A spectre is haunting Spiral Knights. The spectre of energy removal. All the powers on the forums have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this spectre: Fangel and Krakob, Bopp and the Game Masters, Fanboys and Developers alike.
Where is the party in opposition that has not been decried as unrealistic by its opponents in "power"? Where is the opposition that has not hurled back the branding reproach of energy removal, against the more advanced opposition parties, as well as against its reactionary adversaries?
Two things result from this fact: