Why is Food Initiative so commonly played?

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@MightyToenail

So explain to me why it is so good.

Here a good video from @beyoken on the math behind why GFI is good:

Android Netrunner: Hypergeometric Distribution

Also, another counter-card is Notoriety, that did very well for @tomdidiot:

[Kate] Redefining Shaper Control Decks

Well, this is her last hurrah, but here’s my current anti-Foodcoats list. It did very well at the huge Dark Sphere SC against foodcoats (5-0), but my Corp play let me down when I lost the win-and-in against Youtube caster bewnt in Round 6. Cheeky Notoriety Kate, the Foodcoats Slayer, 11th London SC Kate “Mac” McCaffrey: Digital Tinker (Core Set) Event (20) 3x Diesel (Core Set) 3x Dirty Laundry (Creation and Control) 1x Escher (Creation and Control) 1x Legwork (Honor and Profit) [color=#4169E1]••[/color] 1x Levy AR Lab Access (Creation and Control) 3x Lucky Find (Double Time) [color=#708090]••••• •[/color] 1x Notoriety (Trace Amount) 1x Quality Time (Humanity’s Shadow) 1x Scavenge (Creation and Control) 3x Sure Gamble (Core Set) 2x The Maker’s Eye (Core Set) Hardware (11) 2…

@MightyToenail

Obviously, one influence wasn’t enough, and now we are left with a problem.

Why do you think it’s a problem? Is it that it showed up in a lot of the top 16 decks at World? Are you seeing it a lot across the table? If so, I think we have a sample size problem that only time will tell if it’s a real problem. GFI has only been tournament playable for about two months and after Worlds it’s been a mostly quiet season in regards to competitive play.