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I've been running this for a few weeks and it's obscenely strong, like 80-90% win rate against even PPVP Kate decks strong. It's sort of a variation on a couple of existing themes, but it works like a charm.
I've called it Syncromodernism because it feels like a Supermodernism deck, in terms of quickly setting up powerful lose-lose scenarios for the runner and scoring behind cheap ETR ice. You're not quite so kill-reliant, but wearing tags willy-nilly isn't a good idea either.
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glhf :)
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12 Oct 2015
Chuftbot
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12 Oct 2015
Frogblast
I've been wrecked by this deck on OCTGN today, Data Raven and Keegan Lane is just annoying and the cost of removing tags is quite high eventhough I had magnum opus :( |
13 Oct 2015
Bigguyforyou518
Just completely wrecked someone piloting this on Jinteki.net. Was playing Turntable Leela, knew exactly what they were doing, they telegraphed every play exactly as you wrote it. I calmly ate all the -agenda point traps and let them deck themselves while econ-denying them and bouncing/derezzing/bypassing their Data Ravens. This deck suffers from not having enough Scorched Earths, not having enough AstroScript Pilot Programs, and not enough money, frankly. As long as they control the board, running into agenda point traps isn't forcing a bad decision on the runner - they should just eat them and keep running. Maybe +1 The All-Seeing I and +1 Archived Memories? |
13 Oct 2015
trustworthym
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13 Oct 2015
UminWolf
I'm in the same boat as I would also drop the News Teams for some more money; maybe even 2 Beanstalk Royalties instead of 1 of the Archers that I was saying. Or even 1 or 2 Closed Accounts for different tag punishment, though with SYNC they'll hopefully already be getting poorer. |
13 Oct 2015
trustworthym
I see the argument for more money, but the most money this deck ever usually needs is 5-8 credits, which isn't ever insurmountable - I might could trade out Reality Threedee for something, but I've found it does a lot of work and runners are rarely happy to trash it. I definitely wouldn't splash Beanstalk, since Sweeps Week is much more efficient siphon recovery in-faction. Not sure exactly what to go for instead though? |
13 Oct 2015
Bigguyforyou518
The second problem is that they give the runner a choice, which is almost always a bad thing. It allows them to pick whichever option they can deal with easier. If they're rich as hell, and are confident they don't ever need to go fishing in archives, they might choose to take and clear the tags (or maybe they're playing tag me anyway, so they don't even care). Or maybe they have your board locked down and are running Film Critic (yes, I'm describing literally every Shaper deck), so you won't be able to Midseasons into a Psychographics score from hand. There aren't enough -point traps in the game to actually stop them from winning, so why would they care about piling them on? Even the worst case scenario of them being at -5 points and you being at 6, there's still 12 points in your deck that they can steal (9 if you haven't scored any Global Food Initiatives). As |
13 Oct 2015
UminWolf
Also, if we actually look at how you play against NBN, you hammer their R&D pretty hard to try and snipe the agendas before they draw them. So you'll probably most times give them -2 points, but that doesn't change the game state. It just means they will have to run a little longer, but if they are always in control, then it doesn't matter how long it takes them. Real life example: My friend was running a ridiculous Iain Stirling deck using Data Dealer to always have control of the board. He won 2 games because he stole and sold enough agendas that the corp didn't have enough points in the deck to win, so he just passed his turn till they drew out. My point is that, he was perfectly willing to sacrifice agenda points to maintain control of the game, because at the end of the day, at the core of the game, the corp is the player who is pressure to score out, not the runner. The runner just has to stop you from scoring out before you deck. |
13 Oct 2015
UminWolf
Don't get me wrong, I really like the deck idea. I especially love having Data Raven and Keegan Lane in the same deck. Like I said, running someone through that server into an Archer or any other destroyer is ridiculous! These are just some critiques with stated reasons as to what I would change and why (what I feel is the main purpose of this site). |
13 Oct 2015
trustworthym
Ironically, this deck sort of has a glacier endgame, in that it throws up ice that the runner can't deal with or afford to run through repeatedly. News Team helps with that endgame by preventing their ability to reliably hammer R&D for easy points. I've only been decked out once in 25+ games, although I do often come close, so it is a concern. Really appreciate the critique, btw, sorry if I seem at all hostile! Think I'll probably tool around with your suggestions and see how they play out in practice as a point of comparison, especially since I want to take this to a tournament and see how it does once D&D drops officially. :) |
13 Oct 2015
formerteen
How much do you find you're generally spending on a Shi.Kyū encounter? I know it varies extensively depending on the state of the game but what's a ballpark average? |
14 Oct 2015
trustworthym
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14 Oct 2015
formerteen
cool, thanks! yeah i mean it's tough because they're way too expensive at 5-6 but that's the only way to absolutely ensure they'll score it. i'll keep that in mind when i try out this build (come onnnn D&D). are you usually flipping for the tag removal increase? that seems like the more commonly-advantageous ability. |
14 Oct 2015
trustworthym
It's useful once in a while, and I don't think it's a bad ability, but by the point in the game I'd often rather save clicks than credits - especially since I most always want it flipped back afterwards. |
14 Oct 2015
formerteen
you know, up until this point i thought that SYNC operated like Jinteki Biotech: Life Imagined and you had to flip to get either ability. i see the difference now (and that this is much, much better). my mistake 8) |
29 Oct 2015
hi_impact
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Messing with agenda points feels incredibly strong out of SYNC, so I really like what you've got going here. Not 100% sure on the lack of solid ETR ICE though. Has that presented an issue?