Spiral Knights - Radiant fire crystals... *sigh*

Radiant fire crystals... sigh

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Sat, 11/16/2024 - 09:44

Yvanblo

Another radiant post?! Yeah, because this issue makes me want to play less. I have a bunch of 5 star recipes, and a bunch of items to heat.

I counted 22 pieces of gear that I currently have waiting to be heated to level 10. Most of them are at level 7/8, or are 4* level 10. I did a quick estimate of how many radiants I need, and came up with about 4600. That's a LOT of Vana runs!! Over 100. When it gets to this point, it just makes the game less fun.

I really like this game, and have been playing it off and on since 2011. I've got over 1500 hours of play time in this game.

I have about 4000 shining crystals, but they don't do me much good. Maybe if there was a way to exchange shinings for radiants?

Devs; If you see this post, can you give us a good way to farm crystals that doesn't take the fun out of this game? Oh, and I don't feel like spending $150 to buy the radiants...

Anyway, I hope this post isn't to whiny... but I'm sure I'm not alone in this issue. Maybe a drop rate increase? 50% more would be really nice, and would still take a lot of play time.

Thanks!!

Sat, 11/16/2024 - 10:05

Bopp

I hear you

Yvanblo, I hear you. A way to convert Shinings to Radiants would please many players, I think. The conversion rate could even be pretty extreme.

You've been around a while, so you probably know the tips below, but here are some tips for other people who might be reading.

1. Forge on Medium chances. Then forging to heat level 10 costs about 419 Radiants instead of 453. (See my analysis here.)

2. Spend your Radiants forging weapons, not armor or shields. Heat level massively affects weapon damage output, adds one health point to armor, slightly affects armor damage protection, and slightly affects shield damage protection. It doesn't affect armor or shield status resistance at all.

3. If you forge armor at all, then don't forge it beyond heat level 5, where it acquires its one health point. Don't forge shields at all.

Sat, 11/16/2024 - 10:32

Yvanblo

Thanks Bopp. You have also

Thanks Bopp. You have also been around a long time! Glad to see you on here still!

Advice is appreciated. I'll keep this in mind if I happen to get new shields or armor. I typically forge high chance until cost gets high, plus the chance at a forge box is worth it to me at the low levels. Seems like about level 5 it gets pretty expensive, and I switch to medium chance.

I'm thankful that most of my gear was acquired before radiants... but there is always another weapon to be had...

Sat, 11/16/2024 - 18:25

Shimoyama

DON'T waste Radiants on High forge...

Just forge on regular; RARELY does one get a variant or box on high--"rarely" as in never--ok, well two variants no box after dozens, dozens, of gear forged. "Wasted" hundreds of radiants doing that. (Stage skips do happen regularly as well 25% heat increases.)*

SK is a different type of "game". I don't think for those who just want to get to the "top" and then crush everything it would be interesting to continue once they hypothetically did: The runs are the same, obstacles, monsters, "technique/strategy--all same for the last thirteen years or so. "Boring" for many after a year. SK is more a "kill some time goofing off game" made better when you have some fun company doing the same 'ol thing.

*Playing since May 2011.

Sun, 11/17/2024 - 04:39

Dedubark

When you put it in that perspective

Honestly, just do like 10 vana runs a day, then within 10 days you should have enough radiants i guess. I do get the struggle but even now for me i heat 1 weapon to lvl 10 once a day, sometimes 2 weapons if Rngoddess is kind to me

Mon, 11/18/2024 - 18:28

Yvanblo

Dedubark; Yeah, that's not

Dedubark; Yeah, that's not going to happen... lol, I have a full time job, and a family. Plus, vana gets old pretty quick. BUT, thanks for the reply! Last vana run got me 12 radiants.......

Tue, 11/19/2024 - 03:43

Dedubark

Yeah thats gonna be a problem

Yeah thats gonna be a problem.
However we can fix this. You need to quit your job and neglect your family. If you can do this you should even be able to do 30-40 vana runs a day.

Sat, 12/07/2024 - 16:32

Yvanblo

That went well

Finally got a few radiants... so I hit forge on my level 7 voltedge. And failed the forge. 60 radiants gone, just like that. It's times like that that make me want to stop playing this little gem of a game. Devs.... please, please give us a way to find radiants without grinding to death, or playing levels that require a dozen sparks of life to get through.

Sun, 12/08/2024 - 02:56

Hatn

Back in my day....

@Yvan - unless it's like the first 1-3 lvl of an item, always go for the 100% option. The great radiant drought of years past is over so there's plenty of ways to farm it.... or you could buy some :o

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 07:26

Silent-Remains

Dreams and Nightmares

From what i can remember D&N is your best bet for farming rads if you can complete it . Even if it's just a couple runs every other day you still get your fair share of rads - especially on elite.

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 07:36

#10

Bopp

yep

Yep, Dreams and Nightmares has a high Radiant payout. See (old but good) data set here:

https://wiki.spiralknights.com/Lancer_Knightz_(Guild)/Mission_Rarities

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Radiant fire crystals... *sigh*

Radiant fire crystals... sigh