Steinman's Aesthetic Ideals

slobad31 584

"With genetic modifications, beauty is no longer a goal or even a virtue, it is a moral obligation. Do we force the healthy to live with the contagious? Do we mix the criminal with the law abiding? Then why are the plain allowed to mingle with the fair?!" -J.S. Steinman, "Bioshock"

static

Hello there, citizen! I'm sure you've heard the rumors about ol' Dr. Steinman in the Medical Pavilion. Folks are saying the ADAM's changed him, and they're right! You see, the good doctor, through generous funding from our own Frank Fontaine, has completely redesigned his facilities, enabling you, his happy patients, to receive the highest standard of care, for a working man's price.

Now, in Rapture, ADAM has broadened our horizons, but it has also shown who the Parasites really are! Dr. Steinman is on the forefront of ADAM's surgical implications, and through a variety of marketing campaigns, he has brought the future of healthcare into our present.

Enjoy a day of lavish relaxation in the new bathhouse garden, complete with invigorating muscle enhancement Electro Bolt therapy. Take the time to train your brain, with the new puzzle box challenge! In the new genetic studies wing, all you proud mothers-to-be can even choose the features of your child! Now, if that isn't the future, I don't know what is!

However, since there's so much miraculous work going on at the Medical Pavilion, it only makes sense that Splicers will come knocking. Not to worry, citizen! Dr. Steinman has equipped his facilities with the most advanced home defense turrets and defense mechanisms around. Big Daddies patrol the grounds regularly, ensuring the Little Sisters navigating the duct system successfully complete their vital work. So, what are you waiting for? Come on down to Dr. Steinman's Aesthetic Ideals today, and take back control of your untapped potential!

static

"When Picasso became bored of painting people, he started representing them as cubes and other abstract forms. The world called him a genius! I've spent my entire surgical career creating the same tired shapes, over and over again: the upturned nose, the cleft chin, the ample bosom. Wouldn't it be wonderful if I could do with a knife what that old Spaniard did with a brush?" -J.S. Steinman, "Bioshock"

2 comments
10 Oct 2015 esutter479

Favorited; one good turn deserves another! :)

This looks positively intriguing. Personally, I'm not sure that 14 ICE is perhaps enough to keep runners out when and where you need to, but I could be wrong. I'm seriously debating giving H.I. a run in my CP, as well. It seems like it should fit, unless it comes up against a Whizzard. I hate Whizzard so much. >:(

I'm gonna have to see, though, if using an ICE suite that's more for gear checking is better than what I'm currently using. I gotta be honest, it's gonna be hard to get rid of my Ashigaru and Tollbooth, heh. One of my toughest opponents in my local meta even admitted that if I had the opportunity to rez those ICE against him, he woulda found it awfully hard to break in and take anything.

11 Oct 2015 slobad31

My thanks! I had similar concerns with going a little lighter on the ICE, but I'm hopeful, since triple Jackson should speed things along. Fortunately, Whizzard is not prevalent in my meta, so I haven't had that concern.

I've been tweaking the ICE in each new rendition, but I think there are still a number of improvements to be made. My initial thought process here was to have a hard ETR of each type of ICE, then go from there with trashing and building to the ID. I agree that Tollbooth should probably have a place here, though. I haven't really had stellar returns from Targeted Marketing yet, though, so I think they may become a Tollbooth, and then I could include a third Batty. It could also be Ashigaru, but I'm not sure how safely I can stretch the economy.