[small FAQ addition]
Q: Can the Corp choose the "Draw 4 cards" for the Runner if the Runner has fewer than 4 cards in their stack?
A: Yes. The Runner gets as many cards as possible from their stack with that option (this may include 0).
It seems Government Takeover is actually becoming a viable agenda with this little trick. Definitely will test out how RPC plays with Dedication Ceremony, Shipment from Kaguya and Builder, among other interesting cards (hey Anson Rose, I'm looking at you).
RPC is no panacea for Government Takeover though. Since you spend your entire turn on advancing you need to somehow either find a way to get an extra click to install the GT (e.g. Biotic Labor) or leave it on the board for 1 turn. And the counter heavy play may cause the runner to guess you have your GT in hand and thus run HQ heavily.
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Silv
Biotic Labor? Pssh. Jeeves Model Bioroids at your service, sir! (In reality you probably want to go with both, since Jeeves gets to be free due to Alliance if you import some Biotics too)
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LordRandomness
@LordRandomness Forgive me if I'm missing something, but what do the butlers do for you here? You can't play RPC before you install the Takeover, and if you install first you've only got two clicks left, so even with Jeeves you can't play a triple.
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BeenaryCode
Ah dammit, got mixed up with the card order. Never mind,
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LordRandomness
this card gonna get on the mwl list, stupid card....
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SourSweet
Eh, it's not that good really... Basically requires you to leave a big agenda on the board, or spend an inordinate amount of effort and influence to set up a combo. It is badass when you get it to work though.
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NoSoup4you
- Have a deck based on many different programs (Exile: Streethawk and The Professor: Keeper of Knowledge builds come to mind)
- Play Freelance Coding Contract
- Trash your hand to gain at least 8 creds (could be more if you've got a bigger hand already)
- Play Game Day
- Run last cli... joking, of course ;-)
I've tested the card in an OTK combo-deck [url=http://netrunnerdb.com/en/decklist/18180/blackmail-potential-somewhat-working-otk]here[/url]. Works pretty well
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KawaiiSocks
Datapike's bigger brother (sister?).
Prohibitive cost for both sides.
One of Femme Fatale's most popular targets.
If it had more than one subroutine, it would obviously be even stronger, so as a Corp, consider playing it with ICE that adds them (Sensei, Chum, etc.)
2 points. Firstly, 8c is good value for a taxing ETR that costs too many credits to break each time (for a runner), thus an extra sub would make too much difference. However, comparing it to a pair of data pike is no contest. Tollbooth costs Gordian blade 7c, 2 Datapikes cost it 4. On encounter effects are unbelievable.
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Nerdfighter
Chum didn´t add subroutines, and even then, it´s positional ice. You don´t want to consider playing it
— m.p
This is a good review, because it shows a big weakness of the card that could go unnoticed by some ^^
— Krams