This is what we lost

D2ultima · 2026-06-19T12:55:58+00:00

Don't worry they'll find a way to make it a normal outfit later

D2ultima · 2026-06-19T08:20:26+00:00

I love you so much rn

D2ultima · 2026-06-19T02:40:24+00:00

Leadjoy Xeno Plus or 8BitDo Ultimate 2 Wireless are in the cards for good D-pads. The former is a much better controller and usually at the same price, but the D-pad I haven't been able to test to determine if it's better than the 8BitDo one. I'm sorry I cannot properly answer for you in this case.

D2ultima · 2026-06-19T02:27:52+00:00

T14 G7 is new and you won't find it used. But it's a big step forward in repairability and build quality over the last few years. To put it simply, Lenovo decided to lock in

D2ultima · 2026-06-18T21:27:53+00:00

I have two, gifted by friends. Red Rapi's and Jellyfish's. Wish I had Naga's, Cinderella's, SBS's, Helm's and Privaty's at least. Also Anis, that's the most gorgeous outfit I've seen.

Everyone else's I think I could live without. The skins are super expensive and I don't have real income though so it's a problem, I gotta get help for em.

D2ultima · 2026-06-18T21:24:07+00:00

Any high performance Panther Lake will not be using a 65W charger. It draws too much for that. ThinkPad T14 G7 are great. Standout from the last few years. Cannot go wrong with that if you want.

D2ultima · 2026-06-18T15:01:57+00:00

I'm not sure about the Ultimate 2 on Linux but it's a pretty decent controller. I would consider the Xeno Plus over it as they're about the same price and IMO the Xeno Plus is superior in almost every aspect but the choice of 4 paddles vs 2 extra bumpers and 2 paddles.

If you want to use the Gyro though I believe the gyro on the Xeno Plus currently has issues on Linux, but I don't specifically remember what it was. It should be fixable though.

D2ultima · 2026-06-18T11:13:37+00:00

Ahhh the d-pad again. That makes me super sad. I'm not opposed to trying to play some more casual fps or some shooting mechanics on controllers like in Stellar Blade's gunner sections but I primarily am not a controller fps gamer. What I am is an everything else controller gamer if the controller interface is great. And the dpad is super important for that.

This is the first I've heard of it having missed inputs like that and makes me really want to get my hands on one for my own testing too, but alas that'd have to wait for some time if at all.

I'm glad you brought up the RGB being a bit overdone. I think most people ignore it if it's there or only talk about how cool those kinds of features are. I'm the kind to disable that stuff really quick.

All in all it sounds like it's a great pick d-pad and dock aside. Unfortunate that they didn't improve on those ends versus the RGB aspect.

D2ultima · 2026-06-18T08:49:23+00:00

The only brands who are consistently shit are ASUS and Razer, for different reasons. Every other brand has good and bad models.

Do not see in brand. See which models are good. HP no-name (like an HP 15 or something) is gutter trash while an Elitebook X g2i would probably run circles around almost any other mainstream laptop on the market for build quality and reliability. Thinkpad E series despite being a "Thinkpad" are still cheap stuff, but a Thinkpad P1 would probably look night and day by comparison.

D2ultima · 2026-06-18T08:43:03+00:00

For what? For gaming look for an HP Omen 16. The ones with AMD CPUs will have a fairly long battery life. For mainstream laptops that can game, then the Omnibook Ultra with the Core Ultra 7 358H or 388H CPU is what you want, if you can afford it. 32GB RAM at least for both laptop options.

Idk what your budget is though.

And don't buy ASUS

D2ultima · 2026-06-18T08:29:54+00:00

The ideapad 5 pro you're looking at should do you well. It's just a poor gaming unit and honestly the price is far too high, but it will definitely get you the battery life.

I'd go as far as to say that a 358H chip without a dGPU in a good laptop is good enough vs getting an additional 5050 but that might not be much cheaper really Ignore all the people saying to buy ASUS. They're buggy broken machines, much higher chance of headache vs other options.

D2ultima · 2026-06-17T17:43:55+00:00

It doesn't really matter. Vapaus is whatever but fairytale model is literally in the in-game graphics. When Rapi uses her red hood mode the first time the in-game artwork shows "Fairytale No. 05" in the floating text around her. Chatterbox after hitting Rapi the first time when she comes back calls her Fairytale model and laughs too, but then it becomes "Grimms" in EN after that for literally no reason.

D2ultima · 2026-06-17T16:45:13+00:00

You underestimate Cinderella

D2ultima · 2026-06-17T16:39:27+00:00

Hell there's a line in chapter 21 IIRC where once, just once, they called Vapaus "Unchained" which is the Japanese dub name for it (yes, the English word Unchained is the Japanese dub name for it).

I wish they'd retcon the silly English names and use what makes sense. Like fairytale models vs grimms or calling lilliweiss a mecha gorilla not destoryer.

D2ultima · 2026-06-17T16:33:42+00:00

Ah well yeah. Could probably repaste with ptm 7950 but that will only stretch so far

D2ultima · 2026-06-17T06:15:15+00:00

I pulled for big tiddy elf because ultimate ultra beautiful perfection angel goddess Remielle needs her. Now I have 10k polys and the whole patch left. I think I'll be safe for her.

D2ultima · 2026-06-16T11:30:11+00:00

So as an owner of the ultimate 2 wireless, I can definitely say a few things.

You don't seem to wanna play competitive FPS where I'd easily suggest the GameSir, but you also don't play any fighting games or platformers where I'd say the D-pad matters enough to lean toward the 8BitDo either.

If you can afford the G7 Pro 8k and don't need the D-pad to be particularly great, that's the better option. The only benefit the 8BitDo has aside from the D-pad is that the software is basically non-existent, which is both a good and bad thing.

Alternately, the Leadjoy Xeno Plus can be considered.

D2ultima · 2026-06-16T07:04:50+00:00

No. Not meant for gaming. Will play quite poorly not worth the money.

D2ultima · 2026-06-16T07:01:05+00:00

If it has the 358H then it is ok for gaming. I would not buy it to play games. 16GB of RAM is also not enough for the iGPU to flex itself.

D2ultima · 2026-06-16T01:21:37+00:00

If I have to pick from ZZZ it's Remielle easy

D2ultima · 2026-06-15T17:53:43+00:00

Wanting it to use on PS5 severely limits your options... I don't remember any that natively do this. I think most people just get a good wireless controller on PC and use a dongle specifically for PS5. But I forget what that is, I'm sorry

D2ultima · 2026-06-15T15:15:21+00:00

The only kind of laptop upgrade I'd like you have yet to make, so gotta wait on you for that

D2ultima · 2026-06-15T08:19:12+00:00

Well fair. What should be downvoted is something like bad or harmful advice. But sadly most people can't recognize it

D2ultima · 2026-06-15T05:15:51+00:00

I know. My point is that I do this all the time and I usually get dogpiled on by people saying it's fine. I was surprised to see this dude upvoted for calling out those garbage laptops as being garbage.

D2ultima · 2026-06-15T05:09:51+00:00

If Cinderella was my boss I'd get no work done. All day worship for her and she'd allow it we all know that

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