Uh, crying? This is a game btw.

you should go outside sometimes

I imagine not fighting vana can be annoying, but it's no reason to cry. What's your IGN? I'll go on a run with you, maybe you should stay in your room this time. I am only 4*, with the exception of my grey owlite shield 5*. But, I do have the gigawatt pulsar and avenger, I might be of help, I also have done it quite a bit.

Fight Vanaduke in 9 days, like a boss.
Swallow sadness, like a boss.

"Mental health issues" does not necessarily mean you have a disease, or something is "wrong" with you. It can also mean you are in a difficult situation and it is affecting your mental health, i.e. your emotional well-being. Stating in a public place that "I am mentally collapsed... I don't know what to do and I'm crying..." seems to indicate strongly that this may be the case and that you are looking for help, which I would encourage. I'd suggest you seek out help by finding someone to talk to *outside the game* about your frustrations with the game and/or your social situation. If not your parents, someone at school who you trust, a teacher or counselor. Preferably someone older than you who might be able to provide some perspective.

Heck, I'd suggest you print out your original post and just show that to them.

I'm not going to add a "troll" disclaimer, because I don't care if you are a troll or not. If anyone in the position you describe reads this, I'd encourage them to talk it out with someone face to face, and not wallow in frustration/anxiety on a gaming forum.

hey bro get a pet

that way you'll never be alone again - till it dies. then get another one

i recommend a cat, cause cats are cool

I hate Lord Vanaduke for making poor Knights cry. Pure Evil...

It's fine these people just don't understand other points of view. Your diction confuses them and makes them feel like they all have medical degrees. Crying does not mean mental problems, it's perfectly healthy. It's also ok to feel lonely when you're by yourself.

I'm all for crying. I'm a chaplain, we are all about feelings and crying. That said, I have never cried about a game unless it was the story which was emotionally wrenching. I love playing Spiral Knights, but there is little to no emotion in the story! Be invested in things that matter. In case you didn't know, this game does not fall into that category.

No your response is not that of a normal gamer, IMO. Angry, irritated, upset, sure. But normal gamers I think reload and try again tomorrow, picking a place a time where there will be less interruptions. Normal gamers don't fall into a depression over it.

So about your problem: I play the game with an Intel integrated graphics card and it's totally playable. Just make sure to choose the windowed mode with a small resolution, set the graphics quality to low and enable compatibility mode in the advanced options. Also check if your card's drivers are up to date.

If this thread is serious, then you've got issues. Sure, it's a fun game. But you need to be able to back away and say, but that's all it is. A fun game, and nothing more. You play the game, and have fun. Or maybe get frustrated or annoyed or whatever, but where would the fun be without the possibility of setbacks?

And then you log off and go do something else. Sure, having fun matters. But there are a lot of other things in life that matter, too. Don't let a game get in the way of other, more important things.

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In other news, remember that "do not try to play games on this" warning label on your laptop when you bought it? No? Well, that's only because Intel doesn't believe in truth in advertising. (Neither do most other companies, for that matter.) If you want to play games on a laptop, then you've got the wrong machine entirely. You've got a CULV processor, which means low power. To make it low power, they have to make it low performance. That's one problem.

The other problem is that you're using Intel graphics. The next respectable graphics product that Intel releases will be their first. Every graphics architecture that Intel has ever released has been an unmitigated disaster. Among other things, the performance per watt is terrible. Force low wattage, and hence low clock speeds, and that makes it even worse. OpenGL (which this game uses) is basically non-functional on Intel graphics.

If you want a cheap laptop that will actually run the game smoothly, while still being low power, then you should look at a Llano APU from AMD. You can get a Llano A4-based machine for under $500 that will dramatically outperform what you have now, even on integrated graphics. An A8-3530MX is much better yet, as the A4 series basically disables half the chip, but A8 series is more expensive. Of course, a new computer might well be out of your budget.

Do your homework.

I'm kicked off the computer all the time. Rather annoying because sometimes it's right after I payed the 10 ce for the elevator, or the next level is FSC, people rely on me a lot, and I have to quit. Sometimes I'm playing with a really good friend on it. I don't get lonely in game, or out game. I like being alone, not in the game though. I have the limit of friends, so I'm never really lonely in game, I usually have around 20 friends on. 250 is the limit btw, I think it's to little. :D I want to have 1000 be the limit! People are nice, make friends. I don't cry about getting kicked off, hey, it's just a game. I get rather annoyed though. Look at the ^ post.

You have a bad case of video game addiction. You need more help then you would get from the message boards.

When I was at roarmulus ,but its not worth crying over, I got off, I was just happy I got coins, which I used to buy CE and then defeated them with that.The point is, don't cry about it, even some pros have issues killing vanaduke and you will be able to defeat him sometime. Why are you afraid of being alone ? There are other people in the house with you and I don't think that a murderer is in your closet

"Not being able to play with integrated is a lie. I have a laptop with Intel GMA also, but I play fine."

Not all integrated graphics are the same. Llano's Radeon HD 6620G integrated graphics are plenty good enough for gaming. Though if you've got Intel GMA anything, your graphics might well be worse than his. Different people have different standards, though. If the video drivers have to take shortcuts to not even display the game at minimum settings properly, some people don't mind, so long as the frame rates stay playable.

He's got an Arrandale processor, which is Intel HD Graphics, and not GMA anything. And no, Arrandale processors aren't terrible. The Core i3s disable most of the stuff that made Westmere a nice architecture, but it's not garbage like NetBurst. CULV also means low power consumption, and hence low performance.

The graphics, on the other hand, are awful. But Intel graphics have always been awful. That's why Intel's approach to getting people to use their graphics is to give away their graphics for free.

No lifer..... Crying over a game I just get a bit pissed off and retry....