JFerio Wrote:I did write a piece in another universe about this, involving cybernetic implants and "skillsofts". Yes, you could easily trash an average joe with no training on the street with a melee skill implant... but due to the compromises involved to make it work, anyone with "above white belt" training (even barely above washout but got through that part of Basic Training) would be capable of matching and most likely defeating you because they learned it properly.
I expect the language skill would have similar issues. Including knowing a slang term but having no flippin' clue as to how it's defined except in a vague sense... to the point of being unable to articulate its meaning in the language it's in. It would certainly be an incredibly useful "leg up" if you need to speak a language in a hurry, but don't count on it for your spy mission, as odds are it's going to take as long to "properly" integrate it as it takes many children to learn how to talk.
You need both the knowledge the Skillsoft depends on (Physics Skillsoft without knowing basic math is useless!) and you will have to exercise the new skill to 'connect it' with the rest of your knowledge. So CI Skillsoft is not a "instant learn anything" but a very quick way to learn something (sometimes in days except years).
Meta: like nearly all stuff I invented for Fenspace, its not meant to be the "optimal thing", there is still a lot of room for improvement.