So I saw a deck from a podcast called Nerd Runners where the entire premise of the deck is bleeding the Runner dry of credits. This is accomplished through NAPD contracts, predictive algorithms, red herrings, ash, and taxing ICE.
NBN Money Sink (49 cards)
Near-Earth Hub: Broadcast Center
Agenda (9)
3 AstroScript Pilot Program 1 Hades Fragment 3 NAPD Contract 1 Project Beale 1 Utopia FragmentAsset (11)
2 Daily Business Show 3 Jackson Howard 3 PAD Campaign 3 Turtlebacks •••Upgrade (5)
2 Ash 2X3ZB9CY •••• 3 Red HerringsOperation (6)
3 Diversified Portfolio 3 Predictive AlgorithmBarrier (5)
3 Eli 1.0 ••• 2 WraparoundCode Gate (8)
3 Pop-up Window 3 RSVP 2 TollboothSentry (5)
2 Architect •••• 3 Errand Boy •••The original deck (here http://netrunnerdb.com/en/decklist/18955/f2p-v1-1) used Hedge and Sweeps as economy. I looked at a couple other economies that used NEH and PAD and doubled down on it using turtlebacks and diversified investments.
The question I have is: Is it possible to make the runner bleed enough credits to open scoring windows without using tag-based mechcanics? Or should the Red Herrings and/or Predictive Algorithims be abandoned for something with more teeth in it?