You wrote this wall of text using your phone?

Good job, not a single typo.

I had different questions. Didnt get any on the SD sales, and plenty more on promos.

I already had to go through their forty questions.

Play time and other games.

1. How long have you been playing Spiral Knights?
Since April 10th, I want to say? About three years now.
Unless you mean in-game, in which Shidara has clocked 173 days at the time of posting.

2. Have you played any other MMO titles prior to Spiral Knights?
A number. Most have been pretty minor, though.

3. Have you played any other MMO titles while playing Spiral Knights?
RuneScape, I guess. I think I played Cosmic Break a while back as well, but only for a brief time.

4. If this applies to you. Have you found Spiral Knights to be better or worse than those MMO titles.
Spiral Knights fills a niche I've been looking for in MMOs, and therefore does not really compare to other titles I've played aside from perhaps Sherwood which, last I played, was little more than a small horse-shoe shaped island and some monsters.

5. Please briefly explain why Spiral Knights is better or worse than those MMO titles.
See point 4.

6. What genres of game do you enjoy playing? Please list your top 3.
In no particular order: Role-Playing Games, Platformers, and STGs (Shoot 'em ups).

7. On average how many hours a week do you spend playing Spiral Knights?
About 24 hours a week when I'm active. Presently it's more like 5 to 10 at most.

8. If this applies to you. On average how many hours a week do you spend playing other games?
This varies greatly, but I would guestimate 30-40 hours during breaks? About 10 otherwise.

9. If this applies to you. Do you spend longer playing other games, why is that?
Because I feel like it. I sometimes get a desire to play a particular game or genre and keep playing that game/genre until I burn out.

Experience in Spiral Knights.

10. What do you find the most best aspect of Spiral Knights?
"Most best"...
Ahem!
What I enjoy the most is the hack and slash aspect of it. It's something I don't see a lot of, especially done right. I also enjoy the random nature of the Clockworks and exploring the Arcade with a squad of Knights, familiar and unfamiliar Knights alike.

11. What do you find the least best aspect of Spiral Knights?
"Worst" one would assume? The awful equipment balancing, leaving little room for variety without sacrificing a lot of power and efficiency and there are a lot of obsolete items. I like using equipment that I take a fancy to, but I dislike being less effective in combat as a result.

12. Briefly explain how you would change your least best aspect of Spiral Knights, to make it better.
Look into the strengths of the most popular items, what items are obsolete and how to adjust them to create a more levelled out selection of gear, allowing otherwise neglected armour to find a use and shine.

13. How did you come about finding out about the existence of Spiral Knights?
Through an ex-Let's Player's stream. I was one of the lucky viewers who created an account quick enough and got to play with the host. I took a great liking to the game and have been playing ever since.

14. Do you have any real life friends who play Spiral Knights? If yes, then how many?
Only one. For now...

15. Do you enjoy playing solo or in a team?
In a team, definitely. I only play solo if I'm trying to meet a quota of sorts.

16. If you play solo, why?
Collaborative effort during events, material farming and rushing.

17. If you play in a team, on average how many other knights do you play with each run, and why?
Preferrably four, but three is all right. I enjoy the chaos of having four random Knights trying to work together!

18. How do you spend your time playing Spiral Knights?
Running through the Clockworks, idling in Haven catching up with friends and having chats with random Knights, browsing the Auction House for shinies, the occasional Coliseum rampage. The sort.

19. Do you enjoy playing PvP more or PvE more, and why?
PvE is where it's at. I am far too frustrated with my own incompetence to truly enjoy PvP at present.

20. Do you find PvE in Spiral Knights a challenge?
Absolutely not. With the many AI nerfs a simple side-step is enough to avoid the majority of the previous hazards. Only Fiends retain their previous level of threat and are a big difficulty spike compared to the rest of the mobs. The only family that's been buffed from its original state are Slimes in the form of Jelly Cubes and Oilers/Quicksilvers being able to inflict Piercing.

21. If you do find PvE in Spiral Knights a challenge, which group of monsters in particular are challenging?
See point 20.

22. On average how many Sparks of Life do you use a week?
2-6. Not even going to defend myself on that one.

23. Do you play Spiral Knights on elite difficulty? If yes, why? If not, why?
There is no reason for me not to play on Elite. Elite difficulty gives more loot, and the AI remains the same regardless of difficulty. The only thing that brings about my downfall is sheer reckless abandonment, as opposed to the monsters overwhelming me.

Spiral Knights Updates, Promos and Events.

24. Which was your best game changing Update, and why? Excluding all promos and events.
"Game-changing"? Er... I would say the addition of Dash and Bash, because it allows for more in-depth gameplay and increasing skill-ceiling. The only downside to that is that the enemies have not been scaled to conform to our increase in power and ability.

25. Do you like Spiral Knights promos? If yes which one? Excluding all events.
I like the promos that bring about unique-looking costumes. Rose Regalia has kind of passed on being unique anymore with all the reskins, but I enjoy them nonetheless. Other than that, in terms of looks I enjoyed the Equinox items. In terms of execution, I liked the Stormy and Obsidian promos.

26. If you dislike Spiral Knights promos, why?
The addition of miscellaneous, unrelated items such as UV tickets that take up a slot of probability for what should otherwise be reserved for the new and exclusive contents. The recent Equinox promo was especially guilty of this, locking down 80% of the probability with UV tickets over the actual items being advertised, and the Surge promo of September 2012 being the mildest with only a 25% probability of receiving a UV ticket.

27. Do you prefer events? If yes which one?
Over Prize Box Promotional Events? Yes, because they provide playable content and exclusive rewards. My favourite would have to be the Shroud of Apocrea. Really fun event, and really cool weapons! Looking forward to an expansion of it, if possible.

28. Which is your least favourite event? If so why?
Grinchlin Assault. It was incredibly brutal and soaked the bulk of my Sparks of Life. Going with random was a waste of time because most could not co-ordinate and my own friends were struggling as well.

Spiral Knights Supply Depot Flash Sales.

29. Do you prefer using accessories or resell them?
Using. I'm not much of a merchant and would rather not take gambles.

30. Did you like the Supply Depot Flash Sales?
For allowing us to obtain otherwise ultra rare items, yes.
For being a necessity to obtaining ultra rare items, no.
Flash Sales are a representation of something gone wrong, that being the probability of getting a rare item from a regular ol' Iron Lockbox. Not once have I witnessed a particularly rare Prismatic, Divine or Volcanic accessory being unboxed and I've heard precious few stories of anybody pulling anything worthwhile.

31. If you did like the Supply Depot Flash Sales, which accessory did you purchase?
I believe I purchased a Prismatic Halo, Prismatic Valkyrie Wings, Volcanic Dragon Wings and Divine Valkyrie Wings.

32. Which accessory would you like to see added to the Supply Depot Flash Sales in the future?
Long Feathers, Prismatic, Divine and Valkyrie alike, as well as some Scarves.

General Spiral Knights Questions.

33. Do you enjoy playing through the rank missions? If yes which ones?
I enjoy them for the little tidbits of plot and lore, and for the sake of having a sense of progression outside of building up your Arsenal. I don't really have any favourites, though.

34. Do you enjoy playing through the clockwork in Arcade? If yes, why?
It's how I was introduced to the game, of course I enjoy it! I enjoy it because each expedition is never quite the same. Sure, there are a finite amount of levels in each gate, but the fact that they rotate and the speed at which I clear each depth affects which path I take as I descend provides a different feel and experience. My only gripe is that there aren't enough Knights exploring the Arcade these days, leaving me mostly on my own.

35. If you answered no to questions 33 and 34, briefly explain why.
N/A

36. Are you a regular Spiral Knights forum user?
I suppose?

37. Have you ever been part of another game forum?
Not to any extent worth mentioning.

38. How does the Spiral Knights community compare to other game forums?
My experience is limited, so I'll pass this question.

39. Do you like how changes are made before we get to test them? For example The Forge Update, certain nerfs and buffs.
I feel we could achieve better results if each update had thorough testing, so no.

40. Do you prefer to be told in advance what is in development? If no, then why?
Yes. It gives me something to look forward to and keeps me interested in the game as opposed to wondering what or indeed when the next update will be, leading me to eventually burn out and lose interest.

41. Do you prefer to be kept up to date regularly or just told once?
I like being kept up to date so that I at least know things are going on behind the scenes. Even if it is a subconscious thing, being told how things are progressing is reassuring.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your overall experience in Spiral Knights? 1 being very poor and 10 being very good.
9 - I've had many enjoyable and memorable moments and made some irreplacable friends through this game. I hope to see the game continue to grow and prosper.

Just letting people know that there is a ordered/unordered command in the "more info about formatting options" link.

1. How long have you been playing Spiral Knights? Since August 4th, 2011

2. Have you played any other MMO titles prior to Spiral Knights? No

3. Have you played any other MMO titles while playing Spiral Knights? No

4. If this applies to you. Have you found Spiral Knights to be better or worse than those MMO titles. N/A

5. Please briefly explain why Spiral Knights is better or worse than those MMO titles. N/A

6. What genres of game do you enjoy playing? Please list your top 3. JRPG, RTS, Real Life Simulator (Animal Crossing, Sims, etc)

7. On average how many hours a week do you spend playing Spiral Knights? 5-18

8. If this applies to you. On average how many hours a week do you spend playing other games? Depends

9. If this applies to you. Do you spend longer playing other games, why is that? If I play other games, I normally play longer in one session than I do in one session of SK

Experience in Spiral Knights.

10. What do you find the most best aspect of Spiral Knights? I like the Lore the best?

11. What do you find the least best aspect of Spiral Knights? Tedious Heating system

12. Briefly explain how you would change your least best aspect of Spiral Knights, to make it better. Make Radiants more common or Success always 100% and make paying more crystals ONLY add more bonuses like forge boxes

13. How did you come about finding out about the existence of Spiral Knights? Whirled

14. Do you have any real life friends who play Spiral Knights? If yes, then how many? Two or three

15. Do you enjoy playing solo or in a team? Solo

16. If you play solo, why? No waiting on other people, no beggers, no n00bs, you only have to rely on yourself

17. If you play in a team, on average how many other knights do you play with each run, and why? If I'm on a team it's usually my RL friends or internet friends I met on other sites

18. How do you spend your time playing Spiral Knights? Running the Clockworks, waiting for updates, and doing Prestige Missions

19. Do you enjoy playing PvP more or PvE more, and why? PVE

20. Do you find PvE in Spiral Knights a challenge? Only on Tortodrone, and Danger Missions

21. If you do find PvE in Spiral Knights a challenge, which group of monsters in particular are challenging? Tortodrones, and anything with a wonky hitbox

22. On average how many Sparks of Life do you use a week? 1-2, sometimes none for weeks at a time

23. Do you play Spiral Knights on elite difficulty? If yes, why? If not, why? Always. It's just as easy as Normal to me except MORE money

Spiral Knights Updates, Promos and Events.

24. Which was your best game changing Update, and why? Excluding all promos and events. I think when they introduced the Mission System was my favorite update. But the Replacel of Mist with Rarities Update was also great!

25. Do you like Spiral Knights promos? If yes which one? Excluding all events. No, I hate recolored items with no value

26. If you dislike Spiral Knights promos, why? I hate recolors!

27. Do you prefer events? If yes which one? My favorite event is the Kataclysm.

28. Which is your least favourite event? If so why? Tortodrone because it's too hard to waste 10,000crs on.

Spiral Knights Supply Depot Flash Sales.

29. Do you prefer using accessories or resell them? Neither

30. Did you like the Supply Depot Flash Sales? I don't use them

31. If you did like the Supply Depot Flash Sales, which accessory did you purchase? N/A

32. Which accessory would you like to see added to the Supply Depot Flash Sales in the future? Scarves!

General Spiral Knights Questions.

33. Do you enjoy playing through the rank missions? If yes which ones? They were ok. I'd already seen all the level designs in the game by the time missions were released so...

34. Do you enjoy playing through the clockwork in Arcade? If yes, why? Yes. For MONEY!

35. If you answered no to questions 33 and 34, briefly explain why. N/A

36. Are you a regular Spiral Knights forum user? Yes

37. Have you ever been part of another game forum? Pokemon Forums

38. How does the Spiral Knights community compare to other game forums? Eh
39. Do you like how changes are made before we get to test them? For example The Forge Update, certain nerfs and buffs. I don't are either way

40. Do you prefer to be told in advance what is in development? If no, then why? Yes, but I don't like waiting 100000 years for the update to come out

41. Do you prefer to be kept up to date regularly or just told once? ???

On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your overall experience in Spiral Knights? 1 being very poor and 10 being very good. 6

Play time and other games.

1. How long have you been playing Spiral Knights?
Since April 4th 2011. :3
2. Have you played any other MMO titles prior to Spiral Knights?
Yes. I dabbled in Maplestory, Ragnarok Online, FlyFF, Phantasy Star Online and devoted 2,000 hours to Phantasy Star Universe.
3. Have you played any other MMO titles while playing Spiral Knights?
I played a few days of Maplestory when it came to Steam but meh.
4. If this applies to you. Have you found Spiral Knights to be better or worse than those MMO titles.
Well, I'm still here. :D
5. Please briefly explain why Spiral Knights is better or worse than those MMO titles.
The cute art style keeps me coming back, and the gameplay is simple buy enjoyable.
6. What genres of game do you enjoy playing? Please list your top 3.
Action/Adventure, Platformer, retro...?
7. On average how many hours a week do you spend playing Spiral Knights?
Lately, about 30. Usually it's a lot less though.
8. If this applies to you. On average how many hours a week do you spend playing other games?
Lately, none hahah. Usually it's about 10+ though.
9. If this applies to you. Do you spend longer playing other games, why is that?
Naw. Sometimes I do but having friends in SK makes it much more enjoyable.

Experience in Spiral Knights.

10. What do you find the most best aspect of Spiral Knights?
Most best? Uhhh. The gameplay is nice, and the art style, as mentioned.
11. What do you find the least best aspect of Spiral Knights?
I'm not very fond of Lockdown or needing to play it to get certain items.
12. Briefly explain how you would change your least best aspect of Spiral Knights, to make it better.
I just want another way to get a Voltedge. ;_;
13. How did you come about finding out about the existence of Spiral Knights?
A friend said something to me about it, and at first I thought it was a band. So I Youtubed it and found the trailer.
14. Do you have any real life friends who play Spiral Knights? If yes, then how many?
Naw.
15. Do you enjoy playing solo or in a team?
Both, honestly. Until recently I almost always played solo. It's why I'm missing the Marvelous Miner achievement. v_v
16. If you play solo, why?
I normally don't like relying on other people to do things. Also it's an anxiety thing, I can't ask for help usually.
17. If you play in a team, on average how many other knights do you play with each run, and why?
2-3, depends on how many guildies are on. :3
18. How do you spend your time playing Spiral Knights?
Runnin' stuff and guildchat. Sometimes vending.
19. Do you enjoy playing PvP more or PvE more, and why?
Always PvE.
20. Do you find PvE in Spiral Knights a challenge?
Not terribly.
21. If you do find PvE in Spiral Knights a challenge, which group of monsters in particular are challenging?
Fiends are pretty annoying.
22. On average how many Sparks of Life do you use a week?
2-4, I'm a pretty sloppy player sometimes but I don't mind spending sparks, either. I could be more careful. ;)
23. Do you play Spiral Knights on elite difficulty? If yes, why? If not, why?
Always, because loots and moneys.

Spiral Knights Updates, Promos and Events.

24. Which was your best game changing Update, and why? Excluding all promos and events.
I actually really like the forge. Is that weird? The alchemy changes were very nice.
25. Do you like Spiral Knights promos? If yes which one? Excluding all events.
Yes! I love getting a little extra with my contributions. :D Surge was my all time favorite.
26. If you dislike Spiral Knights promos, why?
booooooooooo
27. Do you prefer events? If yes which one?
I prefer events because it gives me something new to do.
28. Which is your least favourite event? If so why?
Honestly, it's hard to say.

Spiral Knights Supply Depot Flash Sales.

29. Do you prefer using accessories or resell them?
Using. I'm not very good with marketing sometimes.
30. Did you like the Supply Depot Flash Sales?
I do! It's the only way I can get certain accessories.
31. If you did like the Supply Depot Flash Sales, which accessory did you purchase?
Prismatic Cat Tail. And I helped a friend get Valkyrie Wings.
32. Which accessory would you like to see added to the Supply Depot Flash Sales in the future?
CAT TAILSSS. Vertical Vents! I wanna be a kitty in so many more ways.

General Spiral Knights Questions.

33. Do you enjoy playing through the rank missions? If yes which ones?
I do! It was enjoyable and giving more character to the Spiral Order was awesome.
34. Do you enjoy playing through the clockwork in Arcade? If yes, why?
I do! It's a nice break from grinding FSC all day.
35. If you answered no to questions 33 and 34, briefly explain why.
I LOVE EVERYTHING
36. Are you a regular Spiral Knights forum user?
Kind of. People are starting to recognize me in-game. That's weird.
37. Have you ever been part of another game forum?
I moderate several forums but none for video games. One's a gaming webcomic. :I
38. How does the Spiral Knights community compare to other game forums?
you guys are a looot better than the people on Phantasy Star Online forums.
39. Do you like how changes are made before we get to test them? For example The Forge Update, certain nerfs and buffs.
I don't mind, honestly. I can generally see why certain updates are made, and even if it seems weird at first, it makes sense in the grand scheme. I play a LOT of video games and am very, very interested in game design, and honestly I feel like most of the complaints on the forums are completely unfounded.
40. Do you prefer to be told in advance what is in development? If no, then why?
I like knowing what to look forward to, but I also really like surprises. :D
41. Do you prefer to be kept up to date regularly or just told once?
Depending on how long it takes between updates, I guess. If you tell me something's gonna happen and it's been six months, I may start losing hope, so a little reminder saying it's on the way would be cool.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your overall experience in Spiral Knights? 1 being very poor and 10 being very good.
8-9, honestly. 10 on some days. :D I wouldn't keep spending money on y'all if I didn't like ya this much.

Play time and other games.

1. How long have you been playing Spiral Knights?

Almost 3 years now.

2. Have you played any other MMO titles prior to Spiral Knights?
3. Have you played any other MMO titles while playing Spiral Knights?

Not really.

6. What genres of game do you enjoy playing? Please list your top 3.

Tower Defense. Spiral Knights. Sometimes FPS.

7. On average how many hours a week do you spend playing Spiral Knights?

Probably like 2-3 hours per day. So around 14-21. But sometimes a lot less and sometimes a lot more.

8. If this applies to you. On average how many hours a week do you spend playing other games?

Maybe like 3-4.

Experience in Spiral Knights.

10. What do you find the most best aspect of Spiral Knights?

Getting to explore the game world and all of its gear freely in the Arcade.

11. What do you find the least best aspect of Spiral Knights?

Being forced to grind endlessly on easier levels.

12. Briefly explain how you would change your least best aspect of Spiral Knights, to make it better.

Make the harder levels pay out more radiants and 4* orbs.

13. How did you come about finding out about the existence of Spiral Knights?

Steam promotion after launch.

14. Do you have any real life friends who play Spiral Knights? If yes, then how many?

I don't have any real life friends.

15. Do you enjoy playing solo or in a team?

Yes.

16. If you play solo, why?

Because no one loves me. And because doing so allows me to invite others at the optimal time, which is the optimal solution to the grinding issue. i.e. Bopp could invite me to D27. I could invite Bopp to D27. Bopp and I can have well heated gear with half the effort.

17. If you play in a team, on average how many other knights do you play with each run, and why?

I like to play with 2 other people. This is less cluttered, and offers the most strategy.

18. How do you spend your time playing Spiral Knights?

Hunting T3 danger rooms, farming T2 bosses, helping new knights with random missions. Crying angrily in the corner frustrated with myself.

19. Do you enjoy playing PvP more or PvE more, and why?

PvE. The monsters in PvE are not hostile towards me, whereas the ones in PvP are. That and I get incredibly angry when people that are better than me repeatedly kill me. It isn't fun and so I don't want to do it.

20. Do you find PvE in Spiral Knights a challenge?

Not really.

22. On average how many Sparks of Life do you use a week?

No.

23. Do you play Spiral Knights on elite difficulty? If yes, why? If not, why?

Yes. Playing it on easymode is a waste of time.

Spiral Knights Updates, Promos and Events.

24. Which was your best game changing Update, and why? Excluding all promos and events.

The accessory unbinding tickets. I do not like the merchants, and the unbinding tickets made many of them salty.

25. Do you like Spiral Knights promos? If yes which one? Excluding all events.

Yes. I liked the steam knight mask, and the iron wolf armor, because as a steam player I got both of these cheaply.

27. Do you prefer events? If yes which one?

No.

28. Which is your least favourite event? If so why?

Apocrea. I can farm it for radiants.

Spiral Knights Supply Depot Flash Sales.

29. Do you prefer using accessories or resell them?

Usually 'resell them'.

30. Did you like the Supply Depot Flash Sales?

Yes.

31. If you did like the Supply Depot Flash Sales, which accessory did you purchase?

Prismatic bolted vee.

32. Which accessory would you like to see added to the Supply Depot Flash Sales in the future?

Anti-personnel spikes + ruinous crystal + power pistons + aggro aura + baleful aura + apocrean wings

General Spiral Knights Questions.

33. Do you enjoy playing through the rank missions? If yes which ones?

Yes. The gauntlet, silent legion.

34. Do you enjoy playing through the clockwork in Arcade? If yes, why?

Yes. Because I can find scenario rooms, recipes, and danger rooms there.

36. Are you a regular Spiral Knights forum user?

No. I'm an irregular one.

37. Have you ever been part of another game forum?

Yes.

38. How does the Spiral Knights community compare to other game forums?

The SK community is in disagreement with itself. Half of everyone says that everyone is no one and half of everyone hates on me and half of everyone is thorough and methodical. Also there are three halves.

39. Do you like how changes are made before we get to test them? For example The Forge Update, certain nerfs and buffs.

If they aren't going to pay attention to what players tell them during testing, why bother to begin with?

40. Do you prefer to be told in advance what is in development? If no, then why?

Yes.

41. Do you prefer to be kept up to date regularly or just told once?

Regularly.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your overall experience in Spiral Knights? 1 being very poor and 10 being very good.

Four and three fifths

1. How long have you been playing Spiral Knights?
Ever since September 2011.

2. Have you played any other MMO titles prior to Spiral Knights?
No.

3. Have you played any other MMO titles while playing Spiral Knights?
Shin Megami Tensei Imagine, Vindictus.

4. If this applies to you. Have you found Spiral Knights to be better or worse than those MMO titles.
Better than Shin MegaTen, on par with Vindictus.

5. Please briefly explain why Spiral Knights is better or worse than those MMO titles.
Shin MegaTen is horribly clunky with a combat system slower than a Troika with Attack Speed Decrease High. The quests are convoluted and nonsensical, and optimization of your setup is incredibly difficult to the point it's ridiculous. When you get past a certain level, you can't revert any changes to your skill points, which would have been nice to know considering I wanted to specialize in Magic and Gunslinging. But I had screwed myself over because I had put points in Melee weapon power. At least in Spiral Knights, if you wanted to gear up with a specific playstyle in mind, you wouldn't have to make a completely new character as you can change your gear on the fly with no penalty. Shin MegaTen has a wide expansive world, but nothing in it. It's a vast wasteland of nothing. Vindictus is a big step up from Shin Megaten, with lovely visuals, comprehensible quests, and a skillpoint and battle system that is more fluid and sensible. It's comparably better to Spiral Knights as there is more to do, but I don't have much fun playing Vindictus alone.

6. What genres of game do you enjoy playing? Please list your top 3.
Platformers, Dungeon Crawlers, Puzzle games.

7. On average how many hours a week do you spend playing Spiral Knights?
A lot. Steam keeps track of this for me, but I'm too lazy to check!

8. If this applies to you. On average how many hours a week do you spend playing other games?
Not as much, but still a lot.

9. If this applies to you. Do you spend longer playing other games, why is that?
League of Legends is fun at times and is a nice change of pace.

10. What do you find the most best aspect of Spiral Knights?
Cutesy art style that draws you in, only to get you hooked with the Zelda-esque gameplay.

11. What do you find the least best aspect of Spiral Knights?
Lack of endgame levels.

12. Briefly explain how you would change your least best aspect of Spiral Knights, to make it better.
More levels based on the aesthetics of other places around Cradle, Blades of the Fallen or Grinchlin Assault come to mind. Some eye candy and engagingly challenging levels would be nice.

13. How did you come about finding out about the existence of Spiral Knights?
My best friend told me about it during Summer of 2011. I didn't try it until I was guilt tripped by another friend.

14. Do you have any real life friends who play Spiral Knights? If yes, then how many?
Yes, and no. He quit long ago.

15. Do you enjoy playing solo or in a team?
No preference.

16. If you play solo, why?
I play solo if I feel I can do the level more efficiently and can manage myself.

17. If you play in a team, on average how many other knights do you play with each run, and why?

18. How do you spend your time playing Spiral Knights?
Playing Lockdown, running the Arcade, hunting for materials and recipes, merchanting cheap stuff for ridiculous prices via Auction House (and managing to sell them anyways).

19. Do you enjoy playing PvP more or PvE more, and why?
PVE is the focus of the game, and the occasional toxicity of the PVP community makes this an obvious choice. PVE is superior.

20. Do you find PvE in Spiral Knights a challenge?
Only if it's Legion of Almire, a Shadow Lair, or Grinchlin assault. Otherwise it can be a relaxed cakewalk. Self imposed challenges are fun, though.

21. If you do find PvE in Spiral Knights a challenge, which group of monsters in particular are challenging?
Mecha Knights are the worst.

22. On average how many Sparks of Life do you use a week?
3 - 10, depending on who I'm playing with.

23. Do you play Spiral Knights on elite difficulty? If yes, why? If not, why?
Elite is the only way to go. Normal doesn't provide enough of an engaging challenge or payout to be worth doing. I'd rather do Elite Tier 1 than Normal Tier 3.

24. Which was your best game changing Update, and why? Excluding all promos and events.
Battle Sprites! Removed that blasted energy cost at the expense of another grinding factor. I'd much rather have to forego spending $5 a month to be able to play as long as I want even if it means I have to actually put effort in to hunt for Radiants.

25. Do you like Spiral Knights promos? If yes which one? Excluding all events.
I don't mind dropping $10 every now and then. But, the Solstice and Equinox prize boxes are just abysmal.

26. If you dislike Spiral Knights promos, why?
If I wanted Variant tickets, I'd be rolling at Punch. But at the same time, I like shiny things!

27. Do you prefer events? If yes which one?
Events at least give something to do. Shroud of the Apocrea was the best one by far.

28. Which is your least favourite event? If so why?
Winterfest. Not counting Grinchlin Assault, of course. The Save Winterfest Mission is the most dull grindfest ever for a reward that isn't worth the effort. The only good part about this event is that they also accept Krogmo Coins for Prize Boxes.

29. Do you prefer using accessories or resell them?
I like collecting.

30. Did you like the Supply Depot Flash Sales?
Very much so. If you can take 2,500 CE and turn it into 10k CE by reselling the accessories, then that's just a win in my book. I love seeing big numbers.

31. If you did like the Supply Depot Flash Sales, which accessory did you purchase?
Valkyrie Wings, Prismatic Plumes, Volcanic Bomb Bandoliers,

32. Which accessory would you like to see added to the Supply Depot Flash Sales in the future?
I'm pretty satisfied with what they had to offer in the past.

33. Do you enjoy playing through the rank missions? If yes which ones?
No. Blades of the Fallen, In Cold Blood, and Silent Legion are the only ones I bother going back to.

34. Do you enjoy playing through the clockwork in Arcade? If yes, why?
The concept of a world that is constantly changing in a Zelda-esque playstyle just suits my tastes better. I like earning my way to the Core, rather than grinding King of Snoozes to death.

35. If you answered no to questions 33 and 34, briefly explain why.
Rank Missions don't bring anything new or fun to the game experience, and I wish they were completely optional for progressing through the game. But there's nothing you can do about that now. At least Prestige Missions offer a fun expereince every now and again.

36. Are you a regular Spiral Knights forum user?
Define 'regular'.

37. Have you ever been part of another game forum?
Not as far as I remember.

38. How does the Spiral Knights community compare to other game forums?
Beating a dead horse with a baby bottle.

39. Do you like how changes are made before we get to test them? For example The Forge Update, certain nerfs and buffs.
Passive-aggressive much?

40. Do you prefer to be told in advance what is in development? If no, then why?
Yes. I like knowing what to anticipate.

41. Do you prefer to be kept up to date regularly or just told once?
Regularly. It's always a nice thing to know what step in the process developers are in.

Scale out of 10:
8/10 - Addicting, fun, but untapped potential waits beyond the seals. Tread as though you're walking on thin ice.