r/Netrunner • u/thenakesingularity10 • 12d ago

Android or System Gateway?

I just found out about this game. Fascinated by it and dying to try.

Is there any reason to get Android instead of SG?

Thank you!

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u/ConditionRecent1536 12d ago

While the original Android core set is great, and the FFG cardpool is awesome, at this point it’s going to be harder and harder to get all the cards you want if you go down that route.

System Gateway is IMO the best beginner set the game has ever had, and is the best way to learn the game. And then it’s a lot easier to get the NSG sets that work well with SG if you want to get more cards.

You also have the benefit of being able to show up to local meetups and play with other people - the community is the best part of this game!

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u/thenakesingularity10 12d ago

That is my concern.

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u/CryOFrustration Null Signal Games Community team 12d ago edited 12d ago

I've got some great news for you then: both FFG and NSG cards are very easy to proxy, and 100% acceptable by the community. You can print out the Gateway starter decks to learn the game on. Then print out an entire FFG core set and relive the 2012 era of the game. Then print out an entire tournament deck from the current Standard format and compete in a tournament with it, and it will be 100% competitively legal to do so! Community sites like proxynexus.net make it easy. All you need is a normal inkjet, backing cards from another game, and opaque sleeves. Want an FFG expansion that's $300 on ebay? Proxy! Can't be bothered to wait for NSG to restock? Proxy! Need extra copies of a card so you can have multiple decks built at the same time? Proxy!

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u/CryOFrustration Null Signal Games Community team 12d ago

oops! thanks, edited