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* ObviousRulePatch: When Neocron was first released one of the available factions was the 'Anarchy Breed'. AB had no ally factions and labelled most other factions hostile. It was eventually removed as a playable faction due to the developers deciding AB upset other factions balance and encouraged a KillThemAll {{Troll}} P.v.P style. References to the Anarchy Breed still exist among N.P.Cs to this day, despite AB players having disappeared long ago.

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* ObviousRulePatch: When Neocron was first released one of the available factions was the 'Anarchy Breed'. AB had no ally factions and labelled most other factions hostile. It was eventually removed as a playable faction due to the developers deciding AB upset other factions balance and encouraged a KillThemAll murderous {{Troll}} P.v.P style. References to the Anarchy Breed still exist among N.P.Cs to this day, despite AB players having disappeared long ago.
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* TheWikiRule: The Tech Haven Database is a fan-made archive of information on nearly every item and character in Neocron. Check it out at https://db.techhaven.org/en/
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* LaserBlade: One of the more common categories of high tech melee weapons is named 'Laserblade' and these are very similar in appearance to StarWars lightsabers.

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* LaserBlade: One of the more common categories of high tech melee weapons is named 'Laserblade' and these are very similar in appearance to StarWars ''Franchise/StarWars'' lightsabers.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: Completing the CityAdmin Epic Mission gives the player faction-specific Power Armor that makes his character look like a Copbot! Too bad the NCPD Powerarmor has stats that are almost completely useless, even for low level characters.
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** The [[AbandonedArea OutZone]] is by far the largest section of Neocron city in terms of area. It consists of industrial areas that were abandoned after the collapse of Neocron's space programs and is now inhabited by hostile mutants, the [[ReligionIsMagic Brotherhood of Chrahn]], and small-time criminals.

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** The [[AbandonedArea OutZone]] is by far the largest section of Neocron city in terms of area. It consists of industrial areas that were abandoned after the collapse of Neocron's space programs and is now inhabited by hostile mutants, the [[ReligionIsMagic Brotherhood of Chrahn]], Crahn]], and small-time criminals.



* KnightTemplar: The [[KillItWithFire 'Temple of Cleansing Fire']] that features in the Soldier and Inquisitor job missions is a group of aggressive [[PsychicPowers psionics users]] that want to violently purge [[RedLightDistrict Pepper Park]] of sexual deviancy. The Brotherhood of Crahn player faction can also be seen as this since it violently opposes Neocron's current government and leadership and desire a Psi-Monk led theocracy.

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* KnightTemplar: The [[KillItWithFire 'Temple of Cleansing Fire']] that features in the Soldier and Inquisitor job missions is a group of aggressive [[PsychicPowers psionics users]] that want to violently purge [[RedLightDistrict Pepper Park]] of sexual deviancy. The Brotherhood of Crahn player faction can also be seen as this since it violently opposes Neocron's current government and leadership and desire desires a Psi-Monk led theocracy.


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* TheRemnant: If a player bothers delving into Neocron's backstory he'll learn that Crahn and his Psi-Monks were Neocron's original ruling class but were overthrown after losing the Ceres War. The Crahn Sect cult is now the only legacy of Crahn's reign, but it nonetheless aims to restore what they view as his rightful rule.
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* KnightTemplar: The [[KillItWithFire 'Temple of Cleansing Fire']] that features in the Soldier and Inquisitor job missions is a group of aggressive [[PsychicPowers psionics users]] that want to violently purge [[RedLightDistrict Pepper Park]] of sexual deviancy. The Brotherhood of Crahn player faction can also be seen as this since it violently opposes Neocron's current government and leadership and desire a Psi-Monk led theocracy.
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* ObviousRulePatch: When Neocron was first released one of the available factions was the 'Anarchy Breed'. AB had no ally factions and labelled most other factions hostile. It was eventually removed as a playable faction due to the developers deciding AB upset other factions balance and encouraged a KillThemAll {{Troll}} P.v.P style. References to the Anarchy Breed still exist among N.P.Cs to this day, despite AB players having disappeared long ago.
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* ActionBomb: This is the entire point of the [[SuicideAttack 'kamikaze']] series of drones for a DroneDeployer player. These drones are [[GlassCannon fragile]] but nothing does more damage per attack.
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* CripplingOverspecialization: Neocron has many different categories of tools and weapons but using them all on one character is impossible or, at least, very impractical. Ironically this is most obvious on the JackOfAllStats Private Eye which are often optimized by competitive players to specialize in not just one weapon category but one weapon, period. For a while the Ionic Crossbow Pistol private eye was a popular FlavorOfTheMonthBuild.

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* CripplingOverspecialization: Neocron has many different categories of tools and weapons but using them all on one character is impossible or, at least, very impractical. Ironically this is most obvious on the JackOfAllStats Private Eye which are often optimized by competitive players to specialize in not just one weapon category but one weapon, period. For a while the Ionic Crossbow Pistol private eye specialist Private Eye was a popular FlavorOfTheMonthBuild.considered the ideal p.v.p duelist.
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* CripplingOverspecialization: Neocron has many different categories of tools and weapons but using them all on one character is impossible or, at least, very impractical. Ironically this is most obvious on the JackOfAllStats Private Eye which are often optimized by competitive players to specialize in not just one weapon category but one weapon, period. For a while the Ionic Crossbow Pistol private eye was a popular FlavorOfTheMonthBuild.
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* MoneySink: Neocron contains many money sinks designed to siphon credits out of the economy. Store-bought Implant Gel and Repair Gel are consumed when installing implants and repairing items. Store-bought item parts are needed for most ItemCrafting. Vehicle repair costs are a regular expense for players that use combat vehicles. Drugs are consumable items but competitive players consider them a must-have in player versus player combat. DroneDeployer characters will need to replace their drones on a regular basis. Ammunition types that can't be made with Recycle skill are a constant, minor MoneySink. Some players will make an alternate character with a high [[DumpStat barter skill]] just to optimize MoneySink purchases.
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* GatlingGood: The 'Gatling' series of guns have the fastest attack Frequency and largest ammo capacity of any guns.
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* PaddedSumoGameplay: Evenly matched players using max-power characters can endure several minutes of constant combat before one gets killed. Gen-Tanks can use the toughest armor and implants in addition to having the highest innate HitPoints and DamageReduction. Spies can inject resistance nanites that massively boost resilience to specific damage types. Psi Monks can apply PSI shields and the fastest heals and cures. Private Eyes can select from a variety of all these survival tools. Any character type can become very difficult to kill outright, even using the game's most damaging weapons.
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* UselessUsefulSpell: 'Freezer' high-tech guns, 'Electroshock' high-tech melee weapons, and 'Parashock' Psi modules will slow down other players they hit. Slowing movement sounds like it would be useful in player vs player combat but the effect from these weapons is mild and rarely lasts longer than 8 seconds, making them unpopular. It doesn't help that the slowing effect don't work on N.P.Cs and weapons with it are considered useless for player versus environment gameplay.
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* AdvertOverloadedFuture: Neoron city is covered with ads. In the Plaza and Via Rosso glowing storefront ads cover most buildings and loud speakers regularly advertise each MegaCorp. In Pepper Park neon red signs using SexSells ads hang over every street.
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** It's possible for a dead player character to be resurrected on the spot by a friendly[[WhiteMage passive Psi user]] with a PSI Resurrection module but even the best version requires nearly a full minute of uninterrupted casting to work.

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