Spiral Knights - Greaver Levels Need a Yellow Question Mark

Greaver Levels Need a Yellow Question Mark

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Sat, 03/10/2012 - 15:57

Diabound

I've noticed that a lot of people seem to have trouble with Greavers and I think that the main reason is just that they are really hard if you don't know that they are coming at you. That's why I think levels with greavers need to have one of those yellow question mark things that you interact with on them.

I mean, wolvers and lichens get them and they aren't even that threatening and if you've never seen them before in tier two, there's a good chance you can get overwhelmed you're first time simply by not knowing that their aura penetrates shields.

Thus, they should one that says something like:
"Greavers are fast moving, hard hitting creatures of the Clockworks. Watch out for the haze unleashed when they attack as it inflicts status even when shielded. They are fragile however."

This way, people will at least have some idea when facing them for the first time and also, for others, it will serve to remind them to prepare and get the right equipment for the job like a shivermist or something.

Sat, 03/10/2012 - 16:20

Juances

Greavers are mixed in clockwork tunnels, there's no greaver exclusive level, like wolver dens are to wolvers.

Sat, 03/10/2012 - 19:46

Wenkuang

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Pretty much what Juances said. Chromalisks, constructs, jellies, and gremlins don't have them either, because there aren't any non-clockwork levels that are made for them besides boss strata.

Sat, 03/10/2012 - 20:15

Tapproot

Meh...

If your paying attention, this wouldn't matter. Or maybe you should turn the sound up, as before they attack they make a scream ish sort of sound. If you look at them while they're about to attack, you should see that it looks like they're trying to jump.(Which they are)

Sat, 03/10/2012 - 21:14

Severage

@Wenkuang:

Correction:

Jellies kinda do, in RJP, but more importantly...

Gremlin Grounds do exist now, so Gremlins do have them. Constructs basically have them, but so many levels just have Constructs in them that I don't think there's a specific level for them.

~Sev

Sat, 03/10/2012 - 21:28

Wenkuang

@Sev

Wait, does RJP have that little information thingy? I thought that the boss strata never do. Anyway, Gremlin Grounds is a theme in the Clockworks, so that doesn't have the little yellow circle for info.

Sat, 03/10/2012 - 22:09

Severage

@Wenkuang:

OH, you're talking about the little info snippets.

My bad, lol.

~Sev

Sun, 03/11/2012 - 02:41

Twiddle

I agree.

In front of fiendish passages there should be a yellow exclamation mark module that gives the player information on grievers. It might have something along the lines of:

Greavers swoop in quickly,
but hitting them stops their attack.
So, hit them before they hit you!

or something like that.

Sun, 03/11/2012 - 04:09

Asukalan

Well, whatever. A warning wont kill anyone.

But im almost sure that most of ppl wont even read it, or maybe they will read it without understeanding and anyways they will rush in there and after being pwned they will run crying and sobbing on forum with a nerf request.

Sun, 03/11/2012 - 04:24

Psychodestroyer

....

"after being pwned they will run crying and sobbing on forum with a nerf request"

I knew it was going to be said sooner or later. It was only a matter of time.

Sun, 03/11/2012 - 11:40

#10

Hexzyle

@Asukalanforum

Sometimes you're really annoying, but sometimes you're absolutely hilarious XD

Sun, 03/11/2012 - 11:58

#11

Toxicyoccm

Give...

Greaver's their own level, Greaver Garden or something. Then a nice little text icon for them.

[and give every other monster their own exclusive level].

Sun, 03/11/2012 - 18:54

#12

Tapproot

Epic Name

no no no! Greaver Garden is not what i would think of... how about.. NomNom City? :D

Sun, 03/11/2012 - 19:31

#13

Diamondshreddie

as much as that would suck...

yes i think we need a

Greaver Grove

Greaver Garden

Greaver Glades

Greaver (instert area staring with "G")

for some epic Greaver-gasms, and Bomber rage spasms!!

besides.. devilites have their own levels... dark city

and now gremlin grounds... PFF its only obvious this should come next!

.... now we need a "Puppy parade" level XD featurig all stationary turret like enemies!!!

MORE BOMBER RAGE FOR ME :D

Sun, 03/11/2012 - 20:19

#14

Severage

Greaver Levels:

Bat Cave.

'Nuff said.

~Sev

Sun, 03/11/2012 - 20:46

#15

Zyborg

@Wenkuang Actually, gremlins

@Wenkuang Actually, gremlins have Deconstruction Zones. A yellow question mark about gremlins could easily fit there, since most of the enemies in Deconstruction Zones are gremlins (with the rest being constructs).

Mon, 03/12/2012 - 06:09

#16

Metagenic

Pffft

Greaver levels? Nobody even plays the Clockworks anymore, you can turn all 24 stratums simultaneously into Greaver levels and nobody'll be there to complain.

Mon, 03/12/2012 - 09:41

#17

Serell

NOOOO!!! NO NO NO!!! NO

NOOOO!!! NO NO NO!!! NO GREAVER LEVELS!!!
I HATE greavers! Please, do not give them there own level!!!
I don't want to die >.<

Mon, 03/12/2012 - 13:38

#18

Guttler

Give greavers their own level.

The real problem with greavers is that OOO likes to throw them into the status stratums, where you spend the entire floor fighting waves of robots and beasts, only to get wrecked by a seemingly random greaver spawn.

I'd be all for giving greavers their own level, but only if their spawns were removed from non-greaver floors.

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Greaver Levels Need a Yellow Question Mark