| From: | Bull <chaos@*****.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: [COW] Challenge replacing Objectives |
| Date: | Mon, 15 Sep 1997 02:04:52 -0400 |
>> One trick taht a lot of people don;t seem to use is to wait until your
>> obective flips up before putting challenges on your own objective. taht
>> way you know which ones will be useful and which ones won't. Of course,
>> this doesn't work with your opponent, but...
>
>The "Critter Generator" decks also add functionality to guys like the
>Security Decker: Recon and you get poofed, encounter him on a run and
>you get poofed to. This only works while the Objective is unrevealed,
>however.
>
>It seems very difficult, though, to use any of these Objectives with any
>other types; you just need to load up on all these heavy guys.
>
>One gripe I'm starting to develop against the Challenges: they all cost
>the same. Seen one way, actually, it's cheaper to play a Dracoform
>(voted Most Likely to Make Midden from your Remains) than, say, the Lone
>Star Patrol, since a defender will most likely pay nuyen to pump up the
>cops. This seems to lead toward Big Wallet games, with whoever shelled
>out the most money (ie, got the most rares) wins.
>
>Maybe that's just my own gripe. I'll go to bed now.
>
I have to disagree...
The Draco Form is cheap, but... It's also Unique and gets fragged when it
hits the trash, wether it actually got beat or got around...
Soem of the best objectives are still the commons... Maglocks, for
example. Without a Maglock passkey in one of your runners possesion
(Meaning that you actually bought the issue of Inquest with it and managed
to get it into play), or you ahve a huge amount of technical skill, it's
next to impossible to get past.
Also, there are others that are really tough to beat. Nets, Gut Check, a
Fresh Chomps 2000... the list goes on... Sure, it's nice to beat the shit
out your runners with the big dragon, but sometimes it's more than enough
to simply stop him.
And, even though Tinner has bought a Box of Boosters, plus more cards, I
can still beat him with my 3 Starters and 6 Boosters, plus a few trades...
In fact, I believe he hasn;t beaten me yet... <grin>
Bull
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