Netrunner Canadian Nationals 2023: Swiss Round 2 - Android: Netrunner

[@Einherj3r]

I can't believe I'm watching a real life Netrunner match on youtube in 2023. Thank you so much for this!

[@jimmydalad]

I’m so happy to see this type of video back. Brings me back to how I got into Netrunner to begin with. Thank you for your work~

[@MetropoleGrid]

Videos like this are also how I got into Netrunner, and I'm stoked to hopefully inspire a new generation. Thanks for the kind words, eh.

[@HoneyCMB]

This stellar commentary has really motivated me to get more active in the local Chicago community! Love to see the game played at this level instead of my kitchen table system gateway brews.

[@MetropoleGrid]

That's awesome! I can't recommend getting invovled in local communities enough. Meeting folks who are equally excited about this game is always the beginning of something great.

[@DaybreakerDJ]

Thank you for bringing back THE best spectating card game experience! Love these videos. Wonderful editing! Can't wait for more.

[@MetropoleGrid]

Thank you, that's very kind. No worries, there's a lot more coming. :D

[@somefishhere]

Great commentary on this matchup! It really caught me up to speed! The overlays were extremely helpful too!

[@falsezero]

another great video! I didnt realize how much I missed watching these live commentaries! Really appreciate them

[@Slymocks]

Love these awesome overlays! It really makes it easy to watch!

[@MetropoleGrid]

Aye! Glad to hear!

[@cocoro5438]

Outstanding quality, thank you for your effort in putting these together!

[@epochofox9680]

Such good vids ! Like great pumped for the next one.

[@KynElwynn]

Thank you for bringing this to us and the work you do! :)

[@MrKikke2]

Man I love the editing of the video!! LOVE IT!! Does all your other matches videos are edited like this?

[@MetropoleGrid]

Thank you! All of the matches in the ongoing Canadian Nationals series will be edited like this! If you want to dive into some of the older 'meat space' games on the channel, they're also edited like this as well (but without some of the flourishes).

[@epochofox9680]

Awesome!

[@genentropy]

Excellent stream. Azmari Glacier is good for the game.

[@tineye5100]

Do you think it's a reasonable deck for a VERY rusty returning player to pick up?

[@zerothmaxima7294]

Wow the edits that went into this are amazing, the little bubbles on the cards that are being used. Straightup Chefkiss Anyways kind of a shame we didn't see the Airblades used, its very effective on Surveyor.

[@MetropoleGrid]

Hey Zeroth! Glad you like the bubbles - in the edits, I was getting lost following Hoshikos' start of turn triggers, and I stumbled across a pretty intuitive solution. Unfortunately, Airblades only works on 'when encountered' clauses, while Surveyor has a static ability. You can Hush a Surveyor, and then all instances of X drop to 0, which is pretty sick. Thanks for the kind words, eh!

[@zerothmaxima7294]

OH DANG. Rip the Bladezzz. Lol imagine having words that are other than kind for @@MetropoleGrid

[@bakdorz]

WE'RE SO BACK BABY

[@SparkSign]

Azmari feels like such a rough deck to play against.

[@martinbrochu642]

Brutal.

[@Callistheneitus]

Is one-sided swiss common in contemporary Netrunner?

[@MacrotisLagotis]

its becoming more and more common yes! the rationale is that it eliminates 241s, at the cost of playing slightly less netrunner/hr. but in practice it evens out since it eliminates 241s and greatly reduces IDs. there are a lot of arguments for either format. a lot of players enjoy having 2 games against the same opponent and don't bother with 241s and IDs anyway.

[@MetropoleGrid]

As Macrotis said, Single-Sided Swiss is a relatively new format (it was only formalized into Null Signal Games' organized play policies earlier this summer), and I'm a huge fan of it. There are a lot of frustrations that arise within Double-Sided Swiss, particularly the abundance of 241s and IDs. The SSS format ensures a greater number of players are playing more Netrunner at any given event, and I think that's great. If you want to run your own SSS event, check out www.aesopstables.net/ - shout-out to YsengrinSC, the original SSS evangelist, who put together the entire website.

[@tineye5100]

Returning player who has lurked here but barely played in some time. Is this NBN deck a good one to get started with for a glacier style?

[@MetropoleGrid]

Hey tineye! I think it would be. It might not be particularly exhilarating, but there's a fair bit of important decision making tied to managing the agendas in central servers, and intelligent ice positioning. Give it a shot!

[@DaveMichaelRichardson]

Outstanding quality video. Spectacular commentary. But this is a very boring match. Azmari is just a snor to watch. Shame because Hermes Tao is super fun. The day Azmari rotated cannot be soon enough.