If you've been enjoying playing the PvP addition to Spiral Knights, then no doubt you've said to yourself, "Well, I do enjoy blowing up my fellow knights with specially-crafted bombs. But what if I want to hit them with my sword?" Well, you are in luck! If bomberman-style games are not your vision of PvP, Spiral Knights has now added a new arena game: Lockdown!
King Krogmo has unveiled his new coliseum event -- band together in teams and fight your way across sprawling arenas, work together to control strategic points, and prove your Knighthood on the field of battle!
Lockdown, aside from featuring direct Knight-against-Knight combat, adds new features to help players compete on even footing -- and give more depth to the battles. New "Class Mods" allow players in Lockdown to take on unique roles: the classic armored-tank role of the Guardian, the fast and hard hitting Striker, or the elusive and speedy Recon! Winning depends on mastering a playstyle as well as learning to work with your team.
And Spiral HQ has now authorized the use of a new technology for Knights -- Loadouts! Loadouts are preset gear configurations, useful in general for getting ready between level strata within the Clockworks, but specially designed for the Lockdown PvP arena, where you can quickly switch-out gear configurations at your team's base.
Grab your sword -- and shield, and suit of armor, and guns, and bombs -- and head to the arena. For honor, and glory, and prizes!