OrsonScottCard Posted:

Never said it should be more valuable. Remember, though, the most powerful hardware is a ****ING ETHERNET CABLE. This makes no goddamn sense at all. The most expensive computer available is under  5K, while the add-ons go upwards of  200K. I think there’s a hell of a lot of room to boost the comp slot up before it becomes more valuable than something holding a +15Def/+15Off/+10Luck item.

But it hardly should. The desire for other slots to beat or even match a primary equipment slot is silly. Most of the equipment doesn’t make sense. There’s no reason to lambast the hacker equipment because it’s actually in an easily comparable framework to real life. Computers started the game as ego boosting things. Having them advance a bit further in that direction with other stat boosts makes sense. Having them gain slots or other complex things doesn’t.