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Torchlight |OT| The Definitive Loot game of 2009
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unrenowned
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Anyone having problems with the targeting boxes being too small? It's especially tricky to target enemies when my char is on the move. Using ranged weapons one can always shift+attack but it's worse for my melee characters.
Masta_Killah
Member
I started off not getting any blue and above items till I was in the mid teens. I'm now getting a ton of gold and purple gear drops while going through the dwarven fortress.
Just got this new helm a few minutes ago(along with around 5-6 gold items :lol)
Also, if you guys press the enter key, the game will go into photo mode, which is a nice feature.
Just got this new helm a few minutes ago(along with around 5-6 gold items :lol)
Also, if you guys press the enter key, the game will go into photo mode, which is a nice feature.
BrokenSymmetry
Member
Masta_Killah said:Also, if you guys press the enter key, the game will go into photo mode, which is a nice feature.
Ah yes, I love that feature!
ShineALight
Member
Masta_Killah said:
Can't wait to try out the infinite dungeon....only a few more hours left with the main storyline.
Wait... I'm level 60 and this is beyond anything I've seen. I can get something like this by enchanting the same item repeatedly in town?
I'm in level 28 of infinite dungeon. This is where people will find the challenge in normal mode.
Also, level 60, 15+ hours in, not getting any good drops lately, still.
If you're playing as the tank I'd avoid weapons with a chance to turn enemies onto your side. I just smash through everything, and then some enemies walk around on my team for a while and I either have to wait around to kill them or just pass up the xp and loot.
Anyone come up with a cool build? I'm pretty proud of my tank situation: maxed out the passive melee mastery, dual wielding, the final skill in the Berserker tree and the skill that lowers mana cost and regenerates it faster. So I do insane damage, am constantly using a skill and never have to use mana potions.
A final thought: items don't sell for enough in this game. I should be able to sell a badass unique epic weapon and make enough to fill up on potions.
Castor Krieg
Banned
ShineALight said:
Yes, you can enchant the same weapon again and again. Note that the weapon has approx. 1% of wiping out all enchants. Also further enchants cost more and more.
Is it just me, or is Ember Lance horrifically overpowered? :lol
There is no downside! Not only does it have incredible range, it tears through entire groups of enemies like nothing, and there is no limit to how many enemies you can strike with it at one time. Also it seems like every time you score a critical hit, it momentarily stuns your enemies, usually slowing their advance enough for continued focus to finish them off. It gets even better when you throw teleport in there for jumping back, the frost bolt spell (100% chance to slow) and Elemental overload (+15% damage for all elements for around 14 seconds - at offensive magic level 1!) The one thing that holds it back is the amount of mana it needs to be sustained, but a few points in advanced spell casting and some mana potions will fix that right up.
I love powerful spells, but it completely outshines other ones similar to it, like lightning bolt, Ember bolts and even the meteor skill you get at level 25 in some cases. I think it might need some overall toning down.
On that note, does anyone know if they are planning on releasing any kind of balance patch in the near future? I know it doesn't particularly matter, since it's single player, but it'd still be helpful.
There is no downside! Not only does it have incredible range, it tears through entire groups of enemies like nothing, and there is no limit to how many enemies you can strike with it at one time. Also it seems like every time you score a critical hit, it momentarily stuns your enemies, usually slowing their advance enough for continued focus to finish them off. It gets even better when you throw teleport in there for jumping back, the frost bolt spell (100% chance to slow) and Elemental overload (+15% damage for all elements for around 14 seconds - at offensive magic level 1!) The one thing that holds it back is the amount of mana it needs to be sustained, but a few points in advanced spell casting and some mana potions will fix that right up.
I love powerful spells, but it completely outshines other ones similar to it, like lightning bolt, Ember bolts and even the meteor skill you get at level 25 in some cases. I think it might need some overall toning down.
On that note, does anyone know if they are planning on releasing any kind of balance patch in the near future? I know it doesn't particularly matter, since it's single player, but it'd still be helpful.
Masta_Killah
Member
Chromax said:
After clearing the main story, an infinite dungeon opens up. That's where you'll get most of your gold.
McBradders
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I got a shotgun with a skull on the end! This game is badass :lol
lumberjack
Neo Member
Is there anyone in town that will just identify all my items for me?
archnemesis
Member
Nope, you need to buy scrolls or a spell.lumberjack said:
Tenkai Star
Member
For the first time I am actually looking forward towards the 2,5 hours on a train I spend every friday :lol
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Deleted member 17706
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I restarted on hard (made a Destroyer again) and oh boy is the game a lot more fun on this difficulty. I was enjoying the game, but it was just way too easy on the normal difficulty. Now this game is really going to suck my time away. I'm getting the same feeling as I got when I first played Diablo.
That's probably the game's biggest flaw. Hard should have been "normal". It's the perfect balance.
Didn't get a chance to play much last night, got through all my portal quests and am just beginning the Library. I need to boost my armor, I am eating potions like Halloween candy.
Didn't get a chance to play much last night, got through all my portal quests and am just beginning the Library. I need to boost my armor, I am eating potions like Halloween candy.
Tenkai Star
Member
Well I' not saying games are easier theese days butToxicAdam said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlDlrbshsVw
yeah.......
Teknopathetic
Member
Well, the game is marketed towards more than just us duders who've played diablo before. Actually when starting the game and mousing over the hard difficulty option, they explicitly say "Hay, if you've played a game like this before, pick this."
Anyway, beat the game, took me about 13 hours. At least 15-20 of that was on the final boss. Needless to say, it was sufficiently epic.
Anyway, beat the game, took me about 13 hours. At least 15-20 of that was on the final boss. Needless to say, it was sufficiently epic.
Yeah I noticed that as well. What I do is just hold down the shift key whenever I am attacking. It works efficiently well with a ranged character but can be a bit wonky when using a close combat character.unrenowned said:
Also am about 6 or so hours and my impressions earlier remains unchanged.
-GOTY material most defintely.
thetrin
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I see nothing wrong with curbing the normal difficulty a bit to appeal to a new audience. It's not like hard isn't there. It just means my friends who suck at these games can play it without being emasculated for having to choose easy.
More specifically, it'll be Mythos.
blitz64 said:
More specifically, it'll be Mythos.
So glad I found a respec mod. Was rather pissed off when I accidentally clicked on a talent I didn't want.
http://www.torchlightinsider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=270
http://www.torchlightinsider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=270
Teknopathetic
Member
"Is it just me, or is Ember Lance horrifically overpowered?"
Ember Lance may or may not be horrifically overpowered. Especially when you max out the crit talent and get some +crit gear so your whole screen is filled with Critical Hit messages.
Ember Lance may or may not be horrifically overpowered. Especially when you max out the crit talent and get some +crit gear so your whole screen is filled with Critical Hit messages.
SupraDarky
Member
I have 2 questions that have been probably been asked already:
-What does Enchanting in town really does? I've tried it twice and both times it added a socket to my weapon. So does it just add sockets or it can have any random effect (like adding damage etc.). Also if that's the case, can you enchant a piece of equipment over and over again and enchantments will just keep adding up?
-Is there a list somewhere of all the possible transmutations? I've only discovered 2 recipes (potions and gems) so far.
-What does Enchanting in town really does? I've tried it twice and both times it added a socket to my weapon. So does it just add sockets or it can have any random effect (like adding damage etc.). Also if that's the case, can you enchant a piece of equipment over and over again and enchantments will just keep adding up?
-Is there a list somewhere of all the possible transmutations? I've only discovered 2 recipes (potions and gems) so far.
A couple of random thoughts...
-I'd love to have a way to see the sockets without highlighting the item or another one with slots or a gem. It takes way longer then it should to look for new weapons with sockets in town since the stat boxes block the view of the other weapons. Maybe some sort of toggle or moving the slots to the corners of the picture and showing them all of the time.
-It's going to be a blast using all of the gems I've found and combined on the next play through. Yay for no level minimums for using gems!
-Loading seems to take far longer then it should. I understand that procedurally creating the maps takes a lot of CPU time, but going to town and back should load much quicker.
-I love how you can send the pet back to town. You don't even need to open the pet panel to send items to him, just shift click and the panel will open all by itself.
-I'd love to have a way to see the sockets without highlighting the item or another one with slots or a gem. It takes way longer then it should to look for new weapons with sockets in town since the stat boxes block the view of the other weapons. Maybe some sort of toggle or moving the slots to the corners of the picture and showing them all of the time.
-It's going to be a blast using all of the gems I've found and combined on the next play through. Yay for no level minimums for using gems!
-Loading seems to take far longer then it should. I understand that procedurally creating the maps takes a lot of CPU time, but going to town and back should load much quicker.
-I love how you can send the pet back to town. You don't even need to open the pet panel to send items to him, just shift click and the panel will open all by itself.
Enchanting is completely broken basically. While there's a chance for it to remove all the enchantments, you'll still end up with items far far better than any unique/random item you'll be able to find. It's not uncommon to get 20-30 enchantments per item and it's not THAT expensive if you pick a cheap base item and have the bargain passive ability
bigdaddygamebot
Member
Iz ther phatter lewts on the harder difficulty levels?
I'm thinking about jumping straight into Hardcore mode.
I'm thinking about jumping straight into Hardcore mode.
Teknopathetic
Member
Enchanting is basically the same as it is in Fate, though without the negative enchantments (only complete removal).
Philthy
Member
I've been finding Normal to be challenging, so I'm not sure if my spec is whacked out or what. Huge Diablo 2 fanatic and did all the difficulty runs and such. Just playing a summoner Alchemist and i've got about 4 imps and a 1 steam golem right now, and at level 12 or so I barely make it through the boss challenges. Haven't died yet, but it's been close!
RoodyPooUS
Member
Playing the mage on very hard. I plan on playing mage then archer and then trying hardcore.
BTW, Is there a way to rotate the map?
BTW, Is there a way to rotate the map?
I must be doing something wrong as playing as a Rogue on Hard it quite tough. Even with relatively high defence and good armoured stuff I get one-shotted a fair few times against mobs the same level as me (23). Mainly I just spam a spell just out of melee range, run back, and keep doing it :|
Much easier to do that with a rifle in my hands.
Much easier to do that with a rifle in my hands.
ElectricThunder
Member
That WIP camera control mod is going to be bonkers if the person can wring out all the kinks in it and get it working on all versions of the game come TorchED. He's got a FIRST PERSON view decently working all things considered FFS! :lol