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[Silas Vitalia]

Does anyone have a line on the relationship between capsuleer tech and dusties as far as insta-cloining?  IE.... How PF is it going to be for us capsuleers to strap on dust implants and start lol-suiciding in RP formats ala 'the broker?'

 

[Morwen Lagann]

Does anyone have a line on the relationship between capsuleer tech and dusties as far as insta-cloining?  IE.... How PF is it going to be for us capsuleers to strap on dust implants and start lol-suiciding in RP formats ala 'the broker?'

Dust soldiers are using specially-designed clones that have implants replacing entire portions of the brainstem, rather than neural jacks that 'hook' into parts of the brain's sensory I/O.

Odds of compatibility are infinitesimally small, if I've understood CCP's position correctly, and even if compatibility were possible, you wouldn't be doing it with the same clone. You would have capsule-capable clones, and Rambo clones, but not Rambo clones that can fly starships.

[Saede Riordan]

It seemed to me, that anyone could be a dustie with proper clone engineering, it didn't require the specific genetics of a pod pilot.

[Lyn Farel]

Which also make me wonder why the capsuleer cloning tech is not evolving from this clumsy, archaic way of brainscan when the capsule is breached. Why not using dust tech now mh ?

[Silas Vitalia]

Does anyone have a line on the relationship between capsuleer tech and dusties as far as insta-cloining?  IE.... How PF is it going to be for us capsuleers to strap on dust implants and start lol-suiciding in RP formats ala 'the broker?'

Dust soldiers are using specially-designed clones that have implants replacing entire portions of the brainstem, rather than neural jacks that 'hook' into parts of the brain's sensory I/O.

Odds of compatibility are infinitesimally small, if I've understood CCP's position correctly, and even if compatibility were possible, you wouldn't be doing it with the same clone. You would have capsule-capable clones, and Rambo clones, but not Rambo clones that can fly starships.

That makes sense, but I'm asking more for RP permutations and repercussions.  An achilles heel of capsuleers is that outside of the pod they don't have continuity of consciousness. This would seem to remove that....

[Esna Pitoojee]

Well, as I understood it as well one of the major differences between DUSTies and capsuleers is that while capsuleers are capable of purchasing a clone contract for themselves, DUSTies are entirely reliant on their employers to provide spare clones - no work, no backup bodies.

Of course, this raises the question of how exactly the Arkombine function - I would presume they purchase DUST clones on the black market, though if they can a capsuleer almost certainly could as well.

[Saede Riordan]

Seems reasonable to think if there was an emerging supersoldier rebellion in New Eden it wouldn't be hard to step in and give them the same rights they give capsuleers as a way to diffuse the situation.

[Esna Pitoojee]

Actually, that'd be the last thing I'd want to do as a national leader - after years of CCP sticking it in our faces how completely out-of-control, merciless, and nutty capsuleers are, would you really want to set off the same kind of situation on a planet, right next to all of your people?

[Lyn Farel]

Of course, this raises the question of how exactly the Arkombine function - I would presume they purchase DUST clones on the black market, though if they can a capsuleer almost certainly could as well.

Probably because the Arkombine has the power of any respectable megacorporation. And thus if you are a rogue dust merc, your only choice is probably to work for them as well.

[Ollie]

Seems reasonable to think if there was an emerging supersoldier rebellion in New Eden it wouldn't be hard to step in and give them the same rights they give capsuleers as a way to diffuse the situation.

As the corp or faction owning the clones it would be even easier to flick a switch and turn them all off simultaneously, then arrange for some lackey to send in the salvage drones to recover some of your investment. I think that approach is supported in one of the DUST chronicles.