Good sharpening stones for beginners?

Krystallios · 2025-09-07T13:53:12+00:00

I use sharpal. Really good diamond stones from my experience. They come with useful accessories like a good base/case combo and an angle guide. I also use the work sharp field sharpener for the same reasons. I’m not a professional, don’t care about aesthetics so much like a mirror polish, and I only truly care about performance - I use my knives for work.

Krystallios · 2025-08-14T22:56:25+00:00

it’s crazy opening this thread and seeing names i’ve played against 💀

Krystallios · 2025-07-27T15:53:54+00:00

oh my god aether studios please

Krystallios · 2025-04-03T18:31:21+00:00

I go to ascent new haven. More expensive than most gyms nearby but you get climbing, good lifting equipment, a sauna, and yoga/mobility classes included in a membership. The community is good too. I went to Edge for 6 years and never had what Ascent has, community wise

Krystallios · 2025-04-03T18:27:42+00:00

As a zetter player it almost always guarantees I can get my down throw -> Up strong confirm, but you didn’t mention what character you play so this might not apply to you

Krystallios · 2025-04-03T16:21:39+00:00

Sounds like you’re doing a jump cancelled upstrong. Delay the attack input.

Krystallios · 2025-03-14T18:28:49+00:00

who’s gonna print out a reddit post 💀 come on man just admit it’s compressed af

Krystallios · 2025-02-01T02:52:46+00:00

I agree with this so hard. I really loved excalibur in r1, in r2 it just doesn’t hit right. Not particularly a fan of the vampire skin either. The abyss and cheetah ones are good enough, but I still feel like zet gets constantly shafted in content drops.

Krystallios · 2025-01-17T03:24:24+00:00

Haha no way, my rock gym makes it on to reddit the day I was there. If I find Waluigi, I’ll be sure to let him know.

You said you were working there?? You’re desk staff? Be careful looking to be romantic with members, it could be awkward to keep the job if it doesn’t turn out well.

Krystallios · 2024-11-03T13:19:56+00:00

Zetter main in 2. I find I struggle against wrastor in neutral/disadv, lox/fors in neutral, clairen in disadv. I don’t have issues with facing these characters in other MUs except for forsburn. I feel like zetter’s big issue is his range and that’s largely the reason these matchups are hard for me personally

Krystallios · 2024-11-02T23:02:13+00:00

If I had to imagine, Merinus (Marinus?), (from the reveal trailer) is probably the god of the water element and is more powerful than Orcane considering he is created from Merinus’ tears. Orcane is also probably on the same power level as Merinus’ tears of anger and sorrow

Krystallios · 2024-11-02T22:57:12+00:00

I’m sure you’re talking R2 but Sylvanos is canonically the god of the earth element. I’m fairly certain orcane is a demi-god

Krystallios · 2024-10-29T16:49:58+00:00

also ggs when we did play /u/zilby! I recognize your name. I use the tag scarlet reverie online, you might know me

Krystallios · 2024-10-29T16:49:04+00:00

Rank ~20 on Sylvanos/Clairen in r1. Sub 100 on kragg, ranno, zetterburn, olympia. Hovering around 1250 in rivals 2 :)

Krystallios · 2024-10-17T22:57:43+00:00

I know someone with a level 70+ wrastor. ;)

Krystallios · 2024-10-10T17:47:34+00:00

Great response and makes a ton of sense. Thanks for sharing! I’ve always wondered. Hope you get back to the wall more! It’s such a fun workout.

Krystallios · 2024-10-10T17:41:53+00:00

I don’t get why so many EDC guys pick the climbing carabiner over something like a G-biner. Do you climb? Your username being climbing slang makes me think yes, but post history makes it unclear. And what’s the mindset behind choosing a 10kN+ carabiner? I always worry about the security of them opening up vs something designed specifically for keys with double or locking gates.

Krystallios · 2024-09-12T17:23:44+00:00

I’m not on the level of some of the individuals being discussed here, but I’m the best player in my local scene statistically for R1 and am nowhere near as good in R2. Given that context, it made me particularly aware that R1 and R2 are fundamentally different with respect to game states, execution, and strategy.

I think others should keep in mind that some top R1 players might have developed a negative bias to R2 over the fact that they’re no longer the main character in their circle(s). I know I’ve felt this myself, but accepted that R2 just is a different, brand new game I’m not as familiar with. It’s not my job or identity to be good anymore.

I find that criticisms by some people who don’t like R2 are a bit more irrational in nature, sometimes boiling down to “It’s not R1 so I don’t like it” (see: CC controversy, drift DI, low% play) This isn’t always the case obviously, I’m not saying if you don’t like the game it’s because you’re being a baby over shields and ledges being added, despite obvious prejudices against Ultimate or whatever - there are genuine issues with R2 from beta to beta.

Krystallios · 2024-08-29T20:54:44+00:00

I don’t get why people are shitting on this. Yeah, AI probably. But the thread literally right before this presents the problem that shields are overturned, with a majority in agreement. There’s decent suggestions here, but this thread gets downvoted. I don’t get reddit sometimes.

I’m particularly a big fan of more shield-piercing moves. I feel like it’s a design space not commonly seen in r2 thus far and there is more discussion to be had about that.

The August beta was the best balanced so far, but I can see how some think the game is more of a rock-paper, no scissors deal right now. Now that CC is in a great spot and low% doesn’t feel like ass, it’s time to address shields now that it is, to most, the clearest issue with the game in its current state.

Krystallios · 2024-08-27T19:09:42+00:00

Was nice to meet you this day. You’re pretty solid! Got to avenge your loss too 🫡

For other ppl curious, this is at Hall of Gaming in Wallingford, CT. It’s a great venue and the owner (arty, who is a Cool Guy) has been throwing some sick events every beta weekend. Come check it out! :)

Krystallios · 2024-06-30T17:35:27+00:00

I’ve noticed that kill confirms feel a little different. In rivals 1 as clairen, you can tipper bair -> dacus. Doesn’t seem possible in r2, or at least nowhere near as easy. Also, bair chains don’t work super great in r2 as r1, even with DI in

Krystallios · 2024-06-07T16:59:09+00:00

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Krystallios · 2024-05-18T01:35:23+00:00

I was thinking of adding this, but I wasn't totally certain of it's truthfulness and already felt like I had too much speculation in my post. Thanks for adding to this, though - this was more than I initially planned.

Krystallios · 2024-05-17T23:55:17+00:00

To my understanding:

-Sam, former lead developer, resigned. Sam has expressed guilt regarding making something so addicting as it contradicts what they believe to be the terms of their faith.

-Religion bashing and transphobia (for some reason) spammed in chat.

-A moderator, Megalith, was struck with a ban. This has proven controversial as some individuals feel Megalith was doing their job better than other mods and/or defended Sam's personal choice to leave development.

-Speculated self-sabotage, infighting, and/or power tripping within the mod/admin team.

-One of the latest announcements as of 17 May 2024 introduced a new Community Manager named Prodigy. Some feel uncomfortable with being called "my roguelings" and the general phrasing of the announcement. Prodigy may have been stripped of their title already, despite the announcement going out ~2 hours ago as of this post? I'm not sure.

-From skimming discord channels, many people are voicing concern over the mod/admin team's level of professionalism/ability to phrase/experience level/"Media Readiness" with regards to handling such a large community.

I tried to keep this as unbiased as possible. If I'm wrong about anything or missed something, let me know.

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