[Help Thread] Puzzle Choice Thread

[neeamradia]

I was looking at buying an angstrom Valk 2m and A Mystic GTS3M. Then I saw the price - 70$ even with my 7$ voucher it was too expensive. I live in the UK so there is also the cost of shipping. Here is my collection - Cubicle Labs Valk M, Moyu ball bearing Pyraminx, Moyu weilong v2, cubicle labs wuque m.

Should I get the 2x2 or the mystic Gts3m?

I alternatively could do a 'project' - get a cube such as a thunder clap and do a full lube, magnets and sticker job?

Or I could make force cubes.

Thanks for your help in advance!

 

[Daxton Brumfield]

If I were you, I would by something like a little magic, magnets, and some lube, and set it up yourself, because that way you can have the experience, and you can make the feel exactly how you want it.

If you don't want to put in alot of effort, then the gts3m is a very solid option, and you can't really go wrong with it.

if you don't even own a 2x2 right now, then I would just get an mgc, because it is way cheaper, and it is a very good option for someone learning how to get good at 2x2, and it is very similar to the valk. I can only recommend the valk if you are currently sub 5

 

[neeamradia]

Ok

So maybe like the Gts3m and the mgc? With cubicle lube service?

I do really want to do a project such as a little magic m or a mf3rs2m

 

[Daxton Brumfield]

So maybe like the Gts3m and the mgc? With cubicle lube service?

the mgc is great, and my gts3m which is my main was created with angstrom lube, so I assume the angstrom will be pretty good. However, the mystic sounds pretty good I have just never tried it.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

Ok

So maybe like the Gts3m and the mgc? With cubicle lube service?

I do really want to do a project such as a little magic m or a mf3rs2m

the yj yupo v2m is also a good option for 2x2. It is a bit faster than the yjmgc.

 

[neeamradia]

Looking at getting mgc 2x2 pro shop, mystic Gts3m or wrm and maybe a little magic, magnet kit and lubes. Any thoughts?

 

[neeamradia]

So am looking at getting the pro shop mgc 2x2. In my original post for my query, I showed my collection. Is it worth me getting the mystic Gts3m or wrm or should I just setup magnetise a cube etc

 

[Sion]

I'll be the honest one:

It has a unique feeling and turns great, but there are puzzles that are cheaper and just as, if not slightly better in performance at the same price point.

The gimmicks would've been a plus, if the given options were all equally viable and useful. the Yellow and Green magnets are too weak to put up with the speed, and with nulls, it's absolutely awful (about as stable as a Senhuan mars)

Purple through green are excessively fast. Green is kinda nice, but yellow nuts are the only ones I'd feel fully confident in using.

I find that it needs the most maintenance in terms of up-keep (need to clean more often). This isn't to say that it doesn't perform well, and it does, it just doesn't hold onto lube for very long before I need to clean it out again.

One concern I do have is how flimsy the plastic is. when I take off caps or such during cleaning, I find that the plastic is very flimsy, and makes me wonder if this cube could handle a large amount of rough-play. I find myself to be much more gentle using the X out of fear it could be damaged much more easily than some of my other cubes.

I can safely say that numerical is more gimmicky than practical.

If I am to say if I recommend the X? It certainly has a plush, soft feeling like no-other cube, but I can only recommend it if you're going to be more gentle with it (eg, not throwing it everywhere. putting it at the bottom of a book-bag, or intentionally turning it rough), and if you know how to lube a cube properly.


Otherwise, I would recommend you look elsewhere.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

So am looking at getting the pro shop mgc 2x2. In my original post for my query, I showed my collection. Is it worth me getting the mystic Gts3m or wrm or should I just setup magnetise a cube etc

I think yuxin little magic M is very good already.

 

[neeamradia]

Ok.

Have decided to buy a pro shop mgc, a mystic Gts3m and 3cc of mystic.

Thanks for your help!

 

[Max C.]

What cube is similar to the Cubicle MF3RS2 M?

Recently, thecubicle.com ran out of MF3RS2 Ms and I want another cube that has a similar feeling, if anyone has tried another cube similar to this, please reply back as I need a new 3x3 main. I currently have a MF3RS2 M, but it is a year old and the lube ran out. If someone could comment back soon, that would be greatly appreciated!

 

[neeamradia]

Maybe just buy a mf3rs2m, some magnets (ask around for which strength and where to buy from), so traxxas 30k, dnm and speedy. It is also quite fun to do this.

 

[Max C.]

Maybe just buy a mf3rs2m, some magnets (ask around for which strength and where to buy from), so traxxas 30k, dnm and speedy. It is also quite fun to do this.

Ok, yea that is a solution I can resort to and thank you, but do you have any recommendations for cubes that feel like the MF3RS2 M?

 

[neeamradia]

How does it compare to a Valk 3? Haven't tried the Mf3rs2.

 

[neeamradia]

I also like how fun it is to setup puzzles(will never setup anything bigger than 3x3 myself won't even setup 2x2 due to the fiddly mechanism) lol

 

[Max C.]

I also like how fun it is to setup puzzles(will never setup anything bigger than 3x3 myself won't even setup 2x2 due to the fiddly mechanism) lol

Ok, thanks for your recommendation, I will try the Valk M, the mass-produced one! I will try to set it up too, thank you so much!

 

[neeamradia]

That's just my 2 cents, I haven't tried an mf3rs2m. I do love the Valk M. I was just asking how it compares to one.

 

[GenTheSnail]

MF3Rs2 is not like the valk at all. They might be good cubes, but they don't have similar feelings.

I think that the MF3Rs2 feels similar to a Weilong GTS, with the exception being that the GTS is fast and the MF3Rs2 is slow. They both have similar feeling plastic and similar flexibility. I don't think I would recommend it because it's fairly old and a little unstable, but still a good cube.

 

[Daxton Brumfield]

if you swap a gts2 with mf3rs springs, they feel very similar

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

MF3Rs2 is not like the valk at all. They might be good cubes, but they don't have similar feelings.

I think that the MF3Rs2 feels similar to a Weilong GTS, with the exception being that the GTS is fast and the MF3Rs2 is slow. They both have similar feeling plastic and similar flexibility. I don't think I would recommend it because it's fairly old and a little unstable, but still a good cube.

I have heard that the yuxin little magic m is similar to the Valk M