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I've just got The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut from Humble Bundle, which I'm quite enjoying. How do the two games compare? Pretty interested in this also.
Grim Dawn - ARPG
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They do, as of today
Nice! Tempting indeed.
Now I just have to wait for them to sell gog keys for the new DLC hehe.
Grim dawn is superior in every way to the Helsing games. Infact, I'd go as far as to say any aRPG player must have this game in their collection and even if you don't like aRPG's buy it anyway.
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Have an 85 Warborn Sword and Board Commando that i had been playing, the minute the expansion dropped though i started a new Necromancer, havent looked at any guilds and using only self found stuff, although i have cheated by buying faction scrolls to help boost his faction gain as he levels 
So far i whacked 16 points into Skeles and the rest have gone into channeled drain spell, gear is a mixture of yellows and greens and im absolutely destroying stuff with 5 assorted skeles running havoc, its absolutely marvelous stuff
Going to look at Occultist to grab the hound from that and Bysmiels pet bonuses, pets feel just right, super damage but squishy except the dude with the shield just need to pickup some skills that let me interact as at the moment the channeled drain spell chews through my mana too fast and doesnt feel massively powerful, so im tempted to take the points out of it and maybe drop them in to Occultist and get Curse of Frailty to pull mobs with onto my undead legion
Loving this expansion and ive not even seen the new content yet lol
So far i whacked 16 points into Skeles and the rest have gone into channeled drain spell, gear is a mixture of yellows and greens and im absolutely destroying stuff with 5 assorted skeles running havoc, its absolutely marvelous stuff
Going to look at Occultist to grab the hound from that and Bysmiels pet bonuses, pets feel just right, super damage but squishy except the dude with the shield
just need to pickup some skills that let me interact as at the moment the channeled drain spell chews through my mana too fast and doesnt feel massively powerful, so im tempted to take the points out of it and maybe drop them in to Occultist and get Curse of Frailty to pull mobs with onto my undead legion Loving this expansion and ive not even seen the new content yet lol
yea I truly enjoy it, L70 atm with a tactician.
2h slamming, no idea what it be when I reach 100.
My duel wielding illusionist hit 20 last night. Really really good fun, trying not to spend any points atm as really unsure on the cunning requirements for the pistols.
Tending to laydown the big blue protection/buff and just shoot fixed and watch the crits fly.
It is just utterly utterly brilliant game, so much customisation and each class play so different it is almost endless repeat-ability. As above not even touched the new map content yet.
This game should be in everyone collection, it is that good. Irrespective of genre.
Tending to laydown the big blue protection/buff and just shoot fixed and watch the crits fly.
It is just utterly utterly brilliant game, so much customisation and each class play so different it is almost endless repeat-ability. As above not even touched the new map content yet.
This game should be in everyone collection, it is that good. Irrespective of genre.
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Theory crafted a new Reaper (Nightblade / Necromancer) overall it may be a bit squishy, but it has a ton of Lifesteal and devotions that support giving lots of health back, it probably runs the risk of getting 1 shotted as well lol, but im going to see if i can level it up anyhow
http://www.grimtools.com/calc/r2BDjJZA
Love the fact this game has so many ways you can make a character.
http://www.grimtools.com/calc/r2BDjJZA
Love the fact this game has so many ways you can make a character.
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Picked this up and it's been great so far! Up to level 9 at the moment. I've been trying to evenly distribute my skill points though, but mostly I use a two handed weapon. I need more cunning though as I now feel I'd like to use a gun.
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What class did you pick for 2H? Shaman works very well for a 2H build, Demo works well with 2H rifles as well.
@Spacedeck - There is an NPC at Devils crossing, in the prison part top right who for 'bits' will reset your skill points as many times as you want.
Very helpful for testing out builds and the skills they have.
Very helpful for testing out builds and the skills they have.
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Thanks, will keep that in mind.
I didn't get to choose a class? The games tutorial hasn't prompted or asked me to select a class, so I'm not sure.
What level are you @Spacedeck ? If you press (S) you bring up the skill/class screen were you put points into the skills you want. At level 10 you open up your second class choice which opens up a plethora of options.
You always start off basic with no class until you hit level 2.
You always start off basic with no class until you hit level 2.
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@eekfek lol, just checked and I haven't got a 1st or 2nd class. I just hit level 14 too.
If I wanted to go down the magic route, what would be best?
If I wanted to go down the magic route, what would be best?
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lot of options, depends on your playstyle, sorcerer, warlord, purifier etc..with two classes the synergy can be awesome or a bit meh depending what class mastery choice you make.
grim dawns forum is a nice place to read up on such
http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=17
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You don't choose a class when you make a character. You choose a gender and that's about it. Once you start playing and level up, you get to choose your first "class". Then at lvl 10, you choose your second class. You end up choosing skills from 2 completely different skill trees.
For example if you pick Nightblade and Soldier, your class (mastery in Grim Dawn) is called Blademaster (quite popular btw). Necro plus Soldier is Death Knight, Arcanist plus occultist is Warlock. There is MANY combinations. Basically, you'll pick one mastery and build a character around a skill or two. Then you complement it with a secondary mastery to make it tick. There are a lot of fun combinations to play around with.
GD is a great game. Have been playing it since pre release and have had a great time with it. The fact that Crate keep working on the game and churning out new content is great.
Oh and the optimisations in the latest patch are great, the game no longer tanks for me even in the busiest of scenarios.
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I've missed the expansion launch and most of the info. Could anyone summarise what's added and whether it's worth it?