@whirrun True, I often don’t rez a lot of ICE early. Typically my board looks like light HQ (with a Crisium), midrange R&D 5-10 credits, and a decent remote of 5-10 credits of ICE. Maybe a couple small pieces over a second remote. I’ve only rezzed Ichi 1.0 once out of the twelve games I’ve put in. Granted, it did some damage to decisions when they access it. My whole spiel was to use it as my Wormhole Trash Program without gimping myself on Nebula/Negotiator or forcing an Archer.
I really want to like Builder, but yea it’d be better suited an Wendigo or even better suited as an Engima. Idea was to make a nice 8 credit central with Fire Wall + Builder, and the ability to maybe move it. Included it mostly to test.
@kiv Expo Grid has been amazing. 3x would be too many but 2x feels great. It often is never trashed as you’d expect but that can often bite them in the rear as early as next turn. It often runs all game on a PAD or Team Sponsorship or protected Corporate Town., or even a nonthreatening Jackson. It easily nets me 4+ credits a game. My issue with BBG is that I don’t particularly search or rely on the Root. I often take it as a windfall and use it as a tax on the Runner or keep it handy as a Siphon dump. BBG would have no other targets. Expo Grid beats it out easily.
I’ve actially been recording Paywall! It pays 3-8 credits a play. It makes me not want to throw in the towel when Sec Testing hits or Imp. I think it’s easily worth its include and 3x really discourages running. So far, I haven’t had an issue with the current uptime and agenda density, as NAPD is really defensible in Gagarin. Capital Investors is great, I do see myself clicking for credits a few times a game, and it could be a better include than the Root. The Root is mathematically better but like you’d expect it never sticks. Good players will go for it and I’ll often break even and the Runner will be down 5. It’s not a fun Team Sponsorship target due to its cost while Capital Investors is an obnoxious Team Sponsorship bounce especially in denial matchups.
Totally right on Builder, I just wanted to like it
I often have about 2-5 remotes, I don’t think Diversified would be a good call. Public Support eventually goes, Jackson eventually goes, and sometimes things are trashed. Often I’ll be left with a PAD or two, and maybe a Team Sponsorship/Ronald Five, but often a win. I think the deck is like 7-3, losing to Gang Sign Leela twice and Crescentus Vamp PPVP Kate.