Spiral Knights - April 1 Update

April 1 Update - Discussion

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Mon, 04/01/2013 - 12:34

Shidara

GMs seem to be a bit late on this one.
Patch notes can be found here: http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/77607

So what do you guys think? I'm personally raring to fight the Tortodoze - a new Tier 3 boss at long last! I hear it's pretty tough too, so this ought to be a good challenge. Royal Jelly's Sleep resist should also finally see some use out of this. That Blanket's lookin' pretty smooth, too. Would kinda stink to get struck by the surprise permadeath box, though. Lucky or unlucky to get one? I hope I don't get to find out.

UI's lookin' pretty smooth too! Not quite what I had imagined, but hey, it works. There's confirmed to be a bug where some Knights are stuck with the old one though, but it's been acknowledged by the devs and they are working on a fix as we speak.

Oh, and has anybody found Plewie yet?

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 12:47

Canine-Vladmir

Nu-Uh!

i didnt not wait months for a Torto boss to be April Fool!
RRRAAAAGGGGGEEEE QUITTTTT!!!!!!
Gonna go to Haven now and punch a Snipe for info.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 12:48

Klockworx

Not sure if

Not sure if April fools joke or actual update.

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ_xVtiDuDGYZ2F46I8ximeUe2Y4IJX9...

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 12:50

Eltia

Cooperstown, ND

Not sure if OP is serious or April's Fools joke.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 12:50

Darkcub

stop please , im very angry

stop please , im very angry now ¬¬

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 12:51

Shotjeer

oh ha

This is totally an April Fools joke. Y U TROLL US DEVS?????????? ME MAD

But in total seriousness, I think it's an okay idea, we certainly needed a new F2P actual Clockworks boss, and I agree with OP, jelly armor will now serve full potential!

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 12:51

Capashtripleseven

ARGH! You almost got me,

ARGH! You almost got me, OOO.
I wanted that patch to be real so much I almost logged in to see the new stuff... until I remembered what day it was.

That was so mean of you... Don't play with our hearts like that. It Hurts. :(

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 12:52

Shotjeer

oh ha

This is totally an April Fools joke. Y U TROLL US DEVS?????????? ME MAD

But in total seriousness, I think it's an okay idea, we certainly needed a new F2P actual Clockworks boss, and I agree with OP, jelly armor will now serve full potential! EDIT ignore double post

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 12:52

Capashtripleseven

Double, sry... browser acting

Double, sry... browser acting up.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 12:52

Worknplay

I think the update should

I think the update should have already happened. Other than that, can't wait for the new UI. That kind of changes always made me feel like I was playing a completely new game.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 12:53

#10

Canine-Vladmir

@Shotjeer@Capashitripleseven

Double post at the same time????

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 12:54

#11

Zenpai

Three rings is on full attack

Three rings is on full attack mode for April first. It does kind of irritate me, given that there hasn't been any new content (apart from those horrible kat missions and cowls) for roughly two months.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 12:55

#12

Capashtripleseven

@Canine-Vladmir

Inceptpost.

Or... someone changed something in the matrix.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 13:04

#13

Wolf-Fighter

OOO you are just stupid

i don't think thats funny ... maybe you can be serous in the announcements.
the gm forum is enough... you write so many [stuff] but serously i hate it ,i first read tortodrone and was happy... after that i read all again and saw what you have written for a [stuff].
i realy hate it ,today it's my birthday(no im not joking!) you are not funny.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 13:09

#14

Worknplay

If this update is rubbish

If this update is rubbish there's clearly a bad choice of strategy from OOO to regain some players' trust and support. Something keeps telling me that this can't be a fake update though, they're not that cheap on april fools

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 13:10

#15

Thimol

@spychecker

Shut up.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 13:13

#16

Eclaium

Lol I love this game, I've

Lol I love this game, I've never seen a game with such a humour.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 13:14

#17

Eurydice

Community Manager

Please keep your posts civil,

Please keep your posts civil, folks. Different people are going to have different reactions to the release notes.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 13:14

#18

Dmatter

As someone who can't log on

As someone who can't log on for another few minutes, is this or isit not an April fools joke?

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 13:14

#19

Worknplay

Eurydice can you please

Eurydice can you please confirm this update is happening and it's not an april fool?
I would be very very sadface if it was

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 13:15

#20

Xenonguard

Lol Really?

If it wasn't an April Fools Joke, it would be posted tomorrow, or yesterday.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 13:16

#21

Thimol

-----

It's likely that the new boss might be an April Fools' joke. If the bugfixes are an April Fools' joke, then I'm going to be very, VERY disappointed.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 13:34

#22

Lolynos

well if all these are for april fools day then OOO you are not acting good ... there are SO MANY of us who really want something new, even a small update and especially a new t3 boss ! the only thing from this (if it is a "joke") is just disappointment and sadness as you are playing with us ...

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 13:37

#23

Klipik

Interesting update. I'm interested to know how that got in there with no patch at all...
<3 OOO

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 13:49

#24

Flowchart

I'm not sure either. I'd better send in a bunch of support requests with the same subject line to see if that's been fixed.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 14:19

#25

Msaad

Well then, I'm out.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 14:27

#26

Poetry

/sigh

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 14:32

#27

Wodanct

Oh hey a boss worth... Its April 1st isn't it? /flips table

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 14:33

#28

Quakeman

mentioning of tortodrone ...

mentioning of tortodrone ... this is cruel

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 14:36

#29

Grantgalitz

Called it

http://www.reddit.com/r/spiral_knights/comments/19xvut/sleep_status_mons...

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 14:42

#30

Omoikami

hm...

In retrospect, I'm now 100% supportive of this update!

*checks for any GMs*

I fully believe that the admins are not playing an Aprils fool joke today!

OOO is over 9000!!! o.0

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 14:46

#31

Grantgalitz

Honestly, I think we do need

Honestly, I think we do need a monster lair that trolls hard. +1 sleep

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 14:50

#32

Thunder-The-Bright

@GMs

next april's fool, have a fake core opening. that would be amusing.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 14:50

#33

Burq

This is actually pretty funny!

THEY KNOW

THEY KNOW HOW TO TOY WITH OUR HEARTS

I normally hate this April Fool's thing everywhere, but this was actually funny, specially the sleeping stuff.

...

THAT said, Tortodrone would be a sweet t3 boss :o

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 15:05

#34

Tantarian

Pfft

If these were true, they would be great patch notes.
Sadly, they are not.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 15:18

#35

Korakc

@Tant Except for dat 10

@Tant
Except for dat 10 minute sleep.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 15:22

#36

Exelius

Symphony of Rude Gestures

As all of the Spiral Knights is anxiously awaiting big updates to this game and the developers have the audacity to post a false patch that players go out of there way to enjoy new content in a game they love and it turns out to be a lie. For that "Exelius makes a rude gesture."

@Eurydice
"Please keep your posts civil, folks. Different people are going to have different reactions to the release notes."

You expect people to be civil when you COMPLETELY disrespect your constumers, your players, your fans with this load of utter crap. For that "Exelius makes a rude gesture at Eurydice."

I pledge to no longer make a money purchase on this game just because of today's blatant disrespect to the spiral knights community. For that "Exelius makes a rude gesture at Three Rings."

Unless you have some good excuse or way to compensate all the energy wasted on your out right lie you lost my respect and trust.

On another random note I have been very excited and carefully watching forums and spiral knights activity for any sort of new stuff and in the forums I see tons of disrespect towards Three Rings when they show the upcoming new UI and other things such as that and I was appalled at it but now I hope you get more hate than even that I bid you farwell for the day Three Rings. I expect an apology, good reason, or compensation by tomorow or you just lost a customer. "Exelius makes a rude gesture."

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 15:35

#37

Dimbreath

@Eurydice Hey, you

@Eurydice Hey, you revealed...

Ew.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 15:42

#38

Shidara

@Exelius

Okay, so I'm basically killing my own spiel here, but it's just an April Fools thing. Three Rings aren't the only ones to do this sort of thing, and whilst there are people who strongly disagree with it, it has been globally recognized as a day for pranks. This one is innocent and meant in good fun, not a mean-spirited, disrespectful act to kick players in the teeth.

Yes, it has been a while since we last got a content update.
Yes, we are waiting in eager anticipation of the next one.

But they wouldn't put this up to torment us. The notes contain humorous remarks and are quite clearly not meant to be taken seriously. They aren't being disrespectful, they are celebrating April 1st the same way others do. Doing something for laughs.
I only request that you try not to take it so seriously and bring up unpleasant arguments.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 15:48

#39

Maycandy

Beware of forum bans

cause they're perm and I don't think OOO does negotiations about it.

"One goes into an experiment knowing one would fail."

Edit: I forgot to sigh

/sigh

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 15:57

#40

Yanos-Aldrin

-_-

cleary someone didn't get the joke.

"I expect an apology, good reason, or compensation by tomorow or you just lost a customer."

um... what? Even those who are entirely unfamiliar with the "April Fools Day" Concept should notice the sillyness of those fake patch-update notes. The absence of a posting from Nick in the announcements thread AND another GM in the General Discussion thread only adds to the validation of said patch update notes being fake.

So you're willing to quit playing Spiral Knights on the premise that you fell for a little prank? I'd call that bluff.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 16:03

#41

Omoikami

@shidara

I don't mean to burst your bubble, but *pop* <-- there it goes....
When money is involved, people don't like to be 'pranked'. Now seeing as I've paid some $$ for content in this game, I do like to be happy... new content makes me happy, no?
Flashing content in front of my eyes, then cruelly telling me it is a joke... well all I have left is a :'(
People who laugh at my :'( are not nice people....

*wipes tears from eyes*

Also my earlier troll got deleted... now im not happy at all D:

EDIT:
The Game is filled with all sorts of silly ness (i.e. a royal jelly :|)..... any other forms of silliness can easily be swallowed by 90% of people on this forum or in SK or in the freakin world...

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 16:09

#42

Murex

>:[

OOO... You guys are so mean. ;__;

/ragequitsforever

How can dubsteb music be a lullaby? o.o

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 16:14

#43

Shidara

@Omoikami

Content is still being worked on, regardless of whether this prank was pulled or not. Rest assured, your money is being put into developing the game - writing up an April Fools post with "fake patch notes" doesn't exactly take a lot of resources to make.

Now who's getting serious? I tell ya, that stuff is contagious! No more! Uncle!!

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 16:23

#44

Omoikami

^ I'm not

I'm not really angry/sad/happy/unhappy

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Its not like I'll stop playing or anything. Just annoyed that I was happy that new content was being released.

I guess that something things are just never meant to be (today at least)

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 16:26

#45

Magnicth

Seriously, people really

Seriously, people really believe this? Even if it does sound cool(Tortodoze),it's fairly obvious that it's fake.

"I expect an apology, good reason, or compensation by tomorow or you just lost a customer."

So you are going to quite a game because of a silly little joke? Well, if you believe in such childish reasons,go ahead.

~Magnicth

P.S.~Good job with the April Fools,OOO. One of the best April Fools that I've seen in awhile!

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 16:34

#46

Shidara

>Implied I was the one

>Implied I was the one becoming serious
>Subject got it wrong
>Facepalms at my own inability to make that clear

@Others

I kindly request that you do not provoke them. As I said, I do not want unpleasant arguments in here, and calling them or their reasoning childish is not going to help me achieve that, nor does it make yourself look any better.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 17:01

#47

Softhead

Wait.

I think Exellius is Apr 1st-ing us.

His post was a hour before.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 17:07

#48

Spirit-And-Soul

yyeeea no

i kinda stopped reading when i saw tortodrone that lays slooms xD plus, nick always posts the updates, this time chronos did. dead givaway.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 17:21

#49

Timbalero

I'm not even gonna bother to open spiral knights.
Having fun with balanced AAA games.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 17:23

#50

Hero-Of-Cheese

*clap clap*

That was a pretty good April Fools Joke you guys did there.The thing that set it off as a joke was Tortodoze. Lighten up ppl, it was a joke.I know you guys are angry because you guys wanted new content, but you guys do know it's april fools right?Maybe I'm not that angry because I have been F2P since I started this game.

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