>"Hello, all!
We have some updated news about Spiral Knights! On Wednesday, April 6th, it will be transferred to a company called Grey Havens. Grey Havens is a group of former Three Rings employees who have come together to keep the games and communities we love alive and happy.
We very much appreciate your patience in waiting for news of what was happening with Spiral Knights! The transfer of the game may involve some downtime the evening of Tuesday the 5th and/or Wednesday the 6th.
Cheers,
Spiral HQ"
http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/114100
has this game a chance of salvation now that OOO isn't on charge of it anymore?, i really enjoyed the artstyle and gameplay of it. but the lack of content updates since 2013 killed it for me.
I really hope it gets fixed, I have very fond memories of this game before it went to shit.
Cute, not too hard but not too easy and with a nice community. What's not to love?
It's dead, Jim.
>>333438075
Free to Play with limits killed it for me at launch, glad they eventually got rid of that shit. Games like these aren't worth paying for.
>>333437795
>>333438276
Hated the Free2Play shit but, what does Gray Havens have planned for this? I played it when it was first out and it just felt awful due to the amount of micro transactions in it. I heard it got worse
>>333438276
Thing is, they added the new crafting mechanics to compensate for the free elevators. Turns out, it became even more of a pain in the ass to progress without paying.
Free elevators and nothing else would've been perfect.
>tfw they added *5 troika weapons after the game went full jew
goddamn it, we asked for that shit so much in the forum.
>>333438276
Even when they got rid of it, it's a bitch to get further down, since making stronger weapons became impossible.
I'm, personally, still pissed that they got rid of sacrificial revivals.
I played spiral knightsJust for the TF2 hat and I immediately quit and uninstalled this game after getting the hat
>Tfw no one draws porn of this game anymore.
>>333439193
One of my friends only played this shit cause his rich friend gave him free shit
After the rich guy got bored, he never touched it again.
god if they actually start making new content i will go back, haven't played in years
>>333439491
>tfw the little porn that exists is 90% gremlins, 9% knights, 1% other
>>333437795
hail satan, maybe we'll actually get some new guns.
>>333437795
... Oh fuck, here's to hoping they can breathe some life back into this game after sega skullfucked it beyond belief
Snarbolax best character
He did not deserve the bullshit he got by making him into a cheap re-skinned lazy cloned boss
>>333438828
life sparks killed the game for me
loved the revivals, cause i was afilthy Maskeraith user
Will this ever get rewritten into something not terrible like C++? A game that looks like it was running on PS2 graphics should not be stuttering and having slowdowns
>>333439491
You must not look very hard
>>333440117
really? lag was what killed the game for me
>>333440350
Well I could've gone without seeing this abomination. This is furry tier with all those neon colors, god damn.Though it got me to go looking for more. Fuck this libido
>>333440518
:)
>>333440518
To be fair everyone in spiral knights is a neon colored abomination.
>>333439807
source?
>>333440632
Not all. My character wasn't neon colored.
Reinstalling now to make sure I'm not talking out of my ass. I'm fairly certain I wasn't neon, anyway.
>>333440479
lag was a bitch also, hopefully they get better servers
>>333440715
darker colors weren't as neon, but essentially everyone neon
tell me when i can play as a gremlin
>>333440715
Your character is black with neon eyes and whatever is under their outfit.
>>333440715
Everyone has bright glowy neon eyes.
>>333440836
>>333441168
>>333441236
Yep, eyes alone. I was more meaning the rest of the body, but definitely eyes.
Also fuck OP for getting me to redownload this game and relive the sad memories. Salamander Suit a cute.
>>333440710
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=36348721
I used to like his stuff a lot, but about a year ago he got into FNAF and I mostly lost interest.
double UV voltedge
vs construct high
charge reduction med
fear meim awful at pvp
>>333437795
>the leak from a few weeks ago was real
Welp. Honestly I don't think a new company will save this game, even if they have the old SK devs. The game's reputation was ruined right after the Steam release, with the retarded energy limitations.
The death of the randomized dungeon crawling mode and the community/economy-based dungeon layouts (mission mode with fixed stages and mineral-eating pets) also ruined the main unique aspect of the game.
Now they only have the ERP furfag community and gashapon costumes to keep the game on life support.
>>333438509
If you are talking about Energy, they removed that shit years ago. But they forgot to add new content after that (just gashapon shit for costumes every two weeks).
I remember playing this. It was fun, but there were so many idiots who couldn't grasp the basic mechanics, so playing solo was better simply because you died less.
>>333442042
>The death of the randomized dungeon crawling mode and the community/economy-based dungeon layouts
Wait, what?
Why the fuck would they get rid of that?
What did they even REPLACE IT WITH
>>333442176
They didn't scrap it, nobody plays it anymore due to mission system.
Am I one of the few who didn't like the random generated levels? They all felt the same and didn't do anything really interesting in comparison to the boss paths.
>>333442176
They never removed, they just added reasons to never even visit the arcade area again.
They added a story-mode-like mission menu. Each mission is a set of 2~4 floors with fixed layout and theme. There is also missions for boss dungeons, so no more nightmare-like adventures on dark metropolis stratums to reach the boss dungeon.
You can repeat all missions with no penalty, so everything is piss easy to farm, killing the in-game economy.
Then they added pets with skill sets and shit. Not only they are grindy as shit to upgrade, they will also want to eat your minerals, so no more layouts based on mineral economy since there is no reason to sell minerals.
They also added some retarded shit like some sort of pseudo-endgame dungeons that requires energy to enter (more specifically, a key that can only be found on cash shop) but have very shitty rewards because the easy-to-craft Chaos Set and not-katana Brandish upgrade path still are the best stuff in the game.
>its happening!
same shit, different pile.
if it means they just keep on selling nothing but a new fucking box every 2 weeks untill the end of time, why the fuck would it matter
Man, I'd love to get a small party together and relive this game...
Assuming new devs don't ruin it.
The lack of content updates after 2013 were 100% due to SEGA. They actually have updates there that they might be able to release now without Sonic and Friends breathing down their necks.
I never got to enjoy this game.
Literally every time I tried to get into it they changed it.
ex lead artist published a bunch of aborted concept art
http://malakym.deviantart.com/
>>333443756
dam that actually looks cool, esp the miner, hope they make the miner set 5*
Now that Sega no longer has their grubby fingers digging into SK, I'm sure the game can be fixed. I just hope GH knows what they're doing.
As long as they fix the awful equipment progression and tone down the P2W I'm sure the game could be revived.
is that a surface city with high rise buildings?
>>333438276
The limits it had were really easily manageable when you got used to the game. By the time you could clear the Royal Jelly on your own, you would be able to buy back more than double the energy you used per run.
>>333442795
They are pretty much the main aspect of the game during the beta/early release. People had to work together to carefully sell their minerals to create the best stratums to reach boss dungeons.
It also had a big impact on economy, since the price of certain materials skyrocketed if the farming area was behind some hard as fuck stratums like Dark Metropolis.
People also had to plan their loadouts based on all stratums they are about to visit, though enemy nerfs and Chaos set eventually ruined most of that (except for dark-element areas).
>>333443756
>that fucking bunny gremlin npc
oh gosh how adorable
fucking triplerings not making fucking anything but reskins
>>333444629
i fucking love gremlins in general and i kept wishing OOO would cash in on them some more but they never did
fucking assholes
>>333444227
That is the devilites workplaces, their areas usually has a bunch of buildings and generally looks like a broken down city
>>333444402
That explains quite a bit. Thanks anon.
>>333437795
They can't fix it
Dead and gone
>>333438276
they say that a game with a subscription fee has a built in retard filter
kids cant into basic reasoning and math so they were filtered out because they cant bootstrap themselves into self sustenance.
they got rid of that filter years ago, but in its place added end game leveling, so they brought in dumber players and at the same time wanted those previously smarter players to pick up the tab - they didn't and left.
>>333437795
>remember playing it with friends and having a blast
>music was comfy as fuck
Is the game still good or nah?
>>333445674
I think with some marketing and more consistent updates they can definitely revive the game and make itgreat again
>>333446494
Its fine but unless the new company starts turning things around and brings more consistent updates with actual content it'll definitely be worth playing again
>>333446498
Will they remove Heat crystals
Will they
>>333439491
>>333439807
>that pic by praiz where a knight was jerking off the turret of a gunpuppy
>>333446494
Depends of your gear level before you dropped it.
If you had a full 4* set, you will be able to enjoy it just fine. It will be quite grindy to reach the next rank, though, but at least you have access to some easy missions full of chests.
New/1* set players will enjoy the game until they need to grind for actually decent 3~4* stuff (things that have a final 5* path, so no fun gimmick equipment allowed), and then heat/materials/upgrade grinding hell will run their lives.
>>333437795
I hope it makes a return this was a great game back when I played it. Just hope they add some actual form of interesting content instead of just dumping cosmetic crap every month
>>333447078
I have a 3* set.
I really hated the pet thing, though.
Remove the shit reforging system. Easy as that.
>>333447698
Pets are entirely optional, so you can just ignore them.
Dragon is shit for damage (its only job) and cat just have party-based gimmicks, the ghost one is the only decent pet because it gives you some defensive options when playing alone, like stealth to get the fuck out of trouble.
>>333449570
>that fucking tribal one
would instantly attempt to craft/10
>>333449570
>digitigrade legs
>>333449570
>that biosuit
>>333449570
>you will never be a walking castle
![timf[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/Uz9F6l9.png "timf[1].png")
>>333450957
>>333437795
Wasted Potential - The Game - The Experience.
It would be great as a simple single-player dungeon crawler with online multiplayer. At least it would be better than an online-only multiplayer game that constantly tries to kill its own multiplayer aspect.
>>333449570
>these might be finally implemented when GH starts creating content again
I'm so happy there's still hope
>>333451845
>>333438276
>this nigga never jewed orbs at the AH
Then people realized it was cheaper to buy them straight from the shop.
>>333452849Radiant Fire Crystals
>>333449570
>that walking castle
Dayum nigga. I can already see this nigga with a Cold Iron Vanquisher
>>333452849
I did that as well. It was insane how quickly you could gain money that way.
>tfw bomb update soon
>>333442042
3 things killed the game and the steam release wasn't one of them.
>The addition of Elevator passes which allowed for people to infinitely grind Crowns which increased the value of CE.
>The addition of missions where you could grind crowns unlimited in Fire Storm Citadel since in the old way, you had to go down into the cradle and at least complete some of it to get there.
>The removal of the mist energy system. Self explanatory.
I stopped playing after they changed the system. Plus the TF2-ish accessory system was to much for me. I got my Divine Angel Wings and stopped giving a fuck after that.
Has there been any sort of change since the expanded areas like the guild hall happened?
As someone who put way too many hours into this game, I really hope that this is true.
Hopefully this new group in charge will listen and implement some of the level and enemy designs on the community.
We really needed a boss area for the Devilites where you fought a CEO. Or pic related where the enemies are mixtures of enemies in the game and have multiple attack elements/weaknesses to encourage people to carry multiple weapon types as opposed to whatever is best for the current main element.
