Grim Dawn - Grim Misadventure #87

[Aubrielle]

As the year winds to a close, Grim Dawn is on the threshhold of being content complete. Build 29 will roll out the last major content addition for the ARPG.

The final Grim Misadventure of 2015 begins! And with the end of the year fast approaching, so is the impending releasing of our next major content update: Build 29. With Build 29, Grim Dawn will become content-complete. All of the shiny content we have promised will become available, and with it, access to the game’s next two difficulty modes.

But, as you know by now, we never settle for just "a whole lot of stuff" in our updates. They need to have a whole lot of stuff times TWO. Let’s run down some of the features and changes you can look forward to in the near future.

The Finale of Grim Dawn
Venture into the Necropolis and thwart the vile plans of the Cult of Ch'thon as they seek to resurrect an ancient evil within the forgotten tombs.

Enter the Bastion of Chaos
Delve into the depths of the Void and face off against some of its most cruel denizens in our second Roguelike Dungeon!

Over 500 new items
With this update, you will gain access to the level 60-75 item range, which includes our new Empowered Epic items. Also included are 248 Legendary items ranging from level 50-75!

Devotion Improvements
Build 29 will includes some balance changes to various constellations, as well as new options for existing skills (ex. you can now assign Bull Rush to Forcewave if you wish). In addition, we have resolved a technical hurdle with debuff effects, allowing us to enable Celestial Powers on offensive debuffs such as Bloody Pox, Devouring Swarm and more. In addition, Targo’s Hammer and Guardian’s Gaze can now hit the same target more than once.

The Return of High Level Faction Gear
If you’ve been hoping for high level versions of Faction Equipment, then your wish has been granted. Players who reach Revered status with a Faction will now earn access to level 70 versions of their equipment.

Bug Fixes and Tech Improvements
We are always fixing bugs, and Build 29 is no exception. Here are some of the things coming from our programmers:

• Completed Quests are now recorded within the Quest Log.
• PvP is now disabled within safe zones (Devil's Crossing, Homestead and the Fort Ikon NPC area).
• Camera zoom setting is now saved per character.
• Fixed a bug where loot was invisible in instanced loot mode for some players if they died or left the area of a loot drop.
• Optimized and improved the quality of all enemy ragdolls (physics).
• Fixed Weapon Damage showing (0-0) for Item skills.
• Devotion skills will now show their max rank.

And more…
You know the drill, this is just scratching the surface, but the rest is waiting for you with the release of Build 29, later this month. We are as excited as you are for the game to be Content Complete!

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[Couchpotato]

Looks like the game is finally close to being complete after the various delays. Anyway I always wanted to play it, but waited for the full release instead of a beta version.

 

[luj1]

I will try this... I wonder how does It compare to Path of Exile.... I heard one of the Sheafer brothers was on Grim Dawn? You know, the ones from Blizzard North

 

[suibhne]

This game plays beautifully and now has a ton of content. It's everything you'd expect from the makers of Titan Quest, but darker in tone and much better in many other ways.

 

[Aubrielle]

The text/typesetting could be prettier, but I know I'm the minority in worrying about things like that. It's an incredible ARPG, and I think it measures up very nicely indeed against Path of Exile...

 

[BoboTheMighty]

When is this coming out...seems a hell of a lot closer to first Diablo than anything Blizzard could come up with these days.

 

[rune_74]

When is this coming out…seems a hell of a lot closer to first Diablo than anything Blizzard could come up with these days.

Diablo is not an rpg...or is it....is grim dawn an rpg...so hard to keep up...

 

[BoboTheMighty]

Eh? Rune, go back to Fallout threads---->. I can't troll in both threads at the same time.
No, no...I meant more in bringing back that D1 horror feel that it's successors lost.

 

[rune_74]

Eh? Rune, go back to Fallout threads---->. I can't troll in both threads at the same time.
No, no…I meant more in bringing back that D1 horror feel that it's successors lost.

Yeah....you are right in that...diablo 1 had a darker feel then any of the other versions....Grim dawn definitely has that as well. Interesting, I never really thought of that.

 

[Couchpotato]

When is this coming out…

Hopefully early next year as the update says the game is content complete now.

I meant more in bringing back that D1 horror feel that it's successors lost.

That's because the world you play in is dying after the great empire fell. Think of what happened after Rome fell. We had a thousand years of stagnation & decay.

Diablo is not an rpg…or is it….is grim dawn an rpg…so hard to keep up…

Who knows as I always call these games Hack 'n' Slash RPGs.

Link - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hack_and_slash

Anyway I have faith the game is good because of their last game Titan Quest.

 

[rune_74]

I know this is why I backed them....I loved titan quest.

 

[Aubrielle]

This one will be a success. It's too loyal to the old Diablo system, and it's been too well received. It's gonna do well, and it deserves every success.

 

[luj1]

The text/typesetting could be prettier, but I know I'm the minority in worrying about things like that. It's an incredible ARPG, and I think it measures up very nicely indeed against Path of Exile…

This game plays beautifully and now has a ton of content. It's everything you'd expect from the makers of Titan Quest, but darker in tone and much better in many other ways.

That's good to hear

 

[Kobu]

B29 is out already.

 

[suibhne]

Their most recent update says they're now content-complete, but they have some final fit-and-finish stuff before leaving Early Access sometime in February. The game is fully ready to play now, and it plays very well - it was super optimized and playable 2 years ago, in fact. But if you want to wait for absolutely everything to be in place, you have less than 2 months to go.

 

[Archangel]

This is probably the best H&S RPG you can play in this day and age. Unless you enjoy endless grinding and online trading without a trading UI then you will enjoy Path of Exile more.

 

[luj1]

B29 is out already.

A what?

 

[luj1]

This is probably the best H&S RPG you can play in this day and age. Unless you enjoy endless grinding and online trading without a trading UI then you will enjoy Path of Exile more.

Have you tried Path of Exile? How long did you play it?

 

[you]

They will never be finished. As soon as this is "done" they start on part two. I wonder if they will do another kickstarter or if they already made enough to find the next one...

Their most recent update says they're now content-complete, but they have some final fit-and-finish stuff before leaving Early Access sometime in February. The game is fully ready to play now, and it plays very well - it was super optimized and playable 2 years ago, in fact. But if you want to wait for absolutely everything to be in place, you have less than 2 months to go.

 

[Archangel]

Have you tried Path of Exile? How long did you play it?

About 2 years or so. I started in Closed Beta when there were only two acts and act two was just added.