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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cybernetic" data-source="post: 575355" data-attributes="member: 1542">Using Mutants & Masterminds for in-the-Matrix play takes care of the equipment issue...It takes the umph out of guns...they'll still level the weakling minion types though..which is ok..just throw lots of the minion types out there...When against Agents, however, your character would be better off ditching the guns and slugging it out...as guns will be considerably less effective against the Agents (aka supervillians) if you use M&M...The "Learn anything" thing is a but harder...it should take enough time that it would be very dangerous to do in combat...(during download..no actions but a normal move...and it draws AoOs and you are flat-footed...)...I would probably have it only allow you to take skill points from other skills you possess...aka you try to download the pilot(helicopter) skill....the download lets you take 10 ranks from your drive skill and put it over into that one or somthing..I would probably rule that the training programs is what allows you to use xp in order for you to improve your matrix self...it really wouldn't have any other game play effect....(My opinion is that because Neo was the "one" he had a boatload of unused experience because of that...and that is how he gained all of his power so quickly..)</blockquote>