Red herrings fetal ai and addictional cost

By scimmia2k, in Android: Netrunner Rules Questions

Hi.

i have a problem: why some people say that is possible to not pay addictional cost of red herrings and fetal ai even if i must take agenda if i acces it? Why i can choose to not pay addictional cost when the rules say you must stole agenda if you can. If i have 6 credit and there is an angenda and red herrings why i can choose to not pay 5 to stole when stoling agenda is not a choice and the text on red herrings not provide me to make a choice. If accesing an agenda in order to steal it the runner must pay 5 but i must steal an agenda.

Thank you and sorry for my bad english

scimmia2k said:

Hi. i have a problem: why some people say that is possible to not pay addictional cost of red herrings and fetal ai even if i must take agenda if i acces it? Why i can choose to not pay addictional cost when the rules say you must stole agenda if you can. If i have 6 credit and there is an angenda and red herrings why i can choose to not pay 5 to stole when stoling agenda is not a choice and the text on red herrings not provide me to make a choice. If accesing an agenda in order to steal it the runner must pay 5 but i must steal an agenda. Thank you and sorry for my bad english

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/10056005#10056005

It's reported as an official answer from Lukas Litzinger

Ok but he doesn't explain why. He say only correct but the rules say that you must take agenda if you can and nowhere i see the rules on addictional cost.

scimmia2k said:

Ok but he doesn't explain why. He say only correct but the rules say that you must take agenda if you can and nowhere i see the rules on addictional cost.

Yes. There is no rules about additional cost.

Maybe in the next release of the FAQ we'll find something.

In the meanwhile you can:

1) trust what's reported in the BGG Forum post only for red herrings

2) apply Lukas' ruling about additional costs to all the cases (Fetal AI comes to my mind)

3) ignore that post

But whar is the official position of fantasy flight on this forum?

scimmia2k said:

But whar is the official position of fantasy flight on this forum?

FFG doesn't answer here on the forums.

You have to put your questions here: http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_atencion.asp. And wait for an answer, that may or may not be given.

Lukas Litzinger is the lead developer for Android: Netrunner, so the reported ruling can be considered official. Again, you must trust in what the user reported (but I don't see why to lie for a game rule)

There is no guarantee that this ruling won't be reverted in next version of FAQ or that it will be part of it.