Why do people glow sometimes?

Sometimes, I see people glow for a few seconds:

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What is that, what does it mean and how can I do it?


Solution 1:

Recently, Spiral Knights changed the charge up animation for weapons. (It used to be most more obvious what was going on)

This glow appears when you have a fully charged attack, which you can do by holding the attack button down.

The exact nature of the charge attack depends on the weapon you are using.