So, who's fought Snarbolax? Now, who's fought him in 1 or 2 star gear, when they were new? I remember when me and a couple of friends fought with all our might and lack of skill though the Gloaming Wildwoods, and fighting our best as we attempted to take on Snarby, flailing about the bell and noting how awesome the music was during the fight. It was fun, and we all felt awesome.
Now, who's gone back and fought him in 4 star gear? I was soloing, simply running though Tier 1 during the power surge weekend to get rid of the T2 crown cost, and I ripped though the boss stratum like paper. It's kinda sad, considering once you get your higher gear, you can't really go back and make the challenge for yourself by putting on lower gear. And with how energy and crowns work, it's a poor decision to do this in the first place- it would be considered a waste of time if you're trying to get 5 star gear, or something similar.
Randomly, I read a comment somewhere mentioning, "If there were a T3 version of Snarby..."
Well, what if there was? I'd be happy to take on the challenge, seeking out Snarby for fun (and perhaps extra boss tokens... after all, extra risk gives extra reward, right?) putting fourth my equipment that would defend against proper piercing damage, like Snarby would deal if he wasn't on Tier 1.
Obviously, this would take a bit of work on the dev's part, but it would be a fairly large piece of content for slightly minimal effort *I think*. Mostly, it would involve switching out what enemies spawn, a slight adjustment to crown drop rate, and working a bit more on the actual Boss. Some people might think they wouldn't change the bosses- but they have, and will. If they can make Vanaduke and Jelly King harder than they were originally, they can do the same to make a T3 version of Snarby! I mean, they could make it so his howl calls for backup, so that when he digs underground, more spikes pop out, or perhaps that you need to hit Snarby with the bell more than once to knock his defenses down. And, heck- we can do similar things for Roarmulous and the Ironclaw Munitions Factory.
Note that high Tier bosses can't be brought up to easier tiers, of course- this would make the related token rewards far too easy to get.
I also imagine that is wouldn't happen for a good while, if it did. After all, we can't move the only T1 boss stratum we have down to T3 or T2, and leave T1 without a boss stratum! At least, this won't happen without having at least two bosses per tier (I imagine we will eventually, though).
I donno. This entire idea comes from the idea that taking on a harder Snarby would be challenging... and most of all, fun. Any other ideas with this? Suggestions or improvements?
i had an idea like that only it did involve allowing you to fight the bosses (or an equivalent there of) on any tier
http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/10615