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Title: Machine Mind can only be taken once.
Post by: KarmaInferno on <10-30-21/1837:33>

The Technomancer Echo "Machine Mind" can only be taken once?

Is there a good reason for this? I could understand a limit of three times, since Control Rigs only go up to rating three, but why does this echo not work the same way it did in previous editions?

Title: Re: Machine Mind can only be taken once.
Post by: Banshee on <10-30-21/2130:21>

Honestly it's because I didn't want to give technomancers all of the toys.
They can already do everything a decker can do and then some, so giving them all of the rigger toys too was just too much.

Title: Re: Machine Mind can only be taken once.
Post by: Xenon on <10-31-21/0331:51>

Technomancers are actually in a really good spot in this edition, as-is.

Title: Re: Machine Mind can only be taken once.
Post by: Hobbes on <10-31-21/0934:57>

TM's can be really good Riggers if they want to make the investment.  A jumped in Rigger with a Control Rig 3 is going to have lower target numbers than a jumped in TM.  But the TM is going to have a lot more utility when not jumped in.

Sprite power Diagnostics and the Overclocker Echo are pretty solid boosts for a TM Rigger. 

Title: Re: Machine Mind can only be taken once.
Post by: MercilessMing on <11-01-21/1255:30>

Quote from: Banshee on <10-30-21/2130:21>

Honestly it's because I didn't want to give technomancers all of the toys.
They can already do everything a decker can do and then some, so giving them all of the rigger toys too was just too much.

THANK YOU.  I think that was a good decision.