Pain Editors and Mortality Rates
Pain Editors and Mortality Rates is a readable shard in Cyberpunk 2077.
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PAIN EDITORS AND MORTALITY RATES
Introduction The implant known widely as the "pain editor" is cyberware that reduces or even entirely eliminates pain. It has enjoyed unwavering popularity for years among certain circles in Night City, the most devoted, and arguably most valuable, of which is mercenaries. It is using this test group that Zetatech conducted the following research. The pain editor is a neural coprocessor that inhibits the signals sent from nociceptors to the parietal lobe of the brain, thus preventing feelings of pain in the user. (Note: Some models also reduce symptoms of fatigue.) The beneficial effects caused by the pain editor are in some ways similar to the symptoms of hypoesthesia, including greater resistance to physical forms of torture and the ability to ignore pain from severe wounds which can allow the user to continue perform beyond normal human limitations for a brief period. However, some studies have reported that the pain editor can yield a range of undesirable side effects. For example, in the heat of battle, some users are unaware of the severity of their wounds, which causes them to continue fighting without realizing they are dying and require immediate medical attention. The statistics support the theory that a lack of negative reinforcement may cause users to continue fighting when the rational strategy would be to retreat and escape death. Since 2020, the mortality rate of pain editor owners is above 60 percent. In this report, I address the question of how to better protect Zetatech clients from avoidable death while using our pain editors[...]
Acquisition
- Can be found in the scavengers hideout, on top of a desk in the same room as the scavenger leader. The location is visited during The Rescue.
- Can be found on an armchair in the bedroom of Judy's apartment.
- Can be found on the shelves of the Triple Xtreme store on the second floor of the Grand Imperial Mall.
- Can be found in an office at the far side of the workshop (where an AV is) inside the Delamain Headquarters. This location is visited during Don't Lose Your Mind.
- Can be found in the security office on the 19th floor of the Biotechnica Hotel in Downtown, City Center. This location is visited during Gig: Guinea Pigs.
- Can be found in a first-floor office of a Maelstrom warehouse. This location is visited during Gig: Scrolls Before Swine.
- Can be found on the counter in the Roger Wang's medpoint in Kabuki, Watson.