You know how they're gonna be back right? You know what would suck? If they were a boss. :c IMO really, what do you guys think of it being a possible Boss or Mini-Boss?
PS: Not in Suggestions because it's a discussion about something that's already going to be implemented, No we don't know if Tortodrones are actually going to be a boss or just a normal mob, I just thought of the idea and realized how much I would hate it if they were.
I found him.
he said "Hi."
I said, "when you coming back? we miss you"
he said, "I got things."
i said, "What things man? Cant you see I never seen you in game and I really want to pummel you to the ground!"
he said, "Wha---? >:( I KEEEL YOU!"
* he shoots "things" and does this cool animation *
* my spiralspy stops working *
:(
For anyone curious as to what monster looks like/does. Sounds interesting! I'm thinking maybe the boss fight would be with two respawning silkwings as backup. But this is just a thought.
If they aren't bosses they'll be very special minions, like deadnaughts. Tortodrones just don't fit on a random clockwork tunnel hall.
As a boss? Probably. As a mini boss? I'd be up for that.
I wouldn't mind if this guy had a small chance of spawning in most rooms in the clockworks, if not the mechanized miles and Gremlin Grounds. That said, I've never fought one.
Imagine if one of these guys appeared with a couple of Trojans or Dreadnaughts, and it was already angry?
It would be nice if they came back as either a mini boss or a unique spawn situation, like impostocube and mewkats. Also like Gravelord-Caste said if it appeared with trogans or dreadnaughts that would be scary as well as downright broken, unless the tortodrone is hostile to whatever damages it. Then it wouldn't be so broken and would create an interesting strategy in using him to fight for you.
What would they drop though token, weapon, or something else?
if they do come back i hope they still drop that 4 star sheild
I would assume that they would. But it would be the same chance as a Darkfang shield dropping from a Gremlin Thwacker.
The wiki page says that "Nobody knows what they're searching for or guarding against..." and "They weren't created by the Gremlins, and the Strangers only offer vague theories of a mysterious ancient civilization." Sounds like a good Swarm tie-in. Maybe they could be guardians to protect the Clockworks from further corruption.
Аt least he has family http://wiki.spiralknights.com/Shankle
Given how the devs nerfed almost all enemies, it won't be that much of a surprise if they decide to nerf Torto.
Then again, maybe not. All in a matter of time.
Why are we discussing tortodrones again...i guess the cycle repeats, even after 1 year.
-Players politely request return of awesome enemy over gimmicky other stuff
-Devs do something random and silly (like buff brandishes)
-Players forget about it for some time
-repeat
One would think it's easier to just rebalance an already done asset, with model, textures, animations and all than develop a completely new enemy from scratch.
Why does everyone want the tortodrone back so much?
It'll be just like the gorgos and swarm enemies - hyped for a week then forgotten and left to collect dust
@Voza-Il What about old DA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa-Phd0dhI4
I say that we don't forget about this any more! I wanna see a Tortodrone in action obliterating me! If I wanted to play an easy game with recolored enemies and recycled levels I'd play any other MMO, but Spiral Knights is different. In beta we had the greatest enemies, weapons, everything. Now look, just 45+mb's of unused enemies and items.
Nick, when did this go so wrong? :'(
The tortodrones were removed from the game because a lot of new players couldn't handle them.
I don't think that the monster type will come back as a boss/mini-boss. If they'll come back, they'll probably will be a nerfed and poor creature. I wish OOO good luck balancing that poor tortodrone.
I don't think something that big could be reworked as a normal enemy. If not as a miniboss, it would probably come back as a trojan-class monster. Only construct... Think about it! A Trojan that can't be OHKO'ed by Blitz!
I would like to see them come back as one of 2 things:
A rare miniboss which may ocassionally spawn in place of a trojan or dreadnaught.
Would drop something like a shell shield or something,a nd a lot of crowns.
OR
An assisting mob in certain especially dangerous missions that could be powered
up with energy the same way as mecha-knights, of course that would probably be OP
beyond all getout.
Does anyone have actual video/screenshots of it (other than the obvious wiki image and spiral knights trailer section)? I'd love to see this thing in action. :o
Totrodones* were a bunch of fun to deal with back then. Back then they used to be my BMB's (Best Monster Buddy). If they were a boss, then we would be defying off its original purpose, which was for it to be just roaming around with no business whatsoever until provoked. And I don't think I would want my BMB to be provoked because "we had to". If it was an optional boss though, then that would be okay.
You know how you have to kill a love puppy in an arena to continue on? I don't want that to happen to my BMB.
Well, they've been 'supposed to come back' for over a year. Just like expansion missions that you can buy with CE (non-steam).