Poll: Cyber or genetic modifications?

[Level 7 Dragon]

The year is 2077. Crime has riddeled the Megacities. Detroid is being attacked by an army of canibalistic mutants, following the latest deregulation law that allowed power plants to dump mutagenic waste in to the river.

You plan to modify your body for self defence, how would you go about it?

Pay a visit to a gene splicing clinic to dash like a leopard and kick like a kangaroo or go to the market to replace your existing body parts with titanium prostetics?

How far would you go in terms of modifications? Get only those that help eliminate physical imperfections or go wild?

How do you think your new found body will affect your day to day life? When you arn't defending against the mutants, of course.

 

[DefunctTheory]

Its the classic transhuman conundrum. Mechanical cybernetics provide a wider variety of capabilities, and because their not biological they wont case problems with the rest of your body, but due to the nature of machines, require extensive maintenance. That means more down time and higher costs.

On the other hand, gene splicing works with your organic bits, which are, by their very nature, self repairing. Lower cost and less expensive. But you're limited as to what you can (There is no biological version of a 1 MJ rail gun), and the cost of a fuck up during 'installation' is much higher.

I'd probably go cybernetics. I'm a sucker for magnets.

 

[Pirate Of PC Master race]

Why not both? I am sucker for a power.

 

[FalloutJack]

Why not both? I am sucker for a power.

Further, you're more likely to endure a cyber-operation if your body is physically more powerful.

 

[Saelune]

Well, cannibal mutants kind of forces cybernetics so they wont want to eat me. Plus I want potential immortality (or atleast far greater lifespan) that being a cyborg can potentially give.

 

[madwarper]

I'd go with genetic splicing over cybernetics. After all, genetic splicing wouldn't leave you vulnerable to an EMP.

 

[Queen Michael]

Gene splicing. I don't want my eyes and arms to stop working when there's a solar storm.

 

[Zontar]

Gene splicing. I don't want my eyes and arms to stop working when there's a solar storm.

Pretty much this. Plus on top of that there's the fact that if it's complex enough it can be hacked, and it's easy for your body to go through rejection.

 

[Thaluikhain]

Cybernetic parts could be nicely modular and easy to replace. As long as they all run on cable, not wifi, you can't be hacked without a physical connection.

OTOH, I might like to find a necromancer and have my body parts with stuff harvested from cadavers.

 

[HybridChangeling]

Cybernetic Parts. I love the idea of seeing normally and my joints not making me limp all the time. Downtime is no problem, as I don't do much. The idea of hackable parts is a problem so probably a closed circuit system that needs to be wired to update/recharge/repair. Nothing too fancy.

 

[Asclepion]

You plan to modify your body for self defense

Could I also modify my body for sex?

 

[DefunctTheory]

You plan to modify your body for self defense

Could I also modify my body for sex?

Are you talking about bigger/tighter parts, or self defense from sex?

 

[Level 7 Dragon]

You plan to modify your body for self defense

Could I also modify my body for sex?

Are you talking about bigger/tighter parts, or self defense from sex?

I probably don't want to imagine intercourse with someone who had radical animal gene splicing. Then again...

 

[DefunctTheory]

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You plan to modify your body for self defense

Could I also modify my body for sex?

Are you talking about bigger/tighter parts, or self defense from sex?

I probably don't want to imagine intercourse with someone who had radical animal gene splicing. Then again...

All the more for me, then.

 

[CyanCat47_v1legacy]

Cybernetics would feel kind of strange. How does it feel to have metal parts on your body. Gennetic modification seems like something i would be more comfortable with

 

[BeerTent]

When it comes to gene-mods, it's either all the way, or none at all. I'm a shape-shifter, or I'm human. Because, I mean, I'd be unstoppable murder-machine one day, and then the next, Well... Who wouldn't want someone that can shift into their fetish?

Spoiler

You plan to modify your body for self defense

Could I also modify my body for sex?

Are you talking about bigger/tighter parts, or self defense from sex?

I probably don't want to imagine intercourse with someone who had radical animal gene splicing. Then again...

All the more for me, then.

When it comes to Cybernetics? Oh god yes.

That's MY fetish.

 

[DefunctTheory]

Cybernetics would feel kind of strange. How does it feel to have metal parts on your body. Gennetic modification seems like something i would be more comfortable with

I imagine it feels exactly like wearing sweat pants after a while - You just don't notice after a while.

Spoiler

Spoiler

You plan to modify your body for self defense

Could I also modify my body for sex?

Are you talking about bigger/tighter parts, or self defense from sex?

I probably don't want to imagine intercourse with someone who had radical animal gene splicing. Then again...

All the more for me, then.

When it comes to Cybernetics? Oh god yes.

That's MY fetish.

I'm starting to wonder who's worse, Paragon for starting a bunch of fetish threads, or me for inadvertently turning half the none fetish threads into fetish threads.

 

[BeerTent]

Cybernetics would feel kind of strange. How does it feel to have metal parts on your body. Gennetic modification seems like something i would be more comfortable with

I imagine it feels exactly like wearing sweat pants after a while - You just don't notice after a while.

Spoiler

Spoiler

You plan to modify your body for self defense

Could I also modify my body for sex?

Are you talking about bigger/tighter parts, or self defense from sex?

I probably don't want to imagine intercourse with someone who had radical animal gene splicing. Then again...

All the more for me, then.

When it comes to Cybernetics? Oh god yes.

That's MY fetish.

I'm starting to wonder who's worse, Paragon for starting a bunch of fetish threads, or me for inadvertently turning half the none fetish threads into fetish threads.

In a topic I've got a peaked interest in, it's only a matter of time.

Makes me wish I joined the BDSM group around here back when I had the chance.

Edit: So, THAT's why I'm missing hookers from two days ago!!

 

[JoJo]

I'd mainly go for cybernetic modifications, more variety and easily repairable. I wouldn't object to some genetic modification to fix my coeliac disease and some other ailments though.

 

[Mister K]

Considering that I probably won't look human anymore either way, I'd go for genetic modifications.

True, the initial investment is (probably) a lot more costly and cybernetics look cooler, but I bet genetic modification won't require as much maintainance. Also, I won't be at risk of being hacked, I won't have to be affraid that I'll forget to charge my body or, as someone else pointed out, EMP attack can be troublesome.

And in the end, I won't have to cut my own body parts off to install something, so it's a pretty damn good investment.