Phones

and ATM machines!!!!

huh? it would just save trips from where ever to Gold every time you need some chyen.

I'm not understanding, more secure….

I don't know if it would kill pickpocket, but I think that if there were an ATM on red you would certainly get more muggings. Especially, around where the ATM is located. A couple guys stand in the shadows across the street from the ATM and pounce on people as they finish using it. Taking all their money and goods and going back into the shadows to wait for the their next victim.

Sounds good to me.

Once the necessary work is done there will be a better system in place for stores accepting the cred chips as payment for goods, so ATM's won't be needed. At least that's the theory. Cash money in the SD world is dirty, the stuff of illegal deals and frowned upon by many legitimate businesses. The planned system will allow various stores, bars and other NPC's who you pay to favor either cash or cred. Some will refuse transactions in a method they don't favor, others will just charge you more for a disfavored transaction. On red many stores will accept cash and charge you a handling fee for cred, they like cash because it's easier to work through the books and useful for tax evasion. On gold your cred will be readily accepted but expect a slight suspicion of cash. Green businesses will either overcharge you for cash or simply refuse to accept it. Blue, forget the cash, if you don't have platinum you don't belong in the store.

Of course, all this -will- be influenced by faction. If you're buddy buddy with Joe the cashier or happen to know the freemasons handshake, expect to get cut a deal.