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Comment on Slay the Spire 2 | Official gameplay trailer in ~games
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Comment on Slay the Spire 2 | Official gameplay trailer in ~games
Kingofthezyx Link ParentI would always succeed when I could get a good Pressure Points deck going, but otherwise Watcher was definitely my least favorite.I would always succeed when I could get a good Pressure Points deck going, but otherwise Watcher was definitely my least favorite.
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Comment on Holiday season playlist in ~music
Kingofthezyx LinkIn my household, we love the Lindsey Stirling Christmas albums - Warmer in Winter and Snow Waltz. Electric violin covers of all the greats, some with vocals, some just instrumental, as well as...In my household, we love the Lindsey Stirling Christmas albums - Warmer in Winter and Snow Waltz. Electric violin covers of all the greats, some with vocals, some just instrumental, as well as some originals.
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Comment on Passport Photos in ~arts
Kingofthezyx Link ParentPersonally a big fan of vacuum nipples.Personally a big fan of vacuum nipples.
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Comment on TV in 2024 in ~tech
Kingofthezyx Link ParentYeah, this is spot on. I have a Vizio soundbar with a subwoofer and two satellite speakers that I got for $200 a few years ago. Sounds infinitely better than the built in speakers on my LG C1, and...Yeah, this is spot on. I have a Vizio soundbar with a subwoofer and two satellite speakers that I got for $200 a few years ago. Sounds infinitely better than the built in speakers on my LG C1, and is a really easy solution to hook up to bluetooth for party music. A full "surround sound" set up would have been triple to five times the price.
We also have a small off-brand battery powered bluetooth speaker we bring to the lake for relaxing on the deck and it's much better than playing music from our phones.
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
Kingofthezyx Link ParentThose cups are really awesome!Those cups are really awesome!
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Comment on What small questions do you have that aren’t worth a full topic on their own? in ~talk
Kingofthezyx Link ParentYes! Me too. I love a good dark green, like a deep well-taken care of succulent, or an oak leaf. Though I can definitely get behind some very light pale greens as well, like Seafoam. None of this...Yes! Me too. I love a good dark green, like a deep well-taken care of succulent, or an oak leaf.
Though I can definitely get behind some very light pale greens as well, like Seafoam.
None of this in-between stuff though.
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Comment on Huawei announces phone with tri-folding screen in ~tech
Kingofthezyx Link ParentI tried one for a while before returning it. Samsung Z Fold 4. It was actually a really fun phone, playing Genshin Impact and emulators on it was sick. Ultimately what made me return it was the...I tried one for a while before returning it. Samsung Z Fold 4. It was actually a really fun phone, playing Genshin Impact and emulators on it was sick.
Ultimately what made me return it was the lower-end camera setup (it was a downgrade from my S22 Ultra) and being absolutely terrified of getting sand in it (I lived near the beach at the time, and we were there a lot)
Also the front screen was pretty thin on the Fold 4 - it seems like newer models are a bit better about this though.
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Comment on Looking for some Switch recommendations in ~games
Kingofthezyx Link ParentJust a note on Into the Breach - if you have a Netflix subscription it can be played for free on mobile, last time I checked, and it works very well on a phone.Just a note on Into the Breach - if you have a Netflix subscription it can be played for free on mobile, last time I checked, and it works very well on a phone.
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Comment on Looking for some Switch recommendations in ~games
Kingofthezyx Link ParentPokemon Legends: Arceus is so much fun! I'm pretty excited for PL: Zygarde just because of how engaged I was with Arceus.Pokemon Legends: Arceus is so much fun! I'm pretty excited for PL: Zygarde just because of how engaged I was with Arceus.
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Comment on MoneyRanked: The countries with the highest wealth per person in ~finance
Kingofthezyx Link ParentPretty telling how the US is relatively high up for "mean" and not even in the top 10 for "median"Pretty telling how the US is relatively high up for "mean" and not even in the top 10 for "median"
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Comment on Kamala Harris names Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor, as running mate in ~society
Kingofthezyx Link ParentI feel like Kelly would have been the truly "moderate" choice, Shapiro would have been more of a bet on all chips in PA. In my eyes.I feel like Kelly would have been the truly "moderate" choice, Shapiro would have been more of a bet on all chips in PA. In my eyes.
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Comment on Humble Games responds and confirms that whilst it is restructuring, it is not shutting down in ~games
Kingofthezyx Link ParentOh my God. How did I miss this. This is stellar news!Oh my God. How did I miss this. This is stellar news!
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Comment on Humble Games responds and confirms that whilst it is restructuring, it is not shutting down in ~games
Kingofthezyx Link ParentWish they would make a sequel to Slay the Spire.Wish they would make a sequel to Slay the Spire.
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Comment on Non-parents give crappy parenting advice in ~life
Kingofthezyx Link ParentIt turns out the best advice is pretty much "pay attention to your kid and how they respond to things, and keep doing what works and stop doing what doesn't work" but a lot of parents zone out at...It turns out the best advice is pretty much "pay attention to your kid and how they respond to things, and keep doing what works and stop doing what doesn't work" but a lot of parents zone out at "pay attention to your kid"
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Comment on Non-parents give crappy parenting advice in ~life
Kingofthezyx Link ParentAs a parent of an 8 month old, I can tell you it seems like a lot of parents give advice in a way that seems like they are justifying the way they chose to parent. I try to only give advice in...As a parent of an 8 month old, I can tell you it seems like a lot of parents give advice in a way that seems like they are justifying the way they chose to parent. I try to only give advice in terms of "we struggled with this, here is what worked for us."
You can see it in all forms of legitimate advice online too - some babies respond well to this, some don't. There's no magic bullet in parenting and a lot of people don't like that at all, because it's more important for them to feel "right".
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Comment on Upcoming (and past) concerts in ~music
Kingofthezyx Link ParentLord Huron has a few good songs, they hold a special place in my household because they were one of the first vinyls we owned for our record player. Sometimes their songs can sound a little samey...Lord Huron has a few good songs, they hold a special place in my household because they were one of the first vinyls we owned for our record player. Sometimes their songs can sound a little samey but I really like The Man Who Lives Forever
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Comment on Dating apps have gotten so bad that speed dating is in again in ~life
Kingofthezyx Link ParentTrue, I didn't even mention the pre-dating-app filtering of people who date the traditional way, offline.True, I didn't even mention the pre-dating-app filtering of people who date the traditional way, offline.
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Comment on Dating apps have gotten so bad that speed dating is in again in ~life
Kingofthezyx LinkIt's kind of a filtering process, by design they will get worse over time. In the beginning you start with a large pool of people in which there are reasonable, relationship-material types,...It's kind of a filtering process, by design they will get worse over time. In the beginning you start with a large pool of people in which there are reasonable, relationship-material types, unhinged lunatics, and everything in between. As time goes on the reasonable people pair up with each other and leave the app. Eventually the population skews further and further towards the people that are terrible to date - that's why they're still using the app. Then even when a new reasonable person joins, they are hit by wave after wave of crazies. By this late in the game I can't imagine the spread looks appetizing at all.
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Comment on The more I use Linux, the more I hate every distro in ~tech
Kingofthezyx Link ParentI love Mint! I run it on my home server and converted my laptop to it as well. It has been rock-solid. My laptop is from 2018 with an i7-8550u and it is snappy as hell. I just replaced the battery...I love Mint! I run it on my home server and converted my laptop to it as well. It has been rock-solid.
My laptop is from 2018 with an i7-8550u and it is snappy as hell. I just replaced the battery and upgraded the SSD and it runs like new. No complaints at all, even with 8GB RAM.
My server desktop uses a new-ish chipset, and updating the kernel to the latest version via Mainline got everything squared away - 0 issues related to Mint.
My gaming desktop still runs Windows 11, because I had a 10 license and because I literally only use it for gaming. I have been seriously thinking about switching it to Mint as well with all of the good things I hear about Proton. It runs a 6700xt so I won't have to deal with NVIDIA weirdness either. I just haven't sat down to test out how it works and re-download all of my games yet. Windows doesn't get in my way quite as much when all I do is log on and immediately load a game, then shut down as soon as I'm done.
You are correct at face value, but one thing is that it's also a very defensive card because you don't ever need to use Wrath. You can basically stay in calm and exit it back and forth to keep your energy up. So it lightly synchronizes with cards like Empty Body (defend + exit stance), Empty Mind (draw cards + exit stance), Like Water (5-7 block per turn while in calm).
It's also basically exponential (or logarithmic or something) damage, and minorly AoE. For regular encounters you can apply a stack on one enemy, then the next, and it does damage to the original enemy as well.
It works really well in small decks where you can draw a copy every turn or multiple copies per turn. It's kind of like Claw though - sometimes you have to grab it early and just hope you're gonna come across a bunch more as the run goes on.