I'd be interested as well, but I don't have a paypal account.
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Torchlight II |OT| Good things come to those who wait
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I'd be interested as well, but I don't have a paypal account.
Cirekiller
Member
This is probably the most frustrated I've been at a game in a LONG time.
I understand its not Runic's fault entirely, as this is just my circumstances but...
My friends and I are all really busy, and somehow we all decided to put aside everything just for today to play the launch of the game together. We were all eagerly awaiting the official launch, and then realized we had to create a seperate account to play the game.
Lo and behold, the website is down for over 9 hours as of this posting, so we, after putting aside any kind of work for the day, suddenly have nothing to do but twiddle our thumbs for the entire time. And at this point we probably won't be able to all play together for quite a while (we all have different times that we are free).
I understand we can play single player, but the whole point of getting a 4 player pack was that you can play with friends.
Sorry for the rant/venting, I just feel that I wasted an entire day due to this unfortunate error...
I understand its not Runic's fault entirely, as this is just my circumstances but...
My friends and I are all really busy, and somehow we all decided to put aside everything just for today to play the launch of the game together. We were all eagerly awaiting the official launch, and then realized we had to create a seperate account to play the game.
Lo and behold, the website is down for over 9 hours as of this posting, so we, after putting aside any kind of work for the day, suddenly have nothing to do but twiddle our thumbs for the entire time. And at this point we probably won't be able to all play together for quite a while (we all have different times that we are free).
I understand we can play single player, but the whole point of getting a 4 player pack was that you can play with friends.
Sorry for the rant/venting, I just feel that I wasted an entire day due to this unfortunate error...
MagicWithEarvin
Member
So, a random portal/waypoint thingy just popped up. Should I go in or no? I'm in the corrupted crypt at the beginning.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
No.
superdeluxe
Member
How is the replay value? Is it like diablo 2 where you keep ob playing to collect loot? Or once you beat the game that's it?
MasterShotgun
brazen editing lynx
If it's a portal that just opened from killing a Phase Beast, then yeah. You can get lots of money and/or great loot.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
jim-jam bongs
Member
my first mod attempt for tl2 is going to be 360 controls, let's see how powerful this editor really is.
definitely feel your pain, but don't give up hope! try using hamaachi or tunngle.
whoah. when the only negative is weak story and characters in an arpg you know the reviewer really had a blast.
definitely feel your pain, but don't give up hope! try using hamaachi or tunngle.
whoah. when the only negative is weak story and characters in an arpg you know the reviewer really had a blast.
Cirekiller
Member
Thanks, I have nothing against Runic, and am still definitely planning to play the game. But I really didn't this kind of problem could happen to stop us from playing.
jim-jam bongs
Member
yeah I do get it, ongoing online cock-ups totally ruined borderlands for me, and the gfwl problems with dark souls were a total joke. it's a pain for sure, I've actually started treating the launch day of games like this the same way I did patch day when I played World of Warcraft; that is, hope to be playing without issues, but expect to be not playing online or playing with serious issues.
Catchafire2000
Member
So what's the problem here? I'm disappointed as well that I can't log in and play with folks? This shouldn't be an issue at THIS point, lol. Jeez, I guess it's back to Borderlands 2 for now... hehe.
I actually preferred the 360 controls and am a bit bummed there is no pad support or 360 version.
jim-jam bongs
Member
added this to the OP already, but when I finally managed to load the TL2 site I noticed that the demo is now out:
Online installer: http://www.torchlight2game.com/download/mini-installer
Offline installer: http://www.torchlight2game.com/download/full-installer
Online installer: http://www.torchlight2game.com/download/mini-installer
Offline installer: http://www.torchlight2game.com/download/full-installer
JustProgress
Member
Anyone get LAN working? My friend and I are 2 feet from each other but get 'Connection Failed'
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
I have some aiming issues as well. It doesn't seem to always be off, but I sometimes shadow leap in the wrong direction.
Also when holding down the left mouse button and walking around, the game has a very, very hard time deciding whether you want to move next to a ledge or up or down to the next level when there's a ramp or stairs or something like that. Kind of frustrating to see your character run around in circles for a couple seconds because the game can't figure out where your character is trying to go.
Minor quibbles about what is otherwise an amazing game, especially for $20.
good god this game is an overload of fun. edit: yes I've had some tracking/mouse issues, too. Annoying but not painful.
assuming you're going for a dual-wielding melee build, I think any Very Fast weapon class is good. there are a few skills I think that work only if you're using two of the same weapon but I right now use a Claw and a Sword, because I have a hard time finding claws. Claw doesn't have splash damage but it ignores some armor. See what you like best?
I'm not far enough into the game to give a detailed opinion about the weapons. You probably want to stick to claws for the armor ignoring, or just two Very Fast weapons for dual wielding. From what I recall of the beta, dual claws were great once you found two good ones.
assuming you're going for a dual-wielding melee build, I think any Very Fast weapon class is good. there are a few skills I think that work only if you're using two of the same weapon but I right now use a Claw and a Sword, because I have a hard time finding claws. Claw doesn't have splash damage but it ignores some armor. See what you like best?
I'm not far enough into the game to give a detailed opinion about the weapons. You probably want to stick to claws for the armor ignoring, or just two Very Fast weapons for dual wielding. From what I recall of the beta, dual claws were great once you found two good ones.
I played on LAN, it didn't have any problem for me.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
I just love how there are mini bosses/unique enemies spread across the areas that give good loot.
Google is failing me, and I can't find any other posts in this thread, so I'll just ask a question that is probably tired by now...
Is there a way to respec stat points? I know it'll get modded in if it's not, I just want to feel safe experimenting for now. I can't get the Runic Forums to pop up, and google is showing me 12 million reviews!
Mock if dumb.
Is there a way to respec stat points? I know it'll get modded in if it's not, I just want to feel safe experimenting for now. I can't get the Runic Forums to pop up, and google is showing me 12 million reviews!
Mock if dumb.
jim-jam bongs
Member
open the pet panel with "p" and look for the little green button which resembles a house.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
I don't think there's anyway to respec stat points.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
The green house button on the pet screen
You can't respect the stats, just the last 3 skill points for now.
I'm sure it won't be long before someone mods in the respec potion again.
I didn't think so either, but that's ok! I remember there being an official mod for a stat reset potion in the first game! It won't be long before someone makes one. That's the beauty of Torchlight!
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Well of course. The best part of the game is that it has a Steam workshop, so there will be tons of mods sooner rather than later.
PepperJack
Banned
Anyone having issues with FPS????
It will randomly drop to 30 fps, then go back to 60. In huge battles it really prefers to be around 30. Also there is obvious stuttering (due to this frame rate fluctuation).
Aside from these issues, this is the best top-down RPG I've played in a long time. Perhaps the art-style is a bit too kiddy and thus not as immersive (D3 got the atmosphere right). It's about as fluid and well animated as diablo 3, and sound is excellent too. Clear advantages over D3 is the pet system, rares and uniques drop often, and there are lots of mini-bosses (or are they real bosses - I'm not clear on this - I'm at lvl 15 atm).
cheers
It will randomly drop to 30 fps, then go back to 60. In huge battles it really prefers to be around 30. Also there is obvious stuttering (due to this frame rate fluctuation).
Aside from these issues, this is the best top-down RPG I've played in a long time. Perhaps the art-style is a bit too kiddy and thus not as immersive (D3 got the atmosphere right). It's about as fluid and well animated as diablo 3, and sound is excellent too. Clear advantages over D3 is the pet system, rares and uniques drop often, and there are lots of mini-bosses (or are they real bosses - I'm not clear on this - I'm at lvl 15 atm).
cheers
Ya, I gathered that much, but I can't figure out how to specify which items my pet is going to sell when he goes back to town. Can you specify that, please?
EDIT: Oh, nevermind. He sells all the shit in the Equipment pane. I thought that meant equipping items on the pet. Wait, so how the hell do I equip pet items on the pet?
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Everything in his inventory
MagicWithEarvin
Member
I'm dual-wielding wands now? With Wand Chaos, this is going to be awesome as hell. Deadly from afar, even deadlier at close range. I freakin' love this game! @_@
I thought that meant equipping items on the pet. Wait, so how the hell do I equip pet items on the pet?
GhostRidah
Member
Its taking forever to kill things with my shield engie, I need to find some good items.
Fix The Scientist
Member
Is there a way to edit your character skin like in Torchlight 1?
The pet can only equip 3 items. They are above it name on the pet's screen.
jim-jam bongs
Member
same panel, the pet item slots are the three slots above their portrait
Going straight up Ice Mage so far, game's balance feels a bit wonky regarding normal mobs vs elite/boss mobs. 1-2 shotting normal mobs with no danger, elites take an exceptionally long time (in some instances TOO long, as in it exits the realm of challenging and enters the one of boredom).
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Guys, Wand Chaos will randomly call a meteor to strike down from the sky or an ice tsunami. Meleeing with a mage has never been this fun.
Also, how do I save my game?
Also, how do I save my game?
I'm also interested. In the US.
Some quick noob questions, just turned level 2. The music is good and the pets are adorable. 
1. Is there a way to kite, like in league of legends? As in, automatically attack enemies that are in range, so I can run away from an enemy, automatically turn and shoot once, then turn and keep running, etc.? I can click away, then click on the enemy, but for fast-moving enemies I could see this being a problem, when I'd like an autoattack option (also it'd be nice not to have to hold down the button potentially).
2. Do I need to worry a lot about my pet dying? Is it permanent if it does, or do you just lose it for a while?
1. Is there a way to kite, like in league of legends? As in, automatically attack enemies that are in range, so I can run away from an enemy, automatically turn and shoot once, then turn and keep running, etc.? I can click away, then click on the enemy, but for fast-moving enemies I could see this being a problem, when I'd like an autoattack option (also it'd be nice not to have to hold down the button potentially).
2. Do I need to worry a lot about my pet dying? Is it permanent if it does, or do you just lose it for a while?