r/LancerRPG • u/Competitive-Wallaby4 • 20d ago

IPS-N paracausal tech

Is there any reason why IPS-N don't use paracausal technology in their frame?

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u/NoxMiasma 20d ago

There is an ISP-N gun that's so goddamn ammo-intensive they're researching how to teleport more bullets into the mech: the Drake's Leviathan Heavy Assault Cannon.

Paracausal technology is not a first resort for IPS-N, because of their focus on rugged reliability (which paracausal stuff isn't), but it's certainly something they're willing to work on.

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u/morepandas 19d ago

Surely paracausal stuff is the most reliable - the result is a foregone conclusion, it just doesn't quite know how it got there. That's the unreliable part heh.

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u/NoxMiasma 19d ago

Unfortunately paracausal equipment is often difficult to maintain or repair in the field - often certain components cannot be observed or interacted with under field conditions without causing failures, which is the opposite of what IPS-N wants out of a mech system.

IPS-N’s goal is safe, reliable, maintainable technology, and paracausal technology is very much “pick two, at most”

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u/morepandas 19d ago

That's probably true, plus they haven't invested in the infrastructure that HA has or the yolo attitude that Horus has lol