my confusion comes from this. i get that weapons(and armour) are powers. however are they powers, linked powers, EC, or MP? i get that most power armour is built as an MP. is it a stretch to say some weapons are either MP or EC. depending on the complexity and edition obviously.
some powers like enhanced senses cannot normally be in a power frame. but if its the suit or weapon giving it(like night vision for example), then i dont see what else it should be listed as.
functionally im trying to create a few concepts.
first is a suit of armour that is powered only to the extent that it has certain functions, like a life support and lights. this i assume would be an EC. all parts of the suit function at 100% at all points in time and the EC is united through the concept of "a suit." this granting a slight discount to each power. i think mine has a discount of like 2 per power beyond the base EC cost of 2.
second is a weapon that has a scope with the ability to toggle nightvision, and it has different types of ammo that can be swapped out with a reload. this i would assume would be a MP. with the optics functioning in addition to the ammo type. the ammo types being divided by fixed MP slots. so the MP active pool would be optics value+highest rated ammo.
am i doing anything wrong in creation concept, and is there even a better way?
