Needing to buy a new GPU soon as my 6800 XT is on the way out, constantly crashing. Was tossing up between these two models cause I'm not looking to go into the 5080 or 5090 yet, and they're way too expensive atm.
Am looking for a GPU for good multitasking and perfect 4k gaming.
Total newbie to this so my knowledge is not to up to date. I've been advised to consider the Intermittent Fasting method by my Physiotherapist to manage my weight gain over the last 8 years.
8 years ago I was 74kg, a healthy weight for my height (178cm), and now, due to poor diet choices, late timing, and snacking over the years, I've gone up to 94kg. So I really need to start losing weight.
I work in IT so a lot of my days is up against a desk, and I often don't have much time to myself except on the weekends. I do try to keep healthy foods for meals every day but I often break that habit when I have to spend more time commuting to and from the office and don't have time to pack a lunch.
I usually eat a lot of fish, rice, and a mix of white and red meat. I do try to mix in veggies in my meals - broccoli, carrot, parsnip, cabbage, onion, and cauliflower are often my favs (winter veggies person). My problem indulgence has often been either chips, chocolate, or alcohol. For the latter I tried switching to Dry White wine, but saw no positive result. Often other times I tend to overeat, cause I have the compulsion to finish the plate and waste nothing.
After seeing my Physio and hearing his recommendation, I looked up the method. One version I saw on this topic, was the 16/8 method. To eat during an 8-hour window, and then hold off for the next 16 hours. Eg, if my last meal is at 8pm at night, then I don't eat till 12pm the next day.
To anyone that has done this method, what is your preferred time of the day to do the 16/8 method? Or is there a more effective split?
So I'm currently in the early stages of Tactician mode, just arrived at the Tiefling camp, and running multiplayer with my party that consist of a High Elf Bladesinger Wizard, a Half-Orc Bardbarian, and a Black Dragonborn Death Cleric. Me personally, I was wanting to run a ranged damage, archer build, inspired by my previous experience as an archer back in Divinity Original Sin 2.
What I was looking for with this character was good attack damage, more of a combat than a stealth archer, some battlefield control, and utility so that the party doesn't leave ALL the healing to the spells belonging to either our Bardbarian or our Cleric. I chose Wood Half-Elf cause I still get the extra movement and skill bonuses, and it grant proficiency for weapons with reach. But then again the Fighter would grant that to me anyway.
Initially I wanted to run an Arcane Archer, but as much as I love the idea of a magic empowered damage dealer, I was trying to also fill the voids that we don't have, extra healing, possible battlefield control, etc. Yes I will have access to all armor, extra action, 10 arcane arrows and extra attacks and 4 feats. But it feels like I'm still missing the desired functionality to help keep the team alive.
I've come across a lot of vids that often pointed to one class/two subclasses - Swarmkeeper OR Gloomstalker Ranger.
4 levels in Ranger can get me access to to new skills and a resistance, an extra fighting style, spells like Hunter's Mark, Cure Wounds, and Goodberry.
Swarmkeeper - Prey's Scent will increase damage done by Swarms. Given that I'm not doing an elemental lightning build, Jellyfish are out of the question, so it's Moths or Bees (a means for extra damage, a teleport, and a means to pushback/blind enemies) - and you don't need to get Wisdom higher than 14, and I get a feat at 4th level.
Gloomstalker - Invisibility, Superior Darkvision, +3 to initiative and 3 extra metres of movement on the first turn, extra weapon attack worth 1d8 damage, a bonus action to hide.
To those who have run any of these builds, what have you found was the most effective, and which of these builds do you reckon meet what I'm looking for here?
I'll be running a Wood Half-Elf and initially I was considering running a mono Arcane Archer. But it is way too tempting after watching some builds by Jay Dunna where he created builds that were some combo of Arcane Archer, Shadow Sorcerer, and Swarmkeeper Ranger. I was initially thinking of the Shadow build so I could get Shadow 6/Archer 6 and get Nimbus, best boy. But in your opinions do either of these multiclass builds hold up for Tactician?
I'll be starting a new run through with some friends, and been really eager to try out the Arcane Archer Fighter. However I'm not wanting to go without a melee option in the case of enemies getting up close to me.
I heard all about the Dancing Breeze glaive you can get in Act 3, which allows you to use DEX instead of STR to wield it. I was also considering using a Wood Half-Elf, not just for the extra movement, but for the Civil Militia racial which gives me proficiency with glaives.
I'm wondering though is this even worth doing? Considering I'm going Fighter and they get all Martial and Simple proficiencies? And does race even matter here if I get proficiencies in all weapons anyways as a Fighter?