Greetings,
I have been an avid PvE player in Spiral Knights for many years.
I have been following the recent weapon changes and rebalancing on the test servers, including the potential broader changes to PvE. I wanted to take the opportunity to say that I am very pleased with the direction being explored, particularly the attention being given to weapons that have historically seen relatively little use, such as Triglav and Sudaruska, among others that have been mentioned in the notes.
For some time, a friend of mine and I have been considering ways in which some of the less frequently used weapons and pieces of equipment could be made more engaging and viable. This includes areas such as the Blaster weapon line, Catalyzers, bombs, particularly the Shard Bombs, as well as potential synergies between different weapons and equipment.
Given the wide variety of possible gear combinations available in Spiral Knights, we believe there is considerable potential to create new and interesting interactions that could encourage players to experiment with equipment that is currently overlooked.
Will leave a link to a document containing the ideas and suggestions that we have come up with and discussed so far. We hope that some of them may be useful or provide inspiration for future balancing and PvE design discussions.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18DEu5c1RWT8sb6J9XaexXdTBgHCVm4Cx1bsA...