Not really interested in the hat, how is the game if I don't intend to pay a cent ?
I enjoy it. I have been playing since closed beta and it's still fun. I'm a big fan of Three Rings (Made SK), but they haven't really had a great success since Puzzle Pirates. They have made Spiral Knights, Whirled (Abject failure stated in an interview by Three Rings CEO), Game Gardens (Java site, never went off the ground), Bang Howdy (Fun game, now is dead), and Puzzle Pirates (by far their longest running game ever).
The thing that really hooked me to this game was the art style. Ian McConville is the lead artist on this game. You may know him from ThreePanelSoul or Mac Hall. The real reason they wanted him for Spiral Knights is they had one really good game on Whirled, Brawler Whirled, which was made by Ian. People have then gone on to mode the game, so I guess they thought it'd be a good place to start.
Anywho, I'd recommend this game, it's straight up fun
