Spiral Knights - I'm pressed to the point where I want to quit. [Crisis resolved]

I'm pressed to the point where I want to quit. [Crisis resolved]

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Sat, 12/01/2012 - 11:57

Oroseira

I'm serious. I want to quit. I know getting to 4* is an impossible dream, and will always be one since I have no way to purchase Crystal Energy. My PayPal is drained, nobody wants to give me any cash to buy it, and finding a giveaway is impossible.

So I really want to quit. Almost no way to get CE, possibility to get kicked from King of Ashes is 1/2(I have access to it), Royal Jelly doesn't give enough, I hate begging, rewriting my prize preference for Tevokkia's contest will get me disqualified, and to top it all off, I have to pay a lot to my guild, which is usually all my earnings from Royal Jelly.

I just wish there was a way to actually get Crystal Energy for Christmas, but those chances are the same as winning the lottery. Plus, the average player-maturity level is pressing me even further to quitting point. Of course my guild has a secret santa, but even 400 crystal energy is over 50,000 crowns, the limit for a gift. I'm ready to give up and quit.

I'm extremely depressed right now and I don't know the meaning of happiness or friendship. If I do get something, I won't take it with a smile on my face.

If I do quit, you cannot have my stuff and I will uninstall Spiral Knights.

tl;dr: I'm really wanting to quit because getting to 4* is impossible.

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 12:05

Artistbma

Uh... 400 crystal energy is

Uh... 400 crystal energy is only worth like 32kcr.

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 12:05

Jmsa

If you want to quit, you should. You play a game to have fun, and if you're not having fun, there really isn't a point in continuing.

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 12:11

Bopp

why?

I have to pay a lot to my guild, which is usually all my earnings from Royal Jelly.

I'm sorry to hear it. I expected this guild hall update to cause some friction like this.

the average player-maturity level is pressing me even further to quitting point

I don't understand. Are you upset because most players are so much more mature than you?

Just play the game, until you amass enough crowns to buy CE. Repeat until you have enough CE to craft. The process is supposed to take a while. Real money is not supposed to replace it, but just to accelerate it. This is what F2P players do all the time. This "problem", that has left you "extremely depressed", is their everyday life. Perhaps you should reflect on how fortunate you are, when you DO have real money to spend on the game.

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 12:16

Burq

If you play tf2, sell tf2

If you play tf2, sell tf2 stuff. Playing RJ 3 times a day nets you you around 7.5k cr, enough to buy 100 ce + tokens you can sell once you earn 15 (and you should earn 9 if you do the mission 3 times).

You should be able to get atleast 300 ce in 3 days, you can craft something 4* on the fourth. Strike needle and good dodging should be enough to beat FSC with a good team.

Stop whining, it's not that hard to get to 4*

And what Jmsa said.

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 12:29

Thimol

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You're complaining just now? When 100 CE has already dropped by more than two thousand crowns in price?

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 12:41

Addy

If you're giving all of your

If you're giving all of your earnings to your guild, maybe you shouldn't be in this guild just yet. That seems incredibly unreasonable on a player who isn't equipped or qualified to actually pay those dues. As much as it sucks, you may want to consider temporarily leaving until you have saved up enough to help yourself over the guild.

Just take a breather and chillax. Christmas is coming up soon and maybe you can snag a couple energy packets with Christmas money if you're one of the lucky ones to GET Christmas money. :'3

There are plenty of ways to make money. And there are some great suggestions here. However, like I said, just try to take a step away from the game for a bit, and breathe. You sound incredibly stressed out right now and that's never a good time to make any decisions.

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 12:49

Little-Juances

400 energy without counting mist either...

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 13:01

Kyajin

Heyo, it seems as alot of

Heyo, it seems as alot of other people have said, if you are not having fun then you should quit as this is a game and shouldn't be some sort of chore for you. It looks like you are looking towards giveaways as your source of CE income, obviously this isn't very reliable and you shouldn't feel disappointed that alternative ways of getting CE aren't working out. If you do you small bit of gaming every day, you'll gain enough wealth to get the items you want. I'd suggest reconsidering your guild or talking to the guild masters about your pay, as 100% of your earnings from Royal Jelly over a week is an insane amount of crowns for an upkeep.

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 13:22

Laraso

@Phantomhamachi

"... the average player-maturity level is ..."

I've started something that I never should have...

...

...w-well, in any case, 400 CE is hardly anything. I can get 400 CE in probably 3 hours doing Firestorm Citadel runs, and I could probably get it within 5 hours farming the Royal Jelly. I think there is something you're not understanding here.

400 CE costs around 28,000 - 32,000 CR at the moment, not 50,000+.

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 14:11

#10

Fehzor

Oh no. It is a shame that you'll have to quit the game because of your own inability to play. You will in all likelihood not be missed, as someone will come in and fill your place almost immediately. What a shame.

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 14:15

#11

Oroseira

Well, thanks.

I'm bookmarking this because I love all of your advice so in a case where I forget, I can just come back to this page and read it. I also blew a lot of stress playing Cave Story+. Thank you for letting me know that I'm not alone and that there's others who will give you help if you just ask.

A few more answers, as well.

@Laraso Yes, the average player-maturity level has started to annoy me as well. No need to be shocked. And really? I need to do my math. /facedesk

@Jmsa Right now the game is quite irrational to me. A harsh community doesn't help either.

@Burq I don't play through steam.

@Addy and Kyajin I'll reconsider my guild choices from now on. Of course I'll miss the secret santa, but sincerely, having CE is worth more than a guild. I was having fun back around December 2011-October 2012, but now things are broken. Entirely.

@Bopp I mean, with the average age level decreasing. By a lot. And with Spiral Knights being hosted on Newgrounds, the game is going to be destroyed by immature people.

@Thimol I really wasn't complaining. It's that runs are quite difficult to do now because of the community. And my forcing to do PUGs because my guildmates aren't really caring.

@Everyone here, I'd like it if I were friends with you, since my list is quite small and I want to have some better friends to do runs with.

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 14:21

#12

Laraso

@Phantomhamachi

"Yes, the average player-maturity level has started to annoy me as well. No need to be shocked."

That's... not what I meant.

You took what I said, word-for-word, and have started using it in your own posts.

"Plus, the average player-maturity level is pressing me even further to quitting point."

I've seen a few other people say things like that as well, after I started that thread, hence "I've started something that I never should have..."

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 14:25

#13

Oroseira

@Laraso

Well, I'm guessing it's either a coincidence or I'm joining the bandwagon.

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 14:40

#14

Avixi

Can I sit down? The sky keeps swirling around.

If your guild is demanding tribute, find another one.

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 15:06

#15

Kimahsonite

Wow, what a lazy

Wow, what a lazy free-to-player. I'm not going to boast or anything (ok maybe a bit) but I reached full five star (that is a vog cub cap, vog cub coat, argent peacemaker, divine avenger AND grey owlite shield) before spending a cent on energy. I was occasionally given crowns by some good friends, but really it's all about grinding jelly king and vanaduke. And this was when CE was 7k (I know it's about that much now, but I'm talking about before it reached 10k)

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 15:16

#16

Addy

Phantom, there are plenty of

Phantom, there are plenty of guilds, and your guild does sound neat. Just, maybe once you're more well-established in the game you can rejoin it. :D

Also you're gonna have terribly immature players no matter what game you're playing. Just a matter of finding players that are awesome and avoiding the rest.

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 15:18

#17

Psychodestroyer

Tbh, getting to 4* isn't THAT hard. It just takes time.

Took me about a year or so, not counting the 'gift' I was given, considering I didn't spend that until much later.

All I do is stockpile my cr. Buy recs, sell recs, craft when I can't play. Sell what I don't use; pile, pile, pile, pile...

A few months of Crafting Skelly suits over my exam-study period netted me over 300K.

If keeping the cr's the problem, don't give it out so easily. Are you the GM of your guild? If so, and even if not, you're not obliged to single-handedly try and keep the guild afloat. Yell at a few recruits and tell them they should be helping out as well, or they can't expect to continue having the GH they currently have.

If not, leave the guild if it's draining you so badly because hardly anyone is helping. If you don't want to leave, find a better source of income. I do a whole Tier when I run normally, so I stop by basil and buy more recipes to sell.

The solution is simple. I made it, and I could only play like, three times a week.

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 16:05

#18

Apophis-Set

Doesn't take too long

With a group of friends, (at least 1 5* player) you can do FSC 24-27

Let the 5* player do most of the work, assuming he's skilled enough

I would be happy to help if u want it :3

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 16:11

#19

Doctorspacebar

Sorry to hear it's stressing you out so much.

Ultimately, games are for entertainment; if you aren't enjoying it, you can always leave. If it's getting to the point that it's depressing you, then there's a problem; depression is bad. But before you do, if your guild is demanding a ridiculous tribute, you could come over to another that is more lenient. (Mine only asks for 4000 a week. It's great.)

And if you need a good demoman, send me a friend request, and you can invite me (I'll join if I have the time, I love running Royal Jelly because it's just... so... BOMBABLE). Agni-roasted? Tempest-fried? Or our Shady Masterpiece, freshly Dark-Retribution-Blended and served on a plate of dead Lumber? I serve jellies any way you want 'em.

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 17:41

#20

Oroseira

...spacebar...

That's preposterous, considering my runs only give 2k a run, and I have absolutely zero fire resist for Firestorm Citadel. But I'd gladly be your friend.

@Apophis I thank you gladly for your offer to help me. As they say, the more, the merrier.

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 17:39

#21

Doctorspacebar

Royal Jelly gives 2K a run? I thought it gave out a bit more than that, or maybe people are just counting money from Tokens (each run is worth 700cr in Jelly Gems, assuming they're used to buy Brute Jelly that is then sold to a vendor)... that said, they'd probably understand if you can't pay.

Anyway, I'll see you around.

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 20:05

#22

Uniquevariant

you need a new guild.

Leave whatever pitiful guild you are in.
#1, your guild REQUIRES YOU TO PAY basically all of your earnings from runs (according to you).
#2, you have a 50% chance of being booted from an FSC run (according to you. This means either your guildmates are all jerks, or that they won't help support you by going on profitable runs with you, or runs at all. In either case, that wouldn't be a guild worth being in no matter what, let alone essentially paying a fee to stay there).

solution to all your problems:
1. Leave lousy guild.
2. Find new, more friendly and FSC active guild that is willing to adventure with a slightly underpowered knight, and has optional donations.
3. Make Friends in game who like to help out newer players, who are good, and who like to do FSC/KoA
4. Do runs, make profits, keep profits, progress in the game.

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 20:55

#23

West-Tex-Mex

Just thought I'd post this to

Just thought I'd post this to clarify some things.

First, we never forced Phantomhamachi to donate for the upkeep. If anything, I told him that he can forget about it, cause we got it covered (We're only about 20k short, and I pay for upkeep for the most part).
Second, I only witnessed Phantomhamachi do one Jelly King run while we were both online , and yes he did ask us to help him and no one joined him. Well that was because every member that was online at that time was already doing something, so obviously we weren't going to stop what we were doing to help him out. However, 2 of our guild members got online shortly after and joined his party. I logged out shortly after, so I don't know what events transpired while I was gone.
Third and final, yes, my guild is hosting a Secret Santa event, and we did put a cap of 50k CR. This was so that the players who are still trying to get to 5* won't have to spend a whole lot of money on a present. Also, this event is optional. Whether you want to participate in it or not, it's up to you.

Alright, well that's that. Well you don't have to worry about all that now because you've already been removed from the guild. But like everyone said, it's better if you stay away from guilds since apparently it's causing you too much stress.

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 20:54

#24

Psychodestroyer

Not to be a [Whatever] Nazi, but 'perspired' should be 'transpired'. The former implies sweating.

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 20:56

#25

West-Tex-Mex

@Psycho

Fixed, thanks. :P

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 21:03

#26

Psychodestroyer

Don't sweat it :P

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 21:14

#27

Uniquevariant

lalalalalolololhahahahahohoho

good one psycho

Sat, 12/01/2012 - 21:23

#28

Tokinjen

we can always count on him to

we can always count on him to throw in a good pun.

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I'm pressed to the point where I want to quit. [Crisis resolved]