Spiral Knights - The End of Spiral Knights.

The End of Spiral Knights.

25 replies [Last post]

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 15:24

Vescrit

I've played a lot of mmos before, some I loved, some I hated, and others I've tried to revisit only to find out that the game was discontinued.

That got me thinking since I've never been around during a game's death. What were those final hours of that game like? Did the devs try to go out with a bang? Or did they just shut it down in a similar fashion to SK's server downtime when updates are being implemented?

Finally that brings me to my question for all of you. When all is said and done in SK, OOO decides to pull the plug on the server. How would you like for the game to end? Would you just want the game to just disappear in the way of mass DC of all players and that's that? Or would you like to see something similar to the end of the preview event? If so, explain how you would like to spend your last few hours on Cradle.

Inb4 Core is opened, Knights leave Cradle blah blah. Don't give cop out answers, I'm genuinely curious as to what people think. :C

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 15:47

Luguiru

Core is opened and the knights lea-

I had to.

Anyway, yes. I mean no. What was the question?

"How would you like for the game to end?"

Depends on what happens between now and then. If the game shuts down before the Spiralmon update there will probably be an angry mob with torches and pitchforks. If the game gets no wholesome content updates after Spiralmon it might die in its sleep because no one plays it anymore. I could go on with "if this then that" statements a while but the point is how us foorim platypusesusesuses would prefer to see it go down.

To be serious, I would rather see it go down from lack of updates. After derpbillion reskinned cosmetics so everyone knows nothing is going to come in the future. Preferably after a few years of massive content updates which are unlikely to happen so they could at least say we had a good run when it was fun, but seeing as where this game has been going since all the enemy nerfs and player buffs chances are Spiralmon will either make or break this game. If it makes it then we ought to have at least another solid year, but if it breaks it then we might have a few months. I know I would move on to another game if Spiralmon ends up a bust. Might log in to snort my mist into crafting but after a couple months that will likely end as well.

Now it is time to eat someo-thing. Eat something. What? No, I do not hear any muffled screams from the closet. You must be hearing things. Say, would you mind smelling this napkin?

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 15:54

Korakc

If the core does open, I

If the core does open, I suspect we will be able to travel from Cradle to our 'home' planet, so all the work done on Cradle isn't wasted.

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 15:57

Eltia

Cooperstown, ND

It's going to be a happy ending.

Spiral Order opened the Core, power up Skylark and going to next destination (SK II). Strangers, Gremlins and Snipes bid farewell as the ship departs Cradle.

Asking for the Core to be opened it's like asking the game to end.

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 16:14

Ubernerd

I want it to go qietly and subtly...

If you spell subtly like this!

It definitely deserves to go out with style.

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 17:00

Wodanct

When you try to log in you will get a message that says

"Server closed. Thank"

Wait.. I'm on the wrong game forums again.

I'll keep it simple. It will end when people stop throwing money for cosmetics at them.

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 17:10

Mzculet

I don't want it to end, Cant

I don't want it to end, Cant 000 just like leave it out for players to play? :"(

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 17:57

Aumir

Actually

The Core will open up, and the Swarm will go inside, turning it all black with the Eye appearing in its entrance, Haven's sky will darken and everything will get engulfed in a constant spawn of those tentacles from Ghosts in the Machine, but with a black palette. This will be shown in a cutscene when logging in the last time. Then, our character screen will appear, with the Eye symbol on all three slots, with a message in the center of the screen prompting: "Sooner or later, in Valve Time: Spiral Knights 2 - Isora's Rescue Team. Exclusive in Steam!".

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 18:04

Orkwrath

SK2!!

Awesome......There might be new bosses!

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 19:58

Mzculet

@Aumir How do you know that?

@Aumir How do you know that? Can you put a link where you found it? c:

Also do we have to start all over? or are our characters going to be transferred into SK 2 =P

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 18:16

#10

Sharkbreath

@ Night Rove

Aumir doesn't know he is just stating his idea and what he thinks will happen(most likely:)). i think what will happen is you go into the core there is a new boss( transformed alpha squad who is EVIL) you fight them and if you win then you will get the energy from the core but the core will start to explode so you rush out, fix the skylark and go home with a preview preluding SK2.

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 18:46

#11

Not-Impressed

This space is for rent.

Sorta related to the dying game part; I was around when Bang! Howdy pretty much died (another OOO game).. It's still up and playable so maybe if Spiral Knights was to die it will stay up and be playable too. But then again, Bang! Howdy was clearly not as popular as Spiral Knights is right now and I'm not even sure WHY Bang! Howdy is still up and playable.. I also cant see Spiral Knights just dying anytime soon.

Did you guys really forget about it that much? T-T

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 20:01

#12

Iapnez

The Core won't be the end.

The Core won't be the end. I'm willing to bet that it's going to be what lets the swarm out.

How do I want Spiral Knights to end? I would absolutely love if they could do some sort of large fashion show in which everyone can participate. A few runs with the GM's for some last-hours good moments. Being able to play with the GM's and Devs would absolutely make me not regret any money that I've spent on this game.

The comment by Shuhn makes me hope that if OOO stops support, they at least keep a server up and running. Even if we can't buy any more CE, I'd still be perfectly happy with playing a game into which I've put 1600 hours.

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 21:24

#13

Klipik

...1600 hours?

How long have you been playing to have played over two nonstop months of SK?

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 22:11

#14

Feline-Grenadier

...

Well, if SK were to end...

We'd have to find out why exactly were we on the Skylark. MOAR plotz to playz. :3

Or, we can be the most evil jerks ever and colonize Cradle, effectively putting all Gremlins, Strangers, and Mewkats in danger of extinction. You don't think we will? Think again.

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 23:50

#15

Hargbeast

I'd like it if in the last

I'd like it if in the last few hours of the game, monsters flood Haven in unstoppable waves, forcing everyone within to attempt to hold out until the servers go down. Maybe there could even be a few bosses thrown in. At least then we could "go out with a bang" as the OP said.

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 05:02

#16

Xxpapaya

The papaya giggles

@Hargbeast
Nothing gets past the papaya >:)

@Vinnydime
Uh.....what? XD

@Kilpik
I've been playing for 2 years, and I've only played like, 430 hours 0_0

@Malsvir-Branea
Makes you wonder what's ACTUALLY inside the core :P Wouldn't be surprised if the "huge energy signal" turned out to be a ton of swarm infested monsters XD

@Luguiru
Screw pitchforks :P I'm gonna bring my Leviathan Blade >:)

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 06:05

#17

Darkonik

If we can enter to the core,

If we can enter to the core, we will get energy to return to our home, and find out our planet destroyed. Full of new enemys. New world. New maps, bosses, new and better weapons and armors.
65% extra new game.

I don't think it will happen, but it would be the most awesome ''story progression'' for the game for me, allways thinking on add new and great things, of course...aaand this would make the players be between two zones: Cradle(with Haven, and the clockworks), and Isola(almost destroyed planet, cities full of monsters in missions at specific buildings like Police Station, Radio, Train/undergrownd station, hospital...sort of apocalyptic ambient, but with alive cities resisting).
Even could be a Skylark DLC, where the spaceship gets invaded by new Gremlins or a new type of ''inteligent'' monsters...

But hey, we are including pets, maybe we will use the ghost train of Emberlight soon, and in... I don't know, 1 year? The core will be opened and OOO will start thinking about new possibilities for the game. And I said MAYBE

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 09:54

#18

Iapnez

@Klipik

I have played for around 1.25 years, My first 1000 hrs. being in my 4 to 5 months.
That's an average of what, 7 hours a day? 10.5K/1.6K

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 10:43

#19

Blandaxt

I would

I would love it, if the gm's gave us free elevator passes on the day the game ended and we would just go around fighting and dying all over the place. Also all weapons and armor and trinkets and weapon slots would be free. It would be a good end to just play our last minutes away trying out every gear and stuff we wouldn't experience normally if we only spent a day in the game. (really though, i dont want sk to end T_T) but i guess everything has to come to an end eventually.

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 12:54

#20

Nearo

Let everyone..

Get infinite CE, Crowns, and anything involved with spending money for last couple days.
Since it's not like anyone would be likely to be buying anything on a game about to go down in a few days anyways, it'd be nice if they just let everyone go crazy. And then the servers die forever by mass buying and such.

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 18:06

#21

Rage-Pillows

Remember that top down view

Remember that top down view we got at the end of Clockworks? Make it so every knight gets that view everywhere and replace the shield with your ld substitute Speed Booster. There; no harm done if SK happened to have a change of plans at the end, and everyone's happy and standing at the edges of Haven.

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 01:16

#22

Fleet-Miss-Gun

SK ends with Punch......

Punch decided to divide zero.........

The whole cradle explodes.

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 03:22

#23

Quakeman

@Fleet-Miss-Gun so he diodnt

@Fleet-Miss-Gun
so he diodnt divided by zero? he divided zero itself?

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 06:09

#24

Fleet-Miss-Gun

Yes he decides to divide

Yes he decides to divide zero.

The universe is destroyed.

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 10:20

#25

Venrock

If SK ended...

If SK had to end, i would want it to go out with a bang indeed, like a final mission, not a sad ending, or like The Core opening, but something for us to await for, like idk... a SK2? but not call it that, like Sk; Return to Isora or somthing, but hey, only time will tell!!!!

Search

The End of Spiral Knights.