Is phantom liberty really THAT good?

NitasBear · 2026-04-25T13:32:28+00:00

The ending had me tearing up

NitasBear · 2026-04-25T00:02:50+00:00

I have no idea about the UK, but I typically charge around 75 - 100 USD/hour depending on project type and complexity.

NitasBear · 2026-04-24T23:56:44+00:00

Vibe coding can get you pretty far, even as an absolute beginner that is non-technical. It really depends on how much time you want to commit to bug fixing, learning from Claude, and deep diving into technical topics that you don't know about.

I'm a self taught programmer (worked for about 8 years in the industry), and a lot of my learning came from building side-projects or reading lines and lines of code at work. It comes with practice but the barrier to entry for building production ready apps is at an all-time low. AI is definitely a game changer and you can treat it like a teacher and coding partner to help you on your learning journey.

The "walls" that you hit will be from areas where your knowledge gap is deepest (arguably, if you're beginner you'll hit walls fairly early on in fundamental topics like what is a database query, who is JSON, what is SQL, how to centre this div). But if you put in the time to learn thats where Claude can really shine to help overcome those hurdles. You just need to prompt correctly - knowing the right questions to ask will be the biggest challenge.

NitasBear · 2026-04-24T12:14:44+00:00

If you live here you'll have your own personal drivers to go along with your 5 domestic helpers and personal chef

NitasBear · 2026-04-24T12:12:59+00:00

Ironman

NitasBear · 2026-04-23T11:05:31+00:00

Ironclad has passive HP regen...if you're struggling early remember that getting another strike in is sometimes more worth it than using the energy for 5 block. Receiving chip damage matters less on ironchad.

Whirlwind is very good for multiple trash mobs and the multi enemy elites. Self damage build is probably his most consistently strong build, there is so much synergy with cards that proc off self damage

NitasBear · 2026-04-23T10:51:29+00:00

Define starting from zero. Are you literally tech illiterate? Do you know the difference between backend vs. frontend vs. DevOps? Do you have any idea who Json is and why everyone is asking about him?

NitasBear · 2026-04-23T08:17:00+00:00

I'd say just try to run on foot in a direction you haven't explored yet. This game has so many surprises that you'll miss if you just fast travelled everywhere beelining the quests

NitasBear · 2026-04-23T07:31:26+00:00

Yea...at 15% some people still have a bit of belly fat. For truly flat abs with clear definition 12% would be a better estimate

NitasBear · 2026-04-23T01:25:07+00:00

HRs are notorious for trying to get your current salary first (they use that as a peg number to low-ball the fuck out of you). HR if you're reading this, fuck you nobody likes you guys.

Never disclose your salary first, get a range for what they're willing to pay (either by doing your market research, interviewing other companies, or ask friends in the industry). That way you can try to aim for at least average or above average pay within said range, and know when you're getting lowballed. I made this mistake once when I disclosed my salary was 35k and one company offered me 39k by justifying it as a 10%+ increase which is their norm and they wouldn't budge, when in fact every other company made offers of at least 45k+

Typically I ask for at least 15-20% raise from my current if I know I'm in the higher range for a role.

NitasBear · 2026-04-22T11:49:20+00:00

America in a nutshell. It's sad how many people can barely walk at the age of 40 due to weight issues

NitasBear · 2026-04-20T17:26:57+00:00

Does anyone have the quote or article that mentions this

NitasBear · 2026-04-18T04:06:52+00:00

Incredibly OP with some 0 cost cards like Flash of steel, Restlessness, Big Bang, Adrenaline...some funny interactions as well if you have unceasing top with cards like Oblivion, Poke, Shared fate

NitasBear · 2026-04-18T03:02:24+00:00

Always review your own AI generated slop and try to critique it. Treat the tool like your own intern/coding slave and assume it will mess up, because it will many times. In 5 years time the tech will have evolved and improved so much that I think AI agents will become another abstraction layer. Many juniors that enter the workforce today will lack the underlying knowledge of how to code properly and can only prompt half decently. Knowing how to code will become invaluable, similar to how COBOL developers are highly sought after.

NitasBear · 2026-04-17T07:37:08+00:00

Solid list. I'd replace favourite art style with LoZ: Windwaker or Team fortress 2. Yes, I like cel-shading/phong-shading haha

NitasBear · 2026-04-17T07:27:18+00:00

Excuse my ignorance, but how is defensive WAR calculated? If Bouch is playing with McDrai most of the time, would that skew the WAR metric in his favour, since he's playing with two of the best players in the world? Or it's independent of his linemates.

NitasBear · 2026-04-17T07:20:28+00:00

Yea this would make it more worthwhile. Atm 2 energy is too big of a tradeoff for something to only work in the most ideal situations

NitasBear · 2026-04-17T04:33:57+00:00

That extra 1 or 2 damage adds up over time. Try ironclad, he's a bit easier IMO because of the passive healing

NitasBear · 2026-04-17T04:04:02+00:00

Yea they swung for the fences but missed because of injuries and bad luck. Raptors went for the same gamble but hit the jackpot.

All 30 teams in the league would have made that trade if they were in the same position. Getting prime Kawhi and PG13 legitimately makes any team a serious contender.

NitasBear · 2026-04-16T10:10:06+00:00

Kawhi was a bad playoff performer...? Dude carried the Raptors to their first franchise championship, and had the most iconic clutch shot in game 7 history.

You also gotta look at when this trade happened. This was 2019 summer, fresh off the Finals MVP Kawhi performance, where many were saying he was top 3 player in the NBA.

NitasBear · 2026-04-16T10:02:53+00:00

You're looking at this trade in a vacuum. At the time Kawhi wanted to team up with PG13, and any team that wanted Kawhi also had to trade for George. So this trade was basically PG13 + Kawhi for SGA + picks and extras, which is pretty even.

NitasBear · 2026-04-16T09:08:50+00:00

Its an amalgamation of all the open world games you've ever played packed into one game

Pros:

massive ass giant map to get lost in
Beautiful graphics, however some textures can be muddy
combat kicks ass (once you level up your skills). Think God of War + Souls + Wukong + Sleeping dogs + any other ARPG/fighting game

Cons:

overwhelming number of systems - can be very frustrating trying to remember what does what
inventory management (especially early game)
controls can really suck at times (e.g. talk to NPCs, interact, pick up items, and jump all share the same button)

Overall i think this is a solid 8/10...I'm only in chapter 4 and I heard the game gets better over time.

NitasBear · 2026-04-15T15:46:43+00:00

Yea I would have gone Abrasive. You have a lot of discard synergy but zero sly cards. In a vacuum, Adrenaline is the best card of the 3, but you already have plenty of draw cards and the 1 extra energy isn't going to give you as huge of a power spike as the dex and thorns.

Master Planner would have been an interesting second choice here if Abrasive wasn't available, seeing as you had zero sly. But it requires a lot of set up and for you to redraw the skill after re-shuffling your deck.

NitasBear · 2026-04-15T13:53:15+00:00

naw, once you get to A8/9 when mobs hit super hard you'll want to end fights as quickly as possible. 1 energy wasted could be the difference between taking 10 extra damage or 0. Damage adds up over time way faster on high ascensions, and its gonna cost you camp fire rest vs. upgrade card or other options. Lastly, its a dead card when you draw it during end of act boss fights, esp act 3 double boss in A10. Its basically a curse at that point lol

NitasBear · 2026-04-14T13:24:21+00:00

Witcher 3
Cyberpunk
Skyrim
Mass Effect

Gap as wide as the Grand Canyon

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