Spiral Knights - Experimentation!

Experimentation!

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Thu, 07/14/2011 - 00:22

mejezfeld

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If you're reading this, you probably noticed the exclamation mark! Golly wow!

Okay, so here's my idea:

1. Go to vending machine!
2. Choose recipe!
3. WOW! You have all the mats needed!
4. HERE'S THE IMPORTANT PART! The machine allows you to give it ONE ADDITIONAL MATERIAL- That is to say, 1 unit of a material not called for in the recipe for the item!
5. You dump one of your materials that you have accumulated way too many of!

Now you hit the craft button and go to either 6 OR 7!

6. What's this? You didn't get the item you asked for? Oh, looks like you got a BRAND NEW THING that's kinda like what you asked for but has a different look, name, and traits!

7. You got the item, but you get an INCREASED CHANCE FOR OBTAINING CERTAIN UVs, based on what material you put in!

Okay, how's that?

Thu, 07/14/2011 - 05:26

Effrul

I quite like the idea of

I quite like the idea of influencing UVs by depositing extra materials; not so much the getting-a-different-item thing. I can't speak for everyone but I'm pret-ty careful about planning my loadouts, and whilst there'd obviously be a chance of getting something better than you expected, there'd also likely be times when it messed with your whole setup.

Also, for UVs, it'd have to be very carefully weighted. I like the idea in principle, definitely.

Thu, 07/14/2011 - 12:28

Ghret

My thoughts

Scrap #6. There would be way too many people complaining about them not getting what they wanted.

But for #7... I suggest you proceed veeerrrrryyy carefully with this; increased damage UV from a, relatively, common material = game-break! If, however, you can somehow balance it = Great Idea!

Thu, 07/14/2011 - 16:35

Spracksprack

i think this is a cool idea.

i think this is a cool idea. as for #6, the dif name and look, cool. traits, bad.

Thu, 07/14/2011 - 17:21

Darkmoonshoadow

agreed

i think the uv thing is cool, but which mats would determine the change? shards? :/

Thu, 07/14/2011 - 17:42

Supbrehz

6 no 7 yes

however I feel like just 1 material wouldnt do the trick you should be able to put a whole bunch of materials in order to increase UV chance.

Thu, 07/14/2011 - 17:50

Effrul

But then you could dump a ton

But then you could dump a ton of materials into a piece to drastically improve the UV chance, which would be wide open to abuse by high-level players who're sat on fat stacks of junk items. I think the influence of materials should be noticeable, but not a guarantee of a UV - that way, it encourages players to dump their clutter without flooding the game with high-end UV items.

Thu, 07/14/2011 - 18:28

Orangeo

Well that would be nice, but

Well that would be nice, but seems like they'd need to triple the helmets so each has an alternate. Or they could make secret ways to make say, drop items like the mewkat hat, quicksilver mail, or blackened crest. Of course, you can just use boss tokens now, but something like that would be kinda neat. It should only be 1 material per item, otherwise we'd have UV floods.

Fri, 07/15/2011 - 09:11

mejezfeld

Legacy Username

I was a bit rushed when I initially wrote this

I was a bit rushed when I initially wrote this- but the idea was that the UV influenced/alternate item obtained should be related to the theme/concept of the material you put into it, so that it actually feels like you're making things instead of dumping stuff into a glorified vending machine.

And this means also that otherwise useless/not very useful materials might have some kind of point to them.

Also the complaints that anyone could have for 6 would be stupid since they would be warned specifically that the chance is altered or they might get something new, not their own luck (coughcoughlotteryticketscough).

Fri, 07/15/2011 - 09:15

King-Tinkinzar

My suggestion... Throw

My suggestion... Throw unwanted materials into a pot, and they turn into a different material... better, OR WORSE!

Fri, 07/15/2011 - 09:28

#10

Ghret

RE: 6

They would be warned! When I first read this I thought that all would appear would be a box wish says 'deposit x for x'. But if people would be warned about this then it is their loss.

Fri, 07/22/2011 - 10:23

#11

Ghret

How would this work in

How would this work in conjunction with the new update though?

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