in theory you can make a character with absolutely shit starting ref, dex, and move, then build your way into an upgrade that provides those stats at 8s. however, that thing costs 20,000eb. that is two months of crafting; that is eight sessions of crafting to clear a dv of 29. if you are able to perform either of those tasks (having the money AND the access, or having half the money and the time), the campaign is over. a lot of borg stuff is priced this way. it is a commitment of time, access, and resources that takes either a coordinated effort or the campaign being in its victory lap.

weirdly enough, i love it for that. the fundamental biosystem required for to make this possible is 10,000eb and super luxury availability (i.e. know a named fixer or have a pc fixer host a night market), but then the FBC bodies themselves range in availability disconnected from price. an Alpha or Gemini is another 10,000, but they can be sourced as if they're 500eb items. this is important if the biosystem itself is a favour from an npc, or a great amount of effort has to be made to have a PC fixer gain the access. it means some of the more common bodies are easier to get your ducks in a row to buy them, but otherwise FBCs aren't going to enter the game unless somebody (probably more than one PC) makes a concerted effort