RetroMancer retromancer

Midnight Sun has arrived and we have a monster episode to cover it!
Nate and Steve open with a recap of recent news, including our upcoming Startup Circuit opener (https://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/3299). Then we have an interview with the winner of the Ashes to Ashes tournament Mike AKA asqwasqw. Finally we sit down and discuss our thoughts on the Midnight Sun cards. Enjoy!
 
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00:56 Retromancer's Startup Circuit Opener (https://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/3299)
3:05 - Netrunner Worlds (https://nisei.net/blog/2022-world-championship-tickets-lodging-events/)06:16 Midnight Sun Replacements & Card back update
Misprints and replacements (https://nisei.net/blog/midnight-sun-misprints-and-replacements/)
Card back update (https://nisei.net/blog/addressing-the-new-card-backs/)
Mike AKA asqwasqw interview:
12:25 – Ashes to Ashes recap
22:06 – Midnight Sun predictions
Midnight Sun Startup review:
30:31 – Anarch
41:17 – Criminal
51:12 – Shaper
59:32 – HB
01:08:50 – Jinteki
01:26:36 – NBN
01:44:57 – Weyland
Intro Music: “Shake It Up”, by Fesliyan Studios (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com) Background Music

This month Nate and Steve open their episode with a chat about the recently announced Startup changes and discuss our thoughts on the evolution of the format. Afterwards we speculate on what the HB identity might be in Parhelion, the second half of the Borealis cycle.…
 
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…Oh, you’re here for Midnight Sun HB spoilers?! We got those too! Thank you NISEI for letting us participate in spoiler season this year and allowing us to announce these cool scoops. EDIT: The images of our spoilers are now in the show notes, enjoy. Make sure to check out other content creators and NISEI spoilers in the coming days. The spoiler schedule can be found here (https://nisei.net/blog/welcome-to-midnight-sun-previews/).
Finally, special thanks to manveruppd, NISEI's content creator coordinator, for answering all our questions and helping us through our first spoiler season.
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Startup Rotation Announcement (https://nisei.net/blog/revising-startup-with-midnight-sun/)
00:55 - Announcement Discussion
06:21 - Our Thoughts on the change
Midnight Sun HB Spoilers!
15:48 - #35 Echo (https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/u89ecq/RetromancerMS35.png)
19:21 - #37 Wave (https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/v33y6p/RetromancerMS37.png)
22:13 - #33 Refuge Campaign (https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hk9zcm/RetromancerMS33.png)
26:22 - #32 Midnight-3 Arcology (https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zje2a5/RetromancerMS32.png)
29:48 - HB ID Speculation
Intro Music: “Shake It Up”, by Fesliyan Studios (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com) Background Music

The Ashes to Ashes tournament has finally wrapped its Swiss rounds! 38 players competed, including Nate and Steve. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped run the event.
This episode we discuss our experience in the tournament and later we chat about the Corp and Runner decks that made the top 8 cut, which had just started.
Here's a link to the lists if you are interested:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wbXgDfQM_C3KHZRB0Z9WBzHXucCG9RzJfFo8BDuaU70/edit#gid=0And here are the Swiss Standings:https://cobr.ai/tournaments/2406/players/standings
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05:15 Ashes to Ashes tournament structure
Swiss experience and memorable moments:
10:00 – Steve
14:05 – Nate
Top 8 Corp deck discussion:
20:32 – Jinteki: Personal Evolution
29:50 – HB: Precision Design
35:27 – NBN: Near Earth Hub
38:10 – Weyland: Built to Last
Top 8 Runner deck discussion:
43:30 – Shaper: Rielle "Kit" Peddler
45:33 – Crim: Ken "Express" Tenma
48:23 – Anarch: Hoshiko Shiro
54:33 – Final Thoughts on Ashes to Ashes and Thank yous
57:19 – Midnight Sun Spoiler Season is July 11-22nd
 
Intro Music: “Shake It Up”, by Fesliyan Studios (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com) Background Music

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This week we’re joined by a special guest, Ed, the mod-min of the Green Level Clearance Discord. We cover a wide variety of topics: philosophy, Netrunner (plus Netrunner fan Fiction), mental health and ways we can help each other. Oh and curry, don’t forget the curry.
 
We’re almost too late, but you have 24 hours left to sign-up for the Ashes to Ashes Startup tournament (registration closes at May 21st, 2022 at 11:30PM PST, 6:30AM UTC). This is an asynchronous tournament played online (jinteki.net), organized on the Green Level Clearance Discord. Special thanks to Shruthless, who's been instrumental in making this event possible. Details below:
Join the GLC Discord server here: discord.gg/glc
Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmvxQY048V0YlkXMTQ94S_9PNYiHrbWurQ9gGAYURjBxkHAg/viewform
ABR link: https://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/3238/ashes-to-ashes-a-startup-celebration-on-glc
 
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05:25 – Philosophy & GLC Moderation
17:15 – Netrunner Themes & Other Fiction
25:26 – GLC Mental Health Channel
33:00  - Ashes to Ashes Startup Tournament
43:07 – Playtesting for NISEI
57:55 – Cards we are excited to see rotate out of the Startup
01:06:53 – Mmmm, Curry
 
Intro Music: “Shake It Up”, by Fesliyan Studios (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com) Background Music

The Midnight Sun Booster has been out for nearly two months and Nate and Steve are ready to share their (likely wrong) opinions on the cards! Also, towards the end of the episode we discuss how the booster has impacted the Startup meta.
 
Hakarl jank:
Shark Service (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/decklist/e32366c2-9937-4285-80f0-1f3fcc10fab6/shark-service-1-1-startup-#)
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02:54 - Vladi City Grid (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32006)
14:43 - Azef Protocol (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32007)
22:17 - Anemone (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32005)
35:52 - Hákarl 1.0 (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32004)
39:47 - Revolver (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32002)
42:42 - Deep Dive (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32003)
50:57 - Light the Fire! (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32001)
54:17 - Meta analysis
 
Intro Music: “Shake It Up”, by Fesliyan Studios (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com) Background Music

The entirety of the Midnight Sun Booster has been revealed! Phil, of The ShadowNet Podcast (https://anchor.fm/theshadownetanr/), returns as a guest to discuss the new cards. We also have some fun and “spoil” (imaginary) NISEI cards that might work with them.
 
NO NISEI EXCEL FILES WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS EPISODE!
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Midnight Sun Booster Product Announcement (https://nisei.net/blog/light-the-fire-booster-launch/)
04:28 - Deep Dive (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32003)
16:46 - Vladisibirsk Grid (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32006)
28:31 – Revolver (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32002)
40:03 - Harkarl 1.0 (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32004)
52:46 - Azef Protocol (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32007)
1:07:50 - Anenome (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32005)
1:19:15 - Light the Fire (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32001)Intro Music: “Shake It Up”, by Fesliyan Studios (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com) Background Music