u/DotAhasu

Hello, background of 35 years casual play with classical lessons in early years (before digital pianos existed), I'd like to see what else is out there. Coming from a casio px-870 as a budget-friendly option purchased a few years ago and happy with the cost/performance but wanting better action for more demanding classical music. I'm not rich or professional, just looking for a significantly better, more realistic and faster action (definitely not lighter) for good exercise. Privia is "adequate" but definitely has its limitations.

Sound quality doesn't matter since I use pianoteq and any piano that properly grades, plus with 3 pedals below allowing partial pedal sensitivity, is enough for the audio side. I would play an open frame with no speakers at all if the action is great and it has a usb midi output for pianoteq.

Have had difficulty finding much clarity, and piano stores locally are limited and more brand-loyal, so hard to compare.

Max $3k, prefer under $2k. I'm not able to afford a kawai N $10-15k piano.

I have observed that the Casio S5000/higher models have newer action, but have found no comparisons with the Privia for reference; and Kawai CA401 is also noted for grand-like action, but also no direct comparisons and it's on the top end of my budget range.

Thank you!

I have a solution for a long-time problem specific to Enshrouded.

IMO Admins keep world progression in check (usually excessively) by preventing anyone from doing spires or major checkpoints without the group, because world progression affects all players on the server.

This is a huge disadvantage for part-time players who want to play as a group and also play solo, and who may binge between long work shifts during times when others are off. We simply want to go far ahead while we can, because we're going to be working and unavailable during normal hours for everyone else.

So, my proposal is: Make shared world progression a toggle (with customizable details), with the exception of releasing NPCs. World progression, accessing spires, etc., should be optionally shared OR not shared. This would allow solos and groups to play the game together and apart on the same servers, going back and forth, depending on personal schedules. Huge value increase for the replayability and social traits of the game.