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Posted May 07, 2012
I don't even understand.

Why use Kickstarter just to make another generic ARPG, I mean it's not like the Action Role-playing genre is weak or anything, there's more titles coming out all the time. Looks utterly boring to me, 3D looks ugly and the whole "bright lights" effects everywhere for spells is eye cancer.
Posted May 07, 2012
$3500 to go! :D

EDIT: What the... I could have sworn they were at $279,500 earlier.
Post edited May 07, 2012 by DreadMoth
Posted May 07, 2012
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Crosmando: I don't even understand.

Why use Kickstarter just to make another generic ARPG, I mean it's not like the Action Role-playing genre is weak or anything, there's more titles coming out all the time. Looks utterly boring to me, 3D looks ugly and the whole "bright lights" effects everywhere for spells is eye cancer.
Could you name at least a few of those "another generic ARPGs"? Is there anything else going on except for Torchlight 2 (and MMO-ish Diablo III)? Maybe I've missed something lately...

Considering graphics, I think that technically it's really good and the art style is a matter of taste. To me it looks amazingly good.
Posted May 07, 2012
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inc09nito: Considering graphics, I think that technically it's really good and the art style is a matter of taste. To me it looks amazingly good.
Heck, Titan Quest still looks really good even now, almost 6 years later.
In fact, I'd say it looks as good if not better than Diablo 3 at the same zoom level - and it definitely runs a lot better (constant 120+ FPS in Titan Quest: Immortal Throne at max settings with AA versus ~27 FPS in Diablo 3 at max settings without AA... and that's not taking into account the net lag issues D3 suffers from).

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Crosmando: another generic ARPG
As for calling Grim Dawn generic, it does quite a few things differently to other recent ARPGs:

-> Non-linear progression
-> Post-apocalyptic fantasy Victorian era setting
-> Combine any two of five character classes, each with their own fairly large skill tree
-> Faction system
Post edited May 07, 2012 by DreadMoth
Posted May 07, 2012
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DreadMoth: Heck, Titan Quest still looks really good even now, almost 6 years later.
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Well, that's the point. It was 6 years ago and from that time no one has made anything that good in this genre.
Posted May 07, 2012
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DreadMoth: -> Non-linear progression
-> Post-apocalyptic fantasy Victorian era setting
-> Combine any two of five character classes, each with their own fairly large skill tree
-> Faction system
Its use true Line of Site, and destructible environments with random path generation... You can effectively hide in a house prior to a group of enemies seeing you and they will walk past you unless you engage them
Posted May 07, 2012
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Starkrun: You can effectively hide in a house prior to a group of enemies seeing you and they will walk past you unless you engage them
Nice - didn't know the AI worked by true line of sight.


$71 to go :D

Looks like they could reach the funding goal today...

EDIT: Woah, someone just backed $1000
Post edited May 07, 2012 by DreadMoth
Posted May 07, 2012
FUNDED! :D
Posted May 07, 2012
Gentlemen, Grim Dawn have reached the goal, and is hopefully becoming a reality now!

Let's hope the total ammount pass $500k (including the promised large donation) before the time runs out.

It might be a stretch, but i am hoping ;)
Posted May 08, 2012
Bit too lazy to look through the backer comments but, anyone know anything about the expansion?. Will it be a true expansion or a DLC ? ;). (** looks through the tiers to find one to upgrade to**)
Post edited May 08, 2012 by nijuu
Posted May 08, 2012
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nijuu: Bit too lazy to look through the backer comments but, anyone know anything about the expansion?. Will it be a true expansion or a DLC ? ;). (** looks through the tiers to find one to upgrade to**)
I'm guessing the GD expansion will be to Grim Dawn as Immortal Throne was to Titan Quest - most likely some significant improvements to the existing game as well as a fairly large amount of new areas.
I don't know if there's been much information released about it yet - I suspect they just want to finish the main game before they think too much about post-release stuff.
Posted May 10, 2012
Over $316,500 pledged so far, Update 10 (with Arcanist gameplay video) is now viewable by non-backers, and GameSpy just did a hands-on preview.
Post edited May 10, 2012 by DreadMoth
Posted May 16, 2012
Total of $400,438 is now pledged with 58 hours left!

Seriously hoping for a giant rush in the end ;)
Post edited May 16, 2012 by Solei
Posted May 16, 2012
They have added a number of new reward tiers recently. You can now "pre-order" the first expansion if you up your pledge by about $10 from certain levels.
Posted May 16, 2012
Fucking sweet. I'm really pumped for this. Plus, Arthur and co. have so far been really upfront and forthcoming about the Kickstarter drive, their goals and the game. These guys are real bros.
Btw Arthur has told me that the costs of the producing the box at the $100 and $150 tier will be quite high due to a small volume of backers. They're currently undecided between the smaller one (still cardboard), and the big, old school type. I've backed the $100 one though. No qualms, nothing whatsoever. This is going to be such a bro game.
Post edited May 16, 2012 by lowyhong
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