Talk:Shadowrun Arena Brawl

From Shadowrun: Awakened

Hacking

Mythgarr

Based on the rather limited confines of the map and the related fast-paced nature of combat, hackers (as such) wouldn't seem to have much of a role to play in this phase of the Alpha. I might suggest that once this portion of testing is well underway and the mechanics of the various weapons, roles, etc are relatively settled in place, expanding to a full arena might afford some potential places where a hacker (especially given the move to an "everyday, always-on" matrix) could be very useful. These arenas would likely be monetized by a pay-per-view type of subscription to a live camera feed. Tapping into that feed could give a hacker some useful overlay information. Additionally if combatants attempted to damage the camera gear, there would likely be some sort of defense in place to retaliate. Although they are both bits of artistic licence, they would fit well with the explanation of what these arenas are, and would more importantly provide an avenue for testing the hacking mechanic in a combat situation.