I have just started playing Spiral Knights again after about half a year, but before I log back on, could someone fill me in on what has happened since about July 2012? I just don't want to log on and have no clue about all of this new stuff.
I'm returning to the game after almost a year... What's happened since?
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 05:41
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 05:52
#2
Everything was ruined forever for bombers again. Chaos now gives the same buffs as Mad Bomber except it does so for every weapon.
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 06:51
#3
just read announcements or release notes
Just read the Announcements forum. Or go to the wiki and read the release notes. Either of these will give you a perfect record of the changes, whereas asking people on the forums will not.
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 07:40
#4
3
You didn't miss anything important.
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 09:02
#5
What's new:
But before that...
@Bopp
This only holds true because nobody cares to even attempt being helpful and instead rant about changes that they disagree with or disregard the new additions.
Anyway...
What's new:
For real now.
Playable content
Heart of Ice prestige mission
Two freeze-themed levels with a mini-boss at the end, Maulos. Filled with beasts and fiends; pack on shadow/piercing defence and bring piercing weapons. Also features Frozen Souls.
Ghost in the Machine prestige mission
Two shock-themed levels with a mini-boss at the end, The Big Iron. Filled with constructs and undead; pack on elemental/shadow defence and bring elemental weapons. New monsters introduced: Surging Bombies and Static Deadnaughts. Also features Static Souls.
Event content
Dark Harvest Festival returns
The Punkin King made a return to Haven and Knights could seek him out in Clockwork Tunnels and in a daily prestige mission. Also added hallow-themed costumes and accessories.
Winterfest
Santy Hats made a return and Save Winterfest! prestige mission could be played repeatedly. Also added frosty-themed costumes and accessories, unique scarves, a unique helmet, and featured a Winterfest promo containing rare returning accessories and Guild Hall furniture (see below). Introduced a new Lockdown map: Avenue.
Kataclysmic Confrontation
Featured the return of Black Kats, which could spawn in place of any Kat monster (bar Grimalkins) and added three prestige missions that would cycle daily. Featured a new boss monster, Margrel, and added new shadow headgear that could be bought and upgraded through alchemy. Also featured a box-promo containing Guild Hall furniture (see below) with the Moorcroft Manor theme. Confirmed to return again in the future.
Hub additions
The Garrison
The Garrison is a new part of Haven that was added to the east of Town's Square and features a physical entrance to the Guild Hall which can be used to browse other guilds' Guild Halls if open to public and a physical entrance to the Hall of Heroes. An area called The Lab is present in the Garrison but is for the time being closed off and inaccessible.
Guild Hall Expansion
Guild Halls received a massive overhaul and can be furnished and expanded by Guild Masters. There is a Guild Treasury where members can deposit materials used for the Hunter's Lodge features (added after the expansion) and crowns to help pay off the weekly guild upkeep (varies with expansions) or to purchase furniture or expand the Guild Hall. The ability to increase the amount of maximum members in a guild was added in this update. Also featured the Homecoming Celebration where Knights would receive a reskin of the Calibur-line sword and Defender-line shield upon logging in. Star-value varied with their current Mission Rank upon logging in.
Equipment changes
Shard Bombs' behaviour changed
Shard Bombs' behaviour have been changed to better follow the image of a bomb. Sun Shards-line received chance to inflict Stun and inflicts pure piercing damage. Salt Bomb-line now inflicts pure shadow damage. Several Shard Bomb lines added, the normal-type Shard Bomb-line, the elemental-type Crystal Bomb-line, the piercing-type Splinter Bomb-line and the shadow-type Dark Matter Bomb-line.
Chaos set buffed
Chaos Cloak and Chaos Cowl received universal Damage Bonus: Medium and universal Charge Time Reduction: Medium per piece to better follow the image of a glass-cannon set.
That should cover all of it, I think.
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 09:30
#6
you missed EVERYTHING. You
you missed EVERYTHING. You might as well start over.
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 10:39
#7
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Nothing happened for dedicated PvP players...
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 15:41
#8
^
/sad
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 15:53
#9
...
You missed the Black Kat boss thinggy...and the winterfest new missio...and the goods that we can obtain from the guild hall update...
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 16:03
#10
Easier if you just go here:
http://forums.spiralknights.com/es/forum/8
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 16:29
#11
Thanks!
Just got back on the computer to post this, and thanks Shidara for filling me in! I really have no intention of starting over, since I wanted to keep my 5 star gear and weapons. Sad that I missed out on all the fun though. Anyway, thanks!
Fri, 03/01/2013 - 01:33
#12
@Shidara
Props on that informative and non-wankish post.
Nicely done sir
The "big" stuff is an upcoming pets or battle sprite update.
Also you missed the black Kat event.