Spiral Knights - Without the Coliseum...

Without the Coliseum...

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Mon, 01/27/2014 - 10:24

Seiran

So I'm wondering: if you don't play coliseum (lockdown/blast network) or hypothetically if they didn't exist...

1. What do you do with the time you currently spend in SK?
2. What do you spend (or are planning to spend) your CR on?
3. What do you spend (or are planning to spend) your Energy on?

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I know people used to go crazy for high UVs way back before Lockdown - even when Punch first came out, people mass sold their CE (to the point that it was 3kCR/100CE for a total of like 10 minutes lol). I used to use CR for more CE so I could play past the 100mist time period and maybe craft some gear for fun/experimentation.

But SK's a very different beast now, especially without the limited play time.

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Example/my own answers:

1. I'd probably spend some time farming FSC cause there are still a few more things I'd like to try out that I'm saving for (Drakon/OCH). Once that's done and I'm free from having to only aim for money, maybe I'd run arcade every once in a while (I actually have been avoiding prestige missions... no real reason why), but having been end-game for a while, arcade's kinda lost its magic for me :x

I'd probably juggle my SK time with other games and only get back to SK when a new update comes out. My IRL friends who got me into the game have long stopped playing, so I'd probably end up joining them in whatever game is popular these days lol. I like to play with other people, and I'm the kind of person that has fun in competitive games where you're guessing at what the other person's going to do.

So yeah, Lockdown/BN are fun to me and are the main reason I keep playing. I used to use it as a way to make money (selling stuff) when I was out of mist, but I legitimately enjoy playing :3

2. Buying more Energy - Energy is the thing that's almost guaranteed to go up in price (until the heroic promos come around and Energy comes back to the world). But I don't care too much about UV's anymore, sorry Punch. I'd probably also shop AH for costumes/accessories every now and then.

3. Refilling slots. The 30 day slots (weapon/trinket) are basically a one month subscription for me: If I don't rebuy them, I feel less tied to the game and go off doing whatever, but if I do, then I'll feel like I need to use the time lol. Aside from the Drakon/OCH I'm currently saving for, I'm also stocking up energy in case I want to rage-buy radiants if/when new gear comes out. Still far from being able to afford either of those :\

I used to spend CE crafting new things that seemed interesting but weren't optimal (ex: Iron Slug), but at the moment, with many days of grinding for over 6kCE worth of radiants to get things to level 10 (not even counting radiants found in-game), I have absolutely no plans to take anything to 5* unless they're actually useful.

Mon, 01/27/2014 - 10:35

Skepticraven

1. Doing stupid things, like playing the mission "The Gauntlet" using only non-status shard bombs or running armorless (wearing drake/dragon scale in a shadow-based depth) through the arcade.
2. Collecting costumes from the AH/Buying energy
3. Buying things from supply depot (PvP weps I dont want to farm for recipes, adv or lower orbs, trink/wep slots) and lots and lots of danger rooms. Every danger room is profitable, even on depth 1. Also Depth 1 danger rooms are difficult since T2 monsters spawn and you dont deal much damage, or have much armor (since it scales with depth/tier).

Mon, 01/27/2014 - 11:17

Sweet-Hope

1. What do you do with the time you currently spend in SK?

Well i used to test new 5 star weapons like sudaruska, volcanic pepperbox etc, you know weapons that nobody like to use but due the lack of radiants i cant do that, so the thing i do now it just wait in haven for a newbie who need help in their mission not matter what kind of mission (though i dont take people to FSC because seriously im just tired of that level after 3 years i dont get how people sell their souls of that map) and while im helping newbies, i also try to gather crowns for the guild maintenance.

2. What do you spend (or planning to spend) your CR on?

Sadly i keep gathering and gathering crowns due the lack to have something to spent it on something, so at this point my crowns only are for guild maintenance. if there a promo i like then i spent my crowns on such promo items once the price have dropped.

3. What do you spend (or planning to spend) your Energy on?

Same as number 2, i dont have something to spend my energy so probably i will end spending it on a promo item or well my monthly upgrades.

Mon, 01/27/2014 - 11:32

Blazzberry

I have no mouth and I need to scream

1.) Playing the arcade and occasional bananaduke.

2.) lockboxes.

3.) lockboxes lockboxes and some more lockboxes.

I want to find all sorts of things like prismatic mech'tennas, prismatic vitakits, auras, prismatic canteens etc. Stuff that is hardly seen. My goal and dream :x

Mon, 01/27/2014 - 11:46

Pandafishie

Welp

1. What do you do with the time you currently spend in SK?
Saving... Prestige... Learning to gun(?)-needs orbs for upgrading my baby alchemers, farming bosses for the mats for the statues~
2. What do you spend (or planning to spend) your CR on?
Energy/Accessories
3. What do you spend (or planning to spend) your Energy on?
For now Sprites; event boxes are not my cup of tea.

Mon, 01/27/2014 - 12:09

Bitsbee

"1. What do you do with the time you currently spend in SK?."

Crafting/Heating items for my Alts, running RJP for Crowns, & Crafting items I want to try out on my Main.

"2. What do you spend (or planning to spend) your CR on?"

Items I want for my Alts & my Main, Accessories/Costumes, & the upcoming Guns from the Gunner Update.

"3. What do you spend (or planning to spend) your Energy on?"

Ever since the new Crafting system came in, I've never really cared for Energy, unless it's for an item someone wants to sell.

Really, the Colliseum means nothing to me. When it first came out along with Blast Network, I played tons of matches, mainly because I ran out of Energy, I wanted the new Weapons/Trinkets, or for a chance to nab one of those cool Bombheads. But ever since Lockdown came out, I just completely lost interest. Over time, I realized I never used the new Weapons or would find little use for them(excluding the Weapon Trinkets). Seriously, the reason people continue to play Lockdown to me is to stock up on Krogmo Coins for Events/Sullivan Recipes, boost egos, & show off their over-accessorized/UV'd Skolver Set.

Mon, 01/27/2014 - 13:03

Clown-Nine

1) Probably 95% merchanting,

1) Probably 95% merchanting, 5% arcade
2) accessories
3) CE revs in LD..oh wait

Yeah I'd probably be long gone if there wasn't LD

Mon, 01/27/2014 - 13:38

Fehzor

1.)

I go on runs for fun. You know, not because I have to or because I need to or any of that, but because I want to. I also help people with their missions, and go on a few missions so that I can find the correct orbs for the gunner update.

There was a time when I crafted and heated gear, but that time has past. I have a dozen or two unheated 5* armor sets that I paid energy for lying around, and I can't use any of them because they aren't heated and I can't heat any of them because I don't have the time of day to earn radiants, even farming UFSC.

2.)

Mostly costumes, recipes and other things that I feel like buying.

3.)

Well energy = crowns. Most of my energy is just saved up for the gunner update, where I will purchase a handful of orbs and such from the supply depot.

Mon, 01/27/2014 - 13:38

Krakob

1. What do you do with the time you currently spend in SK?
Hanging out with friends and guildies. I honestly don't run too much but if there was no PvP, I'd probably do so more.

2. What do you spend (or planning to spend) your CR on?
Accessories. No big desire for pay to win UVs without LD around.

3. What do you spend (or planning to spend) your Energy on?
Orbs, sprite stuff (almost done there though), and that's about it.

Crowns and energy honestly kinda become the same when it comes to trading. Most accessories and gear is available for both if you're buying from other players and if it's not, it's a matter of pressing a few buttons to convert one to the other.

Mon, 01/27/2014 - 15:03

Xtweeterx

Doing runs on everything because why would I play SK PvP anyway other than for that dumb achievement?
Recipes because I need to craft stuff (due to personal problems, I've been having trouble with that)
Radiants, 1/4 of a SL trip (if I had the guts), my Guild's CE well or just holding onto it. Forever.

Mon, 01/27/2014 - 15:43

#10

Bleyken

1-Carry out my evil plan to control the spanish Haven and make all the spanish players work for me.
2-Accesories and Guilds.
3-Orbs.

Mon, 01/27/2014 - 16:37

#11

Akuryo

1. Arcade, RJP, FSC or just

1. Arcade, RJP, FSC or just derping in haven
2. Crafting stuff which i find hard to do cuz of elite orb rarity/lack of incentive to do T2 runs + radiant drought
3. Elite Orbs

Mon, 01/27/2014 - 16:39

#12

Feyi-Feyi

Without the Coliseum I probably would have quit the game within 1 month of completing it.
The replay value is fully dependent on who you play it with, not the actual content itself.

1) I play Ld, hang out with guildies, and I buy and sell things in such I way I don't have to run the clockworks.
2) I but trinket/weapon slots, and have payed the studies for all of Punch's offspring.
3) ^

Mon, 01/27/2014 - 17:27

#13

Leekcoco

1. Helping/talking with my guild and friends, doing one or two runs when I can be bothered, and torturing myself in Lockdown.
2. Accessories, UV'd goodies, orbs 'cause I'm a lazybum, and guild stuff.
3. Same as above.

Mon, 01/27/2014 - 21:11

#14

Glad-Amparus

1. Merchanting by standing next to AH 24/7 (earned 37m already)

2. Costumes... Guilds... Hax

3. show off/buy energy Depot stuff

Tue, 01/28/2014 - 00:06

#15

Vanillateddy

Licky licky Vanilla's Picky~!

1. What do you do with the time you currently spend in SK?

Well I'd like to think that i spend my time wisely in Sk but i don't, so recently I've invested in making a Guild and trying to run it, or should i say find interesting people to join. I don't really care to much for much else. I recently just spent away all my E and Cr on Punch, "WHY!?!?!" is what you said huh? well honestly i wanted to spend it all so that i can restart fresh with no E at all and try to rebuild my loot. Also why not try to get good UV's on weird armor and Weapons while I'm at it? And to be honest i quite like my Normal Max Mercurial Demo Suit. Other then that I spend my time trying to find random people to join and play with from the very begging of the clockworks till the end but i'll leave and start over if i end up by myself.... (happens a lot.)

I look at people in haven, but hats not weird so its okay. I just stare at their Pretty pretty bodies. Completely normal right? Well i do like looking at others though because i like looking at costumes and the stuff people wear is actually quite interesting.

Other then those two things you'll find me in LD fighting with bombs or weird weapons that no one else uses except for a select few.

2. What do you spend (or are planning to spend) your CR on?

Well i plan to not spend any of it, (PPPFFFFTTTT) Well i'll try not to anyway. I really need to just horde it all, just no more spending, I'll spend on my guild though that's all..

3. What do you spend (or are planning to spend) your Energy on?

I'll never have Energy again.... Energy Strike~! (Btw anyone wanna buy 44 energy?)

Vanilla~!

Tue, 01/28/2014 - 04:44

#16

Sgt-Brownie

1. What do you do with the

1. What do you do with the time you currently spend in SK?
Playing other games that have more interesting things to do than doing the same chinawall-long levels over and over. (FSC I'm looking at you)

2. What do you spend (or planning to spend) your CR on?
Guns, once they come out.

3. What do you spend (or planning to spend) your Energy on?
Guns, once they come out.

Tue, 01/28/2014 - 05:21

#17

Misty-Wellington

Well I don't play PvP so the loss of the Coliseum wouldn't affect me in the slightest.

1. What do you do with the time you currently spend in SK?
Usually grinding, doing dailies, helping out my Guildmates with missions or discussing stuff with my fellow Guildmembers.

2. What do you spend (or are planning to spend) your CR on?
I never think that far ahead. Usually if I get an idea for a costume I'll invest all my time and effort into achieving it.

3. What do you spend (or are planning to spend) your Energy on?
Well I've bought a couple of weapons with CE. Might invest in the new equipment (either craft or buy, not sure yet) after the Gunner Update. Not that I can heat the 5* versions... *ahem*

Tue, 01/28/2014 - 07:39

#18

Magnum-Frost

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1. What do you do with the time you currently spend in SK?

I've gotten pretty bored with SK on my main so I'm just making alts and getting them to vanguard F2P while I wait for the gunner update...yeah, quite a few vanguards might be made in that time.

2. What do you spend (or are planning to spend) your CR on?

On this account which is my main I spend CR on CE on orbs for crafting. I JUST GOTTA CRAFT EM ALL, IT'S LIKE FREAKING POKEMON!(lol battlesprites)

On my alts I spend their CR on whatever they need to progress.

3. What do you spend (or are planning to spend) your Energy on?

It's time to d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-DUEL! jk

fo srs...dem orbs tho

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