"Secondly, The terminal and Basil's purpose have decreased around 80%(just a quick estimation)"

May I ask how?

It was a sincere question; I haven't played in a year.

The Game's been turned right-side-up and I'm trying to familiarize myself with it.

Do you really think disabling hall of heroes would give arcade any real purpose? I don't know anyone without an elevator pass who would commit into the slavery business of basil recipes runs and have fun doing it while not even breaking even from the pure raw crowns.

And delving into the clockworks gives you a better chance to possibly (or hardly possible) find a darkfang shield!btw if anybody knows if u can find things like that in missions then tell me.

@Ironskullkid: If Achievements did something, then I would care about that. yeah, getting achievements is nice, but it will become more something that people do when rich and bored, so probably won't boost gate population at all. On the other hand, if I got a bonus based on the number of achievements I had earned, say a small percentage boost on the price wheel of getting good things, then that might be motivation.

@Coatl: When you have completed certain missions, a new level of "Hall of heroes" (HoH) opens up. The only way I know to get in so far is to choose that particular mission and do it. The Hall of Heroes missions cost nothing to do, so basically it's just a new zone you can only get into from the mission interface (as far as I know). Based on your rank, you have access to all recipes in it. So now that I'm cleared for 5* HoH, all 5* recipes that are not boss related (e.g. Faust, Polaris) are in there.

@Paweu:ok,thanks.i wasnt sure since ive never had an equipment drop.

but as for another reason to go to the clockworks,youve got to mix it up.after doing the same mission over and over again,its always nice to do some randomized clockwork levels.and besides,if they took out the clockworks,what would we do with our minerals?

Rumor or fact, if this happened, I'm sure it'd clear a lot of this noise up right quick.
It would be nice to see the Arcade have a little more purpose.

You guys do realize, that those who don't have HoH access need to do regular clockworks first. My brother was trapped out of the 5* HoH because he didn't have the gear needed to progress. He had all boss token 4* weapons, so he was forced to look for the recipe or pay the AH prices. (If he had non-boss token weapons I would have just jumped in the HoH and grabbed him something).

Anyways, I think the only thing OOO needs to fix is the FSC mission which pays out 15kcr (1k per seal) per trip. Before you only made 8k+3k in tokens and you were lucky if you knew people and could just jump down there. The payout will create inflation, which won't hurt me, but will hurt non FSC capable players.

If they did that, focus would shift back to the gates, which would increase chances of meeting new players. I used to play in PUGs all the time. Now I just play FSC via the mission, and only get random people if I wait in the depot.

I actually do basil runs still, but that is only because I have a pulsar I want to turn into a Polaris and the AH prices are skyrocketing for those recipes.

You can still enter the HoH if you don't have the appropriate gear yet, you just can't progress through to the elevator to complete the mission and get the Prestige and Crest.

If you get to the mission with the 5-star HoH, you can enter it in 4-star Gear and buy the recipes there, leave and craft the items.

Unless they changed it recently, which doesn't make any sense.

Also, the only recipes you would really need are the ones for boss weapons (DA, GF, Barbarous Thorn Shield and Polaris), since the only other recipes not sold at the HoH suck, to put it lightly.

Spiral Knights after the nuclear apocalypse.

I do Clockworks runs for fun. Just as I used to. Premade levels provided by missions are getting boring if done more then once or twice a week.
Personally I've never ever been doing Clockworks run to resell Basil recipes so introduction of HoH doesn't changed much in my case. I've sold recipe on AH once, only because by mistake I've bought one I've already knew.

I don't like the way HoH was introduced, but since I got most recipes I need it's not a game-braking issue for me.
I pity new players though, because recipe hunting was a major fun factor of SK and one of the purpose of guilds existence.
Recently I've bought at HoH Ironmight Shield, Deathshot Mantle and Iron Slug recipes - the ones i need for some 4* items I have levelled up... and I really missed the enjoyment of Basil purchases.