Over-equipping patch is ABSURD
This patch is absolutely rediculous. I know I may offend some people, but I have to say this for all the people who are thinking the same thing but haven't posted a reply yet.
OE patch is Absurd! There are the tools in the game, buffs, implants, items. There are rules in the game, namely the game's own code. You have a character who represents yourself. Naturally you'd want to give the best representation possible for yourself. You want to stand out from the crowd, look better, wear cooler items, deal more damage, absorb more damage, and cast better nano spells. If a person wants this, he/she can use the "tools" in accordance with the "rules" to make his or her character the best it can be. Also, of course, if a person is content with their character, is too lazy or just doesn't have the rescources yet, he/she won't use the tools in accordance with the rules to their fullest capacities.
However, if a person is content/too lazy/doesn't have the rescources, he/she shouldn't have the right to restrict other players who are willing, determined, and rescourcefull from making their own characters the best it could be. Don't get me wrong, I am 100% against game bug exploits(comp lit, treatment etc), but simple things like implants are obvious, they're right there for you, it's not like it's a secret, everyone knows that there are base stat requirements on implants, and implants increase your base stats, so if you put in one implant to raise your base stats, the next implant you put in can be of a higher quality value. Sorry if this has elluded any of you, but just because some don't want to spend the time "stepping" implants doesn't meant that others shouldn't be able to. If I wanted to play "Communism Online" I'd play a different game, and frankly, if this game turns into that, playing a different game is exactly what I, and many others will be doing.
We come up with scientific and engineering innovations through (excuse the word) "exploiting" properties of the physical world. The OE patch is like putting a ban on Science and engineering. We have the tools at our disposal, we use them in a way that is in accordance to our virtual world's rules, why are you punishing us for being innovative thinkers?
What about those of us who are the proud owners of already twinked characters? Why kill all the hard work and long time that many of us have spent (or have been planning to spend) by making everyone identical? What if I am very partial to a certain weapon that has very poor preformance (*caugh*ninja wakizashi *caugh*) and therefore need to "twink" my character to a very high degree to achieve the same effect as others? This is, after all, a role-playing game.
This is why I think the OE patch should not be applied.
Here's my suggestion, there should be a OE arena and a non- OE arena.
Oh and perish the thought that any of you might be JEALOUS of our superiorly-built characters and that the patch is simply one to down-grade ours instead of having to step-up to the challange.