God, I’ve had to re-write this post three times to not sound super-negative.
So, I’ve settled with a disclaimer: You are entitled to play the game in any way you want to, and to run a tournament using any custom banlist and rules changes you want to. Nothing I say below should ever be taken as me saying “No, you shouldn’t do that”. Please, enjoy the game!
Ok, phew. Besides the fact that it looks like you’re trying to make Netrunner 2014 Format, I see one card missing that exemplifies the problems I expect you to have…
Hard-Hitting News: You’ve banned Sensie’s. Ok, and when CtM runs Daily Business Show instead and is still oppressive? (I’ve done some test plays; It’s a worse card for sure, mostly just because it actually costs money, but it’s still comparable. It’s clickless draw and draw filtering together.) Heck, you can even just click Jackson and it’s at least playable. This won’t prevent CtM/NEH Asset Spam. The real offender is, and has always been, HHN. Aaron finally made the matchup playable again because you could actually spend something that wasn’t 2cr+Click for each tag. He happens to be very good in every matchup, so banning him brings HHN-Asset Spam back to the forefront. (Which, I think is probably the right call. Aaron only really solved one problem in the cardpool that was worth having his Powerlevel: Breaking News shenanigans. With BN banned, I see no reason to keep Aaron around.)
Whenever anyone talks about banning/MWL’ing CtM or Sensie’s and doesn’t immediately consider HHN, I have to question their targets. This is also indicated in how Power Shutdown was initially on the list instead of Accelerated Diagnostics.
Power Shutdown has non-egregious use cases that result in interesting play states. Accelerated Diagnostics does not.
Sensie’s has non-egregious use cases that result in interesting play states. HHN does not.
Before you break out the pitchforks, let me ask you this. If you can check every one of CtM’s servers, find the Sensie’s, and trash it for 2, then pay another 2cr and a click to clear the tag… Is that oppressive? That looks like two clicks and four credits to me. Additionally, the ability of Sensie’s firing once is powerful, no question, but by no means does it end a game. I’d honestly cost it at about 3 clicks worth of value. That’s super powerful, but not game-ending. (3 clicks, because Draw, Draw, Mr. Li is close to it, but you can argue that it’s 4 clicks worth of value, too.) Additionally, firing a Sensie’s when you have a full hand constrains your turn, unless you want to dump a bunch of cards into the bin.
Now let’s talk about the effect that HHN has on a board state. At its weakest, HHN costs the Runner 8 credits. At its strongest, it gives a bankrupt Runner 4 tags. 8 credits is more than 2 clicks and 4 credits for most Runners. 8 credits and 4 clicks to clear the four tags is a huge tempo swing. More than a Sensie’s activation? I’d argue yes.
To wrap this up, my analysis of the cards put on the various lists indicate a desire to play circa 2014-2015 Netrunner. This isn’t exactly a bad thing. There will be a few changes; Faust and Friends in High Places being some of the big ones, but I suspect the balance will be in the Corp’s favor. Andysucker might be one of the more powerful choices, except that Desperado’s on MWL… Replicating Perfection looks to be riding high on this particular set of bans/MWLs.