Spiral Knights - DRAGON WINGS! - Upcoming Year of Dragon accessories!

DRAGON WINGS! - Upcoming Year of Dragon accessories!

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Tue, 01/31/2012 - 00:14

#101

Rommil

campaigning

for these to be rare and exclusive items. sorry all of those of you who hope they are free and easy and super common. Spiral knights will be a worse game, imo, if everyone everywhere has dragon wings for nothing that never expire.

It'll just be a grand homogenization of the SK populace through "unique accessories," ironic, but true.

Again, i'm not advocating that these be placed in such a way that only the rich can afford them. Again, i fully advocate they be relegated to random luck so that all have an equal footing, and thus rich people can still buy them, and people who have less can get lucky and either equip to be ultimately unique, or cash in on their big lucky lottery ticket (like wolver tails before they became more common, and before OOO dominated the rare accessory market through featured auctions--i.e. collusion and subterfuge).

Best yet, would be to make them a super rare item on the item prize wheel, as this would reward those who played the game the most. Tho that would make me sad, since i'm roughly bored of the game, am refusing to play until new play content is released, and would thus be virtually eliminated from teh potential player pool that could win them.

I'd "like" to see them as lockbox rewards, just b/c then we all have an equal shot, they'd be rare, you'd have to take a risk to have a chance at getting them, it'd make lockboxes ACTUALLY RELEVANT and not just a crummy game throw in that they instantly made pointless worthless, and completely useless.

But regardless of what i'd "like" to see for my own greedy machinations, i still think the "best" solution would be the random prize wheel after rounds. Reward those who play the game the most with the most chances to win these wings.

That, or let everyone choose 1 set to be bound on an armor of their choice, and make them a "promo EVENT" that expires when the event is over. Then we can all greedily drool waiting for the next dragon event! (and it should be temporary, b/c events are temporary.)

just one knights late night ramblings before going to bed.

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 01:08

#102

Kurowolfe

I agree with Rommil's last point

Maybe it's better to just make it an Event item that expires after a certain date. One of the best ways to strike a balance between the wings being accessories exclusive to the rich, and them being such a common item that they loses their appeal.

Or maybe do something like the Halloween costume thing, collect tokens from special monsters as exchange for the wings. Temporary ones are cheaper and permanent ones costs more. It's not the best solution, as F2P players will still lose out to P2Ps in terms of elevator passes and CE usage, but at least everyone has an equal chance to get them.

I MIGHT want to get them, but I'm still saving up my crowns for a Wolver Tail (I refuse to spend $25 - $30 worth of CE for one, and maybe even more by opening Lockboxes).

But in the end, I guess the developers has already laid out the plans to implement the event (too late to change it), so we can only wait and see what they have in mind. Ah well, maybe I'll not be getting those wings after all XD

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 01:59

#103

Round-Shinigami

Simple way to serve both

Simple way to serve both Rommil and Kurowolfe:
make them bound. Just like parrying blades and pumpkin bombs. This way you won't be able to hoard 100s of them.

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 02:08

#104

Shidara

Well, the issue is just that

Well, the issue is just that I don't believe the dragon wings are intended to be rare and exclusive in the same sense as rare accessories obtained through lockboxes. They can be exclusive to the event, sure, but otherwise I find it silly to compare them to rare accessories that can be obtained through conventional means. They'll only be available for a limited time, but using that as an argument to make them temporary items is just off the charts.
It'd be like if RuneScape made all of their holiday event items expire just because those who missed out wouldn't be able to obtain them. I mean, it makes no sense and is just a jerk move to jip their customers. And yes, it would be the exact same scenario.

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 02:28

#105

Tom-Awsm

@Rommil

You didn't mention how this has already happened, the only difference being that these wings look awesome. The Tails Tails so many are running around with are fugly (I look forward to your responses, Tails fans -_-).

I would have to say your argument for putting them in lockboxes is flawed, because only the people with enough resources to buy lots of silver keys would have decent chances of getting them. Lockbox opening is gambling similar to Punch, and people without lots of crowns and CE to spend do not do this. Putting them as a rare prize wheel item would be more fair, though I'd hate to see them being THAT rare after being advertised like they have (I doubt the Darkfang Shield was advertised before it got implemented).

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 07:30

#106

Wuvvums

"Spiral knights will be a

"Spiral knights will be a worse game, imo, if everyone everywhere has dragon wings for nothing that never expire.

It'll just be a grand homogenization of the SK populace through "unique accessories," ironic, but true."

So you're saying that if everyone wants the same thing and to look the same, the game is somehow worse and people should miss out on that content? That's not pretentious at all.

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 07:43

#107

Vescrit

@Rommil Not everyone has to

@Rommil
Not everyone has to resources to make awesome costumes like you. Why not try to adapt a new costume to stand out then? Sure anyone can get the wings (in the case that they are a CE package), but not everyone can pull off a nice costume look.

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 08:17

#108

Juances

How is the horde of wolver clones different from dragon wings clones?

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 08:22

#109

Iron-Volvametal

...

"How is the horde of wolver clones different from dragon wings clones?"

This.

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 08:49

#110

Wuvvums

Or the horde of

Or the horde of proto-clones.

And even then I think all the people in their proto gear look kind of adorable. <3

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 23:20

#111

Rommil

i agree and disagree.

i can honestly see this from all angles. And i made my suggestions in an effort to try and be the most fair as possible to the most sides possible. I'll lay out my logic, and obviously, like everyone here, i like my own opinion the best :) but i grant that i understand where everyone is coming from.

@ shidara: To me an event is a temporary thing, elsewise, it would just be. Thus for things to expire that are tied to events make sense. Kinda like the xmas event, or the punkin event. Altho, yes, sum punkin masks live on long after its death.

I think you are not taking everyone else's perspective into account, and are only considering it from the "i want these, and i want to get them easily, and i want to have them forever." And i can see where lots and lots and lots of people will have this opinion. And these people won't care that others have made sacrifices of time, money, and savings (and combinations of all 3!!) to get unique stuff, and these people won't consider why some of us will feel a bit off put if everyone gets these free. (its like if 10 people worked hard all their lives to be BMWs, then BMW made a better car 3 months later and gave them to everyone for free. Sure, i'd want a free BMW, but i'd at least see why those people who bought one didn't feel it fair.)

And of course i'd compare them to rare accessoires....they are wings that go on your back....the rare accesories (that i speak of) are wings that go on your back?!?! how is it silly to compare the two? how would it not be silly to do anything other than to compare the rare wing accessory with the new wing accessory they are about to release?

And lastly, yes, they will be limited in teh way that they are limited to a certain time and place (during the event) but thats not really limited, since 100% of people who currently play the game will have them. So they won't be rare at all. Sure, at some point many many many moons in the future they'll be sort of limited. :/

@Kurowolfe: buy one of the tails thats up now. With all those tails, some of the plain ones will go stupid cheap. Especially since people will be distracted by the rare ones, and waiting on these wings. You'll likely never get a better deal. Better yet, u can probably buy a tail from another player for cheaper than the featured goes for!!! which will be absurdly cheap to begin with!!!!

@Tom awesome, the tails tails does look bad, lol. And i agree that its SORTA the same. But at least the tails tails is like a wolver tail but worse (i know i know, its arguable). And i think in that case it was a bit unfair to people with tails. Also, it was only 1 color, so it was sorta more fair, as it only hurt the prestige of regal wolver tails.

And i'd stand by my lockbox statement. sure rich people would be at a slight advantage, the same way rich people in real life have a better shot at the lottery!! lockboxes are a "stupid tax," you are prettty much guaranteed to lose massive ce and crowns. Every now and then a lucky soul or two will cash out ,the old "i opened 1 lockbox and got a twilight aura!!!" but all in all, opening lockboxes is about as close as a surefire way to trade 750 ce and 2k crowns for 5-10k crowns, lol. its a stupid tax. any rich person would be much much much more financially responsible to wait for a lucky soul to open one, and then buy that for ce. --in which case, its a redistribution of wealth, and has a winning lottery ticket affect for sum lucky nub that i described above :)

@others,
yes, i'm saying the game certainly wouldn't be any better if everyonne has wings, and my opinion is it'll be worse. Yes, the game is already homogenized too much, with the examples everyone has stated, but givien EVERYONE a pair of wings, and having 80% of all knights wearing them..yeah, a bad problem gets worse. Now all of your examples, all of your standard wolvers and hordes of proto clones will still be there, except they'll be moved one step closer to one another, as each indivindual herd will have the common denominator of wings.

@ vescrit, i don't think its pretentious, since i didn't say, only those of US who blah blah blah blah should have them. I simply pointed out ways that they should be rare to the community (or temporary to avoid the short-falls i see in them, if they are incredibly widely distributed), even tho these ways make it much much less likely THAT I WILL EVER HAVE THEM. Take rare bombhead masks, there are 2-3 that i really want. But i'm not likely to get them, and thats okay. I want them b/c they are rare, and i'd rather they stay rare and something i dn't have, then that they become so common that i can easily get them.

So no, its not pretentious. I think they should be temporary and everyone can get and enjoy them, or that they should be permanent and a rarity, and even suggested that the best route would be prize wheel, which woudl pretty much rule me out of any chance of getting them.

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 00:53

#112

Tengu

uhm...why not base the

uhm...why not base the accessibility on the amount of those stupid achievements that have so far been a complete and utter waste of bytes? It's at least SOME measure of a player. Cradle and All isn't easy, and neither is Dauntless Delver. It still includes many of the rich-os (or DOES it...?) and also makes sure some T1.5 scrub doesn't get t2 access with a set on his back.

also, Rommil. yes. I'm not on that side of in, per se, but yes, I agree with you. I went and Spiralspied the wings and it'd be neat to get one for each of mah wolvers...but meh.

I dunno.

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 06:06

#113

Wuvvums

"And these people won't care

"And these people won't care that others have made sacrifices of time, money, and savings (and combinations of all 3!!) to get unique stuff, and these people won't consider why some of us will feel a bit off put if everyone gets these free. (its like if 10 people worked hard all their lives to be BMWs, then BMW made a better car 3 months later and gave them to everyone for free. Sure, i'd want a free BMW, but i'd at least see why those people who bought one didn't feel it fair.)"

I still think the analogy feels selfish, mostly because it's implying that the big issue is that other people get to have what they have, not that there was a bait-and-switch with the price. To be honest would it have been an issue if wings were easy to get to begin with and everyone had some? Because I think that's more of an ethical approach. I also don't feel too much sympathy for someone who was so addicted to the aesthetic that they felt the need to spend a few hundred dollars on it, and then turn around and whine that others get it easier than them. If you thought you were going to regret the decision of buying the wings later, maybe you should have weighed the risk and reward of dumping a few hundred bucks into getting a pair.

But until then we don't know how wings will be implemented and how they will be. The idea that "I want to be special and I don't want everyone to look at me," is still a selfish one and just someone crying that they can't have all the toys in the box and they gotta share.

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 07:46

#114

Guardianknight

Why Three Rings wwwwhhhhhyyyyyy

Can't you see these wings are tearing us apart? <---------------Joke.

^Joke^^^^^^^^^^^^Joke^^^^^^^^^Joke.

Anyways, I really want these wing but I agree with some of the above posts
about making these somewhat rare. Even if I can't get these right away, I'm
sure prices for the other wings will come down a little.

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 07:52

#115

Vescrit

@Guardianknight

What a story Mark.

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 07:56

#116

Pootisspencerhear

*cashed in 100 bucks and be

*cashed in 100 bucks and be ready of its getting auctioned* Please,I hope its CE offer of available from LockBox,dun wanna ragebid on auction like last week for halo :(

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 08:30

#117

Qacpaydab

Release

It'd better be today....

Well save up; they're being dispensed in packs of $9.95, with a 1 of 11 chance of getting a certain type of wings, valid through Feb. 13

Viewable through: SpiralKnights > Rsrc > ui > exchange > promo > image > dragonyear
....or something

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 08:32

#118

Shidara

@Rommil

So wait, you just want these items to be rare for the sake of making them rare? Are you for real? Okay, you know what?
I'm going to stop taking you seriously. Have fun with your preaching, I'm just going to laugh at you from here on out.

---

Looking forward to the implementation!

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 08:34

#119

Wuvvums

"Well save up; they're being

"Well save up; they're being dispensed in packs of $9.95, with a 1 of 11 chance of getting a certain type of wings, valid through Feb. 13"

Where's this being announced? o:

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 08:46

#120

Vescrit

Hmm...

11 wing types...

Vescit wonders how hard it will be to do a wing/wing trade.

Volcanic Salamander with Volcanic wings...probably not possible for me unless I get them with my purchase. Dem Volcanics will probably end up in the AH.

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 08:49

#121

Wuvvums

Well if I get a volcanic pair

Well if I get a volcanic pair I'll be happy to trade with you. I'd much rather prefer blue or purple~

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 08:50

#122

Moonsoon

@rommil

Sounds like someone's pissy because they spent $500 on ONE acc
& We're about to be buying better looking ones for $10 dolla prolly with CE.
but you can get in on the fun too and buy packs!

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 08:54

#123

Maeko

If I don't get volcanic wings

If I don't get volcanic wings it will probably be sold or saved to show i was involved in the event.

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 08:55

#124

Vescrit

"Well if I get a volcanic

"Well if I get a volcanic pair I'll be happy to trade with you. I'd much rather prefer blue or purple~"

Imma look at the wings in Spiral Spy though, I don't know what the other colors would look like on Arcane.

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 09:05

#125

Vescrit

@ Koi-Wa-Sensou

>:C

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 09:06

#126

Wuvvums

"Sounds like someone's pissy

"Sounds like someone's pissy because they spent $500 on ONE acc
& We're about to be buying better looking ones for $10 dolla prolly with CE.
but you can get in on the fun too and buy packs!"

There's no need to rub it in. I do have sympathy some for the people who are invested in wings. More so I do believe that the way accessories were implemented were somewhat unethical if you look at the general timeline.

1) Accessories are released and wings are featured immediately in the promo image. Most people look at this and think they have a chance at getting the wings. People start gambling HUGE amounts of CE and try to get the wings at $2 a pop.

2) People start giving up on finding the wings. It seems almost impossible and they realize the risk of gambling is not worth the return if it's uncertain the wings will even come up. Devs assure that they will but people are doubtful.

3) Auctions are made and finally wings are guaranteed. You don't have to gamble, but boy is it a hefty price. People start buying mass amounts of CE to bid. Some end up not being able to afford the bids but the spent CE is something Three Rings gets to profit from, as well as the won auctions.

4) Eventually they just go screw it and give out wings for 10 bux. So you get all the people who were interested but couldn't afford it, while screwing over the big fish.

Now making the wings rare would just be a form of punishing the poorer players who really did nothing to deserve this. The people who orchestrated all this was the company, and I believe Sega had some fault in pushing this game to be promo and profit-oriented. I do think something could possibly be done to the people who spent mass amounts at least for the featured auctions to get the more plainer-looking wings. Give them a few ME tanks, or maybe some store credit, some form of compensation to show that you appreciated the risk they took in spending this much on the game.

In the future if I see a sort of mega-rare accessory though I'm going to assume that they'll probably make a promotional variant that lets you get it for $20 or less.

(At this point I'm hoping in the future they'll make some bunny-stuff for the commercialized version of Easter as a promo cause I would so be a bunny-knight.)

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 09:14

#127

Tengu

BTW, I spiralspied the dragon

BTW, I spiralspied the dragon wings, and they only look really good on the Wolver sets. They're literally a skin and color match. Divine for Skolver, VOlcanic for Vog and Shadow for Snarbolax.

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 09:16

#128

Vescrit

"they only look really good

"they only look really good on the Wolver sets."

BLASPHEMY!

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 09:30

#129

Wuvvums

I can't seem to find it in

I can't seem to find it in the spiral spy and I'd like to preview it on my knight. Already did set some money aside for it, though.

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 09:50

#130

Eltia

Dear Dev

Should we be expecting an energy package today involving the Dragon Wings?

I have money ready to buy energy. If you guys are going to need more time to prepare the next patch, I'll go play some PS3 (for now).

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 09:53

#131

Wuvvums

Maybe not today but I am

Maybe not today but I am guessing soon and it's smart to set aside some money for now.

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 09:54

#132

Tengu

it's in

it's in accessories>back>dragon>

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 10:19

#133

Merethif

@Vescrit

@Vescrit
I think I'll be rather looking for Regal or Military, so if by any chance I get Volcanic I'm willing to trade with you for any of those :-)

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 10:34

#134

Vescrit

@Merethif

Like I said, I still have to take a peek at em in Spiral Spy, but thank you! :D

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 10:59

#135

Guyinshinyarmour

Wow. I'm genuinely impressed with how they move about. Damn fine job, Graphics Team. If this quality is apparent in the Missions design, I can't wait. In a way, it's a shame so much detail was put into a limited release item. After all, what possible occasion would they have for a re-release? Next year of the dragon, in 12 years?

If I wasn't gonna buy a pack before, I'm buying a few now just out of sheer "you deserve it"-ude. A pity I don't have much of anything that goes with them, though. Guess I could get a divine set and bolt it to the Skolver coat I use for LD...

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 11:00

#136

Merethif

@Tengu I disagree. They looks

@Tengu
I disagree. They looks great with other sets too. Just to name few obvious ones for dragon/demonic wings:

Pink for Arcane Salamander and Deadly Virulisk set
Volcanic for Volcanic Salamander set
Heavy for Dragon Scale and Fallen set
Purple for Chaos set (my personal favourite).

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 15:57

#137

Fehzor

Just saw the wings in game...

Just saw the wings in game... nice work OOO! These dragon wings are fairly amazing... I can't wait for the rest of the updates.

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 16:26

#138

Fatboom

Why don't have Virulisk

Why don't have Virulisk Poison Wings ~ SAD ~ OTZ

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 16:46

#139

Aiolya

They don't look as good as I

They don't look as good as I tought...

Besides I tought there would be an energy sale. Aw well, I guess I'll stay F2P for now.

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 16:40

#140

Helloxo

+1 Fatboom

I was also pretty disappointed by the absence of poison (virulisk) wings. :/
Wings on wolver varients are nice and all, but imo, the chroma set looks the best with them.

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 18:18

#141

Kurowolfe

Well...

I've seen the wings, and while they do look quite amazing, I don't think I would want to wear one in the near future.
(still saving up all the crowns I earned for a Wolver Tail, the one accessory that I really want)

And Rommil, I tried bidding, even the cheapest ones, but I just don't have that much, which is unfortunate, since the tails auctioned are relatively cheaper than the offers here.

Anyway, looking forward towards seeing players showing off their new wings in Haven, it'll be interesting to see.
inb4 more dragon-themed guild names in the future

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 01:11

#142

Rommil

LOL

i bought two packs and got divine and shadow wings.

oh well. here's to reselling them for an astronomical profit.

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 01:22

#143

Rommil

@ monsoon

i bought the "cheap" pair of prismatic wings from AH @ 3m. Which is a lot, but not a lot to me. Its considerable "real dollar equivalent" but i didn't spend real money on the game to get it. I got lucky on lockboxes and opened 2 wolver tails, a cool and a heavy. I sold the cool for 70k ce and the heavy for 33k ce (back when they were super rare. Back when there were less than 5-6 total on the game).

I also made and sold 4 snarby suits that first weekend when snarby suits were going for 30k ce with no UVs. So i made quite a bit of CE (u can do the math) without spending real world money.

And i'm fairly well bored of the game, so i didn't/don't see any harm in spending up my "Wealth" on rare accessories (i have nearly all the max UVs i need or want). And i don't want to completely burn out on the game with a huge stash of CE and crowns. I'd rather spend it on cool costumes to wile away the remaining hours of fun the game still presents (once Missions come out). In fact, i even bought the prismatic wolver tail from AH today just to play with a new costume.

I wasn't being pissy from an "oh i spent soo much money, now they get it for free?" i just didn't want to see the world flooded with wings (or tails-tails for that matter). I like rarity for rarity's sake. i like darkfang shields. i liked the rarity and prestige that was once associated with the quicksilver helm. I like the rarity of halos.

But like i said, i view this from all angles. Even Shdr's tho he has been combative and needlessly insulting. I'm glad those who desperately wanted wings are able to get them. I'm glad that the younger demographic can nab a pair for really cheap on the AH. I'm sad that there are so many twitchy wings everywhere now, as i think aesthetically it is unpleasing, but thats okay. Heck, i am ultimately very glad they did what they did, since i'm going to turn about 80k ce in profit for 20 bucks (3500x2 + the sell of those wings, eventually).

Its all good. Spiral knights is still fun. I hope everone is enjoying their new wings.

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 01:40

#144

Lollertron

Wings

A great money earner for OOO I'd expect.
Saw someone bought their 5th pack today because they didn't get the wings they wanted (they could have used the CE to buy their wings of choice, but that'd be smart).

I will eventually be one of the few that won't have wings equipped, they're popping up everywhere.

When will we actually get a pack that has a useful item (bar elevator pass) that isn't for cosmetic purposes?

I really do think that the wings, tails, other pack costume items should be in lockboxes though, for the plebs like me that aren't buying packs / CE.

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 06:51

#145

Wuvvums

"When will we actually get a

"When will we actually get a pack that has a useful item (bar elevator pass) that isn't for cosmetic purposes?"

There's a rule of thumb that people shouldn't just be able to buy an advantage in a micro-transaction system. The promotions should usually be just little thematic "for fun" things, or just a discount on an item that can be useful like the elevator pass.

I'm glad you're profiteering from this but your attitude is still horrible. No one gives a crap about rarity except those that like to pat themselves on the back because they think they're the only one in the world that looks cool. Honestly the fun thing is being able to work towards looking the way you want to, and trying to be unique in your own special way. This honestly isn't achieved from obtaining the rare and elite stuff, but wearing your favorite gear and accessories. To be honest even without the wings I'm pretty happy to have my spiral scale and proto helm and color combination. I chose to express myself in a way with a few accessories and went about with my own play style.

I'm not "rare" and I don't feel a pressure to be rare and now others don't have to as well. They can just sit back and dress themselves up within reason and hope they can have a fun look. It's hard to say where I'm going here but I think that it's more important people can look the way they want to, even if it's the same as everyone else. Rareness just feels superficial.

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 15:00

#146

Rommil

why?

why is liking rarity for rarity's sake a "horrible attitude?"

I can respect that you don't value it. But i don't understand why you'd be so judgemental as to call my personal opinion a horrible attitude? Seems like most all games go with some sort of rare items/weapons/cosmetics. It adds to the depth of the game.

:shrugs:

We both like uniqueness. I agree that your idea of unique is cool, too. Rock what you like, and like doing it. Thats what i prefer too. But i also enjoy there beign some rare once-in-a-lifetime items that draw attention. I loved crowding around motorcat everytime i saw him to admire his quicksilver helm.

to each there own. But i'll still argue my attitude isn't horrible. Its simply different than yours.

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 18:50

#147

Kurowolfe

Both views are ok

Maybe it looks like a yes-man attitude, but I think both Rommil's and Wuvvums' opinions are true in their own rights, but it basically burns down to the basal urge to make ourselves unique in the society that is Spiral Knights.

I agree with Rommil in the sense that having rare/expensive items in the game can be a prestige in itself. It's ok to actually use them as a way to differentiate ourselves from the hoi polloi around us, and to make ourselves more memorable towards others. Liking rarity for rarity's sake is not wrong either, heck, it's human nature even. And if you have the means of getting them, then why not get them? Even I would appreciate having the chance to at least see someone using the Prismatic Wolver Tail or the Volcanic Aura (which I unfortunately have yet to see), but having to look at so many Kinights using the Dragon Wings, even if they are cool or Divine or Prismatic, kinda renders them at the same level of appreciation as the Wolver sets; cool, but too common to make yourself unique.

Then again, what Wuvvums said about establishing our identity by means that actually represents ourselves is also true. When you managed to gear up your Knight in such a way that you either feel happy and comfortable playing using him/her or you get to express yourself in the way you wanted (or even both), the feelings of satisfaction and achievement are soon to follow. You don't even have to buy rare stuff to do this, just use anything that fulfills this purpose, even the Wolver set. I, for example, built my Knight to be anti-Beast (and also Wolver-themed) without actually using the Wolver cap, to the extent that I'm one of the few demented souls (as I generally perceive from the common reactions here) that actually uses the Dragon Scale Helm, Sinister Skelly Suit and Wind Hunting Blade as my main gears. But you know what, I'm happy with how I look, and I compensate by improving my skills so that I wouldn't be a nuisance to the party.

Going back to the main topic, looks like the Chroma suit is finally getting in the spotlight as one of the 'should-haves' to complement the Wings. And I'm glad the basic Wing's price at the AH is not as crazy expensive as I had feared (just gotta look around a bit), so that everyone can at some point afford them.

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