Spiral Knights - Big Event!

Big Event!

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Fri, 07/01/2011 - 03:23

ABlackGuy

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Its crystal clear that alot of players are leaving the game because they cannot handle the economy and there have been tons of theads that have suggest removing or changing certain things (essentially) abolishing energy. I hated the energy for a while but I learn to enjoy the concept especially since it goes with fact that our avatars are robots BUT ENOUGH OF THIS. time to get to the point. Ive seen my friend playing maplestory for hours on end so he can take advantage of 2x EXP and this causes players who have essentially quit the game to come crawling back for a sweet deal. it has also come to my attention that nexon has this every week including weekends

for those who say to remove the trade tag or remove energy fees for elevators I say leave it alone DON'T EVEN @#%ING TOUCH IT

Instead have an EVENT! where they have 1 or 2 of the following for at least a day or so maybe even for just a few hours (so we dont get carried away)

-2x heat drops
-2x crowns
-All elevators (temporarily) now 5 energy
-All crafting fees are 15% - 25% off (CR and CE)

So what do you think fellow players? I want your opinion on this I also want your suggestion on how long.

once a week? once a month? weekends only? only for an hour? or a day? (hateful comments are always welcome ;) )

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 04:22

zcstover

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kudos to you sir, i appreciate you coming up with a good idea rather than spitting out nonsence that would ultimately shut down sk.

i'm all for weekend bonuses, but you gotta take the crafting fee reduction into fact with the economy! it would most likely make a lot of people make tons of things during the events and thus alter the economy! so i don't think the crafting would be a good idea.

i do although LOVE everything else

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 07:14

SirCoheed

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I LOVE the idea of this! I would also like to be notified of upcoming events/updates in some sort of calendar system if they think they could set one up.

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 08:11

ABlackGuy

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Event length

Guy thats nice that you enjoy this, but what length do you recommend for the event? (tell your friends about this thread! need all the bumps I can get)

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 08:16

zcstover

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as i said i would enjoy

as i said i would enjoy weekend, but obviously OOO would have to try it out, doing it on weekends to see if it works, but if it makes the auction house CRASH they will have to reconsider, either reducing the effects of the event, or changing how often it occurs

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 08:30

ABlackGuy

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@zcstover

maybe 10% for the crafting thing but to be honest I mentioned the crafting because I was out of ideas and I was hoping to make my vog cub easier to craft
(yeah I know its selfish)

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 08:34

zcstover

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how about instead of 10%

how about instead of 10% crafting... 2.5% greater chance of special attributes when crafting?

if it makes things easier to craft it doesn't give OOO any extra cash and i think the majority of CE is spent on crafting for me

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 08:37

ABlackGuy

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@zcstover

damn... never though about that. you should've made this thread :)

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 08:37

SirCoheed

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Weekends.

Every Weekend, some sort of mini event.

Mini events are like what you listed:
-2x heat drops
-2x crowns
-All elevators (temporarily) now 5 energy
-All crafting fees are 15% - 25% off (CR and CE)

Any event that includes buying energy, I would say a week to 2 weeks. These events usually include costumes like the Rose costumes. Giving enough people time to buy the energy they want and get the items. :) Hope that clarifies my opinion on it.

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 08:41

Jellyhead

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HAPPY

HAPPY HOUURRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!

Drinks are half price too yeah thats right you can totes buy beer during this event!

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 08:44

#10

ABlackGuy

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@SirCoheed

so what I see is that each event type varies every weekend? just as great bro! but I NEED YOUR BUMPS

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 09:34

#11

sutirem

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SupaPostOfSutirem

No way.

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 10:18

#12

SirCoheed

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Lol...

I'm not here @ all hours man. ._.;

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 11:26

#13

Gigafreak

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They did something like this

They did something like this back in beta: an Energy Surge Weekend.
http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/1687

...Incidentally, the beta's CE prices peaked at 22k crowns per 100 CE, and that's with lower crafting costs than we have now.

I do not know if those two facts are related, but it's enough to make me hesitant to ask for another. It would certainly explain why we haven't seen another Energy Surge since.

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 13:56

#14

ABlackGuy

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@Gigafreak

a beautiful point to bring up! I wasn't here for the beta. plus essentially I'm saying temporarily lower CE and CR prices and jack up pick up rates, not give away ton of energy it doesn't have to be all of the features just a least 2. but since your the veteran here I'm curious... what was the highest price for CE at one time?

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 22:33

#15

DevilXTreme

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i agree

I want more heat and more crowns drop.

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 22:42

#16

Fly18

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WE'RE NOT ROBOTS! Just wanted

WE'RE NOT ROBOTS! Just wanted to point that out.

Anyway, I'm all for special events. Gotta keep the masses entertained somehow after the game becomes repetitive.

Tue, 07/05/2011 - 11:25

#17

Legendsmade

YES

genius! i admire you! best suggestion i have ever read!
it should be one day on a weekend because we dont want to overdue it!

Tue, 07/05/2011 - 13:25

#18

Koffin-Kat

Events would sure be

Events would sure be great!
Maybe like every sunday, or every second sunday would be a "special Sunday" or something?

Personaly, I think they'll get to this point one day, because as someone here said, the game will eventually start to be repetitive and maybe they also will get to the point where SK will be in a serious need of new players... So they'll NEED something that would attract people.

Tue, 07/05/2011 - 14:55

#19

Legendsmade

true

They did something like this back in beta: an Energy Surge Weekend.
http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/1687

...Incidentally, the beta's CE prices peaked at 22k crowns per 100 CE, and that's with lower crafting costs than we have now.

I do not know if those two facts are related, but it's enough to make me hesitant to ask for another. It would certainly explain why we haven't seen another Energy Surge since.

but the only difference is that nobody is giving away 10k CE, and there are no hourly lotteries. it wouldnt hurt the economy THAT much

Tue, 07/05/2011 - 20:08

#20

Lil-Toula

Between the 4 suggestions the

Between the 4 suggestions the OP has, you could do a whole month.
Weekend 1 - +20% heat
Weekend 2 - -10% crafting
Weekend 3 - +20% crowns
Weekend 4 - -5 eleator cost
or
Weekend 1 - +10% heat and +10% crowns.
Weekend 2 - -2 elevator cost and -5% crafting
Weekend 3 - +20% crowns and +10 more energy from purchase
Weekend 4 - i hope you get the point :)

Note that it might only one day of the weekend. Or any combination of these will work.

if OOO wanted to, they could off 10% more energy for a purchase.

Tue, 07/05/2011 - 23:00

#21

Kuzah

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Some thought on the issue.

I think the key point would be to know what SK's competitors are doing and match that with an equally matching offer for SK players. I don't know much about Maple Story so I took a glance at their site. If SK can add more content and give players more to chew on while matching this weekend sale from Maple Story and similar type of games elsewhere then SK will be okay. The SK art and graphics really has it working in great favor against Maple Story in my opinion.

The tough part is that people who've already played Maple Story would probably prefer to keep playing because these kind of games build up momentum for players that is pretty effective at luring players back to the game because of what they've already have. Same reason a group of friends I met online still go back to Runescape after getting burned out by WoW, Rift, and etc.

SK having a weekend boost of some sort is kind of like a Steam sale. I'm sure a lot of Steam players would see this as a good chance to get back into the game so be sure to somehow get this weekend event news onto the Steam store page if you do launch it.

Wed, 07/06/2011 - 08:00

#22

Fraxur

2x more heat and crowns is a

2x more heat and crowns is a bit too much I think (the heat amplifier only gives you 20% more). Maybe 1.2x more like heat amplifier? It could be on every Sunday? If there's an event like this, it definitely shouldn't last for only 1 hour, people who live in other time zones like me might need to get up at night.

Wed, 07/06/2011 - 14:07

#23

Kurapika

WOOHOO!

I love this idea!

Wed, 07/06/2011 - 18:42

#24

Lil-Toula

Even an event that is equal

Even an event that is equal to an item you buy in game would be bad too.
Why buy 48h heat item when you can get the same effect on x day of the week.
Now maybe 5% or some such number.

A special event could offer the ingame item for 20% off would be neat.
I know I'd buy some weapon/trinket slots I'd they offered 10 or more percent off.

Wed, 07/06/2011 - 19:03

#25

Facejuances

My idea of a special event: -increase MIST energy recharge rate on weekends!
-add special vendors that sell mist tanks

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