Why You Should Get into Netrunner in 2024

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[Quargos]

Having spent no small part of my own time as a volunteer for NISEI in previous years as one of the game design team members, I love to see the positive responses... and, have to somewhat disappointedly agree with all of the criticisms of what we achieved, and note that NISEI has been very aware of a lot of these issues as it's been finding it's feet and learning how to do it's best.

I am excited for the future of this game, despite the very real flaws, and am hopeful that with time, NISEI will manage to at least get close to the incredible potential for this game.

[MacrotisLagotis]

I worked on the development of System Gateway, and seeing this video is so very special. We tried our very best to make it the perfect intro to Netrunner and your description is exactly what we were going for.
Much Love

[SpencerDub]

I just commented in our NISEI internal chat that this video is so deeply loving, and I appreciate it so much for this. NISEI exists because Netrunner is so uniquely captivating that we just couldn't let it die. It means a lot to me that you were able to not only experience that magic yourself, but convey it as well.

Thanks for this video, Tom. I hope I can square off against you in Netspace someday. (SHUX, perhaps?)

Oh, and I noticed Zahya got a lot of attention in the B-roll, so I have to ask: Which are your favorite IDs to play currently?

[misterproject]

This is imo Tom's best video yet. The camera and editing work is outstanding, especially in the "Poker chips" section of the video. The amount of work to make a 30 minute video like this, jesus, it must be enormous. Great job, seriously.

[battlemind]

This video has changed my gaming life. After selling my entire collection many years ago, I thought Netrunner was dead for good. This has got me collecting again. Thanks guys!

[KevinTame]

Tom this is such a good video and I love it so much. John Netrunner might be my halloween costume this year! It's so good. So I'm a member of NISEI's product team and much of your grips are right on the nose. Early on we didn't have the funds or resources to commission artist so we had to "hack" our way through getting those cards out. Much of the art you didn't like was from our early sets. I still cringe at some of the things we put out... eek! Now that we have a few years under our belt and the resources to commission professional artist, we've been able to make some really nice cards. System Gateway was just the start of improving our art skills. We have a new set coming out in July and I think you are going to love the art and overall theme. I'm excited for you to see it.

Anyways, I enjoyed this video a lot. Thanks for your effort in putting it together.

[jadasc]

Ah, I love this game. I wrote the InQuest review in '96-'97 that gave the original five stars.

[johannesisaksson]

Lovely to see SUSD shine a light on this game again. We are still going over here and you are all so very welcome back. And don't worry about the funky art, the upcoming expansion is going to continue to see improvements on that front. It was mainly that first set (which NISEI pushed out in an unbelievably short time right after the game was cancelled by FFG) that had that problem.

[lukewisner]

I’m glad you’re covering this game to show that the community is still keeping it alive. There’s nothing quite like it and I hope more people will play it now

[genuwine]

This game was the game for me and my college roommates. When it was announced that it was being discontinued I regretted not running out and buying everything for it (I had lapsed in my purchasing as I had been hard up for cash) and it taught me the lesson of buy everything if I love a game, which is why I have an unhealthily large collection of Arkham Horror the card game. It sounds like I have to start a new collection of Nisei cards.

[christopherbarnette]

It's crazy that you've put this video up when you did - we've just gotten back in to Nisei after letting our Netrunner cards sit in the dark for years. We're LOVING the new cards, and are limiting ourselves to the Nisei-only cardpool. It's also fascinating to discover how the corps and runners have evolved over time. Tom, I wish you weren't an ocean away - we'd love to throw some cards around together!

[keyboardcruiser]

As someone who got into netrunner in the post-FFG era, I can wholeheartedly say that the experience NISEI delivers is phenomenal. And they do it for free. FREE.

You can download the starter pack, get it printed for as cheap as the cards come, and play it with a friend. No restrictions. I'm hoping for a Netrunner revival and this video is a great way to get the ball rolling.

[andli]

Netrunner is still the best card game ever. Now that it's non-commercial it's even better

[wastelanderone]

Why is this from 2022 saying I should get into Netrunner in 2024, I am so weirded out rn

[Sokka-]

There is some introductory content that is produced more recently. On YouTube, YsengrinSC has a couple great videos that break down some key concepts in the game like ICE and Win Conditions. The Metropole Grid is a good place to watch some full gameplay where everything is thoroughly explained, which helps develop a good understanding of how the game plays. And then my own content focuses a bit more on competitive play and an explanation of strategy, although I do fun things as well 😉
Awesome video!

[Slim]

Tom. What an amazing video. Keep on doing great work.

[TheRealGooberMan]

I got in to Android: Netrunner just after Mumbad scared off many of the older players. My learning experience, because no one was really interested in kitchen-tabling with me, was to read and watch tournament videos for a good two months before playing my first game at a local meet up. It very quickly became my all-time favourite physical game.

You'll have the issue of "you can't get these cards", but Trace 5, Peachhack, Metropole Grid, and Sneakdoor have some great tournament videos with commentary. The FFG channel still has all their old tournament videos up too. Even if you never play outside of your kitchen, you'll learn a lot about the mechanics and what makes a card viable in your deck this way.

Hack the planet!

[beorik]

I recently got into Netrunner, and I love it so much.

[bennair]

I struggled back and forth whether I should start with NISEI as I've heard great things about Netrunner. Thankfully I found friendly people on a Discord (Green Level Clearance) to help me get started with some rules and I bought it.
I unpacked it with a flat mate just to try it out - and then FOUR HOURS were suddenly gone. Damn this game can be intense! As a Runner you wonder what the Corporation is hiding. As Corp you are in the constant fear of getting attacked in your weak spot. I didn't even build a deck yet and are looking to test out some beginner decks to learn further.
-> Definitely worth getting if you're into asymmetric games.

[ianwitt]

Loved the video and it's great to see Netrunner and NISEI getting exposure like this - I hope it brings in even more new players as this game is simply fantastic.

One minor thing I wanted to mention with regards to some of the early NISEI card art - there are some totally legitimate criticisms there and much of the early art was community sourced at high velocity as there were far more cards than there were artworks. However, more recently NISEI has absolutely upped their art game and even engaged many of the same professional artists who did artwork on the FFG incarnation of the game (Liiga Smilshkalne, Emilio Rodriguez, Galen Dara, BalanceSheet, Bruno Balixa and Martin de Diego Sādaba just to name those in SG/SU), so I'd personally push back slightly against the idea that the relatively small subset of cards which look a bit "homemade" has any significant bearing on the quality of the overall game and product, or the amount of fun you can have playing it. Personally I feel the majority of artwork on NISEI cards is at least to the same standard as FFG's was, if not better in some cases.