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Re: Shut Up & Sit Down | SU&SD Play... Concept

Nelsormensch — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 03:38:17 -0000

Winnie was named by a solider from Winnipeg, hence the "Winnie." Or to truly experience it in ultimate Canadian fashion:

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Re: Shut Up & Sit Down | SU&SD Play... Concept

Nelsormensch — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 18:32:03 -0000

I've never been happier.

Re: Subterfuge Diaries - Part 8

Nelsormensch — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 15:53:32 -0000

What is dead may never die.

Re: Subterfuge Diaries - Part 6

Nelsormensch — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 13:38:12 -0000

Revisionist history and propaganda!

Re: Subterfuge Diaries - Part 6

Nelsormensch — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:22:40 -0000

Holy hell, I am pierced by spectral spears of guilt, stabbing out from the mists of time.

I'm sorry Pip! The only comfort I can take is I never promised any kind of accord or alliance, unlike so many of these rogues who whispered platitudes while measuring everyone up for a coffin. Yes, that's it, now back in the box you go, twisted shackles of remorse...

Re: Subterfuge Diaries - Part 5

Nelsormensch — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 16:43:24 -0000

(I still <3 you Bratt)

Re: Subterfuge Diaries - Part 5

Nelsormensch — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 16:43:06 -0000

A bed fashioned from lies is quite the uncomfortable thing to lay in!

Re: Subterfuge Diaries - Part 5

Nelsormensch — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 16:23:31 -0000

Oh no no no, you're not painting me with that brush, fiend! While not kind, I was at least honest in my dealings.

(I am sorry Pip, but I never said I wouldn't take your stuff ...)

Re: Subterfuge Diaries - Part 1

Nelsormensch — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 10:57:40 -0000

I'd be very curious to see how people would wager on who is going to take it all in the end, going from week to week.

Re: Subterfuge Diaries - Part 1

Nelsormensch — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 10:56:25 -0000

I'd say the time thing is definitely a large part of it. Someone sets you up... then you have to wait 12-18 hours for the initial stab to play out, and then the consequences of said stabbage will resound for another 3-7 days. Someone can knock your legs out from under you, but you still gotta keep going - potentially now without any chance of winning - for a good long time yet.

A big betrayal in Game of Thrones can end the game that turn. In Subterfuge, you just get turned into a walking corpse (or at least it may feel that way, comebacks are definitely possible).

Re: Tips for running a Tournament

Nelsormensch — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 12:49:24 -0000

Oh yeah, *all* the cards from the Core set, IDs at all. A lot of the current heavy hitters would be gone, but everyone would be on an even playing field, so I think it would be interesting!

Re: Tips for running a Tournament

Nelsormensch — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:54:26 -0000

We talked about this briefly on the last episode of Terminal7, but I'm curious about having tournaments with a particular deckbuilding constraint, i.e. "No core set" or "Core + deluxe expansions only" or something.

Since our tournaments aren't at a monthly frequency, I'm not sure if it would be harder to sell people on the idea since it's not "playing for real", but I'm still quite curious about making it happen.

Re: The World Changed. Tumblr Did Not. — Snowflake feels like it comes from Jinteki’s...

Nelsormensch — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 13:03:10 -0000

In Nisei Division though, you drop it on a central and bid 0, turning it into a Jinteki Pop-Up Window. Then when you actually need to ETR, pay 1. The runner will be confused, assuming you've got an HQ full of agendas and then Legwork into a Snare! and a Fetal AI ;)

Re: Games News! 12/05/14

Nelsormensch — Mon, 12 May 2014 17:00:00 -0000

This is the think I link to folks whenever this question gets asked: http://www.reddit.com/r/Net...

Looks like it hasn't been updated for the last couple of data packs, but it's still a good overview otherwise!

Re: Games News! 12/05/14

Nelsormensch — Mon, 12 May 2014 16:58:29 -0000

Oh man, thanks! You're too kind =)

Re: The World Changed. Tumblr Did Not. — SEA Source is NBN’s Neural EMP. Both of them do...

Nelsormensch — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 15:02:24 -0000

Also, the one thing lots of folks forget about SEA Source is the runner must have made a *successful* run on the turn before you want to use it. So if you know the corp is sitting on one/two Scorched Earth and then see that SEA Source, a runner can safely dig for Plascrete/Decoy/whatever without being at risk.

Now, the corporation might be scoring agendas at the time and they can always setup a Breaking News to give the tags, but especially against Weyland, once you see that SEA Source, you can go find your emergency gear safely.

Re: The World Changed. Tumblr Did Not. — At its best, Data Mine is a no-cost Neural EMP...

Nelsormensch — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 17:16:46 -0000

And never forget Chum -> Data Mine means 4 points of Net Damage that can only be broken by an AI breaker. And if you see an AI breaker, then you go Chum -> Swordsman.

Re: The World Changed. Tumblr Did Not. — Bank Job (Core Set #029)

Nelsormensch — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:09:27 -0000

If you also had Aesop's Pawnshop installed you could leave 1c on Bank Job and sell it for 3c at the start of your next turn too.

Re: SU&SD Play... Android: Netrunner

Nelsormensch — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 17:40:27 -0000

Yeah, I'd heartily second that. Jinteki as a first corp is weird recommendation, H-B is definitely much better for both the corp and the runner.

Re: Quinns is on the Terminal7 podcast!

Nelsormensch — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:37:32 -0000

It's the only way to be sure, after all.

Yeah, I was really stoked when Ed gave us permission to use the NeoTokyo OST. It's been my go-to work music for quite some time, gah, it's so good.

Re: Quinns is on the Terminal7 podcast!

Nelsormensch — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:56:17 -0000

That has actually happened to Jesse and I on more than one occasion! Now we're considering seeding red herrings (get it??) on the cast to keep people from getting a leg up on us.

Re: Radiator Blog: Convo and "what do simulations simulate?"

Nelsormensch — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:09:27 -0000

"While I'm sure there's a top-down squad strategy game in engineering outbursts and humiliating breakdowns in front of camera crews,"

As an aside, I'd play the everliving hell out of that game.

Re: Nels Anderson, Mark Of The Ninja designer

Nelsormensch — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:54:54 -0000

Yeah, it was over the phone. I dunno, I dug it!

Re: Nels Anderson, Mark Of The Ninja designer

Nelsormensch — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:53:34 -0000

Totally legit as far as I'm concerned. FWIW, our gamma screen doesn't have it text it has ... well, you'll see =)

Re: Mark of the Ninja will be sneaking onto XBLA September 7th.

Nelsormensch — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:18:56 -0000

Hey Neo, I'm the lead designer for the game and I'd definitely say we went out of our way with Mark of the Ninja to do something different from Shank. Ninja is unabashedly a stealth game, no question. Obviously it shares the style and fluid animation we developed working on Shank (which is basically all one can see from the screenshots), but the gameplay is very different. Ninja and Shank 2 were actually developed by mostly separate teams, working in parallel.

I talked about this on Giant Bomb recently if you want to check that out: http://www.giantbomb.com/qu...

But I'm glad you liked Shank 1/2, hopefully you'll find things to groove on in Ninja too!