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{{name}} is a lower-cost [[cybernetic]] implant that upon installation grants the user a +2 bonus to their [[DV]], this boost is considered permanent and is roughly equivalent to having 4 additional points of [[Agility]]. The bonus stacks with another installed copy of itself or the higher-tier {{favilink| transparent skin}} along with any other DV-boosting piece of equipment such as {{favilink|Elastyne Skin Suit|plural}}.
{{name}} is a lower-cost [[cybernetic]] implant that upon installation grants the user a +2 bonus to their [[DV]], this boost is considered permanent and is roughly equivalent to having 4 additional points of [[Agility]]. The bonus stacks with another installed copy of itself or the higher-tier {{favilink| transparent skin}} along with any other DV-boosting piece of equipment such as {{favilink|Elastyne Skin Suit|plural}}.
==Advantages & Disadvantages==
==Advantages & Disadvantages==
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===Advantages===
===Advantages===
*Provides a sizeable boost to DV without taking an equipment slot.  
*Provides a sizeable boost to DV without taking an equipment slot.  
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*Dv is difficult to increase otherwise without significantly boosting agility or wearing equipment with low-AV values.  
*Dv is difficult to increase otherwise without significantly boosting agility or wearing equipment with low-AV values.  
===Disadvantages===
===Disadvantages===
*Focusing too heavily on DV at the expense of AV can lead to nearly instant death when a hostile [[creatures|creature]] is able to successfully land an attack.  
*Focusing too heavily on DV at the expense of AV can lead to instant death when a hostile [[creatures|creature]] is able to successfully land an attack.  
*Becomes less impactful during later stages of the game when the DV penalties from armor aren't as substantial.  
*Becomes less impactful during later stages of the game when the DV penalties from armor aren't as substantial.  
*Once the user has a decent amount of gear, it's generally (though not always) better to use it to boost DV rather than taking up a finite cybernetics slot.
*Once the user has a decent amount of gear, it's generally (though not always) better to use it to boost DV rather than taking up a finite cybernetics slot.