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Cellphones here are kind of crap. It doesn't make any sense that real world cellphones are better than cyberpunk cellphones where you need to spend ridiculous amounts of extra money on basic features that are just inherently already included in real world cellphones. Genuinely, it serves no tangible purpose that benefits the game, that a cellphone you get here doesn't just already come with all of the features already included.
By BlackSoul at Aug 11, 2026, 5:52 AM | 1
But this isn't real world and there is a corporate monopoly that is milking you dry every day. It's supposed to piss you off. You only really get customer service in real life because there is competition.
By Mindhunter at Aug 11, 2026, 6:59 AM | 4
Right, but what incentive is there for me as a player to purchase the contacts add-on for an insane price to store paydata in my phone just to risk it being stolen when a notepad off grid works for the same thing and has no associated risk?
By BlackSoul at Aug 11, 2026, 11:15 AM | 0
What incentive is there for you to do anything that has a high cost associated with it, danger of theft, death, etc?
It's for the roleplay and the theme. It's the cyberpunk dystopia. Once a corporation figures out that you will pay a price for something rarely do they ever walk that back. If you want to cheese the system with notepad, nobody can really stop you I guess.

Memorize works too.

(Edited by Mindhunter at 12:06 pm on 8/11/2026)

By Mindhunter at Aug 11, 2026, 11:38 AM | 5
You can also look for secondhand phones with apps, a big part of cyberpunk is thinking beyond what is sold as retail.
By svetlana at Aug 11, 2026, 2:40 PM | 2
All of this besides, it doesn't make sense for the corps regardless. Even with a monopoly corps will still face the demand curve when it comes to their products.

Which, honestly it doesn't make sense economically for phones to be contained within a monopoly. There aren't any barriers to entry in that market today. The technology is so common and readily available that there would have to be significant technological rollbacks (which doesn't happen) in order for a single corp to have a monopoly on them.

It just violates the immersion and makes the game feel less like cyberpunk and more like some odd 1990s mesh with cybernetics and weird nanos.

By BlackSoul at Aug 11, 2026, 11:05 PM | 0
That besides, I have plenty of fun engaging in roleplay that doesn't involve taking risks. Conflict isn't the only source of roleplay content available.
By BlackSoul at Aug 11, 2026, 11:33 PM | 1
Why do corpies buy progcloth and the flashest jewelery jn the tens and thousands of chy? Because they can. Sure its a loss sometimes, but money comes and goes, memorable RP however, last forever.
By Ociex at Aug 12, 2026, 5:57 AM | 1
I want a cyberphone.
By Rillem at Aug 12, 2026, 6:35 AM | 1
"Which, honestly it doesn't make sense economically for phones to be contained within a monopoly. There aren't any barriers to entry in that market today. The technology is so common and readily available that there would have to be significant technological rollbacks (which doesn't happen) in order for a single corp to have a monopoly on them."

I think you are not understanding that Sindome is not IRL simulator of the future. It is a diverged timeline based on cyberpunk theme. In the instance of "it doesn't make sense", think about the theme and the city itself. You are in a dome. They control the network. They control the access. If you don't want to pay for it then don't. Steal or find a fixer, or find low-tech options to circumvent it.

By Mindhunter at Aug 12, 2026, 9:53 AM | 4
chrome phone. same as a regular proggie but its an ear module or some shit and also uses the visual overlay for apps and whatnot. "but then nobody can dip it" yeah thats one of the selling points. make it cost more and besides, you dont hear anyone complaining about that when it comes to cyberweapons, GPS chips, trusight, any of the other shit that has a hand-held and implantable version
By Baguette at Aug 12, 2026, 12:03 PM | 1
"I think you are not understanding that Sindome is not IRL simulator of the future. It is a diverged timeline based on cyberpunk theme. In the instance of "it doesn't make sense", think about the theme and the city itself. You are in a dome. They control the network. They control the access. If you don't want to pay for it then don't. Steal or find a fixer, or find low-tech options to circumvent it."

What I am saying is that the technology doesn't really support that theme. It doesn't feel technologically more advanced in anyway. Chrome phones might be a good resolution, and I support that idea.

But as it stands, this piece of technology is a weaker version of what we have today, which violates immersion.

By BlackSoul at Aug 13, 2026, 12:47 AM | 1
I just want to add that retro technology is definitely very cyberpunk.

The technology of the future is not guaranteed to progress uniformly across all fields.

There are many cyberpunk futures with CRT monitors, clunky phones, mechanical keyboards, wired terminals, etc, while simultaneously having cloning, genetic engineering, organ replacements, or biomodifications.

A clear example is Blade Runner, a trademark of Cyberpunk influence for Sindome's theme. Flying cars, artificial humans, and off-world colonies… while also having chunky terminals and CRT screens.

By villa at Aug 13, 2026, 10:38 AM | 4
Right but those things should pop up where it supports the theme, not gets in the way of it.

Chrome phones are a good idea, though, especially if you can pair it with a holoprojector eye to have holo calls with chrome. And for balance, you nab that idea of palm scanners to let dips to scan things with a sneaky touch. Plus, they can still be removed via ripperdoc from your corpse.

By BlackSoul at Aug 13, 2026, 10:38 PM | 0
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