I really don't know how much I can reveal on here so Three Rings if this is too much then you can redact some things or just save the review for your personal use. I just wanted to make an all out review in here of it.
Likes:
I really enjoy the different levels. I hope to see more things like mazes in the future. I enjoy the boosters I think they are fantastic. The guardian, recon, and striker... very good ideas I love it. They should stay.
I love the load outs to save gear you've used and like together.
Can we have unlimited ME all the time? lol. just kidding... but really can we? ;)
I like being able to use my own gear, trinkets, and what not. I like that there are different tier levels for even the newer players can play and figure out their equipment without being overpowered by someone with higher gear.
I think the length of the game is good any shorter and it would be too short, and longer it would be too long.
Dislikes:
I hate how some weapons are literally two hits and you're down. Especially if someone is in recon mode and they have a GF sneak up on you before you even have a chance to react. It takes over half your health in the first hit then you're dead on the second hit. Unless you come out with some new armor that would be a good defense against the GF and DA. Right now they are two hit swords and you're down.
Maybe more health in higher tiers is something to consider, but those two particular weapons are easily just too strong. Everyone is going to have them and it's not going to be fun to die in two hits. It was annoying.
Random Notes:
Lockdown is enjoyable. I actually did enjoy it in the lower tiers because i felt it was more of a challenge than t3 where you had the two hit weapons. In t2 you didn't have that so it was more about strategy and hacking skills. :)
I don't care about ranking, but i will say someone had a fantastic idea in another thread so I do NOT take credit for this idea. I just can't remember who said it. Someone mentioned having a ranking system like in puzzle pirates with Ultimate-Legendary-Grandmaster-Master- Renowned... and well that's the only order i remember. rofl. but you get the picture. I think that's a fantastic idea and should be seriously considered moving over into spiral knights ranking system.
Right now this is what I have. I may think of some more random things and update my post and what not.
Thanks three rings!
-J
If it's an issue diying in two hits you have some possibilities to deal with it:
High resistance armor with extra health like ancient plate armor.
Health trinkets.
Guardian class gives you extra health bars.
If you are playing as striker your best friend is dodgin and as racon just hiding. Keep ppracticing and get different gear to deal with this issue.