Has anyone considered code siphon, bank job, or other access replacement effects beyond security testing? Having multiple replacement effects allows you to skirt the downsides for both ABR and NAT directives, as well bank job can be left at 1c for aesops / independent thinking fodder.
As well, I’m not sure keyhole / dreamers will work for ABR, since the wording states ‘make a run’ or ‘play run event’ while those programs are specifically just card abilities (though they do make you run as part of the effect). Sorry if someone else has mentioned this I skimmed the thread up until now.
Nooot without a Chronotype or something. It’s… possible to just play it and keep the handsize for next turn, I guess, but ABR already compresses his clicks so I’d worry about it in the long run. If the plan is to just use it for the turn, then blank it and wipe it… I guess it’s okay, but it seems kinda complicated, combo-wise. Not ideal for the early game, at least, which is when it seems like his handsize will be most constricted.
I realized how reliant I am on deckbuilding programs to help me. I just can’t be arsed to count influence and cards with just a simple Calculator open. I blame the megacorps.
I think each Adam I make will include
2-3x Scrubber * *
2x Film Critic * *
3x Drug Dealer * * *
2x Dr. Lovegood
It’s pretty easy to push over the limit to Calling in Favors with Kati and a couple more dudes, I like Muertos Gang Member over Compromised Employee due to Adam’s innate aggression and the Corp wanting to stop HQI as soon as possible, plus he’s already playing Scrubber to clear the assets off the board. Will he have enough clicks to use Kati Jones? Even without going the Calling in Favors route, the core 4 connections up top will imo make for some good value.
I also like playing 1x copy of Always Be Running and maybe 1x Safety First, to counteract any bad matchups and be able to fire the probable 2x Independent Thinking for a bit of value. Also, you can Lovegood a Muertos to scrap as well as any unneeded Drug Dealers. Empty Overminds too, which I think will be in his deck since it synergizes a bit with his console.
The question is where to go from there; recursion? big events? more influence on breakers? surely double clicking Wraparounds will become very tedious.
I like the look of both overmind and lady for breakers, synergy with independent thinking and/or aesops if that route can be explored. Also might be able to run uninstall instead of scavenge for influence purposes. Imp / D4vid possibly as well for the same reason.
instead of scrubbers there’s the possibility of paricia, as well as technical writer to capitalize on all these programs.
If you’re running 3x Multithreader, and have a lot of MU, is there any reason not to include 1 influence Bug? Any turn you don’t spend it running, you get to see what the corp draws. As soon as you see a tasty agenda, you can Legwork for 4 cards. Sounds great to me!
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If you’re running 3x Multithreader, and have a lot of MU, is there any reason not to include 1 influence Bug? Any turn you don’t spend it running, you get to see what the corp draws. As soon as you see a tasty agenda, you can Legwork for 4 cards. Sounds great to me!
[/quote]and given his first-turn HQ Interface, might as well hit HQ
did we finally find a use for Bug? i really never thought i’d see the day.
2x The source + Lovegood & 3x Public Sympathy are my votes. Maybe brain cage instead? I think public sympathy has a lot of value when you’ve got a built in pseudo wyldside to go with it. Maybe lone shark + lovegood to turn it on completely? You can IT the lone shark when you’re done with the card draw. Needing to import breakers seems the biggest obstacle.
The Source + Lovegood is almost a foolproof plan except if the Corp scores. Might as well just run a couple Film Critics and Lovegood something else like Drug Dealer or Directives. Critic + Source is a cool combo in its own right.
Guess it depends on influence whether you want to fight FA or RP. I do find it interesting that there are now 2 connections (hostage!) that solve corp archetype problems. Film critic is a connection? Right?
