Pay As You Go (2nd, Toronto Regionals, 14/06/14)

I noticed 3x Indexing, but no copies of The Maker's Eye or R&D Interface. Usually you see it the other way around, with plenty of multi-access cards and few (if any) copies of Indexing. Why do you prefer it this way?

I noticed 3x Indexing, but no copies of The Maker's Eye or R&D Interface. Usually you see it the other way around, with plenty of multi-access cards and few (if any) copies of Indexing. Why do you prefer it this way?

Indexing avoids any and all RnD traps, and with Honor and Profit out I was scared of running a lot of multi-access versus jinteki.

Indexing gets you more information about your opponent's deck (see more cards per run). I also find it really useful as a tool to control the corp's draw, my game in round 3, vs Tim, is a good example of this.

All things considered, Indexing is one of my MVP cards, and I love to see it in my opening hand / very early, which is why I am hesitant to drop it below 3 copies. I am currently trying to find a way to fit a Maker's Eye in, either by dropping an indexing or another card.

Makes sense vs Jinteki, but another popular archetype these days is HB Red Coats, where it's going to cost a lot of credits to get through to R&D. How do you feel about Indexing vs multi-access cards in those match ups?

An Atman at 4 works wonders against Red Coats. It hits Bastion, Eli, ichi 1.0, Rainbow, Viper, etc. With a single datasucker token it also can be used against scarier stuff like Tollbooth, Ichi 2.0, Grim, Viktor 2.0, and Inazuma. Since Red Coats is relatively slow (compared to NBN), this deck is able to get the required credits to support a STR 4 Atman early enough to be effective.

As for indexing, it lets you see more cards and so it has a higher chance of finding one of those 8 agendas anyways. You just have to be ready to run multiple times to get it.

Why so many icebreakers? Mo atmans, mo fun. With clone chip, scavenge, and self-mod, I don't see the need for such a diversified breaker pool...