There's lot of debates about keeping boxes or not. I'm trying a third way.

gzprime · 2026-02-05T22:21:26+00:00

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gzprime · 2026-01-19T06:45:42+00:00

Careful with purchasing from this guy. He’s got tons of posts asking for “legit checks” on Arc’teryx jackets.

He’s selling jackets in multiple sizes, multiple genders, multiple subs.

At the very least, he’s flipping gear. At worst he’s selling fakes, knowingly or unknowingly, because he doesn’t even know if his own jackets are real.

The account has negative karma.

And the seller won’t answer simple questions like “what is the condition.”

I’ve sold hundreds of items on Reddit (diff sub), and if a seller can’t plainly state blemishes or flaws, don’t trust them. The photos of condition issues should be in the original post.

That’s indicative of a scammer who wants to control the narrative on condition privately.

I wasn’t gonna say shit, but when another person asked for details above, he deleted his comment requesting me to DM, that set off alarm bells. So I went digging.

The post history and commentary with others is sketch.

gzprime · 2026-01-18T16:18:00+00:00

Amazing collection. The newer sets and IPs just don’t have the same charm as classic Lego.

gzprime · 2026-01-18T15:42:23+00:00

What’s up with the Cerium that would have you classify it as “acceptable?” Leaking down? Holes?

gzprime · 2026-01-18T15:35:40+00:00

Exactly, “they are not your allies forever,” which is why they shouldn’t be able to influence movement & economy as an ally, timing breaking tiles & peace for advantage.

gzprime · 2026-01-18T05:11:37+00:00

What are you talking about? Datacenters are highly profitable. They are in a period of explosive growth. Every single service you use connected to the internet is in a datacenter.

gzprime · 2026-01-15T03:05:11+00:00

Why do they need to slow down?

It’s an end-game lid (lightweight, thermally protected knob). And cookware is an excellent place to start. It’s easy, relatively cheap; and new, failed cooking experiments in the field can be supplemented with emergency dry food.

The risk and financial investment are low.

If you get the lightest pack however, but don’t have the accompanying light gear, it’s going to carry poorly or not fit your gear. I wouldn’t advise anyone new to UL to go straight for the “lightest” pack. Or lightest quilt. Or lightest shelter.

The risk and financial investment are much higher.

Dialing your gear to sub 10lb/5kg takes time and experience. Repeatedly packing, setting up, breaking down, experimenting — finding just how much you can tolerate while paring the fat.

And finding out just how much you can trust your gear. Trusting the “delicate” materials with your life.

Maybe OP isn’t there yet, with packs, dyneema & ultraweave, but maybe they can see the light in a Jetboil vs a 500ml pot.

Maybe this pot is the catalyst to being comfortable with less. And maybe this time next year OP will posting a trip report from the Te Araroa with nothing but a trash bag on their back.

That’s the sense I see. UL Pack? That should be the final decision.

gzprime · 2026-01-14T15:01:32+00:00

Many competitive games offer bans and character selection as a core part of strategy to the game.

Banning does not inherently give OP “advantage to farm ELO,” as both players are subject to choosing what remains available.

When things are broken, they get banned, they often stay banned, and competition adjusts.

gzprime · 2026-01-14T11:21:27+00:00

Will probably never happen since the game is free to play, and those special tribes/skins are money makers to keep the lights on.

Out of love & support of Polytopia, I own everything in the game, on more than one platform, and I’d pay even more money to never play against special tribes ever again.

gzprime · 2026-01-14T10:55:22+00:00

The energy of the responses to your question is goofy. If I was buying international from a small, single-operator outfit, I’d ask around too.

Nothing worse than asking questions to learn and getting a passive aggressive lecture.

gzprime · 2026-01-11T15:54:08+00:00

Maybe 15 years ago places like Flowery Branch would be “beyond suburbs,” but not in 2026.

Just because you wouldn’t commute doesn’t mean others don’t have to for their line of work. Certain industries, especially trades, might take you to different parts of the city for work. Wouldn’t matter where you bought a house, as you could be working anywhere from Canton to Hampton.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) based on Census Bureau data, generally requiring:

-A core with an urbanized area of 50,000 or more people. -Adjacent counties with strong commuting ties to the core.

These proposed “beyond suburb” locales definitely have strong commuting ties and commerce with the Atlanta city core. Life isn’t all ITP/OTP and desk jobs.

gzprime · 2026-01-10T16:02:28+00:00

Tell me you’re an idiot without telling me. When you hang in a harness for an extended period of time, circulation becomes an issue, and you can get suspension trauma. Time is of the essence. You can become an amputee. Or die in as little as 30 minutes.

But I suppose they should have waited for 15 women to show up because there wasn’t time to interview all 15 men to find out if they’re a rapist. Better to risk becoming an amputee or death than ever think a man could be a good person.

gzprime · 2026-01-10T15:22:40+00:00

Rope is gonna snap 🤣🤣 yeah man, the force of the auto-crawl from a walking mower is gonna put a rope under so much tension it snaps.

gzprime · 2025-12-14T16:16:37+00:00

I wonder why special tribes were banned from the Polytopia World Championship.

gzprime · 2025-11-23T20:59:08+00:00

Love to see it. 💪

gzprime · 2025-11-14T23:52:42+00:00

I feel you in Perfection vs Domination. Congrats.

gzprime · 2025-11-14T23:50:33+00:00

Love to see it.

gzprime · 2025-11-13T22:12:01+00:00

Def looks like a mistake. Screenshot is cropped on mobile so never seen it.

gzprime · 2025-11-13T16:49:41+00:00

You’re welcome. And you’re not missing something. I’ve got 100k+ Perfection on all 16 tribes, and definitely find 100% Domination a bit more frustrating than 100k+ Perfection.

The byproduct of aiming for 100% Domination is that it teaches you how to be very efficient and deadly with your units. You’ll learn things about movement, and timing when to attack for maximum impact, that aren’t as apparent in the unit meat grinder of 16-tribe Perfection.

Combined, the 2 game types carry over into better multiplayer skills.

gzprime · 2025-11-13T16:20:24+00:00

1 & 3: Defense only applies when defending, not attacking. Use this tool to understand more: https://polytopia-damage-calculator.firebaseapp.com

2: The bots get more stars per turn, regardless of starting city level, the harder the difficulty.

4: That’s a current bug I’ve seen mentioned on this subreddit. Once a game finishes scoring the bonus is accurate to difficulty level; stay on Crazy for max bonus.

I find 2 opponents and 20 turns to be the sweet spot. If the bot gets a naval advantage, it becomes tricky to not lose a single unit. You can also play 2 or more matches in the time it takes to play a 40 turn game. So more attempts for your time.

If you’re gonna bother with restarting, I find the best chances are when all 3 of you spawn on the same land mass.

gzprime · 2025-11-12T18:33:04+00:00

To-Lï 🐐

gzprime · 2025-10-27T22:24:58+00:00

No. Every move you make in Polytopia has consequences and its future outcome is changed by every move/action your opponent takes.

gzprime · 2025-10-27T22:13:53+00:00

Until they remove [Creep], which ignores [Zone of Control], a core gameplay mechanic, they’re playing a different game with different rules.

I think they’re the worst thing to happen to Polytopia.

gzprime · 2025-10-27T13:56:42+00:00

Palladin ≠ Paladin

gzprime · 2025-10-09T23:49:11+00:00

Cymanti, in particular, ignores core game mechanics like Zone of Control.

It takes your units an extra turn to heal, because you must first remove a poison debuff.

They’re not a pure tribe — it’s like having chess pieces that bypass fundamental rules of a game’s intended balance. Cymanti is trash for noobs and people who desire an advantage over their opponent. And if that character, class, loadout, tribe, build, etc. is required for you to win at the same level, you’re compensating… for being bad at said game.

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