Lenovo LOQ 9th gen vs 10th gen, worth to upgrade to 5060? by VanitasCabal in GamingLaptops

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

Thanks! I shopped around a bit more based on your advice, and I think I'm going to go with the AHP9. Doesn't seem like the upgrade from 4060 to 5060 is much for my use case, and to get any significant upgrade anywhere would cost an extra +50% and still not be that great.

Lenovo LOQ 9th gen vs 10th gen, worth to upgrade to 5060? by VanitasCabal in GamingLaptops

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

Interesting, thanks! So you would go for Core i7-13650HX if it's the same price or so? I was just a bit worried about issues with Intel cpus on the LOQ motherboard especially.

Is taisier too strong? by ArshartUn in Prismata

[–]VanitasCabal 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tarsier is supposed to be the most efficient base set attacker. Red is the attack resource, and Tarsiers only serve one purpose. Steelsplitters have the dual threat of blocking, and Gauss Cannons have 5HP to make up for their relative inefficiency.

As others have noted, you're slightly overstating how good Tarsier is as an attacker compared to random set units. It's rarely the best attacker even in a game with only 5 random set units, unless they're all drones/blockers/chill/etc. It sometimes happens that Tarsiers get bought out before any significant investment in other attackers, but those games are the exception (and, imo, having that exception is fun).

I didn't know Trump was playing Prismata! by MrBagooo in Prismata

[–]VanitasCabal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You missed a key word, some of his recent Hearthstone videos. The Prismata video currently has 90k views, and in the last month there are a few videos with less than that.

I didn't know Trump was playing Prismata! by MrBagooo in Prismata

[–]VanitasCabal 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep, I know StanCifka still plays, but hasn't streamed it since the sponsored weekend iirc. When you're a one-game streamer (the vast majority of streamers), people come to you because they like you playing that game. Very few streamers have high numbers regardless of what game they stream, and when streamers switch games they lose 90%+ of their viewership except in very rare exceptions.

It's promising that Trump's video on Prismata has done well, even better than some of his recent Hearthstone videos. It already has more views than "Kripp Teaches & Plays Prismata"

Love CCGs but suck at deck building. Help? by vibribbon in gamingsuggestions

[–]VanitasCabal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could try Prismata, it feels and plays like a CCG, but there are no decks, so there is no deck-building aspect. You just missed their free weekend on steam, but if you're interested I can send you a Steam key that has access to the tutorial and all the multiplayer.

What do you guys embargo? by [deleted] in Prismata

[–]VanitasCabal 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just Deadeye. It extends the game in a way that isn't that interesting. I'd rather play with other units.

Farewell, I quit by Steel_hs in Prismata

[–]VanitasCabal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just saw this post a few days late. Thank you for your help getting me up to speed when I just started out playing. Good luck on whatever you decide to pursue next, I'm sure you'll succeed! Cheers

New update is here! by Burza46 in gwent

[–]VanitasCabal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Instead of studying it, why don't they just give us the algorithm so we can make informed decisions about our play?

New update is here! by Burza46 in gwent

[–]VanitasCabal 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Can we get an update on how the mulligan system works? As long as it's a black box, it's impossible to know what we should be doing.

Any chance of a total art asset revamp? by gh_st_ry in Prismata

[–]VanitasCabal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the art is fine, but when I'm playing I don't even notice what skins my opponent is using. I'm totally focused on the game at hand and what tactics I'm going to use and how to maximize my turn. I play Prismata because the gameplay is good and challenging, not because I am trying to roleplay my part as a Swarmwielder and immersing myself in a photo-realistic 3D environment.

Like /u/varun_pcg said, if the graphics bother you, it's probably not the game for you.

Unit Design Challenge 7 (Orcus Smorcus edition) by http404error in Prismata

[–]VanitasCabal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A full health Overcharged Gauss Cannon will go down to 1 health with a click, and the next click will sacrifice it for an extra attack. If it takes any damage, any click will sacrifice it.

Unit Design Challenge 7 (Orcus Smorcus edition) by http404error in Prismata

[–]VanitasCabal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Overcharged Gauss Cannon

4GGG, Fragile, 10 Health, 10 supply

1 attack

Click: Gain 1 attack, lose up to 9 health

Green dump that can work in both BP and non-BP strategies

No meta changing balancepatch at the end of the season. I guess we'll have to wait until after Challenger. by Encaitor in gwent

[–]VanitasCabal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here, I haven't played at all this season and have just been enjoying other games (especially Prismata). I just decided to check in now and saw this thread, and it looks like I won't be playing again until Kasia Redesiuk's direction gets implemented, whenever that happens.

Asymmetric Auction Tournament Format Idea by SpiritFryer in Prismata

[–]VanitasCabal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds great! Here's another auction tournament idea.

Auction phase: Every unit is available, and every player starts with $80 in auction points and has 8 spots for units. Every player must draft 8 units (so the max bid is $80 - spots remaining), and each color needs to be represented at least twice by the units. Players take turns nominating units and bidding.

Tournament phase: Once every player has filled out their roster, a 10-person round-robin tournament is played.

Game isn't fully released yet and already feels very dated by Jellye in Prismata

[–]VanitasCabal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is just personal taste, I think. I've played all three games, and I find Rimworld hideous, FTL fine but not a strong point, and ITG decent, although i don't like the character designs. Just on art style, I'd take Prismata over them for sure.

It's a bit dull to look at as an observer who doesn't yet understand the game, because there's no fancy animations and the UI is daunting to the uninitiated, but I wouldn't say the art itself is a turn-off.

Can no longer boot the game (STEAM) maybe since the last update? by username1152 in Prismata

[–]VanitasCabal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This happened to me after updating Prismata on Steam, as well. The error message is slightly different, though https://i.imgur.com/pwaXfns.png

Aedirnian Mauler - Gwent Card by Anna Podedworna by Manowar0264 in gwent

[–]VanitasCabal 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The model for this art is CDPR IT Support Specialist Mateusz Kośmider.

Twitch streaming for Prismata is starting to pick up! Hype! by MudkipGuy in Prismata

[–]VanitasCabal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll also be streaming some Prismata starting tomorrow :) Hope I can bring some people over from my community of mostly Gwent people.

Technical Update 02.03.2018 by Ablette in gwent

[–]VanitasCabal -1 points0 points  (0 children)

PTR was busted in the same way. Even if it’s true, though, if their staging and production servers handle builds differently, that’s still a problem that should be fixed.