On 5/26/2014 10:04 AM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> On 26/05/2014 05:55 PM, Patrick Elliott wrote:
>> Hacking is... tricky. Each node actually has a detection odds. If you
>> are detected, you are screwed, period.
>
> Really?
>
> I know there's *supposed* to be a chance of not being detected, but I
> find that when I capture the first node, I am *always* detected
> immediately, with 100% probability. So the entire hacking minigame is
> simply a question of "can you press the buttons faster than the network
> can trace you?" If I didn't get detected... well then I guess the entire
> thing would be pretty trivial, wouldn't it?
>

Heh, All I know is that I didn't have a problem, and I am using a PC. 
lol But then, I emphasized hacking first, before anything much else, in 
my upgrades, so.. that probably made a huge difference.

>> Those "optional" nodes, sometimes have money in them, but often have
>> more viruses, that can be used later on.
>
> As I say, usually it's hard enough getting a hack to work at all,
> without trying to capture even more nodes (which are usually extremely
> high-rated).
>
Rating go down, as you upgrade. So, pretty good odds that your upgrades 
are not high enough for the nodes you are taking on. Otherwise...

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