Spiral Knights Appreciation Thread

8 years old and still going.

Anyone remember this one? Favorite loadout? Favorite enemy type? Favorite boss?
How deep did you get before you abandoned your lil' knigga? Personally I didn't get past Tier 3 and going back to it I feel like I missed out on a lot.

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god, haven't played in years
best free to play of its time, i think

I'm gonna dump some of the design notes the lead artist released. This isn't everything, just what he's willing to share.

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The art for this game was so fucking iconic. Looking back it feels way ahead of its time.

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The same team behind Spiral Knights develops Slime Rancher now. Is it any good? I'm not too big on those farming games.

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(hopefully I'll be able to finish this dump before the thread gets pushed off the board entirely)

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It started out great, but a lot of changes to the system enforced a more grindy playstyle. Mist energy was removed entirely, as were energy costs on descending, but getting heat and crucial materials for alchemy are barred behind rare drops, and you're better off grinding for money and buying energy to purchase them. Its still hella fun with friends.

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The dump ends... And I am forgotten...

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I haven't played this game since forever ago and remember getting mad when a bomb that was called shard-something got nerfed pretty hard. How is the game now?

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They jewed themselves into oblivion with their energy canister bullshit.

It's... Alive. There have been a few new level types and a SHIT TON of limited edition cosmetics. Also the Spur finally has a tier 5 upgrade. Supposedly an insanely difficult set of levels is in the works, after people did some datamining.

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What went wrong

I love these fucking designs, and the game. It was a big part of my childhood.

It's still alive? I hope the game can make a full return somehow but it probably wouldn't happen...

I like it. Its very comfy.