MagicWithEarvin
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I'll be able to join in on some co-op in about one hour if you guys are still playing.
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Torchlight II |OT| Good things come to those who wait
- Thread starter jim-jam bongs
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This is why I didn't want to play co-op with my main character, I don't want other people to rush me through the plot until I have a chance to read stuff. It's okay if I'm behind with a new character since I can level them up, but otherwise if I'm just dead or behind I miss seeing the cool stuff.
Cloudius12
Member
I think lvl 50+ they start at the beginning.
And because you're a nub.
I really need to make a co-op character or something to play with people. I went way past where everyone else is.
That's what I said.
MasterShotgun
brazen editing lynx
My Embermage at Level 50. I'm think I'm nearing the end of the game.
I'd rather have a different helmet for looks, but the boost to my casting speed is nice.
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Completing the Robot Parts quest is totally worth it. It's hard to finish since the parts are spread across each Act, so you could chicken out like I did and look up where they are. But the reward is great, especially if you played Torchlight 1.
I'd rather have a different helmet for looks, but the boost to my casting speed is nice.
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Completing the Robot Parts quest is totally worth it. It's hard to finish since the parts are spread across each Act, so you could chicken out like I did and look up where they are. But the reward is great, especially if you played Torchlight 1.
Everyone's favorite singing robot, Trill-Bot 4000, returns and gives you a quest. Each of the rewards is a unique. I ended up choosing a necklace that boosted my Charge rate by 40%.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
I'm on now if anyone wants to join me at the start of Act 2.
This game gets ridiculous with 3+ people. So much going on at once.
Would join you, but have no one in the beginning of act 2. Unless you want a 50+ Embermage with you, heh.
You can hide it too, if that's better. I've been hiding all the helms.
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
Aw man its like 2 am where I am atm. Maybe tomorrow.
MasterShotgun
brazen editing lynx
I hate my guys face even more. Besides, I like most of the helmets, and there are probably better ones yet to come.
Damnit, now I have to rework my build a bit.
I'm loving this game. I'm only a level 15 sword-and-board Engineer, in the Frosted Hills, but over the course of the last few levels something clicked and I've already had more fun than I had during the entirety of Blizzard's recent trainwreck.
Why it succeeds for me is:
(1) I started on Veteran. This difficulty feels perfect - challenging yet fair so far. No having to start on Normal and play through the whole game 3 or 4 times to unlock the better loot. I know the scope* of the game isn't massive, and I probably won't want to play through it that many times on one character. Thank you for not forcing me to.
(2) Loot pinata. Plaything through the actual GAME is rewarding me with drops (i.e. no cheating Auction House). Lots of different colours and stats, making me think about my gear. I have an entire 4-part rare blue set at level 15! It seems so simple, yet this fuels my ambition to forge ahead. What will I get next!? In fact, I can answer that - a unique one-handed Mace that I *just* lack enough points in Focus to equip... 2 more levels and I can wreak havoc!
(3) I can play single player without jumping through hoops.
I do wish there was an option to completely respec without flagging me as a cheater, as my stats are all over the place. Still, I'm able to progress so I'm not going to worry about it on this character.
*What i mean by this is, all these ARPG's are ultimately just one long dungeon crawl. I shouldn't have to play through 100 times or farm bosses/areas if I don't choose to. By constantly throwing awesome drops at me I am being rewarded the first time though, which is making me giddy. Knowing an upgrade is always around the corner gives me an incentive to carry on.
Well done runic.
Why it succeeds for me is:
(1) I started on Veteran. This difficulty feels perfect - challenging yet fair so far. No having to start on Normal and play through the whole game 3 or 4 times to unlock the better loot. I know the scope* of the game isn't massive, and I probably won't want to play through it that many times on one character. Thank you for not forcing me to.
(2) Loot pinata. Plaything through the actual GAME is rewarding me with drops (i.e. no cheating Auction House). Lots of different colours and stats, making me think about my gear. I have an entire 4-part rare blue set at level 15! It seems so simple, yet this fuels my ambition to forge ahead. What will I get next!? In fact, I can answer that - a unique one-handed Mace that I *just* lack enough points in Focus to equip... 2 more levels and I can wreak havoc!
(3) I can play single player without jumping through hoops.
I do wish there was an option to completely respec without flagging me as a cheater, as my stats are all over the place. Still, I'm able to progress so I'm not going to worry about it on this character.
*What i mean by this is, all these ARPG's are ultimately just one long dungeon crawl. I shouldn't have to play through 100 times or farm bosses/areas if I don't choose to. By constantly throwing awesome drops at me I am being rewarded the first time though, which is making me giddy. Knowing an upgrade is always around the corner gives me an incentive to carry on.
Well done runic.
MasterShotgun
brazen editing lynx
Just read up on the story. It's not like the story really matters in both of these games, but it will at least give some context as to what's going on.
One note is that if you change your mind early enough, by say level 10-11, it's quick to level another character. I joined two 10-16 level players and got a new character to level 10-11 in maybe an hour or two, just going through the early quests. Also remember that you can store items in your shared stash so other new characters can potentially use them early on if they meet the stat requirements.
There is almost no story in TL1 though XD
I'd love to have a sandbox level which allows you to test a level 100 character against basic monsters. The respec system isn't very friendly to experimentation.
I don't think any full expansions have been confirmed but they'll be releasing free content updates for sure.
I don't think any full expansions have been confirmed but they'll be releasing free content updates for sure.
MasterShotgun
brazen editing lynx
There was enough of one to be confused if you have no idea what happened. TL2 doesn't bother to mention any of it. You might not even know that the antagonist in TL2 (the Alchemist) was one of the playable classes in TL1.
As a sidenote, I'll be slightly disappointed if the final boss isn't the Alchemist abusing Ember Lance. That would be fucking hilarious.
Bah! Trade chat was obscuring your talking to me. Nice playing with you, and thanks for the help. Hope you enjoyed the good luck, hehe. Should play again sometime.
Yeah, that's really nice. If you're in multi, someone should always make a portal in the room before a boss. Save so much money doing that.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Damnnnn
I got like 5 uniques in the last part of act 1 by playing with vandald (my lucky charm). That was awesome, haha.
Thanks! Also, Frost Phase = essential - it saves my ass from cornered situations.
I got like 5 uniques in the last part of act 1 by playing with vandald (my lucky charm). That was awesome, haha.
Thanks! Also, Frost Phase = essential - it saves my ass from cornered situations.
Dead Prince
Banned
is that by design or bug? someone should report/ask this! /trollface.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Here are my equipped uniques so far:
Goat Head Wand (x2 for dual wielding):
My level 22 Embermage:
Also, how do you guys screencap weapons up close with the stats and stuff?
Goat Head Wand (x2 for dual wielding):
Vance's Skullcap:
My level 22 Embermage:
Also, how do you guys screencap weapons up close with the stats and stuff?
MasterShotgun
brazen editing lynx
Probably by design. I went through a 5 floor dungeon a while ago. I would have hated to end up broke and have to trek all the way through the dungeon again. They probably realized it could be abused to get back to the boss quicker, but the option of making it disappear each time was worse overall. It's also probably why portal scrolls are much harder to come by compared to TL1.
finally beat Act I tonight. The boss was actually pretty easy with my build but I'm probably going to restart because I used the console to respec when I hit a wall a few levels back. That prevents me from joining online games? I have 56.1% Execution chance right now though 
5 points in Execution passive, probably 20-odd + x% execution on my weapons and a lot of focus. Execution is so much fun, and with Rampage, the chain lightning, and Red Wolf I really plow through mobs.
5 points in Execution passive, probably 20-odd + x% execution on my weapons and a lot of focus. Execution is so much fun, and with Rampage, the chain lightning, and Red Wolf I really plow through mobs.Can't wait to see all the mods developed for this behemoth of a game.
Well, Torchlight 1 had mod support but never really had anything worthwhile made for it, so...
really liking the game a lot so far. Tried one of each character, main being a 18 outlander. It's really hard to pick a class to play with since I enjoy them all.
Just got done trying the embermage till level 6 and I liked it way more than I expected, wasn't even really going to give it a shot before.
one thing that I don't like is the way the skills are set up. I like the options and I like upgrading, but when everything is */15 I feel like I'm not making an impact in any skill, and the respec person only lets me go back 3! I really wish I could reset all skills, damn. It's also really hard to choose because a lot look really good and I've been jumping within all 3 trees, I feel like I'm screwing up whatever leet-ness I can have at a later level.
can't wait to play more.
oh, and I also am excited to play with the editor, especially if it's easier to use than the other. A game like this could really use the steam mod group support, I hope it has it's own workshop page. Can't wait to make new weapons and armor.
Just got done trying the embermage till level 6 and I liked it way more than I expected, wasn't even really going to give it a shot before.
one thing that I don't like is the way the skills are set up. I like the options and I like upgrading, but when everything is */15 I feel like I'm not making an impact in any skill, and the respec person only lets me go back 3! I really wish I could reset all skills, damn. It's also really hard to choose because a lot look really good and I've been jumping within all 3 trees, I feel like I'm screwing up whatever leet-ness I can have at a later level.
can't wait to play more.
oh, and I also am excited to play with the editor, especially if it's easier to use than the other. A game like this could really use the steam mod group support, I hope it has it's own workshop page. Can't wait to make new weapons and armor.
Well even small things like increasing the base movement speed was awesome to have. Just having a bunch of small mods installed at once can improve a game exponentially to your tastes.
So there's really nothing I can do with unneeded/unwanted rares except for selling? Is there an NPC somewhere for transmuting?
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Streamed some of Act 2 tonight: http://www.twitch.tv/thetrin/b/333151922
Really wish I could have let those interested know when I was actually streaming but I somehow forgot.
Really wish I could have let those interested know when I was actually streaming but I somehow forgot.
superdeluxe
Member
Just a quick Noob question, What key do you press to use your Special Skills? (The one that draws from the mana)
You can click on the squares at the bottom of the screen that correspond to specific keys (1234567890 by default) and set them up to trigger certain spells toward the mouse cursor.
By default I think right click triggers the spell on the right hand side of the screen, and you can have two quickly accessible spells for that button by hitting tab to switch between them. You can switch them out by clicking on the bottom right square or using the , and . keys, something like that. You may be able to click on one of the squares on the left and have your other mouse button set off a different spell if you don't use a weapon at all for some reason.
I think a tunnel shark turns a pet into a mole of some sort that has a chance of stunning, but I didn't know there was a permanent variant instead of the 5-15 minute versions.
From the very start of the game you should have a skill set to right-click, you can see it on the far right side of the bar at the bottom. Once you learn new skills you can set things to the 1-9 at the bottom and use them with a key press, or set other things to the right-click.
Anyone else just get a 300 MB patch? I only installed the game a few hours ago and played straight afterwards, so maybe I'm getting it later than others?
EDIT: Here's the changelist and stuff.
Yeah it was called a Giant Tunnel Shark. I was wondering if you could unlock new pets and I guess you can if you get lucky. Get to fishin'!
So I saw that transmuter in the Act II town. And I used 4 of my uniques just to see what it did... =( I mean I guess that's neat if you get a bunch of uniques that you can't use to try for something else. But I usually throw those in the shared stash for future characters I make.
PuppetSlave
Member
Don't drink stuff you get from evil witches. I knew that, but I just had to try that sugary goodness.
Been doing a few random maps. Might put up a video of how it works. It's nothing too involved, but it's neat. Random boss at the end of the map is a nice touch.
What's funny is that they (the masked man as well) go on this rant about how stupid you are for having helped them, and how they're now unstoppable. But you can still just cancel picking a quest reward.
It's downloading the patch again because there was an issue they quickly fixed where the patch just before it erased the shared stash, or it was some kind of Steam cloud issue. I don't know if it's some settings I recently changed, or this patch, but the game runs a hell of a lot smoother now, compared to frame dips all the time when things get hectic. Will have to see if multiplayer is improved too.