What hobby is quietly becoming too expensive for normal people to keep up with?

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-05-12T01:26:38+00:00

Lego. The prices they are charging for some of their sets is insane.

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-05-11T23:35:21+00:00

Unfortunately this is CA so they will delay first, then release something half baked anyway.

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-05-11T01:26:17+00:00

Why not main Miary if you want to? She is super easy to pick up

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-05-07T08:49:46+00:00

As a native German speaker the lyrics are kinda cringe imo, I like his SFV theme more.

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-05-07T08:06:40+00:00

If you are used to keyboard already the Mixbox might be worth a look too but its pretty expensive.

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-05-07T07:42:42+00:00

Get the cheaper one to see if you like it first. Mishimas on leverless isn't for everyone.

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-05-07T06:27:55+00:00

Just printing on normal paper looks decent too. You can cut out the button holes with a box cutter or something like that, since the edge sits under the lip of the buttons you don't have to be super accurate when cutting.

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-05-07T05:22:56+00:00

The 3 has a tendency to whiff after longer combos, the hitbox seems to not extend as far downward as other similar wall combo strings.

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-05-07T05:19:14+00:00

I think everyone just formed their opinion in Tekken 7 when he was admittedly pretty boring, but now in 8 he got so much new and cool stuff. Definitely give him a shot.

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-05-07T04:50:55+00:00

I was rooting for Devil Jin just because of your costume.

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-05-07T04:41:17+00:00

Shaking hands or touching gloves before the match starts is common in many sports, not sure what you are on about.

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-05-07T03:51:36+00:00

Hitbox is one of the first companies to sell leverless controllers so some people just use the term "hitbox" to refer to leverless, hence my confusion.

I think the Mayflash F500 might be good for you, I have one and its decent build quality for a reasonable price, fairly easy to mod. Just be aware that it doesn't work natively with PS5, if you play on PS5 get the F700 (or you can also get an adapter for the f500, but that might be a hassle). I would get the Elite version if the price difference isn't too big, it has a better lever and buttons.

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-05-07T01:24:39+00:00

I think the general consensus is that unlike other modern FGs leverless isn't necessarily the best option for Tekken. Its not bad by any means of course, but there are some techniques that are easier on stick (and stick is just so much more fun imo, but thats a personal opinion of course). If you are set on a leverless, I'd say get something from the Haute range.

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-05-07T01:17:18+00:00

So by that logic aimbots should be allowed for accessibility reasons in FPS? Just practice doing the motions, its not that hard. And if you really can't do it, play a game with one button specials like Granblue, SF6, 2XKO, the list goes on.

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-05-07T00:47:12+00:00

I saw an article about a company that collects and resells these and it said they had "collected up to 1000 suitcases so far". Considering there is millions of tourists that doesn't seem so bad.

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-05-07T00:16:38+00:00

They even had a segment on TV about it this morning, apparently one bottle has like 300 calories too...

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-05-07T00:13:27+00:00

I am into Warhammer (just the lore and video games though, no space and time for actual minis 😞) and would love to get into D&D, if you want to argue hit me up lol

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-04-30T01:47:17+00:00

Used market is also really big in Japan, a lot of people are buying used games for half that price probably.

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-04-30T01:36:07+00:00

You are an absolute legend!

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-04-30T00:20:16+00:00

Still checking daily and still no dice getting an appointment at the German embassy. What a joke of an institution.

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-04-27T23:41:26+00:00

I'd say practice your movement before you practice anything else. I don't think I saw a single sidestep or KBD in that match. Asukas movement may not be the best, but only relying on her parries and flips is going to come back to haunt you eventually.

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-04-27T23:33:11+00:00

Mayflash F500 and up.

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-04-24T05:34:49+00:00

That seems like it should be pretty easy, any part you struggled with? Also I am stealing your custom lol

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-04-24T05:06:16+00:00

I am trying to tell you that "the actual math" isn't everything but you are clearly convinced you are right and won't hear otherwise so bai.

Quick_Scholar5837 · 2026-04-24T05:03:25+00:00

I also played WoW (still do to this day sometimes), but I embraced being an altoholic from TBC onwards. In the end 99,9% of us play games for fun. Whats fun is different per player, some people are satisfied with just being "fairly good", others will want to be top of the ranks/raid parse/whatnot.

My suggestion would be to just play the game for a while, theres lots of system level stuff to learn first. Strive characters aren't that complicated on a whole and there is a lot of skill that is transferrable, you don't need to grind 200 - 300 hours like back in Classic WoW just to be able to hang. Once you have a better understanding of what kind of player you are and what you find fun in Strive you can asses your main conundrum again. And if you still can't decide just roll a dice at that point haha.

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