[Ajax]

It was also a team of four; how many people work on a movie studio set? They also didn’t attempt an Extended Test...

[Ghost Rigger]

It was also a team of four; how many people work on a movie studio set?

Counterpoint: teamwork still limits bonus dice to skill rank, so you can only get so far with that.

They also didn’t attempt an Extended Test...

An extended test, which would reduce the dicepool every time interval? Not helping your case.

[Stainless Steel Devil Rat]

A limit of 14, though? I invite you to find anyone with 14 dice in perception, let alone anyone who could reliably achieve 14 hits on a perception test with teamwork and situational modifiers.

Perception isn't the skill that'd be used with the professional media-grade cameras.  Artisan (arguably, Performance) would be.

Again it's not gear that's meant for shadowruns.  Unless the shadowrun involves a trideo production facility and the runners must operate the cameras for some reason.  But hey for that shadowrun, there's rules for the cameras!

[Ghost Rigger]

What? You wouldn't put a smartcam on a larger spy drone as a way of getting a higher sensor rating while circumventing the prohibitive drone modification rules? And you had the guts to try to make a rigger/decker build with that attitude! Shame on you.

[Stainless Steel Devil Rat]

What? You wouldn't put a smartcam on a larger spy drone as a way of getting a higher sensor rating while circumventing the prohibitive drone modification rules? And you had the guts to try to make a rigger/decker build with that attitude! Shame on you.

If I were doing a paparazzi drone rigger (and actually I kind of am percolating that idea tbh) I'd consider it.

But as said upthread, existing gear/augmentations using image link is all you need for regular use.   And it doesn't cost much to buy 6 sensor rating on a drone; as you've said that's normally plenty enough of a limit and when it isn't, you have pre-edge.

[Reaver]

A limit of 14, though? I invite you to find anyone with 14 dice in perception, let alone anyone who could reliably achieve 14 hits on a perception test with teamwork and situational modifiers.

Special Forces Anti-Terrorism Taskforce Members. (AKA Corporate anti-runner hit teams.)



You are discounting the teamwork factor of any skill.... And nothing says that a group can't all co-operate to look for or find something. (a Perception test).