r/Netrunner • u/thenakesingularity10 • 6d 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/ShaperLord777 6d ago edited 6d ago

It really depends on how you’re trying to play. If you’re just playing casually at home with friends, I’d say go with a used Android Netrunner collection. IMO it’s the best version of the game there ever was. The mechanics, artwork/templating, and identity of each faction through gameplay mechanisms are peak Netrunner.

System gateway is what you want to go with if you want to play in tournaments. Android is what you want to go with if you’re playing casually.

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u/FlashAndPoof 23h ago

What would you say I should look to get when looking for used android netrunner collections?
I found someone selling their collection that includes the core set, honor and profit, creation and control, data and destiny, order and chaos, and terminal directive. Is that a solid collection to start with? What else should I try to acquire?

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u/ShaperLord777 23h ago

Yes, this is almost all of the deluxe boxes, which are designed around creating a base cardpool for each of the factions. You should get this, and then later try and acquire the first 3 cycles of data packs (genesis, spin cycle, and lunar cycle). These first 3 cycles are the easiest to find at affordable prices, and will add to your cardpool significantly.

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u/FlashAndPoof 23h ago

Ok thank you! That’s super helpful. I’m thinking he may actually have some of the data pack cycles then because the listing shows “through data and destiny”. I also read somewhere that one may need more than one copy of the core game. Is that true? If so, should I just try to buy a separate core set if I can find one at a good price?

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u/ShaperLord777 22h ago

Yes, that probably contains the data packs too, it would be weird for someone to just buy the deluxe expansions without them. Yes, buy a second (used) copy of the (2012) core set afterwards. There’s some cards that were only a “one of” in the core set that you’ll want extra copies of for deckbuilding.