KickStarter Grim Dawn

[Neanderthal]

Cheers mateys. Me clicking finger is ready.

 

[Haba]

You can buy the game without expansions, it is a long slog already. Expansion really comes into play late game anyway, unless you want to play the new class or something.

 

[Shackleton]

Base game is worth the £6 easily. I got over 50 hours out of it before getting a bit burned out. One of the best of that style of game imo. Just don't pick a passive class like a reflect tank or pet build first time around, go for something that blows shit up. There's loads of enjoyable classes.

 

[Neanderthal]

Can't seem to install bloody game like usual, not that galaxy shit only is it?

 

[udm]

Doesn't require Galaxy to my knowledge.

 

[<3sRichardSimmons]

Can't seem to install bloody game like usual, not that galaxy shit only is it?

I seem to recall that AoM did make Galaxy mandatory, but I could be misremembering.

 

[Iluvcheezcake]

Nope. Gog galaxy is NOT mandatory

 

[Chaotic_Heretic]

I had tons of fun with necro class.

Drain Essense Focused Necro+Shaman Vitality Caster something similar to this https://www.grimtools.com/calc/d2jOvDnV
Pokemon master necro+Occult something similar to this https://www.grimtools.com/calc/62aOjQEZ
Poison Caster necro+Occult something like https://www.grimtools.com/calc/b28WrGyN

Didn't get even one of the builds to lv 100 (usually end at 60ish and starting ultimate).


but eh i find the inquisitor to be much less fun then necro.
I have been trying a WPS focused Elemental 2H ranged Shaman+Inquisitor; but honestly a lightning 2H melee Soldier+Shaman does better (savagery+WPS; unmodified primal strike as "Nuke")

Am I doing this wrong or is there actually a fun inquisitor build to play

 

[PorkBarrellGuy]

Am I doing this wrong or is there actually a fun inquisitor build to play

Forcewave Tactician comes to mind but that depends on your definition of fun I guess

 

[Okagron]

Fire Forcewave Tactician, Sword and Shield Pierce Cadence Tactician, Drain Essence Aether Apostate, Obsidian Tremor (the skill from the Obsidian Juggernaut weapon) Deceiver. I also enjoyed my Fire Fire Strike Purifier.

 

[deama]

Am I doing this wrong or is there actually a fun inquisitor build to play

I played through with a "glyph meister" inquisitor. Basically you get the 3 main glyphs, get as much casting/cooldown speed as you can, I remember it being fun.

 

[Lacrymas]

Inquisitor looks too support-y for my taste. Like it was designed to fill weak spots in other classes, as opposed to a coherent (gameplay-wise) class on its own.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Eh? It's the class to go full dual ranged with.

I mean, the obvious pairing is Demo for Fire Strike, but you could make it work with Soldier, too. Unlike Demo, for example, it's got several Exclusive skills, which massively power up the build. The Tier 1 passive is amazing and lets you dual without the relic.

Any dual ranged build not built on an Inquisitor is silly buggerism.

but eh i find the inquisitor to be much less fun then necro.

Wait until you're a machine gun spewing fire/cold/lightning that melts virtually anything in front of it, even with subpar equipment. Obviously, too fragile for Crucible, but can crush most content effortlessly.

On a separate note, they better fucking address the horrific lack of an Aether focused class in the next expansion. Only two masteries even touch Aether, and it's not the focus of either. A melee Aether character essentially has to be Necro+whatever, because you sure as shit aren't going melee with a Mage-based Aether build. And it's largely going to fucking suck, because there's just not enough synergy with Devotions/equipment.

 

[PorkBarrellGuy]

On a separate note, they better fucking address the horrific lack of an Aether focused class in the next expansion. Only two masteries even touch Aether, and it's not the focus of either. A melee Aether character essentially has to be Necro+whatever, because you sure as shit aren't going melee with a Mage-based Aether build. And it's largely going to fucking suck, because there's just not enough synergy with Devotions/equipment.

Aether Battlemage rapes faces though with the right gear.

 

[Lacrymas]

Eh? It's the class to go full dual ranged with.

Exactly, it fills a weak spot in other classes. You could dual-wield pistols before, but you had to jump through hoops and now Inquisitor-man comes to the rescue to fill that gap. It doesn't really have an identity of its own, especially outside of the dual-wield tree. And I mean gameplay-wise.

 

[Chaotic_Heretic]

Eh? It's the class to go full dual ranged with.

I mean, the obvious pairing is Demo for Fire Strike, but you could make it work with Soldier, too. Unlike Demo, for example, it's got several Exclusive skills, which massively power up the build. The Tier 1 passive is amazing and lets you dual without the relic.

Any dual ranged build not built on an Inquisitor is silly buggerism.

but eh i find the inquisitor to be much less fun then necro.

Wait until you're a machine gun spewing fire/cold/lightning that melts virtually anything in front of it, even with subpar equipment. Obviously, too fragile for Crucible, but can crush most content effortlessly.

On a separate note, they better fucking address the horrific lack of an Aether focused class in the next expansion. Only two masteries even touch Aether, and it's not the focus of either. A melee Aether character essentially has to be Necro+whatever, because you sure as shit aren't going melee with a Mage-based Aether build. And it's largely going to fucking suck, because there's just not enough synergy with Devotions/equipment.

If u mean a dual ranged wps inquositor. tried that. too fragile for my tastes even with word of renewal and inquisitor seal. a lightning ranged 2h shaman with savagery, feral hunger and wendigo totem can perform aa similar role with the life leech and pet heals aading much more survivability, especially if u pair it woth necro for another wps and mark of torment.

OTOH,
Necro+Occult poison caster with transmited eye of dreeg and ravenous earth as main skills is THE most fun to play caster build. And quite efficient. Ill omen, mrk of fraility and blood of dreeg ensure lots of survivability.

Not to mention with a full pet necro+occult u can literally sit on ur ass and eat ur dinner while the game plays otself.

 

[Cyberarmy]

transmited eye of dreeg

Hell, you don't need anything else. This spell wrecks shit up even in mediocre gear.

 

[Chaotic_Heretic]

transmited eye of dreeg

Hell, you don't need anything else. This spell wrecks shit up even in mediocre gear.

especially if u link the poison abomination devotion to it.

Also supplement it with rumours poison devotion (for mor resist reduction to ravenous earth) and rape rape rape all over the screen.

 

[Aeschylus]

On a separate note, they better fucking address the horrific lack of an Aether focused class in the next expansion. Only two masteries even touch Aether, and it's not the focus of either. A melee Aether character essentially has to be Necro+whatever, because you sure as shit aren't going melee with a Mage-based Aether build. And it's largely going to fucking suck, because there's just not enough synergy with Devotions/equipment.

This is largely true, except that Aether death knight OR Battlemage w/the Krieg set (last I checked) is one of the strongest builds you can possibly make by the end.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Honestly, I've never got to the lvl 90+ stuff.

I'd hate to have to level to that point for the 'good stuff'.

 

[Hyperion]

It goes by very quickly once you get a few Legendaries to build around, tbh.

 

[4249]

A dev stream is on right now about Forgotten Gods: https://www.twitch.tv/crateentertainment

Or wait... not about FG, it's about Kra'vall Ancient of the Waters or whatever. Meh.

 

[Chaotic_Heretic]

Forgotten Gods is the new Grim Dawn expansion I assume.



https://www.grimtools.com/calc/YVWqdlyN
Also tried a Physical 1H+Shield Cadence/WPS death Knight and it quite fun. Obviously not lv90+; playing in crucible.

Basically Oleron's wrath linked to cadence and msot fo the other devotion skills linked to WPS.

Just blitz to a target, war cry (for resisit reduction) and left click cadence it into oblivion. Other than the cadence boosted 3rd strike, other strikes are WPS procs guaranteed. and with the attack spped Deadly Momentum is always in effect.
Also keep spamming overgaurd for huge survivability boost.

 

[Haba]

A dev stream is on right now about Forgotten Gods: https://www.twitch.tv/crateentertainment

Or wait... not about FG, it's about Kra'vall Ancient of the Waters or whatever. Meh.

Biggest waste of time in a while. Just showed a couple of new legendaries and one monster infrequent briefly.

 

[Neanderthal]

Played for a few hours now (fitting around work and life) and got to say i'm impressed: The setting is interesting, take note Tyranny here is a world where evil won far better implemented. The art style is restrained and realistic mostly and so highlights when weird shit pops up. The graphics are fucking great and ofttimes beautiful, be fine if every game were of this quality, don't need no more. The gameplay is at first simple and intuitive but quickly branches out into a fair bit of complexity with build and playing choices. You actually can explore the bloody huge gameworld, refreshing and intriguing. Yadda, yadda, sucking games cock.

Couple o drawbacks from my perspective: PC is a bit boring to look at, could do wi some basic customisation option. Big, medium, small. Fat, thin, muscular. Hair, long, short, bald. I'm thinking something like the first Dungeon Siege, simple but distinctive. The UI has a few too many buttons around, i'd prefer a nice bit of collapsable in game art, wi few essentials. We all use shortcuts anyway. Maybe a bit fast playstyle for me, feels a touch floaty.

Overall cock on.