(Excuse me if this thread isn't very hansom. I have no experience with this forum's codings...)

INTRODUCTIONS

Hello, my (user)name is MadBlaster. I am very much new, well... Actually I was around when this game was in early open beta (blast network, auction house, and advance training station weren't even open). I left without really knowing how or why, and I was eventually reintroduced to Spiral Knights by a couple of friends. I told them that I was unsure about rejoining because I would feel left behind so to speak, while everyone was living the life as loaded tier 5 knights. However one of these friends mentioned that there was a Bomberman-like mini-game implemented. I being a huge fan of Bomberman, got very persuaded by my friend's words. I logged in with Steam, had some help from another friend of mine (Meta-Wing) to reach tier 2, (I am trying to be a bomber knight, just because I thought I would spend most my time in Blast Network :D). I had some cash to pay of the entry fee, and went to go take a whack at Blast Network. First off, (I will be getting to the part where I give my suggestions soon, don't worry) Spiral Knights froze on me the first few tries... That kind of disappointed me, but that isn't what this suggestion is about (although it is a problem that would be nice to not have happen at all, my settings were at the lowest, and my computer is pretty up to date). This suggestion thread is about how disappointed I was when I eventually got to play an entire match.

SUGGESTION

My experience in this "Bomberman-Like" Blast Network was not what I expected... I am not blaming the developers at all though, I am really blaming my friends for misleading me. However, I feel like it wouldn't be impossible to create what I was expecting. A classic bomberman mini-game. One life, limited time (before a train of spike blocks circulate the arena), a steady camera that is fixated on the entire playing field, 4 players only (preferably), and absolutely no random power-up pop-ups... (Power-ups should only be achieved from blowing up a bomb-able block). I am not saying that Blast Network should completely change to fit my needs, or that it isn't good already... I am saying that perhaps it wouldn't be so impossible to make a much calmer, classical mode for those who wish to experience a Spiral Knight themed bomberman mini-game without complete chaos.

Thank you for reading this (that is if you had actually taken the time to read atleast the suggestion), and tell me what you think. Is Blast Network not too chaotic to anyone else? (By chaos I mean that when the match comes to an empty arena, you don't want to have too many players alive by then. Having the players respawn causes this chaos to last longer than it should in my opinion).