Spiral Knights

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Thu, 08/09/2012 - 00:16

Vicarious

Part of me wants to rant about Spiral Knights, and the other part of me that's saying "who cares?" doesn't.

I guess I'll feel better if I do, so enjoy.

I'll start off with what's relevant at the moment: the update. Silly forum goers, no matter how many threads you make about how awfully upset you are about how your precious RSS got "nerfed," it's not going to change. RSS was changed into something far more appropriate, an actual bomb. It was basically a gun that you charged up and shot in all different directions. Only difference in the two was you had to sit RSS down. True, RSS is nothing like it was, but really, it was never meant to be like that.

This update didn't upset near as many people as this one did (not that most of you even knew about that update). But guess what? Nothing changed then either. Honestly, this update is basically just another "Advanced Training Hall" update. Nothing was lost, except a bomb that wasn't meant to be, and the only things we gained were more junk bombs that will just be put into that weapon pile labeled "why was this made again?"

Secondly, I'd like to touch on all these hate thread spammers in general. If you're going to make ten different threads about the same junk, at least use originality and don't just regurgitate what someone else has said god knows how many times.

Lastly, the ONLY part that upsets me.

I've been with Spiral Knights for a long while now (beta). Not once in my time that I've been here has OOO been generally unfair to players (P2P and F2P alike). However, which ever [silly billy] thought it was a good idea to inform (only on the forum none-the-less) everyone that they would be awarded at least a 20k CR (~250 CE) for every 400 CR and 50 CE (~60 CE with mats) bomb that they decided to spam within the hour or so time they had before the patch was ACTUALLY pushed out, needs to seriously have their job evaluated. I mean really, wtf. This alone proves how stupid the idea was.

But alas, just as so many times before, not a damn thing will be done about it.

OOO, I enjoy your game, I really do. But honestly, why so ignorant?

Thu, 08/09/2012 - 00:42

Hmmnm

An honest response

Part of the fun of playing a game is to find new and unorthadox ways to use a weapon. Having that taken away really hurts.

The bomb/gun divide doesn't make sense. Polaris, catalyzer, seald swords, and brandish all cross the divide.

I will admit though that it is too early to know whether the new shard bombs will be any good.

While OOO played with a perfectly good bomb, they gave a half hearted update on a weapon that is clearly broken. That just adds salt on the wound.

And lastly the UV fiasco.

All in one update.

Thu, 08/09/2012 - 14:34

Tersakaff

I think this is the 2nd/3rd (1st being AH patch, second SL?) most ragey update, unless my memory is excluding some.

Sat, 08/11/2012 - 23:20

Rommil

I am disappointed with

The bomb change. Only part that was worth a dang was the fact I was able to spam out a lot of uv tickets. Still doesnt make up for them turning my elem bomb into a pure pierce bomb. At least make the old Rss turn into the heavy crystal line.

Sun, 08/12/2012 - 02:13

Dorael

Things

Pretty sure they sent a mail out in game before the patch and not just on the forums. I'm guessing it was just a regularly done thing and they either didn't think about or didn't care about releasing the entire patch notes an hour before the patch per usual.

Considering there was very little to no actual damage done from the UV tickets being given out, I'm of the mind that it didn't really matter much and everyone just likes to complain about what they can. I haven't actually gone into this one much yet. Been trying to decide if I should or not and have been focusing on other things instead. Probably won't bother.

Finally, @Tersakaff, what were the complaints on the SL patch? I'm kind of surprised that was second and there wasn't more rage on other certain patches. Though that said, now that I think about how people are complaining about the completely optional promo that is basically a bonus for purchasing CE and acting like Three Rings is shoving it down their throats without their say and it's the end of the world.... yeah, I don't not believe it.

Sun, 08/12/2012 - 10:38

Xylka-Mkii

@ Ters I wasn't here for the

@ Ters

I wasn't here for the AH patch, but this is definitely the second worst one I've seen to date.

Sun, 08/12/2012 - 10:49

Aumir

I wonder...

...how people will react when they take the explosive feature from Polaris and Catalyzers, the spikes from BTB, the cone of death of Blitz Needle, the thrown waves and blades from Sealed Swords and Brandishes and then some bombers say "but hey, now your swords and guns are more swords and guns!"

Maybe by answering "you don't know what RSS was about, I think". But changing it to other weapon. It is sad even the own developers don't know it... or don't want to admit it.

Sun, 08/12/2012 - 13:19

The-Rawrcake

Aumir, their current argument

Aumir, their current argument is that the explosive / projectile features of those weapons were in fact intended, where the OHKOing of the RSS was not at all intended.

Sun, 08/12/2012 - 13:40

Dorael

@The-Rawrcake

Who are they? If you mean Three Rings, I don't think they ever talked about the RSS in terms of game balance (such as damage numbers) but it's just been wild player speculation.

The old RSS wasn't bomb-like. It doesn't matter if it was gun or sword-like, it just wasn't bomb-like. Likewise, a sword can be gun-like and bomb-like so long as it's still also sword-like.

Mon, 08/13/2012 - 12:09

Tersakaff

I wasn't here for the AH patch either as I was on my first hiatus but I checked the forums and looked at what it was like.
Mother of god...

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