In my down time I came up with some suggestions for OOO, long term ones, discussed them on reddit, and am now posting here. These aren't small little tweaks, but large features that I really think would benefit the game as a whole.

So this is my guide to the betterment of Spiral Knights, if this game is going to be truly successful, let’s be honest; it needs more than clockworks runs and hats.

I. Economy

1. Farming
A. Boss missions should be locked after completion every day like prestige missions
- This prevents excessive farming of the high paying levels, while still having the content available in the clockworks

2. New crown sinks
A. "Gumball machine" (see player housing/furniture[I know this isn't the most popular idea])
- Gashapon style vending machines that dole out random pieces of furniture
- 3 levels, each more expensive than the last, but the more expensive the rarer the furniture received, or maybe the MORE received, like punch(although that would be pointless, you could just use the cheapest one a bunch).

3. Ce sinks
A. Furniture alchemy machine (creates new collectible market)
- Instead of crafting a specific item like gear, you use "theme recipies" where the item you craft is a random piece of furniture of a certain theme, "forest" for example. some pieces are more rare than others

4. Vendor sales
A. Once/twice a month, vendor items are half off (crown purchases only, color changes, 1-3* weapons ect) excludes: brinks, basil, any CE items

5. Promos
A. At least 1 accessory promo and 1 ce sale promo per month
- Steady stream of income for OOO, stable economy for players. Who's complaining?

II. Content

1. Housing
A. This is an MMO, we need more social features than sitting at the fountain in haven
B. Right wing of haven
C. Furniture alchemy machine
D.Similar to "Animal Crossing"
-House layout
-House sizes Availible, divided by ring "upper ring" for larger houses, "outer ring" for basic houses for example
-Other players can visit, not sure on limit

2. Surface exploration (needs more thought)
A. Wilderness, an open area where there are monsters that only drop hearts, you would have to fight your way through them to get to other "havens"
- map: http://imgur.com/m28uF (notice it is divided into provinces)

3. CORE
A. It’s best that OOO takes their time on this, it is unquestionably the most important component of SK and needs to be as perfect as possible
B. When implemented, Add major features with a "Core Update"(pun intended) to attract new players while keeping economy stable as this would be a significant content update, there would be a massive influx of crowns.
- Housing would be a prime example, even something like Punch might do, but i can't think of anything.
-Saving content for a big release like this would keep players busy for quite some time, as they can’t do it all at once

4. Sub town roles (needs more thought)
A. More than just scenery

III. Events

1. LD tourneys

2. Stuff like the cake slice hunt

3. Maybe a news channel thing "Breaking news! Tortodrones escaped from the lab!" and that day there would be tortodrones in the clockworks, and we would be rewarded for taking them down.

finally just some current stuff that needs improvement

IV. Things that need work

1. Chat
-custom channels and tabs would be nice

2. LD queue
-The players waiting/playing count is confusing, divide it by Tier
-Form a team
-invite to game