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Old 01-11-2019, 07:24 PM   #41
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First, you're probably going to be discovered trying to do this, at least eventually. Secondly, what does this do that's useful, other than being a location transmitter? Third, how is this distinctive to droids? You can do the same thing to a biosapient's helmet or whatever.
1. Maybe, that is part of the fun of playing a game. It could work brilliantly or be a spectacular failure, or anywhere in between.

2. Rule of cool. The heroes blow up the enemy base while the droids are distracted.

3. The reverse can’t happen because droids don’t have the imagination to try crazy stunts like this. And if they did, they would be in charge just like in Reign of Steel.

Granted this all assumes a beer and pretzels Star Wars style game. But since we are talking about droids vs clones that seems like a reasonable assumption.
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Old 01-11-2019, 10:44 PM   #42
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A clone army doesn't need to be genetically identical (though that is a literal contradiction in terms, we usually use Clone Army to mean Fast-Growth Exowomb Produced Army).

If you have the ability to slip an exowomb device past enemy defenses, you can set up a troop growing facility within their territory, where you can produce soldiers that pass for human civilians. In fact, actually cloning enemy citizens helps you bypass their security apparatus.

Try doing any of that with robots!
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Old 01-12-2019, 12:26 AM   #43
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Try doing any of that with robots!
Sure. Imitate their work droids which are likely to be omnipresent. Or have robots that can pass for human.
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Old 01-12-2019, 05:08 AM   #44
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Sure. Imitate their work droids which are likely to be omnipresent. Or have robots that can pass for human.
Robots being expendable is a detriment to this kind of infiltration because suspected agents can be eliminated with little fuss. Humans have rights and measures to curtail these clone terrorist cells will agitate the enemies populous if not promote sympathizers.
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Old 01-19-2019, 03:18 PM   #45
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Combat androids are not cheap though. At TL11, they are $150,000 each, so they are not exactly disposable.
Think about how much you will save on wages and food, on civil or labor rights claims, etc. And if a single unarmed combat robot faces a platoon of unarmed soldiers, I think the result is decided before it starts.
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Old 01-20-2019, 04:24 AM   #46
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Androids will still need spare parts - which could be very hard to find ("Oh, sorry, you need a MY-126A artifical muscle for that arm, I've only got MY-125B, you'll have to wait until Tuesday") - and people skilled enough to repair them (though with a Computer Brain or Chip Slot modular ability, that could be doable by androids themselves).

By contrast, like most (all?) biological organisms, clones have a limited ability to heal themselves automatically. Modern medicine greatly improves this ability, but there's still some ability to heal minor wounds given just time, no external equipment required.

If you really wanted to balance clones and androids, you could say that clones can use psionic powers, but androids can't. A combat android is 371 points; an organic character could buy some very powerful psionic powers on that point budget.
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Old 01-20-2019, 05:50 AM   #47
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Androids will still need spare parts...
Really? Give them a nanofactory and call it a day. And replace human work with robot swarms.
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