Spiral Knights - Steam Trading Cards?

Steam Trading Cards?

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Sat, 08/24/2013 - 12:15

Addy

I'm more surprised than anything that Spiral Knights trading cards aren't a thing yet, considering how fast the Steam inventory system was embraced by you guys, too. I know there's a lot more to it, as well as having to make up art and stuff for it, but hey. It'd be neat.

Trading cards don't give non-Steam players any sort of bonuses outside of Steam, either (for those who don't use that system, once you collect a whole set of cards, you unlock profile backgrounds or emoticons to use in Steam chat), and I'm using Don't Starve stuff now, holding out on Spiral Knights stuff.

no biggie either way but I was wondering about it is all so hey guys do that plx <3 There is some interest? :D

Sat, 08/24/2013 - 12:48

Uuni

I don't think it's up to OOO

I don't think it's up to OOO to do this sorta thing, I don't see why they wouldn't want to do it as it's basically free income. If something is holding this back it's sega or valve having issues with each other

Sat, 08/24/2013 - 13:19

Addy

Ah yeah I always forget Sega

Ah yeah I always forget Sega owns OOO now. I do know that Steam does NOT provide the assets and such so it's up to the game's company to do it. You're probably right and that it's Sega being a little hesitant.

Sat, 08/24/2013 - 14:47

Tutajkk

Sega already had cards for a game of theirs, so I don't know why wouldn't they want for SK.

Sat, 08/24/2013 - 16:13

Amaki

I think ...

It's possible I'm incorrect on this, but my understanding is that Steam and OOO have difficulty tracking how money is spent on their respective servers, which is why OCH and the Guardians Armor Pack don't count for energy purchases inside the game client. Unfortunately for the trading cards, free-to-play games award cards only based on money spent in-game, at about one card per ten dollars spent. If the two sets of servers can't coordinate, then it's impossible to implement trading cards in this fashion.

Again, I could be wrong, but I'm fairly certain communication between the systems is the problem, not reluctance on the part of Sega or OOO. If this could be fixed (which would probably also fix the "buy OCH with energy" problem), I expect we'd see cards right away. Certainly I'd be pleased to demonstrate my appreciation of the game on my profile.

Sun, 08/25/2013 - 13:29

Zantaclaws

I side with Amaki on this.

I'd love to have trading cards on here, and I see your point about not being able to track energy costs. However, I feel that it would still easily be possible. I know i'm not a coder or anyting, but they did have an event where (depending on your rank) they gave everyone a reskinned Defender+leviathan blade type weapon, That being said, wouldn't it be able for OOO to perhaps shut down the servers for a small time, give everyone with access to those levels (Or, whose completed any levels on any difficulty) and anyone with the Gaurdian Armor the equal amount of energy ( For instance, I think the gaurdian pack is $40, I'm probably wrong), They could then credit the account with 4 purchaces of energy. Afterwords, they could remove the Energy from their inventory (Much like I think everyone with an Armor ward/Heavy Armor Ward, two Normal-Defense trinkets, had them removed. However I'm not sure if they were ever ACTUALLY put in the game, I just saw them on the wiki and noticed they had stats).

Once again, i'm probably just giving impossible ideas, or very difficult onesfor OOO to say the least, but I think it could work, and I'm sure the steam users would really appreciate it, I know I would! :D

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