I get that the SIC network outages are meant to illustrate the lack of services in Red Sector, but one of the possible carry on effects I noticed was almost all the social chatter in two days I've been playing has been on OOC channels.
Just for me I would enjoy having more chances for just idle chat IC.
It's the future city of dreams! I had more reliable internet in 1994! :)
And it's also important because of crime. Brownouts allow people to plot and plan to commit crimes against each other at specific times, when there is a brown out, so it's harder to call for help or be exposed for the crime they are doing.
It's an important part of our divide. However, there are places you can go to which may have special devices which 'boost' the signal. These are typical spots where people gather socially, like bars.
A few people mentioned this on here already but I think it is important to note that while we can't tell you where these places are Out of Character, because that's against the rules, if you were to ask many of us In Character, either in person or on the SIC, like.. 'Hey, where can I find a place on Red Sector that doesn't have brown outs?' then we could answer the question for ya.
Hope this helps!
-- Slither
