I searched through the FAQ using keyword "Device Rating" but didn't find the following question, so here goes:
Under the PANs and WANs section of the Matrix Chapter (p. 233), the following is stated:
Slaving gives a weaker device some added protection. Whenever a slaved device is called on to make a defense test, it uses either its own or its master’s rating for each rating in the test. For example, if your slaved smartgun is the target of a hacker’s Brute Force action, it would use your Willpower or its Device Rating, and its Firewall or your commlink’s, whichever is higher in each instance.
That seems pretty clear cut.
Later on in the Matrix Chapter, under the Matrix Actions section (p. 237) the following is stated:
When a defense test calls for a Mental attribute, use the owner’s rating. Even if she isn’t currently defending or even interacting with the device, her previous interactions and settings affect the defense test. If a device is completely unattended, the Device Rating stands in for any Mental attributes an icon needs but doesn’t have.
Which
seems to contradict the PAN/WAN text somewhat.
Is the PAN/WAN text a specific rule? Is that one of the benefits of having a PAN?
Given a shadowrunner with a Willpower (1) and a weapon (DR2) wirelessly slaved to a Transys Avalon (DR6), which of the following is correct?
1) PAN/WAN rule: The gun defends against a Brute Force attack with 8 dice (The weapon's DR + the commlink's DR)
2) Matrix Action Rule (Light v1.0): The gun defends against a Brute Force attack with 7 dice (The shadowrunner's Willpower + the commlink's DR)
3) Matrix Action Rule (Light v2.0): The gun defends against a Brute Force attack with 3 dice (The weapon's DR + the shadowrunner's Willpower)
4) Matrix Action Rule (Heavy): The gun defends against a Brute Force attack with 2 dice (The shadowrunner's Willpower + the shadowrunner's Willpower due to both devices being attended)
TIA