Eurydice popped out some screenies of the battle sprites here. Discuss! :O
Looks like more missions featuring Rhendon, woot!
June 18 Battle Sprite Teaser - Discussion
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 11:01
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 11:08
#2
This is very Intergasting,
This is very Intergasting, I'll have to try it around, but any Jelly related Sprite is an instant YES from me
Thu, 08/15/2013 - 02:22
#3
HOLY &^$%, more missions! YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
@OOO, what Seraphyx exactly is doing?
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 11:49
#4
Rhendon? I thought I killed him.
Looks like there's a story about obtaining the battle sprite and a tutorial mission on using it.
edit: Countdown until Battle Sprites! July 17th? 29 days left!
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 11:50
#5
Whoa blast cubes disguised as explosive blocks!
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 11:51
#6
mmm
ok, Drakon makes things explode, Seraphynx does nothing but summon other selfs (selves?), Maskeraith shoots poison darts. mmm.
now:
what shield is wielding the guy with the seraph?
what weapon is weilding the guy with the maskeraith? (crowbar?)
why there is a super vial and 2 normal vials on the floor of the picture of the guy of the drakon?
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 12:01
#7
@Qwote:
Well actually, that'd be 29 days left until the possibility of their release.
Eury said they'd be released in the second half of July, so the release date is anywhere in between July 15th and August 1st.
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 12:12
#8
This.
This. This I like. Shame about the amount of time more that we'll have to wait, but I'm sure it'll be worth it! I'm interested in the little scenario going on with the Seraphynx. Are those... former "evolutions"? or am I clutching at straws and it's more a case of what Thunder said, and that it summons "minions" of sorts? Damn, I'm a tad excited. Smileyface.
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 12:32
#9
"what shield is wielding the guy with the seraph?"
-Rhendon Shield... basically NPC shield we never going to have
"what weapon is weilding the guy with the maskeraith? (crowbar?)"
-Thats the hatchet (or heavy hatchet) you can see the weapon in the pic where he have Draikon
"why there is a super vial and 2 normal vials on the floor of the picture of the guy of the draikon?"
-Who know? maybe OOO Testing stuff with T1 and T2 monsters. only OOO would know that
Sadly :/ those screens are from the Tier 1 missions for newbies... i guess we can expect something for veterans T3? maybe a new T3 boss after the pets update? i hope that...
Anyway i like the design on the screen where maskeraith appears. looks awesome. now i guess with a possible date annouced people can wait patiently for BS.
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 12:51
#10
@Everyone who thinks those are minions of seraphynx:
Nope.
As nick said quite awhile ago:
"- As a sprite levels it will evolve and change its appearance. As mentioned before, what you see in the preview pics are examples of max level sprites. But there are many possible combinations of appearances that a single sprite can achieve. Just like skills, this creates variety as well."
@Thunder-The-Bright:
"why there is a super vial and 2 normal vials on the floor of the picture of the guy of the drakon?"
It's possible for normal vials and pills to drop in tier 2. Sprites feel like they'd be too complex to introduce at an early rank, so the sprite missions very likely take place in between Soldier and Knight Elite ranks.
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 13:18
#11
The image of the multiple
The image of the multiple seraphynxes is from a scripted sequence in a mission. The seraphynx doesn't replicate itself, it does other cool stuff :)
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 13:34
#12
What dark ritual?
It looks like Candlestick...yet the Battle Sprites are from the Skylark. Could they have escaped down there? Is Seraphynx a kat reincarnation and an exception from the Skylark idea? Is that a cutscene? Or a scenario room styled scene? Too many questions. I'm fairly sure something is going to come out next week or the week after, whether it be the actual sprites or the test server.
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 14:01
#13
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 14:03
#14
@Nick:
'Ey, I've been meaning to ask you this for a long time.
Back during that sort of sprite "Q&A" you ended up doing, you said that we'll ultimately be able to have more than one sprite, but our first one is important.
Just an educated guess here, but is that because they're going to be like Pokemon? In the sense that it's going to be very difficult (if not straight-up impossible) to get the other starters?
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 14:08
#15
ok then.
@ Nick: what other cool stuff? please? the image says nothing.
@Gkku: what are the odds of 2 lower vials to appear? besides, rhendon = T1. most probably.
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 14:17
#16
my 2 cents
in T2 a lot of T1 drop happens and it annoys me to death
Go do a mission RJP
Then do an Arcade one
You can have an f-in Vita 3 dropping in Arcade... you will have Vita 8-10 in missions
I even had the great loot of Vita 3 on Depth 19 and I will remember it because it was an actual upgrade from my vita 1
Arcade T2 has the most ridiculous drop ever.... of all time
Side note: YAY some info on Battle Sprites
insert -starcraftII-it's-about-time-meme.pnj
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 14:18
#17
@Thunder-The-Bright
@Gkku: what are the odds of 2 lower vials to appear? besides, rhendon = T1. most probably.
The developers have proved in the past that they've mucked around with item spawns. See Vitapod 13 in the GUI update picture, and just about every other image where the screenshot includes developer-only equipment.
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 14:29
#18
@Klipik
One question down, googleplex - 1 left to go. Thanks, I missed that part.
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 14:35
#19
I WANT I WANT I WANT
I see those pics and man do i pine, drool, dream, and desire..........THAT RENDON HELM. Thats all i see, THAT RENDON HELM. Do you guys think there is any chance i can ever have....THAT RENDON HELM?
And while i myself don't get excited about battle sprites, hooray for you and anyone who wanted pets.
While we are at it....i need...THAT RENDON SHIELD!!!! The gear is there, give them too me please :D
EDIT:
Feel free to make them reskins. Shield a Reskinned Crest of Almire. Helm a reskinned Volc Demo helm/whichever you want. Much like the Scissors Blade is a reskinned calibuer. lets do this!!!!
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 14:42
#20
two words:
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 14:48
#21
This looks amazing OOO, keep
This looks amazing OOO, keep it up! I would love to get into Spiral Knights more again. Currently, i only come on for Prestige and FSC runs or very rarely, Shadow Lairs. Althrough this can be a some what a spin off to Pokémon or Realm Of The Mad God's pets or maybe even World Of Warcraft's, I don't mind it as long they do not copy it completely in some way. I will look forward to what they can do.
In my opinion, delaying this update is a good idea. It gives them more time to fix up some stuff and make some slight changes before release, or maybe they decide to add more stuff. I have seen games/updates that got rushed that resulted in them being a bad game/update, Sonic 06 was the biggest victim of this
Other then that, I am looking very much forward to this. From the screenshots, Rhendon will be taking part in more missions. Maybe more for the newbies or after the Vanguard rank. But please PLEASE I hope these missions will reveal more of the story of Spiral Knights, I always wanted to learn more about the Devilites, Gremlins and the Swarm.
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 14:48
#22
If we think that this is a mission for Tier1, and looking like maskeraith does 30 damage,joining the hypothesis he may cause poison... Looks like it will be relatively useful.
Hopefully Rhendon be smarter...
-Sorry for the bad English
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 15:06
#23
@Thunder-The-Bright:
"besides, rhendon = T1."
Since when? Just because we've only seen him in tier 1 doesn't mean he's never going to be seen anywhere else.
Also, I come with proof it MUST be tier 2. In this screenshot, you can see a tiny super vial. It'd only be tiny if the screenshot was taken right as it spawned (which you can see a zombie was just killed next to it), and it'd only drop as a super vial if it's tier 2.
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 19:28
#24
Sprites!
I hope there is a cheese one that shoots of blocks of cheese, and fondue =p
But on a serious note, it's great that they are showing us more pics of the battle sprites. As for the delayed release date, I can wait.
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 19:38
#25
I was going to choose Seraphynx, but I think too many people want it. I'd prefer getting Maskeraith.
Wed, 06/19/2013 - 20:41
#26
Double Post
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 20:09
#27
@Uniquevariant
"Feel free to make them reskins. Shield a Reskinned Crest of Almire. Helm a reskinned Volc Demo helm/whichever you want. Much like the Scissors Blade is a reskinned calibuer. lets do this!!!!"
Why not reskinned Grey Owlite Shield, hmm?
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 22:26
#28
@Toah
Same shape, same color.
Thu, 06/20/2013 - 08:11
#29
I think the shield that Rhendon carries around with him should have its own stats. I'd really like to see something like elemental+shadow resistance, handgun damage med... something like that might not be killer, but it would be interesting. You can't deny it that.
Same goes for his awesome white helmet. I just kind of think it'd be disappointing if they like, dumped out a bunch of reskins on us.
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 23:20
#30
Accidental double post!
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 23:21
#31
Yay!
Its time to create a new alt again so I can do the new mission with Rhendon that only newbiez can do :3
Wed, 06/19/2013 - 00:48
#32
Well we know there's 2-3 rank
Well we know there's 2-3 rank missions.
Wed, 06/19/2013 - 01:53
#33
those eye things and RT
http://i.imgur.com/qJNiqpG.jpg Maskeaith's projectiles look like http://wiki.spiralknights.com/File:Military_Eye_of_Fury-Equipped.png .I wonder what it has to do with those eyes, thunders and gods.
http://imgur.com/Yro30ZS,qJNiqpG,dN4Y8ux#2 Seraphynx-es look like non-unDEAD kats but they're in Candlestick o.o and why there are Roarmulus Twins (?) on the walls... (there are more than 20 RTs on the walls of RJP at depth 15).
Wed, 06/19/2013 - 02:36
#34
@gkku: 1 you missed the ""most probably" just after that sentence you quoted. 2 what hexzyle said right after me.
@kami: puppies are shaped like old gods, apparently. and RT are gigant puppies.
anyway, those light blue symboles on the seraph pic... that could be a buff.
Wed, 06/19/2013 - 07:31
#35
Sooo. anyone else noticed
Sooo. anyone else noticed that rhendon apparently killed 12 people with shieldbashes?
HAVE THOSE 12 MARKS BEEN THERE BEFORE THE SHIELDBASH UPDATE?
RHENDON KNEW!
HE KNEEEEWWW!
Wed, 06/19/2013 - 07:36
#36
Battle Sprites in GH
I hope we can have our battle sprites out with us in our Guild Hall and Haven. I really want to be able to use my Battle Sprite like an actual pet AND a fighting partner. That would be pretty fun. :D I also thought I saw something about being able to customize their color and adding accessories? NICK and EURYDICE Y U NO STOP TEASING US??? Another reason why Hyperion is awesomesauce. He doesn't tease us like this. XD
Wed, 06/19/2013 - 10:14
#37
Stuffs
"Just an educated guess here, but is that because they're going to be like Pokemon? In the sense that it's going to be very difficult (if not straight-up impossible) to get the other starters?"
Along these lines, I wonder if we can "sell"our battle sprites, for a different one, or for some straight up cash.
Wed, 06/19/2013 - 10:23
#38
So....which one of you is
So....which one of you is gonna be the first to make an SK video using the pokemon theme song and video clips of battle sprites in action?
Anyways, looks cool enough. I doubt it, but will these be in LD? Or follow around in haven? Or just appear on missions and clockwork travels?
But yeah, nice looking update, new missions is cool. Still no changes or updates to the most unique sword in the game...
Wed, 06/19/2013 - 13:02
#39
Could we give name to our pets? :)
Wed, 06/19/2013 - 10:50
#40
@Mtax
It has already been confirmed that yes, you can name your Battle Sprites. You can also have the same names as others, so everyone can walk around with Mews and Sephiroths.
Wed, 06/19/2013 - 11:44
#41
nice throwback
Wed, 06/19/2013 - 13:04
#42
One thing wonders me by longer time: Could we have all "starter sprites", or choice of one is permament?
@Shidara, ah thx. Now i remember.
Wed, 06/19/2013 - 13:55
#43
You are experiencing a PICNIC ERROR!
Oh wow. Could we have more specifics soon or are they under a padlock?
I need to think of a creative name...
Rapidfire! xD
Jk...if i get a Drakon I'll name it Callade. I have a good reason. ;)
Or maybe a Seraphynx named Dawn?
Oh, or maybe a Maskeraith named Dusk? Yay! I don't know which I'll get but at least I know their names! :D
Wed, 06/19/2013 - 15:18
#44
What if the lab is where you
What if the lab is where you get new sprites and change your first choice?
Wed, 06/19/2013 - 15:33
#45
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oi, half a year for some screen shots
Thu, 06/20/2013 - 00:28
#46
^
Not really, pets are near finished.
But yeah, it doesn't look like much-time taking thing. Guild halls had more to say and they finished it faster. They should focus on content, not useless things like UI.
I just hope, in next updates OOO wake up and starts listening community. What point is pushing on power thing, what players don't want? Don't use? Will hate?
Maybe it's time to ask, what we want, huh?
For now it's look like parent of child who wants cat, but parent must, but that must tease it and buy him dog, when child is allergic to dogs.
Thu, 06/20/2013 - 08:15
#47
They do listen to the community lol. Everyone wanted pets and guild halls, and they've made/are making those kinds of things happen.
They just don't listen to the players when the players try to rectify one of their decisions.
Thu, 06/20/2013 - 11:11
#48
You are experiencing a PICNIC ERROR!
Oh, question:
Will one of the future promos have any of these guys? I would buy for sure...
A couple of my friends seem upset about waiting another month, but I don't mind since it's at least a more specific release date than the previous "ehhh may-july-ish".
But as someone who's going to get a Seraphynx, I'm pretty upset that they didn't really show seraphynx "in action"...