Spiral Knights - Just reached 4*, need tips

Just reached 4*, need tips

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Wed, 11/16/2011 - 08:36

Frederick

So as you guys see from the title, I just got to 4*. Planning to get full vog, BTS, grey owlite shield, Crest ofalmire, Glacius, Acheron, BTB, and Polaris.
But.. The price to craft a 5* is around 55k + recipe a piece.. I only play around 4 days a week, around 6 hour in a day.
So, after I thought I was soo close to end game, I realized the farming has yet to begin.

So I need some tips here... which equipment should I make first? Where should I farm? Should I hunt for the recipe or buy it on AH? Any help/tips/suggestion would be appreciated.

Wed, 11/16/2011 - 09:23

Breedlove

You could try farming JK and

You could try farming JK and maybeeeee FSC. Both give great crowns and heat. One FSC run will net you enough to buy 100ce and have some left over so you technically could keep running it all day with a slow but steady net of ce. Not sure about JK runs though, as I've only done a couple here and there since the changes.

Wed, 11/16/2011 - 11:24

Bopp

my strategy

Yep, most of the cost in making a 5-star item is in upgrading from 4-star to 5-star, and most of this cost (48,000 out of 78,000+mats, given CE at 6000) is for energy. When I'm playing for free, which is most of the time, I buy recipes only from Basil at depth 23. The rest of the time, I'm saving up my money to buy CE, because CE is the bottleneck in the process. In other words, I always keep 25,000 on hand, in case I find myself at depth 23 and Basil has something I need.

Now for your items. If you're focused on FSC, then upgrade your Vog Cub, Glacius, and Grey Owlite first. Otherwise, I'd recommend getting one piece of Vog Cub and one piece of Skolver, to make a more balanced armor set. If you're focused on farming RJP, then I'd upgrade Acheron and BTS first. Under no circumstances would I have two 5-star shields before my weapons were 5-star.

Thu, 11/17/2011 - 08:54

Frederick

Thanks!

Thanks for the tips! keep it comin! im currently working on a vog and glacius...
any faster way then just farming on JK? cause i die alot on vana

Thu, 11/17/2011 - 09:52

Icee

Even strata arenas and danger rooms

Play the bottom half of any tier (strata 2, 4, and 6) and you'll make decent crowns and heat. In strata 4 and 6 you can also get some valuable rare materials that you can sell for additional profit or at least save for crafting your 5* items. I'd look for gates with strata 4 and 6 arenas or clockwork tunnel levels (for danger rooms) if you're interested in good profit without fighting the bosses. You can also make a surprising profit selling the green shards, monster bones, and beast scales (ingredients in wolver gear and brandishes) that you get playing tier 1 beast levels, in case you want to make some easier money on occasion.

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Just reached 4*, need tips