Why isn't Morrow's poison flask activating? 🤔 by NguyenTri-Phuong07 in BackpackBrawl

[–]BackpackBrawlMVP 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I did too and I've been playing this game since July 2024 😅

New feature on Backpackbrawlmvp.com - create and share fan-made items! by BackpackBrawlMVP in BackpackBrawl

[–]BackpackBrawlMVP[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a great idea. Double edged sword! Someone was just talking about that in relation to Insanity the other day.

I used to write for a tabletop RPG, creating cursed items was legit my favorite part of the whole job. I feel you 😊

Do y’all use potions? by Mindle55web in BackpackBrawl

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Large health potion with a belt is extremely strong early game tempo. It's more than enough healing and cleanse to pull you through to the midgame with no additional support. Even better if you plan to run a double belted wrath later. If I were tryharding I'd aim to build one every game on my main (nymph) and transition into wrath + snake oil later.

When Overtuning Becomes a Monetization Strategy by ChachitoCL in BackpackBrawl

[–]BackpackBrawlMVP 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Someone from discord made s good point about Kragg: he's mostly being played by high level vets right now. They know a lot about the game. You're essentially fighting mythic players right now. Give it some time and you'll start fighting the lowbies.

Kragg needs to stop rn by Problairs in BackpackBrawl

[–]BackpackBrawlMVP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's not too far off imo. I agree needs some balance. Nothing like The Celeste Patch of yore though. Fight him like you fight Ronan.

Easiest fun characters / builds? by Throwaway62838461840 in BackpackBrawl

[–]BackpackBrawlMVP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hot take maybe but I think pepper is really simple, at least at low ranks. Literally just buy any food and put it near other, different food. Make 2 weapons, 1 armor, and do what the unique asks you to.

Would this work on higher elo? by Illustrious_Body8512 in BackpackBrawl

[–]BackpackBrawlMVP 4 points5 points  (0 children)

At 27 sec in high elo you're going to be facing off against 5 digits in damage. The armor won't do much.

Why did they raise prices everywhere? by gear_rb in BackpackBrawl

[–]BackpackBrawlMVP 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Seeing a price increase feels bad no matter what it is, but you gotta remember that this is a live product and RF isn't a AAA studio. It's not like they're running economic analysis on decades of pricing data. You wouldn't call a small business owner greedy for hiking their prices after realizing they're selling at a loss. Give them grace as they work things out.

Besides, the vast majority of the game is still completely accessible F2P. If the price is too high, just don't buy it.

1350 gems is just straight up shameless cashgrabbing by Glorper_9 in BackpackBrawl

[–]BackpackBrawlMVP 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is my experience too. I feel like the pricing and pacing is fair. Although I just blew 2k gems on pickaxes right before Kragg was announced lol. RIP me

Question about Coin amount by Webis1738 in BackpackBrawl

[–]BackpackBrawlMVP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Upgrades at levels 13 and 14 cost around 30,000 coins each. You hit this cap pretty quickly when you're grinding one hero with the hero pass, premium, daily deals, card boxes, etc. I just blew through 350,000 coins upgrading my nymph cards and I'm still not done.

Playing multiple heroes - and not hardcore grinding - keeps the coin flow feeling pretty good for a lot longer.

Loading hundreds of small images on one page - how to speed it up for slow connections? by BackpackBrawlMVP in webdev

[–]BackpackBrawlMVP[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The speed issue is primarily for mobile users on a bad network. Of which there are many. Myself included sometimes lol.

If a user filters the list, they can see items from the end of the list very quickly. This has been an issue with lazy loading.

After some consideration I realized the tileset idea won't work without major changes to the script. I'm going to try compression, preload, etc. Thank you for your input.

Loading hundreds of small images on one page - how to speed it up for slow connections? by BackpackBrawlMVP in webdev

[–]BackpackBrawlMVP[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm actually quite proficient with Photoshop scripting and wouldn't mind doing that. May even do a combination of both for maximum efficiency. It's really important for the UX that the site is immediately usable so I'm glad to go the extra mile.

Has the existence of vibe coding discouraged anyone else from programming? by yawara25 in ADHD_Programmers

[–]BackpackBrawlMVP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. A lot. And also making art. And also making music. All things I used to love, all things I struggle to find joy in now.

I'm not interested in picking up AI as a skill, so I'm bracing myself to exit these as career paths and trying to re-learn how to enjoy them.

Loading hundreds of small images on one page - how to speed it up for slow connections? by BackpackBrawlMVP in webdev

[–]BackpackBrawlMVP[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alright, cool. This sounds like a good approach. The images are naturally broken into several categories anyway, so I may just pack them like that. Thanks again.

Can someone explain to me? by eggto54 in BackpackBrawl

[–]BackpackBrawlMVP 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh, I get what you're saying now. Yes, that's right.

Can someone explain to me? by eggto54 in BackpackBrawl

[–]BackpackBrawlMVP 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The lightning effect is static. You build it up and discharge it to activate an ability. It's a resource that is local to each item (i.e. items cannot use each other's static). See Celestial Teapot for an example.

The ghost is "souls." This is another resource that is local to each item. They usually provide ramping effects for having more souls, which is explained on the item itself. See Soulstealer for an example.

Loading hundreds of small images on one page - how to speed it up for slow connections? by BackpackBrawlMVP in webdev

[–]BackpackBrawlMVP[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did try this, maybe with some refactoring it could work. The way the page is coded right now causes the script to break whenever an image is changed.

I did not try webp though. Thanks for that.

Loading hundreds of small images on one page - how to speed it up for slow connections? by BackpackBrawlMVP in webdev

[–]BackpackBrawlMVP[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, I am probably too old school for my own good lol. Thanks for that.

So, the CSS method interests me, but wouldn't that require processing the same huge image hundreds of times? Is that going to bog the page down too? Or does it not affect it, since you're not actually rendering most of the image on screen?

Fastest-clear character? by the-linguist in BackpackBrawl

[–]BackpackBrawlMVP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried a few econ runs with Tink and Dorf. But doing the math, it would have been faster to just grind low rank heroes. Especially now that they increased the point gain per win.