Netrunner has continued chugging along with the help of community support and Null Signal games. I think overall they’ve done a great job and offered lots of cool on-ramps for new players, and nifty stuff for the seasoned vets, to enjoy Netrunner. Some news that creeped out is that Null Signal games is moving forward with retiring the old FFG cards.

I can understand this reasoning. It’s a way to entice new players into the game, and help tread around legal landmines with FFG. Null Signal Games saw the need to get some type of core set out there for new players. Can totally get how another part of my old post is coming to fruition, offering alternatives to staple FFG cards. It’s interesting they are going further and completely dropping FFG cards altogether going forward as an evergreen product.

NSG has put out a lot of expansions, but I have one thing I’m hoping for in their next big core set supplement (codename Dawn), more IDs. I can see focusing on a pool of cards to offer an expansive floor for the future of the game, with lots of choices for breakers, ice, assets, resources and such. But honestly small expansions, adding a few tinkered and tested cards, can work for that. A lot of variety in Netrunner can come from simply using a different runner or corp ID. I really hope that NSG embraces that idea and offers 4-6 options for each respective faction, that we get a bevy of IDs to play with this neo core.

Regardless, it’ll be fun to see what they have planned for this year.