Poll: POLL: Sci-fi bodymodding. Bio or Mech?

[Ithos]

Bio mods seem kinda... unpredictable.

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[octafish]

Might I sugest agin, a skul-gun for my head. Yesterday in Batery Park, some
scum we all know pushes smack for NSF gets jumpy and draws. I take 2 .22's,
1 in flesh, 1 in augs, befor I can get out that dam asalt gun.

If I could kil just by thought, it would be beter. Is it my job to be a
human target-practis backstop?

Gunther Hermann

 

[Ithos]

Bio, I would like to feel as human as possible.

I was waiting for that to come up
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[Mr. Mortiss]

I gotta go with both, I see mix 'n matching as having endless possibility.

 

[Unia]

I'm leaning towards bio, from survival standpoint not straight-out war. I imagine mech stuff would require more maintenance and gives a whole new meaning to getting my system hacked.

 

[TyranidXX]

Although I went with Mech, after reading the thread... I can't decide. Most likely I'd go mechanical with some Bio. For specifics, I'd get a mechanical arm with a hidden blade while on the Bio end I'd fix my eyes (short sightedness sucks) and strengthen my internal organs.

Also, here is some other stuff.

Firstly, to those that say Mech will survive longer the Bio, I find that statement to be flawed. It is possible to via Bio engineering extend the natural lifespan of a living creature, human or otherwise. I don't know how as my knowledge of internal organs, DNA etc. is comparable to a rock's perception of the world but I do know that it can happen and probably will happen.

Secondly, Wintermute_, something Bio engineering has over Mechanical augmentation is surprise. If you look at a mechanically augmented person, unless the changes are on the inside, your going to more or less know what they have done while with a Bio engineered person, your not going to know if they made they eyes sharper or given their arm the ability to change into some bio-cannon that could level a block. This could also be a disadvantage in the design phase (Mech: Know what your doing from the get-go. Bio: Testing the waters to see what happens).

Thirdly, to those who said HUD, I'd just prefer them as part of a pair of sunglasses. I'll skip some random rant and and just say HUD + Sunglasses = deadly pair of shades.

Lastly; Having played Frac/ture long ago, while the game was meh, the Biological augmentations people had were interesting.

 

[Sonicron]

If it were for reasons of style I'd go with mech, but from a practical standpoint I'd favor a fusion of the two, a sort of biotech/technorganics... sort of what you see employed by the Vorlons from Babylon 5.

 

[Whitenail]

Probably bio, unless you're willing to shell out for anti-rust you're probably going to come down with gangrene in the rain with mech implants.

 

[StrangerQ]

"only to survive, or remove disability - Mech"

Fullmetal alchemist style

 

[SovietSecrets]

Biomechanical Steampunk style. Yeah, sounds amazing.

 

[Cazza]

Bio, I would like to feel as human as possible.

I was waiting for that to come up
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I'm surprised that others aren't saying the same. Maybe because it's all fiction.

 

[Queen Michael]

Whatever gets me Wolverine's claws.

 

[Keepitclean]

Mix 'n' match. For more general use body parts like hands I'd go mech, but more specified parts like tounges, eyes or eyelids you can't go past bio.

 

[Ithos]

Would you rather have awesome cat eyes (hit with the ladies, no doubt)

how would women like that? They would be like, "what the hell is wrong with your eyes". and wouldn't everything be black and white?

I was reaching really hard for a good example.
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[Riddle78]

Hello,arm cannon...

 

[Lord Monocle Von Banworthy]

I want OC tattoos and a memory crystal like in Peter F. Hamilton's Commonwealth universe.

Then again, Iain M. Banks' Culture humans are basically Bene Gesserit without the need for training. I could dig that too.

 

[Serenegoose]

I want OC tattoos and a memory crystal like in Peter F. Hamilton's Commonwealth universe.

Then again, Iain M. Banks' Culture humans are basically Bene Gesserit without the need for training. I could dig that too.

The OC tattoos always struck me as a bit ick. I'd have mine as invisible as possible, none of this ENTIRE BODY COVERED IN GOLD thing for me, even if it is amusing.

 

[Outright Villainy]

I'll go with cybernetic augmentation anyday. Why would I replace my own fragile biological kit with something else that needs fed, gets sick, and dies anyway? Not only that, but biological tech has never equalled mechanical technology once it's got going. You show me a bird that can fly as fast as a plane. Any superiorities we have with eyesight or hearing are fleeting - there'll soon be mechanical systems that can hear, smell, see, touch, and taste with greater fidelity than we could ever believe.

I agree. Evolution doesn't have the same sense of purpose as engineering; it's all just a happy coincidence! It's nowhere near as efficient, because it's only as efficient as it needs to be.

Frankly, I'm looking forward to transhumanism; Even more so than the internet, I'll have a good reason to yell "Holy shit! It's the future!" over and over.

Technology kicks ass.

 

[L3D]

Leaning towards mechanical upgrades, although wouldn't rule out biological.

As long as my body would be running ok, I wouldn't get any upgrades. If damaged beyond natural repair, I would go with some inconspicuous mechanical upgrades. Artificial eye and limbs, things like that. If technology is advanced enough to make biological upgrades possible, I'm sure cloning would also be perfected, so if any of my internal organs needed replacing I would have them cloned. Growing and fixing the genetic defects (if any) in the organs would most likely take some time, so in the mean time I would have to rely on life support machines.

Of biological upgrades, anti-aging treatments (like Prolong Treatments in Honorverse books) would be a must to get. I want to preserve my humanity, but who wouldn't want to live little bit longer. However, I rather doubt that immortality would be possible to achieve, nobody cheats death forever.

 

[Tanner The Monotone]

cybernetic augmentation. Ghost in the shell style.

I don't want to go that far. If you do, people will be able to hack into your brain and control it.