Reading, reading... looking at forums... OMG why did onlookers at the forums. Guess what I saw, Rage!!!
What was I expecting...
Its like one of those images, what was I expecting [show picture of hugs], what I saw [chainsaws], what is really happening [show image of a few people posting from their phone while at work - note not actually playing game].
Anyway, game seems to assume that everything is wireless, even your shoes. Its like Ghost in the Shell SOC. So that means you can hack guns to turn them off, or turn off cyberlimbs. Everyone is raging it makes cyber useless, but they are assuming hackers are ultra common, and that defence is difficult (its not). Eg you can get a rating 6 comlink cheap, slave everything to that and you are safe from all but the best hackers. If that fails its a simple action to switch everything to offline mode, you loose a few bonuses but overall can keep on fighting.
I get the feeling this is linked to the main problem I have always had with most peoples views on security in shadowrun. In that corps are willing to throw unlimited resources to defend a basic office. Its just not something you would see... Also, no matter how good your security the weakest link is always the people, either greed or lazyness get in the way. The seven deadly sins are the biggest flaw in any security system.
The point of any RPG is to have fun though, so I suppose it is up to the GM and players to sort these issues out at the start of any game. On that note the GM chapter in the book is excellent, really good advice on setting up campaigns and running them.
