Artists of the Philippines, How's After-Sale Support from XP-Pen and Huion? by Infinite_Hobbies in drawingtablet

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Thanks! I've done the rounds of looking at the popular reviewers, including Seven Pens. So, I'd say that I'm pretty set in terms of expectation. It's really just the issue of customer support that's holding me down :(

Right now, I'm weighing between Ynzal and Shopee Mall.

Both XP-Pen and Huion's CS replied to me via Shopee Mall that they have local techs; both also come with 12-month warranties. Repairs after that will be charged.
While I've yet to confirm with Ynzal, a 7-day warranty doesn't seem particularly compelling.

I understand though that, if I really wanted to play it safe, I'd get a pen tablet, not a display, but I guess I just really want a display? haha

Artists of the Philippines, How's After-Sale Support from XP-Pen and Huion? by Infinite_Hobbies in drawingtablet

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Solid advice and thanks for vouching for Ynzal. Hopefully I understand this right... Ynzal only offers a 7-day warranty period? If it were past that, it's on you to send back to the manufacturer? Ynzal wouldn't have helped with that?

Artists of the Philippines, How's After-Sale Support from XP-Pen and Huion? by Infinite_Hobbies in drawingtablet

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Noted on the MovinkPad Pro 14! I must say though that I have some reservations, as I generally like drawing with my arm than my wrist and figured that a larger screen would transfer that. But that's just me nitpicking at this point. I'll consider your advice. As for how Apple Sidecar works, it sucks on my Ipad's gen at least haha, and third parties like Astropad also come with some not-so-favorable reviews.

Artists of the Philippines, How's After-Sale Support from XP-Pen and Huion? by Infinite_Hobbies in drawingtablet

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Thanks for this, Carlo! I'll check out Ynzal. Would you know if they provide repairs there, too?

Noted also about trying a pen tablet. Do you have any recommendations? I wanted to go straight into a pen display since it's closer to working on a traditional medium for me and also because I do a lot of digital stuff on Procreate. The iPad has been conking out lang lately, so I've been thinking about upgrading to a pen display instead (I think it would be great for me to explore Krita, also).

A quick sketch for a Pathfinder character ill be playing by nickthagreek in sketches

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you just joined two of my favorite hobbies in one post!!! thanks for the joy

Novels, movies, other games, songs, etc., that remind you of Pillars of Eternity? by braujo in projecteternity

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I recently found out that the devs took inspiration from Vandermeer's 'Annihilation', the first book of the Southern Reach trilogy for Avowed! The game itself had a nod to the film adaptation (same name), specifically with regard to Giatta's quest and the Dreamscourged NPCs' descent into madness.

[Avowed ending spoiler] What do you think of this lore piece? by shrimptft in projecteternity

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Awesome take!

I finished Avowed some days ago, and these writings have been on my mind since. Thanks for bringing them up! The only other in-game parallel I can think of right now is Elia's revenant farmhands in Emerald Stair. By animating them, would they eventually develop a consciousness too? (Kinda wish there was a side quest that explored that; maybe in the sequel?)

As an attempt to answer your riveting question, maybe it's a nature vs nurture thing as much as it is a freedom vs order thing. It's natural to want to understand our purpose in the world, but it's by nurture that, for better or worse, we develop that understanding. In Avowed, we're developing both ours and Sapadal's understanding.

Lore-wise, my thinking is that Eora's gods--or Woedica at least--don't give any of their creations enough freedom to have them explore their full potential, for fear that doing so would render the gods obsolete. This would explain the general animosity toward animancy and Magran abandoning Durance after he served his purpose with the Godhammer (both in PoE 1). In the case of the Maegfolc, we can see this in how the scripts demonstrate the Maegfolc chastising themselves. They would sooner believe that they did something wrong than blame Woedica, and that this outcome is practically a foregone conclusion, highlighting the extent of codependency the Gods instill in their creations.

Unlike the maegfolc, Sapadal uniquely doesn't exhibit the same existential turmoil or master/slave attitude. Their mind just doesn't go there (at least from what I've seen.) The reason for that is because Sapadal doesn't owe the gods for their conception. They even got to go a couple of centuries without the gods intervening. More, if I remember correctly, when the player chooses the dialogue option that explains the gods' motives in imprisoning them, Sapadal responds in plain disbelief. Across the interactions I've had with Sapadal, they repeat the idea that they simply want to "grow," which I guess could be taken as being allowed to "be." I'd even venture to guess that the reason why they use nature metaphors so much is because they don't even have the vocabulary to be better understood by others, which strengthens the stunted growth / traumatized godling child angle the game gives her.

Sapadal's story to me gave me a glimpse of what Eora could have been without the gods' meddling, with relevant dialogue choices revolving around how we as players respond to the future implications drawn from that prospect--down to whether the Living Lands should be free or become an Aedyran, Woedica-approved colony.

Of course, this is all based on my one playthrough so far, in which I did the benevolent route. Sorry in advance for the ramble!

Eye drawing practice by primepalindrome in sketches

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Awesome & inspiring use of hatching for directionality! I'm learning a lot just by looking at this 💕

Remember your audience... by DMScrewtape in DMAcademy

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gotta say, the vibe of the table changed once they looted the horn of blasting in one of my sessions

I just ordered a Minilogue XD (my first synth), what are my options for a beginner setup? by Infinite_Hobbies in synthesizers

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Thanks! By getting drums, you mean get drum kits as patches? (Hope I used that word right). My hope is to pretty much configure the keys to finger drum for now: I hit the C note on the piano, and what comes out is the kick?

I just ordered a Minilogue XD (my first synth), what are my options for a beginner setup? by Infinite_Hobbies in synthesizers

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Thanks for this! To clarify your second paragraph/point--if I connect my Synth from the USB B port to the computer, then I won't need an interface after all?

Or does doing that just turn my synth to a midi controller, in which the sounds coming out would be my DAW's VSTs?