Any downsides to robotic limbs?

[Syfar]

Other then HN hate and swimming, robotic limbs seem like a pure buff.

For that reason, I got rid of my weak organic limbs and bought the best replacements.

I'm now running at 53MPH and Over 100 dex and str. With so much hp, they nearly never become crippled, and even when they do, they are fixed instantly.

So, If im wageing war on the HN anyway, and I'm at late-end game... IS there any other downsides?

[Shidan]

Not really, only the lower quality ones really have penalties. And they're supposed to prevent the boot slot if you have two robotic legs, though that doesn't seem to completely work correctly right now.

Beyond that they are a complete boon. A character with high end robotic limbs will always be better than one without. Unless you're going with a HN game, there's no good reason to keep your normal limbs. Unless you want to do it for RP reasons or something.

[Major Ducks]

Like you said yea, HN hate, swimming and i would add bit high cost maintaince early on, robotic beds are locked in advanced tech too, but in the late game they are pure buffs, im guessing heavy weapons with maxed strenght and strenght boost robotic arm, you will be nuking everything on site xD

[Iozeph]

You should have less blood for every limb you replace. Blood's made in the bone marrow and the largest in the body are the extremities. Or you should have to replace your regular backpack with a back-mounted oil reservoir/hydraulic pump to run the limbs. Or at least a back mounted battery pack if it's electrically operated synthetic muscle fibre.

[Tadwei]

that battery pack idea sounds awesome. would also give a reason to make smaller more portable batteries to carry around.

[Iozeph]

There should also be a base toughness threshhold for the grades of prosthetic/robotic limbs, the rationale being that a limb that's stronger than the person it's grafted to could rip itself from their body when they try to lift or swing something with forces exerted beyond the limits of their flesh, blood, and bone parts.