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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jd Smith1" data-source="post: 8501926" data-attributes="member: 6998052">That, in a nutshell, is what my issue with CP is: there is nothing in the setting or mechanics to counter what you have just described. There is no reason that the PCs, who make big bucks ripping off powerful people, should not live lives of conspicuous consumer consumption.As a GM, my first thought is: why are the powerful people whose losses are fueling said lifestyle not taking the golden opportunity of such highly visible targets to extract revenge?A key point of Gibson's work often revolved around the face that in his setting, much like the real world, getting the big payday was only the middle of an operation; surviving to enjoy it was as much a concern as getting it.CP seems to be based on the concept of evil but basically powerless corporations at the mercy of the PCs</blockquote>