I know this will seem crazy, but you _have_ to send the CE to me.

Because I'm you, from your future.

I remember when I was you, reading this forum post and thinking it was vaguely amusing. I ended up sending my future self 25 CE because I thought, hey, it was a somewhat funny concept. Well, spoilers, but 30 years from now, when CE is the de facto currency of the Western Alliance, the investment of the energy you're going to send me will fund the invention of a time machine and send me back to the present just before the WikiSphere overruns our base's defenses.

I know you don't / I didn't understand why interfering with my past doesn't cause a paradox, but that's because I / my future self already interfered. At this point, NOT interfering with my past / your future is the only way to not cause a paradox. I've had to be extremely careful to reproduce this post exactly as I remember having had read it, including the nonsensical trampoline of the word "trampoline" for the word "substitution".

So please, for causality, for mankind, for the snipes (by the way, snipes are real), send me/you 25 CE.

Well, I'm off to gather allies from every era to prove mankind is notable enough to not be erased from existence. Wish me / yourself luck!

I think i deserve to win because i cant buy CE with real money and i always have to wait forever to get it back.
If i won i would share it with my cousin and we could probably dungeon all the time and have alot more fun instead of waiting for energy ALL THE TIME.
I really want it
I hope i win :3

-Grant

I make comics and contribute to the wiki and have been playing since beta. I think that's "proof" enough that I love the game.

IGN: Tantarian

Hello,

I am a new player in this game. I played this game because I was searching for free Steam games and I stumbled upon this, which I found out to be cool. The graphics is the type of graphic I always wanted in an mmorpg and the systems(from gates, energy, heat to combat) is very, very cool. Just a few days and I have fallen in love with this game. However, I don't possess a credit card and I'm not US so I myself cannot invest in CE and the Starter Pack. Everyday I can only play about 1 hour max because I still cannot access tier 2 and tier 1 crown amount isn't enough for me to buy energy. Tier 2 also requires me to get 2 star equips which pretty much eat up my energy. I think I deserve a shot at this CE so that I can expand my gameplay and further enjoy Spiral Knights

IGN: Kinnareou

Help! I was waking a walking outside my hotel, when a couple of masked men jumped me and forced me into their van! They said they would kill me unless someone can drop off 10,000 unmarked, non-sequential crystal energy and a shuttle off of Cradle at a location of their choosing. If think they really mean it, you gotta help!

Because I am ABAP.

IGN: Captione

I was browsing Kotaku one day a while back looking for a good article to kill some time before work when I noticed a small notice declaring that a new Zelda-esque free to play MMO was going live that day.

"Zelda like MMO?" I thought, "I'm down."

I followed the link which brought me to this site and was greeted by the colorful, stylized art. I immediately began the download and went and made a sandwich. As I was slathering my slices of honey wheat with mustard and mayo, I heard a whimsical melody drifting from my room.

"Well, it sounds pretty Zelda-y." I pondered as I finished my sandwich and began walking towards my room's open door.

I began making my character and took way more time than i should have trying to decide what style my beginning armor should be (not realizing that I would be trading up within the afternoon). Satisfied, I entered the game and slowly read the text that popped up trying to absorb the mythos of the world i was entering. I quickly made my way through the beginning area and arrived in Haven. To my surprise, it seemed a ghost town. I wondered around a bit and talked to all the NPCs noting and criticizing their similar appearances, finally making my way into the bazaar. I still recall the first other player that i saw that was not AFK. Though the name escapes me, I recall him/her was standing next to some sort of vending machine, looking busy and conjuring chimes and sparkles. I investigated the machine and noticed it was an "alchemy machine". I immediately clicked out of the window assuming that i would never touch the machine again (I typically never bother with "alchemy" in RPGs, HA!). After finding my way to the Arcade I jumped in a group and began my career of dungeoneering.
I was surprised how quickly and easily I began making friends and ended up in groups with the same people multiple times. That was probably the primary catalyst of my approval of this game, the community. I felt that I had stumbled upon a well kept secret. And while it was originally the simplicity and Zelda-ness of the game that drew me in, it was the friends that i made that kept me playing.

I'm sure that my first impressions of this game echo other players, but it began a great addiction that i just can't break. I expected Spiral Knights to kill an afternoon, maybe a weekend but here I am, several months later still playing. I have gone from a nobody noob who couldn't figure out the difference between crystal and mist energy to an endgame player in one of the most successful guilds in the game and with more friends than I know what to do with, lol. Also, I'd like to mention that i have done this all as a free player, which i'm sure will garner myself some criticism, but that is fine. Getting to the point that I am at now has taken more dedication, time and thought than I have ever bothered to waste(?) on a F2P game before so to me, that says something about the quality and pure fun that this game offers.

All in all, I'm not too concerned with the prize in this contest (But would be nice considering I've never had more than 900 CE at any point in time :D), I'm just happy that someone one would take the time to ask why we enjoy this game, and I'm more than happy to share my personal story.

IGN: Reefer

EDIT: After re-reading my entry, I realize that I didn't give a reason why I should receive the CE. Allow me to remedy that and consider the original post as why I love Spiral Knights. Why should I receive it? Because I need it. I've been playing less and less lately, not because i am getting bored, but because i am broke and can't afford my dungeon-diving habits. Not only that, but over the past month i have been hoarding CE and am quite proud of my stockpile. AAAALLLLL 638CE of it. And that is ultimately why I should win it, because i think 600CE is alot. :P
But like i said, I don't really care about winning, i just enjoyed the rambling.

check me out in the post Terminal recipe sales..Its really simple what I would do with it.. Id make that ce multiply... simply Id turn the 10,000 ce to 30,000 ce because once u devise a system where u can make the ce work for itself the if will grow on its own. Once it can grown on its own id use it to regulate the rising prices of ce on the market.. the solution is not to spend it till its gone but use it as a tool to make sure that ce prices never become so high that a new player rarely gets a chance to buy any to enjoy the game.. I approach this beta or whatever from a free payers point of view.. My kids play too but so many of the players spend so much time waiting for their energy... some selling their SK souls for a taste of ce. and the over prices items dont help at all.. SO that is what Id do with the ce.. develop a system and pu tit in place to regulate the market of ce.. lets try to keep it around 3200 crowns yes.. new players can make that in 4 to 8 lvls

Hello!
I think our little Noctuelle (AKA me) should get some of your precious energy, because she just joined today and she likes the game so far...
And so it would be a sweet "welcome gift" :D

She was shocked, stunned, freezed into a cube of ice, poisoned and even set on fire during the Armageddon on the Training Grounds. Poor little Noctuelle!

Besides - she has a gun and she's not affraid to use it! *cough cough*

One of my fondest beginning memories (besides the music in the crash site, of course) was waltzing into the haven and seeing some guy and in perfect 5* gear- the only thing I had at the time was an iron buckler and proto gear- doing a trivia show. Suddenly, terms like "Love Puppy", "Energy", "CTR", "UV", "Gate construction", etc. began swirling around.

After supposedly answering a question correctly, the quizzer awarded the one with the most score at the end energy. I'm wasn't even sure what actually happened at the time. They just stood still for a bit, and suddenly the winner walked away gleeful.

I dived into the wiki and read it for an hour or two, educating myelf on most game elements. Finally, I realized the imporance of energy- and found that I had wasted so much of it on the abandoned depot. However, I recooperaed from that loss and am now nearing tier 3 clearance. So, reason number one I think I deserve the CE: I want to spice up the game with such contests to keep it from being a complete grindfest. I held one once, my grand prize being a lowly ghost bell...

Which brings me to reason number 2. I have basically made this online game more of a grindfest then it was- I could've been in tier 3, a new set of levels, a month or two ago. However, I have tried to pursue all kinds of weapons and varieties of armors, and complete their lines. This has been a major setback, and from all the variety I've tried to bring forth (I swiched to a sword-gunner to sword-bomber) I have put myself in a bit of a ditch, which I can only seem to escape if I grind. So, to keep this from being an extremely long and boring essay, my reasons are simple- so i can spice the game up for others and pursue new armor lines and not have to be your avergae Joe with vog cub

I love spiralknights for all the imagination bursting from it. demon cats? Check. lizard hats? Check. Ginat robot trees? Check. It's artstyle suits the mood to perfection, complimeneting the dazzling enviroments and the thoughtful enemies. Whenever i play it I feel like my eyes are eating candy. The music is very atmospheric and sometimes retro (Look, aurora island theme- I CAN hear the 8-bit sounds inside of you!), and always very pleasing. I have never been annoyed visually or mentally annoyed by the music and artsytle.

But eough about talking about the outside, lets talk about the core: the intertfaces and battling. Unlike most MMOs, there is no roll of the dice or chance. It's not like pokemon where you can just randomly miss. (Not dissing the series though, i <3 pokemon.) Wanna dodge that gun puppies bullet? don't roll the dice, dodge or shield the bullet. Wanna smack that greaver across the face because it made fun of your mom? Get up there and DO IT.

Because of this system, it is not one of those games where you have to get hit sooner or later. Its entirely skill based, which is lovely. Only actualy exception is lag.

Thank you for reading and consdering this essay, I hope I win!

I really liked #3's post. Although your kids are probably not over 13 (which is stated in the guild lines), I think it's a cool way to bond with your kids.

Anyways,
I only loved spiral knights for the market and auctions when I first started playing the game. The clockworks were pretty cool too but it wasn't as fun though. That was until I joined Ground Zero. Such a good clan, the leader basically invites anyone and all they do is help each other with jelly runs and such. I got to know a lot of Ground Zero and all we just do is mess around like bros and all. I guess I love spiral knights now because I can play the market and chill with my bros.

I don't know why I would deserve CE. I mean I do a lot of guessing games in trade chat but that's for my enjoyment and I was inspired to do that by Penguina. I guess with the extra CE, I would just get the new members of Ground Zero on their feet and do tons and tons of small events because I really don't need 10,000 CE. I learned to make my own.

Peace

Give me the CE, and ... you'll have a free virtual cookie!

(as serious as can be)

Because I would like to selfishly indulge myself in some Crystal Energy for a new shield. That's all. Don't need 10,000 CE though. Unless you want me to fill Haven Fountain with it and then proceed to bathe in it.

I will not say that I **deserve** ce because that just sounds arrogant to me. I will, however, tell you why I love this game. This game has a huge potential for expansion. The story of SK thus far has been limited to haven and going down but that doesn't show us the SK world. We are on a planet and that allows the devs so much room for content like new cities, explorable areas, etc. I can think of all kinds of things that SK could have. A mini game for example: Shield bump hockey with a cube that explodes like a nitronome and instantly kills people. (not really that's just my desire for a really cool mini game) Anyway, the potential for expansion and improvements to gameplay is just incredible.

I also love SK because it has a simplistic and fun atmosphere. Even when fighting vanaduke, it doesn't feel ominous or anything but rather you feel challenged yet welcomed to the fight. Sure, people make that fight hard but that's people...not the game itself. Where ever I go in SK the atmosphere just has this light feeling to it and I've never felt like being pushed away because of the environment or gameplay except for shock danger rooms with quicksilvers... I have nightmares.

IGN: Clannad

Hey there. I've been playing Spiral Knights ever since the full game was made available. Since the first day I've dedicated my time, as I do in all the games I play, to making friends in game, helping those in need, and ensuring a great time for all those involved. Even my guild choice, Order of Cross (and our sister guild as well), was based solely on the fact that the guild is dedicated to helping those in need. We're a very friendly guild, and give away a lot of CE, crowns, mats, and a lot of our time to help others, and if you were to give the CE to me it would be going directly to that cause. Other than that, I enjoy playing Spiral Knights as much as the next person, so I'll be around in the game making everyone's experience a better one for a very long time. Whether or not you decide to give me any of the CE, feel free to add me if you decide to come back to the game and I'll be more than happy to lend a hand in the form of whatever I can spare to get you back on your feet and become addicted again.

My ign is Desanchez.

Anyone else can feel free to add me if you're looking for an active player who is always down for a Vanaduke, Jelly King, or even a Snorbolax run. I'm also fairly knowledgeable of the game, so if you have any questions feel free to ask. Good luck making your decisions, there are a lot of deserving individuals in this thread and I'm sure any decision you make will be the right one. :)

Oh, and I love Spiral Knights because it's a free to play MMO that is not only a lot of fun, but also extremely addicting, and most of all not extremely complex. Games like WoW where you have to pay $15/month to play, have a million and one things to learn and master just aren't viable options for people that dont have the time to dedicate to them. Spiral Knights is everything those games aren't, and THAT is why I love this game.

Well, my reasons kind of suck but..... I think I could use the ce to craft for other people, and to make this game boring for me. I really need to quit, and the only way to do it is if the game gets easy, and the only way for that to happen is for me to get 5* gear. I'll be crafting for other people who could use the stuff, and etc. This is a good thing your doing, and to the people who actually get the ce... Good for you! I love SK, because it's unique, because I don't have anybody on my street to mess around with, and on Sk I can actually play with other people. It is so fun! Thanks dude,

IGN: Rangerwill

Spiral Knights is the first MMORPG I've actually had to download and to me it was an amazing choice. The game is fun and requires its own piece of skill apart from leveling up like crazy just to beat the snot out of monsters. The game's system of crafting is also new to me and I find it fun and unique although the alchemy machines do ask for a pricey amount of Crystal Energy for higher leveled equipment. All of the visuals and sounds are only pluses to the experience.

Honestly I think I should be given the Crystal Energy just because I love playing the game and the Crystal Energy would really help out. I'm planning to eventually get a guild going but thats harder to do if I'm constantly spending energy going through levels to make money and crafting my own gear and thus barely getting too much excess energy to use. Being able to be more carefree about energy, allowing me to focus more on crowns will make the game even more enjoyable for me and when I'm all done with the energy and start to have my own excess I'll have the chance to give it away in my own contests which I always find fun to host.

Thanks for the consideration. If I happen to win my in game name is Prisega. =D

I am not the best spiral knights player. I love this game, and when I can I'll sink countless hours in to this game, but I can't always keep playing. Part of not being the best player is dying more often than you should, and having to E-res more often than one would like. Eventually, the cost of staying alive keeps me from making enough money to keep playing. I am getting better and better and a little more CE will let me keep playing which is all I really want.

I probably don't deserve it, and I'm sure there are many other worthy people out there for your hard earned CE, but I'm happy to contribute my story into the weave of the SK players out there. I only started playing SK when Steam released it for free, and I can tell you, as a former player of Dungeons and Dragons Online, a bit of WoW, Ragnarok, Maple Story, and other lesser MMO's, I fell in love with SK the first hour I played it. In any case, my biggest annoyance (along with everyone else of course) is the whole CE/Crown issue. Putting that aside, I cancelled my subscription with DDO because I wasn't playing enough. But, with SK, I don't get to play because I'm hustling on the AH, saving mist, crafting until I'm out of materials, selling to earn money on the AH so I can buy CE, waiting for mist recharge etc. So, I've only made 2 unsuccessful ventures into Tier 2 so far sadly.... But, to put in the humanistic side, I'm an archer in real life. I aspire to qualify for selections to represent my country (Australia). The journey is seriously challenging for me, one who doesn't have a lot of natural talent. I shoot a considerable amount of arrows on a regular basis (you can find my shooting blog at [theroadto1220.blogspot.com] for those who might want to take a peek at what it takes to be not-quite-an-elite-archery lol). So, after I spend my time shooting, competing, spending a lot of money, I chillax at home,.... playing SK.... by waiting on mist and AH.... you get the picture lol. In any case, I think it's pretty nifty you've stepped up to the plate, but, like Iceni said, perhaps you should hang onto it. :P That'd be the ultimate trolling yet XD

Not to be a necromancer, but what ever happened to this?

wrong button.
But anyway, curious to see who won.

I'm only 12 and I can't buy ce I can only go on for about an hour and I always help ppl I will give some to everybody
I don't care how much I get but as long as I get some I don't care everyone keeps making fun of me
For not having anything good I will share with everybody. My in game name is ancientwarrioralph I love spiral knghts cause u can play with budddies fun and u can make friends best of all terminate monsters

Ign. Ancient warrior alph. No spaces

btw, warlord45, not a good idea to say on the forums ur only 12 ^^

Would u give it to me I'm a noob only 2 star stuff

Whilst I certainly don't need it personally - I am already in 5* gear - I would very much like this CE.

I have recently started a mentoring program in the game, to try to help new and struggling players. (You can find the thread here: http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/22185) and have helped several knights so far. A few other haev also come forward who are willing to help, and I feel that we may potentially be onto something that could help a lot of people in the game.

I would use the CE for elevator fees for mentors and mentees alike, making the sessions free for both parties. Hopefully this would allow more and more new players to get a helpful start and learn the basics without spending all their energy. It would also mean that the players who volunteer as mentors could help more new players, without being limited by their budgets.

10000 CE would last an awfully long time if used in this manner, and could hopefully help a lot of aspiring knights.

Yours faithfully,

Rock-Zombie.