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Old 02-10-2010, 11:01 AM   #17
martinl
 
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Default Re: Digital Duplication problem: combining digital, construct, and no 'first dupe' .

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Originally Posted by davidtmoore View Post
I guess this is the main reason for the social rules regarding xoxing in TS; it allows the system to conform to the GURPS assumption that you should pay points for backup lives.
The reason for those rules is because MIs ("Meat Intelligences") still dominate the setting, and they are leery of the competition having access to nigh-unfettered instant reproduction. In part this is prudence (they can see problems if this is allowed), and in part it is reaction to the results of unfettered xoxing by rogue AIs being used for mayhem. It is also in part to prevent shadows and emulations from being (legally) exploited.

If xoxing is criminal, only criminals will have xoxes.

Really anarchic MI polities (mostly in space) don't have this rule, and I seem to recall there are some Starswarm AIs testing out a wholly AI polity...

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