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Wed, 12/14/2011 - 00:43

Scrypilow

YO,everyone i just start to play this game today.I had a fun a lot's of fun time in grinding for crowns,but i got some question to ask so i will list here.
1)What's mist tank does?i got it from a mail.
2)When you first start SK will your new char get 100energy?(i m still wondering this because i only got 10 energy when i start playing the game).
3)When i bought a weapon in the auction,where can i get the item that i brought?(was mad because cant get my weapon :( ).
4)Did dungeon drop material etc:blue shard?

Well...honestly i still got some question to ask but due to my lazyness,no thanks.

Wed, 12/14/2011 - 01:16

Aemicus

Answers

1) It refills your mist energy. Wait to use it until you're out and need it to finish something important, like a boss run.
2) I don't believe so, but I'm not entirely sure how that whole thing works.
3) You need to go into your mail, click on the message you got, and hit accept.
4) Yes.

Wed, 12/14/2011 - 15:38

Bluescreenofdeath

Wiki

CE (Crystal Energy) is energy that you purchase with real money or in-game currency. There is no limit to the amount of CE you can hold, it only goes down if you spend it, and it will not go up unless you purchase it (or trade for it).

Below that is Mist energy. Your suit can collect and store up to 100 mist energy. It will slowly replenish over time (logged in or not) at a rate of around 1 per 14 minutes (will refill from 0 in about 22 hours). A mist tank will fill this to 100. I would save this for sometime when you wish to make a very long dive.

Read the wiki for a better explanation:
http://wiki.spiralknights.com/Energy

In fact read the heck outta the wiki. It is a great source. List of helpful links, here:
http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/31049

Wed, 12/14/2011 - 21:06

Scrypilow

Thx for those info guys..this

Thx for those info guys..this forum is really helpful because some forum is totally dead coz every player was mainly in game.

Thu, 12/15/2011 - 07:05

Rifou

Help i have trouble... I am

Help i have trouble... I am T1 still

Everyday i can only earn 3-4k crowns but 100 energy costs 7000 crowns. Is there any way to profit because i dun wanna wait a day just to play 1-2 hrs. Must I really buy energy with real $ and no other ways? Please help me : (

Mats now sell too little. Iron gear 100-150 each and usually i get 1-2 per run.

Will I be able to earn 8k per run atleast in T2 or higher so i can play more a day?

Thu, 12/15/2011 - 07:28

Kreuz-Drache

@Rifou Honestly, you really

@Rifou Honestly, you really shouldn't use CE for runs, imo. Too many risks involve, and you're not helping the market out either. CE should really only be used for crafting up your 3+* gear or to buy something like Shadow Keys or Weapon Slot upgrades.

Going to T2 will give you more crowns(Especially doing Royal Jelly runs, that will at least net you around 5k crowns.) but I'm doubtful you'll be able to make around 8k through T2 alone. T3 is probably your best bet, but that's a long way off.

To be honest, a lot of materials really don't sell too well. Even some 5* ones don't make a whole lot(Or atleast, most of the 5* mats I seen don't sell much.). Although, I had some pretty good luck with Silverweave and some Sun Silver, but those can only be found by either trading through brinks(20 "Spark" tokens, the type depends on the section the material you want in.) and through drops in T3. And they're pretty rare drops to begin with.

You're just going to have to wait a day. It's really not so bad. You could even try out some PvP games since that only requires crowns. If you must do some more dungeon runs, you could buy the 30 Day Elevator Pass.

"30 Day Elevator Pass
We're trying something new! For a limited time only, a 30 Day Elevator Pass may be purchased from the Energy Depot. This pass allows all Knights on the account the ability to bypass elevator costs. Elevator Passes are activated at the time of purchase and will show up in your arsenal's 'Useable' category as with other upgrades."

http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/33392

I would really only recommend it, if you play the game a lot to make use of it, but that's just me.(I know I won't make use of it lol, I figure the 1-2 hour of dugeoning a day fits well with me.)

Thu, 12/15/2011 - 09:37

Nordlead

@Rifou

The easiest way to start the game off fast is to not bother with CE until you have all 2* items and you are in tier 2. Most popular 2* items can be bought in the auction house for 1-2k crowns. So, Wolver cap/coat, Brandish, and a Owlite shield should cost no more 8k cr and you'll be able to start T2 runs where you can make a lot more cr. If you want items with UVs, then you have to pay more, which means waiting longer to make it to T2. Also, doing boss runs (so look for the snarbolax boss levels in the gate maps) will earn you more crowns and you can get "free" items if you get enough tokens.

Once in T2, you can make CE simply by spending CE, however that will be relatively slow and you either need a lot of friends or a bit of luck so you end up starting at depth 13 instead of depth 9. I prefer not to, but if I have nothing better to do during the day or I used all my ME for crafting, then I'll spend CE on elevators.

Thu, 12/15/2011 - 19:43

Anakletos

Crowns...

Well in Tier 2, my average run gets me between 6800 and 7500 crowns. I just get an hour and a half run every day, normally after school. Lately with an Elevator Pass though, I've had some extra mist to ragecraft, but that is different.

Also, some of the materials can go for quite a bit. Ghost Bells for example are, I think, 10 Grim Sparks, yet the last time I checked the Auction house, most of them were 2000+ crowns each (one was 1880).

Once you hit about half way through tier 2, you can get a net-gain of about 30-ish CE per run. As said above, most ppl do one run a day, for about 100 CE for some mist.

Although I will say, once I started hoarding 2* and 3* recipes, spending $2.50 for 750 CE threw me well into tier 2. Buying CE helps, but it isnt needed.

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