I have a 3 star tempered caliber recipe and all the materials, but i still can't make one. What goes in the special/caliber slot?!

I guessed I needed a 2 star caliber to drop in there and it would work like a weapon upgrade, but that doesn't work either!

Do i need one that isn't already bound to me......that would be annoying since I only bound it to me whilst I refound the materials i used to bulid it!

I've been having a tough time choosing between the two, so I thought I would try to see what someone with experience thinks.

I am admittedly going to be using gear for swords (Vog Cub and/or Skolver), but I have heard pretty good things about the Callahan. Is there any reason to use it over a Flourish, or is it not worth sacrificing the bonuses?

My primary concern is efficiency.

Thanks.

Edit: I guess the Snarble Barb might also be worth considering in this comparison.

Heya, was wondering a couple things about the Brandish line of weaponry. Had an argument with my sister about which one was the best given our respective situations. Still on 2* items and planning on taking the Spur line all the way up to Winmillion at 4*. But beyond that it's a toss-up where to go next.

Hi all :) Well on Spiral Knights at the moment I only duo with a friend of mine, we are currently using the same armour. We just defeated the tier 1 boss and are now stepping foot into tier 2, but we need gear advice.

Helm : Wolver Cap
Armour: Wolver Coat
Shield: Owlite Shield
Weapon 1: Brandish
Weapon 2: Shadowtech Alchemer

My friend has exactly the same gear except swap out the brandish for the cutter.

We just need to know if we could survive tier 2 + Defeat Jelly Boss as a duo, using this gear?

Thanks.

Dasp's report on Gunslingers.

TL;DR:
Guns inflict Defense Down for up to 2 seconds, duration refreshes on hit; effects don't stack.

I currently have a level 8 Seraphic Mail with a high poison Uv, I have no idea which path to choose. ;___;

So I'm a newbie player and I'm slowly settling into getting acquainted with the higher tier enemies and different kinds of swords. So far I've had the Proto Sword, the Searing Edge, The Flourish/Snarble Bard, and Cutter, and see that all of them play quite differently. I'm liking the Cutter's swiftness, but I see a distinct lack of knockback that would have otherwise been useful in dealing with enemies like say the Flourish or Searing Edge, though on the other hand I noticed I could shield more effectively than before halfway through slashing.

Since I'm unable to load into Haven, I thought I would start a dialogue around end-game gearing. I'm very interested in your feedback on what I'm wearing. What might be more optimal, and what item(s) I should consider getting next?

The Armor:
Vog Cub Coat - Fire Low
Vog Cub Cap - Fire Low
Wise Owlite - Piercing Max (got really fortunate with this during crafting - obviously I will upgrade to 5* as soon as I hit the recipe)

Weapons:
Leviathan - Fiends Low
Argent Peacemaker
Faust

Trinkets:
100T Piercing

Thoughts:

"Should I try out this gun?" "No! Only use blasters! ... until you get a Silversix!"

"Should I try out this sword?" "No! Calibur is way better! ... ... until you get an Avenger!"

"How about bombs, is the-" "ONLY USE NITRONOME EVER. Better yet, forget the bombs, only use Calibur and Avenger and get a Silversix but only use it to shoot triggers and to fight one specific enemy in the entire game!"

I recently got into my 3* gear. I am wearing the dusker set (coat has low fire UV). After hearing that elemental damage is very heavy in later tiers as well as piercing is pretty unimportant, I was wondering if I should have gotten the elemental cloak and hat. I use the owlite shield line as well as sword + bombs as weapons.