I've done the PW to prevent a half baked product to spread on the net

It's not designed for beginers. At least that's what I thought. But if you use the NSRCG, even beginers do fine. All of my players, including one who hadn't played since first edition made their characters without my help, or with little help the first time.

I know. However, I have a rather random flow of beginners, so whatever chargen I have must allow for them. As for the NSRCG: Thanks, but no thanks. A chargen needs to be able to be useable on its own. Having to add onto it to make it useable is usually the first sign of a bad system.

Oh, that's what "PW" means. Thanks.

@Sabosect

It is probably best to think of the computer character generator as being part of BeCKs. Personally i wouldn't use BeCKs without a computer program aid. For that reason i don't think it would have been a good idea for the BBB to use it as the default chargen system. Forcing someone into using a BeCKs-like system would definately run counter to their design goals. But as an optional system that is a take it or leave it situation i'm fine with it.

P.S. All those Furies out there are going to want to figure out the shapeshifter-as
a-PC costs anyway. Might as well do it BeCKs costs since they are already going house rules. Shapeshifters are in the BBB with SR4 stats, they just have only been given as NPCs/critters. Same with ghouls. And vampires.

I agree with 5x(new rating) for attributes. I am planning to houserule it around there. Playing an adept though, I wonder what it will do to my magic rating.

Someone mentioned in another thread that you could put more value on skill by, for example, giving different threshold for the same test to people with different skill levels. Example: Computer 3+ Logic 3 = 6 dice vs Computer 1 + Logic 5 = 6 dice. For basic computer tasks, both characters would do just as well, but if the second character is faced with a computer challenge the solution of which requires a deeper understanding and knowledge of computers (i.e. higher skill), then the GM could impose some kind of penalty on the character because his limited computer knowledge leaves him clueless and prevents him from taking full advantage of his high Logic attribute.

I'd rather avoid that kind of adjustments in game, but I guess that can help re-establish the balance between attributes and skills. However, for a great many tests where thresholds and penalties/bonus are already specified in the BBB, such adjustments would be a real PITA if they even make any sense in terms of mechanics. Houseruling attribute costs will probably solve most of the problem, but I won't really know until I've playtested it.