Dedicated Responses in a Team Formation

A few things:

+RSVP into dedicated is a great way to protect dedicated response team, especially since you only have pop ups and RSVP in this deck.

+Bernice Mai works wonderfully with DRT, as does Data Raven and Flare

+DRT and sideways play works REALLY well with Near-Earth Hub.

• Only three pieces of ice stops the runner.

• No TGBT? This seems like a natural include with DRT, along with Ghost Branch and possibly Mushin-No-Shin.

Thanks for the comments:

I'm actually surprised on just how well the deck actually runs.

Only 3 Ices stop the runner, true. Though Data Raven is as good as "End the Run" in the early game and RSVP with anything behind it is usually intimidating enough to get the runner to jack out.

TGTBT was definitely considered. The DRTs have to be rezzed before they hit it though so it's taking a gamble on R&D and HQ (wasting money on DRTs and showing you have them) with a huge penalty if it doesn't pay out. Obviously the best choice is planting one in Archives or installing them and leaving them alone. I've found in most playtesting the Archives were largely ignored. Installing them is more interesting. Install-Advance-Advance screams trap in this deck so it usually won't get run. Yay free point. Installing with no advancing was ignored most of the time and I just wished it was a 3/2 agenda instead. I've been debating adding it back in though.

I love Ghost Branch in my Weyland deck. But a strong part of this deck is the high trash cost of the Assets/Upgrades. I've found most runners to be poor when facing this deck. I have been toying with putting Ghost Branch in but I'm really having trouble finding it's spot in the deck.

Mushin-No-Shin without Ghost Branch I'd really not want to do. Mushin-No-Shin with Ghost Branch still feels "meh" to me. I wouldn't know what to cut to make room for it and I don't really enjoy the gamble aspect of it. I wouldn't want to feel frustrated when the trap is ignored or the agenda is taken.