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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8482077" data-attributes="member: 4534">Like now, if its in the best interest of a corporation to maintain some infrastructure they'll work towards maintaining that infrastructure.&nbsp; This might not mean paying anything out-of-pocket (but it might), even something simple like some form of putting pressure on the local government to do something about it.&nbsp; In Cyberpunk Red, the city has a light rail lev train that runs to different locations including the Executive Zone.&nbsp; Some of those trains go to other districts in Night City and I bet they run on time more or less.&nbsp; After all, corporations need their employees to be able to get to work in a timely manner.&nbsp; In Red, it mentions that the city runs police patrols on the line to control crime and vandalism though the corporate stations are much nicer than the city stations.&nbsp; I would probably think of the trains as akin to 1970s New York subways.&nbsp; I don't think elements hostile to the corps' interest are the primary purchasers of cyberware.&nbsp; Most people who purchase cyberware probably become lifelong customers (with lifelong being defined as the life of the product).&nbsp; The average person who purchases a set of Kiroshi cyber optics probably goes to their licensed clinics for maintenance and upgrades.&nbsp;&nbsp; And when the next model comes in, they'll find a bunch of eager customers just waiting to purchase the new version just like we do with iPhone today.&nbsp; Most cyberpunk games present a group of PCs with a fairly skewed perspective and I think that's especially true of Cyberpunk 2020 and Red.&nbsp; The truth is, these PCs could make a fairly comfortable living as corporate drones, but, for whatever reason, choose to live on the edge of society.&nbsp; Maybe they like the excitement, maybe they're not cut out for an office job, or maybe they just don't want some master jerking the chain attached to their collar, but for whatever reason they've chosen to live outside the system.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8482077, member: 4534"] Like now, if its in the best interest of a corporation to maintain some infrastructure they'll work towards maintaining that infrastructure. This might not mean paying anything out-of-pocket (but it might), even something simple like some form of putting pressure on the local government to do something about it. In [I]Cyberpunk Red[/I], the city has a light rail lev train that runs to different locations including the Executive Zone. Some of those trains go to other districts in Night City and I bet they run on time more or less. After all, corporations need their employees to be able to get to work in a timely manner. In Red, it mentions that the city runs police patrols on the line to control crime and vandalism though the corporate stations are much nicer than the city stations. I would probably think of the trains as akin to 1970s New York subways. I don't think elements hostile to the corps' interest are the primary purchasers of cyberware. Most people who purchase cyberware probably become lifelong customers (with lifelong being defined as the life of the product). The average person who purchases a set of Kiroshi cyber optics probably goes to their licensed clinics for maintenance and upgrades. And when the next model comes in, they'll find a bunch of eager customers just waiting to purchase the new version just like we do with iPhone today. Most cyberpunk games present a group of PCs with a fairly skewed perspective and I think that's especially true of Cyberpunk 2020 and Red. The truth is, these PCs could make a fairly comfortable living as corporate drones, but, for whatever reason, choose to live on the edge of society. Maybe they like the excitement, maybe they're not cut out for an office job, or maybe they just don't want some master jerking the chain attached to their collar, but for whatever reason they've chosen to live outside the system. [/QUOTE]

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