Okay, so ever since i started playing again, I successfully leveled up all my gear and so the thing next to it appears to be red/orange. But there is only one tiny problem- It doesn't level up. So, I am rank 5 on my steam account, and I still have level 1-3 gear while others have 7-8 gear.
The other problem is about my battle sprite. I got my battle sprite maybe last week, and it's appetite hasn't gone down by 1%. Seriously. I take your advice but it hasn't gone down. It just is terrible.
So, I want you Spiral Knights workers to fix those 2 bugs- leveling up and sprite food. Hope you fix it!
Sincerely, Bentboy (guy from steam account)
To level up your gear, you have to forge it, please read the mission, there is 1 mission about forging...
The battle sprite appetite shows that it is hungry and can be fed. It won't go down unless you feed it, then the appetite will just go back up over time.
These are bugs that seem impossible to occur, so it's really just player ignorance. Hope you are better informed now, so have fun!