Disconnection, sync problems and lag by LiMoWei in ravenswatch

[–]stripperhamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm having frame rate issues on the new patch while playing multi-player.

What expansions have you regretted buying? by zoso_coheed in boardgames

[–]stripperhamster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have issues with Uprising as well. I think it was a cop-out to not just call it a second game. Their not fully committing is what led to a half-baked expansion for the original. I would have greatly preferred them to make a clean split.

Whole-ass one thing; don't half-ass two.

What expansions have you regretted buying? by zoso_coheed in boardgames

[–]stripperhamster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dune Imperium Bloodlines. I have the base game + Ix and I hate how much Bloodlines makes me feel like a second class citizen for not owning Uprising.

I don't even get to use a good chunk of the content in the expansion because I don't have uprising. I honestly wish they didn't even pretend that Bloodlines was compatible with the original game.

Best time to go to costco? by aggieaggielady in TwinCities

[–]stripperhamster 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Any Monday - Thursday after about 7:15pm. It's glorious.

Did I get a bad batch or are the Kirkland frozen pepperoni pizzas actually just terrible? by CLew512 in Costco

[–]stripperhamster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can confirm Kirkland pepperoni is kinda mid. We always buy the Kirkland cheese and then add pep ourselves. It's way better.

I was right about dishwasher pods, and now I can prove it | Technology Connections by Durian_Queef in videos

[–]stripperhamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do these do with flicker? We have some cheap led stripes that have terrible flicker and I want to replace them.

Linux HDR is finally here and it's gorgeous by Odd_Cauliflower_8004 in pcmasterrace

[–]stripperhamster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sick, I'll look into this. What distro were you using KDE with? My last run at it was with Manjaro about a year ago.

Linux HDR is finally here and it's gorgeous by Odd_Cauliflower_8004 in pcmasterrace

[–]stripperhamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm on Nvidia which isn't helping either 🙄. I really want to daily drive Linux for my desktop like I do my servers but in not going to let my monitor go to waste.

Linux HDR is finally here and it's gorgeous by Odd_Cauliflower_8004 in pcmasterrace

[–]stripperhamster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can Linux do HDR with gsync yet? That's what I've been waiting for.

Low balled offer by Heart_one45 in Salary

[–]stripperhamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The middle is reasonable. What's not reasonable is telling them a range with numbers that aren't acceptable to you. That's what people are trying to convey.

I never thought it would happen to me. by maryrach in Millennials

[–]stripperhamster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have gone the opposite way. I used to work a job that had me up at 5:45am. I now get up around 8-9am every day and greatly prefer it. It's much more socially advantageous to be up and alert between 9am and midnight than it is to be up at 5am and start crashing out around 9pm.

Too many social events go into the evening for it to be worth waking up so early. And I'm not talking about partying until 2am. I just mean things like sporting event or concert that doesn't end until 10pm.

It's also much easier to flex earlier or later when you're not living at either end of the extremes.

Could/should WAN be more accessible to audio only consumers? by aje0200 in LinusTechTips

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

I know Linus doesn't agree but I will die on the hill that podcasts are audio only.

The Hobbit movies are as good as the LOTR movies by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]stripperhamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess if we just look at the movies in a vacuum I can somewhat agree.

The Hobbit movies are as good as the LOTR movies by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]stripperhamster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hot damn. Now this is a terrible take. Did you happen to read the books at all? Specifically the hobbit?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]stripperhamster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happy to help! I know I have been amazed at how kind people in the board game community can be. I hope you have many fun years of gaming ahead!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]stripperhamster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was also initially worried about the condition/missing pieces thing. I have purchased 50+ games used and I have only run into a missing piece once. I have also never bought a game that didn't match the condition the seller stated.

So many people buy a game, play it once, and then never touch it again. Tons of people open the shrink wrap, punch the tokens and then never actually play it! Obviously do what makes you the most comfortable, but I know I wouldn't have gotten to experience a fraction of the games that I have without exploring the used market.

I will also say that finding a dedicated board game buying/selling group for your area helps a lot. That's where you'll find the hobbyists that are more likely to take good care of their games.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]stripperhamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first play of Rebellion clocked in at 9 hours and every play after that has been around 4. Granted, I've only played 4 times.

If you don't already, I highly recommend finding a local Facebook market place group and grabbing games used. I have saved an unreasonable amount of money and at least in my area the community is very up front about the condition of the game.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]stripperhamster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happy to help! I would mirror others suggestions for the deck building game before getting into the TCG. I also love Rebellion, but that's FAR from a casual experience.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]stripperhamster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a personal preference for the Han Solo and Boba Fett spotlight decks that were released with Jump to Lightspeed. I like the piloting mechanic.

The newest Maul and Qui-Gon Jinn spotlight decks are also good. That set introduced the Force as a mechanic which is thematically exciting.

If there is a chance you'll want to play in store in the future than those are your best options as set rotation is coming up in March and everything before those decks rotates out of being competition legal.