Yeah, I've had friends who have played this for an hour and then never touched again. Honestly, I think you need to put more than an hour into this game to get into it and figure out what the game's about.

This game's not perfect but when you look back at the hours you've spent playing it you realise there's something very special about it that keeps you coming back.

I get slated by my friends for playing this too but as Leekcoco said they just jelly, they don't know what they're missing ;)

I wouldn't say Spiral Knights is the best free-to-play MMO I've played, but it's pretty all right. Anyway, off-topic.

What I would do is tell them to back off; what games you play is none of their business and they should quite frankly shut up about it. If they don't like the game for their own reasons then fine, they don't have to play it. Whether or not you do has nothing to do with them and you shouldn't have to deal with them bugging you for playing. Next time they do that tell them that you play it because you like it and that they should mind their own business. If they're really your friends they'll respect that you have an opinion of your own (gasp!) and leave you alone. If not, I guess it's a good a time to start trimming your friends list.

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The graphics are very cute and arguably childish, but the rest of the game is not really childish. The devilite humor is fairly adult --- basically the movie "Office Space" in game form. The pop culture references, such as Callahan, are pretty old. The game harkens back to an earlier era of games. You could say that the game is designed for adults who want to revisit the fun of their childhoods. (Perhaps this describes Nick?)

For example, I've seen some other MMOs advertised online recently using scantily clad, busty ladies copping dreamy, submissive attitudes. Judging solely from their ads, Spiral Knights is for a more refined, adult audience than those games are.

Game-playing adults that I know find Spiral Knights' style delightful. And they prioritize clever, fun game play over graphical style anyway. Some of them still dislike Spiral Knights, for its energy system, or for its too-simple mechanics. But they say, "to each his own". This is how adults behave. Your friends act as if they are sophisticated, but I'm not sure that they are.

Everyone has different types of games they like. What type of gamers are they?

Lack of content? Are you joking?

http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/forum/8

Just look at all that new content! SO much has changed in the past two years.

I don't get bored much because, here's an idea, I DON'T PLAY FSC 3 TIMES A DAY. Or even 3 times a week for that matter.

Because its the internet.

There will always be hate on the internet, just ignore them. If you like it screw them, its up to you.

The thing is, okay, speech time.

Over the years, our community has evolved to "realistic" games such as CoD and Battlefield games. When they see a game like Spiral Knights or TF2, they immediately call it an outcast. The graphics are so different from any modern games (1), and people don't realize that you have to use your sword too, not just your gun, so they get called a noob (2). That explains it. If it isn't a Modern FPS or something like WoW, then they hate it.

(1) Graphics are "bad"
(2) The community is "bad"

I like this game a lot more than the endless zombie games everyone else churns out.

~Ethanol, the Custard Cretin

people only judge graphic's I hate that. a person I know said oh that games rubbish the graphics are rubbish .
they jugde

1.GRAPICS
2.BLOOD AND GORE

the more blood the more they love I hate seeing blood all the time its horrible

In my humblest opinion, I don't mind if people don't like what we all like. No one has the same tastes. A simple "Nah, I don't like it" or "It's just not my thing" is alright with me, and I respect them for their opinion. They can also give a few reasons if they want, and I'll still respect them if they're calm about it.

However, if they start getting mean or explicit such as "Dude it sucks why the hell are you playing it!? It's for babies!", then that kinda annoys me.

But if they start discriminating one of its players who might be one of their friends, then they are just being downright stupid in the head.

Heck, it's almost like the fans of one of the most top internet trends we never though would happen in a million years Vs. its haters. (You know what I'm talking about)

@Hero-Of-Cheese:

Yeah LD is just horrible compared to the PVE community @.@

Why would you censor just one letter? And why would you censor that word?

It's filtered in-game, and I want people to get a better recognition of what it is if they're confused.

Well I guess you almost read my post... and then missed the point of it entirely and posted about how you didn't get what I was saying. At least you didn't openly admit to posting words that are censored in game...

Oh, and I originally joined this game just so I could get the TF2 hat.

Just tell em, Do you even vana?

You could also argue that "stupid people" keep playing when they run out of energy. You've all heard the Lockdowners, you know.

My argument as to why it's hated so much is that it's too classic. Too Zelda. But I never got to play Zelda so I like this.

Half of the reason I started playing is because it was "like zelda". I loved it.

I was going to actually write a post supporting the "SK is good" side and walk off happily, but Fehzor's mention of the RSS nerf made me think otherwise (I had damage vs. undead VH on it, the magical Slag-Slayer...). I don't get how it's a money grab. Could you (Fehzor) perhaps clarify what you meant and how it was intended as a money grab? I just thought it was a really bad mistake with no turning back, but was it done with a sinister intent?

Right, I think Fehzor is in Rage/Sarcasm mode mode as we all know him to be.

That aside, I started playing because of its originality, and because it is like Zelda (Only cuter and more colorful)

1. The latency, its no secret that this game is delaying/lagging hardcore for people not living on the main servers. Hell, even some of the people who live on the servers will lag from time to time. A quote from someone that experienced it living in 2 different continents : 'this is like an entirely different game'[after playing without hardcore delay].

2. energy system. pretty self explanatory

3. childish looking graphics. yeah...

4. not edgy enough

5. lack of sexy graphics and fanservice to draw in prospective players

6. Not enough lore.

7. lockdown players, specifically laggy ones that get tired and quit the game.

8. Extremely repetitive grindfest lacking content.

9. They got scammed in SK.

10. Too many kids

Story Time:

When my brother saw me play this for the first time, he straight away said it looked terrible. When he saw me play Blast Network he said that looks really fun. NOTE. he has never even tried the game and he's being extremely biased.

The end

Have your friends actually played the game? Or are they just being biased and judging it by it's looks? Also if you don't actually know them, just remove them. I only have 1 person on my friends list who I don't actually know, but he's pretty laid-back and open minded. Most people dislike the game and have actually left the game due to the energy system, but I think it keeps the people sane. No energy = nearly every 5* person to be rich and = gone crazy and then gets almost every item in the game. I think this is actually one of the best games I have ever played. Although that fat masked guy down at Depth 28 has kinda ruined the game by letting his enemies have instant access to killing him over and over. I think it's ruined it because it's killed arcade.

R.I.P Arcade R.I.P

Ironically to what others are saying, this is the one game, that has an actually not too bad of a grind. Its not a short grind by any means, but its a lot better than other games.

Because of the daily limit on play (so you can do 2-3 runs a day w/ boss in Missions) and that each mission isn't just 'click on enemy, spam skills until its dead, use pots when needed, rinse and repeat.'
Its a lot more laid back and more enjoyable than other MMOG.

And believe me- I HATE grinding. I've actually used Cheat Codes (to boost EXP gains) in games when I had to grind, because if I don't I would basically stop playing the game.

4 words you can tell them: Go back to CoD... <-lol jk say that if you want but just block communication or remove them from your friends

I just want to say: read some of the in-game dialogue. It really does come off kiddy-friendly. On the surface, and especially early on, the game doesn't exactly represent itself well. Once you get to tier 2 and beyond, the game starts showing it's true colors. Runs start to become more difficult, you get yourself into a good guild with good friends, the whole in-game economy starts coming into perspective, and a new level of depth in the game emerges.

SK's attempts to make it more accessible ironically is a bit discouraging to more mature players.

Because [scrap] game is [scrap].