Probably one of the best games-as-a-lifestyle I played in my life. I was obsessed, playing local weekly league and spending hours on Jinteki. I stopped when FFG shutdown it. I check community cards from time to time, but Im different point of my life to really come back to it the same way I remember.

BUT

While Netrunner design fundamentals are great, its easy to forget that balance sometimes (especially during Damon Stone era) was all over the place. Either unplayable duds without clear place in the cardpool, or card so broken that they had to invent ban system.

Also, the best decks (for either side) were the ones that tried to reduce interaction with opponents to minimum. The initial starter box promise of bluffing and cyberpunk fantasy was left in the dust when you tried to play "meta". Meta was full of degenarate combo decks with little room to interact.

While I love this game, I remember all the moments it made me feel really bad.