Security hacking difficulty

[RichardGere]

Yeah packet hacking is actually *slower* than tool hacking, and you can't just cut IDscan and make it all-access. To add onto Froggit's explanation, you also have to:

Open your PDA, navigate to the packet sender program (which if you aren't a mechanic or silicon, you have to get from a specific PDA cartridge), then after you gather the above information you have to then manually enter in "address_1" then the net ID, then "access_code" then the access code found only in the door panel/silicon control panel, then hit Send Packet (you also have to include the command you wish to input, such as Open or Unlock). Tool hacking is laughably quick given how you really only need 3 easily accessible tools.

But unlike normal hacking, packet hacking can be spammed more. I've had to repatedly deal with packet nerds wandering into sec just opening all the doors with their PDA broadcasts. Unlike tool hacking, which can be easily undone, you have to stun the nerd, remove their PDA, remove the packet cart, then throw em in the brig for breaking and entering.

There are (objectively) many more steps to being able to packet open doors compared to stopping the packet nerd. In terms of effort, the packet nerd actually has to put in more work than the security officer, currently.