it. You don't hold a gun with an attached scope that way if you don't want to spend time realigning the scope. I honestly doubt that little problem will be fixed in 65 years when it hasn't been in the last 20.

The first point about the number of clips, i don't agree so much. The box clips are low round count. I seem to remember 4, but it could be 5 or 6.

The second point i agree with more-so, although maybe she's training with iron sights? I don't remember that being an option, but it could be artistic license? The weapon pictured does appear to have an iron sight in place, at least at the muzzle. *shrug* I seem to remember that the RL rifle it is based on is supposity quite durable for it's type.

The Walther MA 2100 is a fictional SR weapon that is definately a sniper rifle. Spelling is now intentionally incorrect due to copyright problems? Or maybe just a typo. The MA-2100 IIRC is based roughly on extrapolating from the Walther WA-2000, which bears at least a passing similarity to the one she is carrying. I don't see a large clip coming from the bottom of the weapon which you'd expect to find on a FA assult rifle, unless she has pulled the clip of course.

P.S. She is at a firing range, and we do know she crosstrains across the breadth of small arms. So maybe she rented something for the day to practice with. *shrug*

M1 Garand, for example. I'm sure some of the local gun nuts can come up with more.

Would be nice, except this is Shadowrun. They don't do logical things like that.

'member: Unless I specify reality, I'm talking SR when it comes to this crap.

Yes. That, and only that, was my intent.

@ Homme-qui-rigole, sorry if I offended you in any way, but people do look like their ethnic group in most cases.

They could be talking about packages of 10 rounds, the notation is an oversight. Or they have slightly modified it from SR3 to SR4 to have it take removable clips. Apparently also Availability isn't what it used to be, either with the weapon or in general. Actually i'm thinking likely in general since weren't rocket launchers usually beyond canon starting characters? Spike disposable launchers in the CC are Avail. 10/1 week.

Sharing the "MA 2100" part of the designation can't be just sheer coincidence.

I don't follow you there? Because it use to be listed in the CC it can't be in the BBB? Or because the moved from Predator III to Predator IV none of the old weapons are going to be included?

But the rabid-fanboy minority!