by Malefact
Really appreciate the analysis. Huzzah.Alexfrog wrote:
Datasucker: :star::star::star::star: +
This is a solid splash in Criminal, and is similar to Desperado in that it increases the profit from each run (or counteracts the costs). Its kindof like a Cyberfeeder that works per run instead of per turn! Anarch ismply has to have this to function.
Running Datasucker allows you to run Yog.0 instead of Gordian blade if you want to. Still, I often run into trouble getting enough MU (and I find I don't have the influence for mem chips).
Alexfrog wrote:
Femme Fatale: :star::star::star: +
The best ice is tollbooth, and this goes through it for 1, while nothing else goes through it for any reasonable amount of money. Thats a nullification of an $8 ice for the corp, justifying its cost. If you play it, youre playing it instead of ninja not in addition, and in a deck with ice strength reduction (a Criminal splashing Datasuckers can play this to good effect).
Agreed: Femme is a fantastic anti-tollbooth card. Although, following on from above: if you run Datasucker/Yog.0 she's less useful. The other difficulty I've found with FF is that you want a sentry breaker out early for Rototurrets (and possibly Katanas / Ichi / Raven) and this means that you may have to pick your "bypass targe" somewhat at random.
Alexfrog wrote:
Bank Job: :star::star::star: ?
Such a meta dependant card. This wrecks people who dont play around it insanely hard, and is bad if they only ever make one, well protected, extra data fort.
My impression is that folks are getting burned by bank job / wise to how powerful Melange can be, and ditching their PAD campaigns. It's less powerful than it was, sure, but it's still worth running as a Criminal. Other factions might have better uses for the influence.