They just put up this on their twitter.
It's put on their facebook as well.
A new enemy - Grave Scarabs?
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 10:28
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 10:31
#2
Comment storm begins!
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 10:33
#3
@Protopapas:
Yeah I had checked their facebook for it, but I guess I was a few minutes too quick since it wasn't up yet.
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 10:37
#4
This one does look more like a sprite and it's evolutions.
Or could it be a monster that gets stronger if not killed quickly? Borderlands' varkids.
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 10:42
#5
STOP TAUNTING US AND UPDATE
STOP TAUNTING US AND UPDATE ALREADY, OOO
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 10:44
#6
:o
:o
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 11:41
#7
:o
Whoops i accidentally double posted somehow.
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 11:03
#8
I'm guessing on a new monster that works kinda like alpha wolvers/wolvers, with the complete form being the alpha and buffing the larvae.
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 11:32
#9
Release it already OOO
Release it already OOO
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 11:51
#10
Neither dust bunnies nor
Neither dust bunnies nor grave scarabs are battle sprites. Rather, sprites will serve you well in fending off swarms of these guys.
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 11:51
#11
it will be all with the sprites.
that will be april. ha, trolled by OOO. it's a backstab, after all these years of spiral spy-ing, huh?
and an undead arises! I hope that it will be more challenging then the ones we have. the only things difficoult now are deadnaughts, and are very rare.
I also hope form 1 to 4 new monsters, one for each resistance/damage/family. that would be amusing.
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 11:57
#12
FALCON PUNCH!
Neither dust bunnies nor grave scarabs are battle sprites. Rather, sprites will serve you well in fending off swarms of these guys.
So pets be coming out soon? .O.
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 11:58
#13
They look kind of like the Flood from Halo with their fuzzy antennae and pale skin.
~Sev
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 12:01
#14
OOO
Can't you guys just flat out say if you're still working on sprites instead of releasing weekly teasers for minor new enemies that likely wont contribute much to the game? Because if you're just holding out on us with finished content just so you can release these trimonthly content bonanzas, you're terrible. These content droughts are killing your community.
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 12:02
#15
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Looking great so far. I assume these guys will be Fiends while the Dust Bunnies will be Beast?
Also, Nick, I seriously hope these guys are actual permanent additions to the game and not just some event-only monsters.
EDIT: And what Duke said.
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 12:04
#16
Glacies: Grave scarabs are
Glacies: Grave scarabs are actually undead monsters. Note the boney bodies. Spooooky....
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 12:05
#17
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But Bugs are fiendish! Then again I guess this is what I get for killing off all those bugs...
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 12:10
#18
FALCON PUNCH!
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 12:20
#19
Node 53120 is credit to team
Swarms, you say. Bombers are gonna love this.
Is this an attempt at reparations for the RSS change? (And by the way, assuming you're not planning to change the Shards back, will you please nix the hit limit and make the shards work on the Twins?)
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 12:21
#20
Spooooky....
I take theres gonna be a new type/genre of monster, the ones that is one big angry mob?
Dust Bunnies: MOB
Grave Thingies: MOB
please drop 50crowns for each one :3
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 12:24
#21
Node 53120 is credit to team
Yeah, big mobs of little ankle biters... kind of like Gremlin Knockers.
So can we expect to see Mini-Jellies spawning regularly in the Clockworks?
@Vlad: 50 crowns each? That'd inflate the CE price so much it'd put a hot air balloon to shame!
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 12:32
#22
The different ones are most
The different ones are most likely tier levels guys...
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 12:33
#23
oh. my bad.
Mistake.
i meant 500 crowns. not 50 crowns.
thanks for warning me DrWhoUniverseBar
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 12:52
#24
Cooperstown, ND
I'm the Swarm.
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 13:16
#25
Sounds good, but I wish these
Sounds good, but I wish these new 'mob' enemies were from the Beast family (the Undead are already enough of a challenge without these new additions to their team).
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 13:20
#26
"WHERE IS MY BUG SPRAY! Oh
"WHERE IS MY BUG SPRAY! Oh wait, here it is! *Picks up Polaris* DIE YOU CREEPY BUGS, DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE!"
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 13:21
#27
Hey Nick, are you guys planning on opening the test server before launching these mobs and battle sprites by any chance?
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 13:23
#28
@Nick - 2spooky4me please
@Nick - 2spooky4me please make more cute. :P
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 13:23
#29
"I am the Swarm"
-Kerrigan,
"I am the Swarm"
-Kerrigan, Queen of Toothpicks
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 13:24
#30
Oh good. New enemies. If these come with their own levels in the clockworks and are fully integrated into all aspects of the game (i.e. I WANT THEM IN DANGER ROOMS (+ arenas + clockwork tunnels + ...)) then I'll be quite happy. Only complaint is that they are undead, which I find to be a widely overused theme in spiral knights. 2 danger missions for undead, "final boss" is surrounded by undead and appears to be undead despite being weak to piercing randomly, most enemies are undead, etc. The new beast enemy makes up for it a tad bit though, and new enemies are better than not.
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 13:27
#31
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An insect-based monster? I am happy.
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 13:36
#32
@Nick:
I would ask if we could have any screenshots of the sprites actually in action, but I suppose with how much teasing you guys are doing, the update must be just around the corner or so... right?
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 13:52
#33
so what you're saying
so what you're saying is
swarms of these monsters
are going to make bombs and AoE charge attacks relevant again
well okay then
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 14:45
#34
Undead buggie monsters... do
Undead buggie monsters... do you have ANY idea how long it's going to take to get the bug goo off my hammer?!
I love when we get new monsters! I say bring em on, they sound fun to me!
~Gwen
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 14:55
#35
Those aren' in the stealth patches yet?..Eh ill just look again.
Still waiting for that robot monster xD
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 15:27
#36
yay
Beast swarm enemies... Undead swarm enemies... There's already Gremlin, Construct and Slime swarm enemies... Now all we need is a Fiend swarm 0.o
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 15:37
#37
@Klipik
I thought those were greavers... they swarm you
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 16:58
#38
BUGS!
So now we have bugs.The developers should fix it.Don't they test for bugs anymore?
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 17:15
#39
Methinks OOO has been playing a little too much Starcraft lately
Grave Scarab
Locust
>_>
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 17:59
#40
Did anybody else also think
Did anybody else also think of Skulltulas when seeing this?
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 18:34
#41
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Oh the preview client updated too. You know what that means.
You can see something by running the preview client too (don't need to log in)
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 19:18
#42
@Flowchart
What is different about the preview client exactly? Is it the buttons? (I looked at the Spiral Knights Test Server Log-In Cilent. Only the buttons are different).
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 19:26
#43
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[No spoilers please!]
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 19:43
#44
OOO Always releases updates on Wednesdays...
inb4 update tomorrow.
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 20:09
#45
:P
Serverz r gonna get sooooooo many bug reportz especially because they are swarmz :P
nice job slick
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 20:09
#46
:P
Serverz r gonna get sooooooo many bug reportz especially because they are swarmz :P
nice job slick
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 20:09
#47
:P
Serverz r gonna get sooooooo many bug reportz especially because they are swarmz :P
nice job slick
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 20:09
#48
:P
Serverz r gonna get sooooooo many bug reportz especially because they are swarmz :P
nice job slick
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 20:14
#49
:(
sry, didn't mean to spam, computer glitch.
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 20:43
#50
New maps too?
Will each of these new types of enemies have their own dedicated levels? Will we have bunny dens, or will dust bunnies just start appearing in wolver dens along with wolvers? Will we get more maps in general?
Ah! you beat me too it ;D yeah they posted it on Facebook too :) as if the Dust Bunnies weren't enough to cause speculation!