Torchlight I & II Thread v2

[Flashcat]

I picked up Torchlight 2 as I need some refreshment from PoE.

I've never really played Torchlight, got maybe 2 hours in Torchlight 1 after fucking around in town and not really playing, so let's see how this goes.

[I'm Jon]

[QUOTE=MrFlashcat;43066221]I picked up Torchlight 2 as I need some refreshment from PoE.

I've never really played Torchlight, got maybe 2 hours in Torchlight 1 after fucking around in town and not really playing, so let's see how this goes.[/QUOTE]

Torchlight 2 is a cakewalk after Path of Exile imo.

[Malvodion]

[QUOTE=ejonkou;43066312]Torchlight 2 is a cakewalk after Path of Exile imo.[/QUOTE]

True. It's not that it's easier, but that it's much less complex that PoE. You can still get molested by enemies if you aren't prepared (unless you are playing easy, which is the point of that difficulty.).

[Coffee]

Unless you're playing Embermage, then you get molested all the time.

[Malvodion]

[QUOTE=Coffee;43086089]Unless you're playing Embermage, then you get molested all the time.[/QUOTE]

Unless you are playing multiplayer, in which case Embermages will get molested to death. Too much aggro.
That or I'm the worst embermage in the history of Vilderan. (... ;-; )

[Malvodion]

From their facebook:
[quote=TorchlightII]Oh hey if you still need Christmas gifts...we just launched some class T-shirts (including ladies sizes)! Time to cosplay at Christmas. It's what Santa would do.

Store: [url]http://store.penny-arcade.com/collections/runic-games[/url][/quote]

[t]http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0042/9942/products/berserker_m_det_1024x1024_1024x1024.jpg[/t][t]http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0042/9942/products/embermage_m_det_1024x1024_1024x1024.jpg[/t]
[t]http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0042/9942/products/engineer_m_det_1024x1024_1024x1024.jpg[/t][t]http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0042/9942/products/outlander_m_det_1024x1024_1024x1024.jpg[/t]

[Malvodion]

It's been a good while since we last heard any news of Torchlight 2's developement.

Until today: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDzqJF84gVE&list=PLNQ98umn3dxxiQdB0S8o4lNGDZWJ69Adp&index=2[/url] (they are 3 short videos)

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTDLgkpHRpk[/media]

They didn't post anything else, just the youtube videos and a :smile: face. I'm not sure What is happening, but it's happening.

[LordMoldyButt]

Probably DLC or a xpac. Kind of too late imo.

[Malvodion]

[QUOTE=TheJoker;45131308]Probably DLC or a xpac. Kind of too late imo.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, but even though there isn't that many playing the game at this point I'm still (probably) going to get it whenever it comes out.

And in case anyone is interested: [B][url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/41500/]Torchlight I[/url][/B] and [B][url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/200710/]Torchlight II[/url][/B] are 50% off until June 30, and Torchlight's merchandise will also be 50% off from June 19 to June 26: [url]http://merch.torchlight2game.com/[/url]
[t]https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t1.0-9/10438925_896570657036665_9205527438581546826_n.jpg[/t]

[Sungrazer]

Anyone still playing this?

[LordMoldyButt]

I don't anymore. Mainly due to act 2. No amount of mods can change it.

[Sungrazer]

[QUOTE=TheJoker;45720990]I don't anymore. Mainly due to act 2. No amount of mods can change it.[/QUOTE]

What about act 2?

[LordMoldyButt]

Other than that it's long (over an hour I believe)... there's very little color. I think you spend most of the time in a desert.

[Ajaxial]

[QUOTE=TheJoker;45721363]Other than that it's long (over an hour I believe)... there's very little color. I think you spend most of the time in a desert.[/QUOTE]

An hour isn't really very much. I just spent the past 6 and a half hours farming uniques and gems.

[ironman17]

Yeah, Act 2 was a bit too much of a bland desert, and the whole affair seemed like breaking down in a desert-situated small-town. More of a stop on the way to that swamp and dwarven ruin place in Act 3, not much variety in scenery, and in some ways it seemed like some of the main quests where roadblocks of dallying about doing stuff for folks who could just as easily help you like that if they weren't so focused on their own problems.

For example, the Sphinx won't let you in until you've killed his rival, the Manticore, and the Genie wants you to go through all these trials for his own amusement, along with defeating his rival.

Let's hope that if they ever make a Torchlight 3, such issues will be fixed in the campaign.

[Malvodion]

Meh it wasn't that bad. I honestly liked the looks in the desert tilesets and how they made the two sides different (the first half being a sand erg the other being a barren wasteland), but it is still the least entertaining of the three act. I liked the tilesets for the mana caves, the den and the vault of souls, though they only show up once.

[Ajaxial]

So uhhh...Any good ideas what I should do with all these?

[t]http://puu.sh/b8Fyk/500adf68af.png[/t]

and

[t]http://puu.sh/b8FyL/7d9dfbb465.png[/t]

[Windy]

I never got a chance to finish Torchlight 2, spending about 25-ish hours on one character on veteran and only got to act 3 before forgetting about it. Veteran felt too easy for me for some reason though and i wasn't too sure if I had done something with mods, say the custom class (some kind of martial artist) was too powerful all the sudden or if Synergies buggered up somewhere. I never got back into it after that.

Do another modded run on Elite, next time?

[Malvodion]

[QUOTE=Jamie1992GSC;45804885]So uhhh...Any good ideas what I should do with all these?

[t]http://puu.sh/b8Fyk/500adf68af.png[/t]

and

[t]http://puu.sh/b8FyL/7d9dfbb465.png[/t][/QUOTE]

Either use them (remember you can add standard gems to fill slots and then remove them later to make way for better ones), sell them, or get a mod that might allow you to combine them. I stopped hoarding things after I noticed I'd never ever use any of that stuff.

[QUOTE=Highwind017;45810496]I never got a chance to finish Torchlight 2, spending about 25-ish hours on one character on veteran and only got to act 3 before forgetting about it. Veteran felt too easy for me for some reason though and i wasn't too sure if I had done something with mods, say the custom class (some kind of martial artist) was too powerful all the sudden or if Synergies buggered up somewhere. I never got back into it after that.

Do another modded run on Elite, next time?[/QUOTE]

They raised the dificulty up a bit on the last update if I'm not wrong, but I'm almost sure your issue was using an overpowered class.

If you do end up doing a new modded run, I'd suggest you to add these two:
[url]http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=139645352[/url]
[url]http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=143033358[/url]

They only add more map chunks for extra variations.

And if you want custom classes, I'd got for either Theolentist or Futurist.
[url]http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=136409017[/url]
[url]http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=151403537[/url]

Futurist is more of a mix of preexisting things, rebalanced to make a new class but it's fairly well made. Theolentist has a lot of unique stuff on it (like abilities that change depending on which weapon you use, and special abilities that require you to use a wand+pistol), and custom effects+icons, but it's a tad overpowered I think, not so much as doing damage as that you can keep yourself alive easily without even needing potions most of the time (though you are usually squishy and will explode if you take too long).

[Malvodion]

Well, Torchlight 1 is free and Tl2 is 75% off until Sunday, 11/30/14 on Arc, if any of you uses that plataform and wanted the game:
[url]http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Torchlight-Free-Right-Now-Torchlight-2-Available-Discount-68598.html[/url]

[Malvodion]

(Actual news for once) Runic has been teasing their new game for a while, and they posted something interesting few days ago. [url]https://twitter.com/RunicGames/status/553700162816585728[/url]

[quote]@RunicGames

We sure have a lot of beautiful artwork for this new....

I've said too much.

[t]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B68jXTMCAAAwZPt.jpg:large[/t][/quote]

Whatever it is, hopefully it'll be revealed before the end of the year.

[sp]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/rainbow.png[/sp]

[Malvodion]

I really don't like the constant multiposting (though I dislike the overall "deadness" more.) but we got some actual big news about the game today: [url]http://www.torchlight2game.com/news/2015/02/02/tl2-mac-port-now-available-from-steam/[/url]

[quote][B][U]Big News![/U][/B]
[I]February 2nd, 2015[/I]

We've got some BIG NEWS to announce today!
[B]Torchlight II for Mac is available [url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/200710/]right now[/url] on Steam![/B]

[video=youtube;AC6AVn8hYnc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC6AVn8hYnc[/video][/quote]

Kinda late, but atleast the keept their promise of a mac port.

[Malvodion]

Since no one has said anything anywhere on FP yet: [url]http://www.torchlightmobile.com/[/url]

[t]http://www.torchlightmobile.com/images/pc/torchlight_mobile_logo.png[/t]

Looks like this is an actual thing. Either a sequel or a prequel, I can't tell. (I don't know if its even "canon" or not either.)
[t]http://www.torchlightmobile.com/images/pc/art1.png[/t] [t]http://www.torchlightmobile.com/images/pc/art2.png[/t]
[t]http://www.torchlightmobile.com/images/pc/art3.png[/t] [t]https://scontent-gru1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/t31.0-8/11337122_885373214862355_2525147728269187506_o.jpg[/t]

I guess it's better than seeing the franchise dead and forgotten? (maybe)

[Toxicooww]

[QUOTE=Malvodion;47954276]Since no one has said anything anywhere on FP yet: [url]http://www.torchlightmobile.com/[/url]

[t]http://www.torchlightmobile.com/images/pc/torchlight_mobile_logo.png[/t]

Looks like this is an actual thing. Either a sequel or a prequel, I can't tell. (I don't know if its even "canon" or not either.)
[t]http://www.torchlightmobile.com/images/pc/art1.png[/t] [t]http://www.torchlightmobile.com/images/pc/art2.png[/t]
[t]http://www.torchlightmobile.com/images/pc/art3.png[/t] [t]https://scontent-gru1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/t31.0-8/11337122_885373214862355_2525147728269187506_o.jpg[/t]

I guess it's better than seeing the franchise dead and forgotten? (maybe)[/QUOTE]

I have a bad feeling about this...

[Malvodion]

So, Torchlight 2 is on origin now.

[media]https://twitter.com/RunicGames/status/702944775620550657[/media]

Oh, and I guess I never mentioned it: Torchlight 2 works on linux now too.

[Coolkiddo]

I played Torchlight 1 and 2 recently, I became saddened about what happened to Runic Games. But it's odd, when the company shutdown the employees weren't laid off and forced to look for work, but instead they were relocated and put into Echtra Games (not sure why).

I know this thread states and a couple of people outside this thread were saying the game they were making was going to be a mobile game or something for the mobile market, but the game they're working on is called "Torchlight Frontiers". It doesn't seem to be a mobile game at all as it's available platforms as listed on Wiki are for PS4, Xbone, and PC (no mention of Iphone or Android). It's still looks like it's a Hack and Slash without too many alterations, but it's going to be made into a MMO, which from my experience I don't know how to feel about to be honest.

Torchlight Frontiers | Available 2019

It seems they have a beta signup on the website, but after registering I was automatically input into it, so I guess keep an eye on it in the mean time if you're interested in seeing what it's about.

I know I'm resurrecting an old thread to go on about this topic (3 years jesus), but anyone who is still keeping an eye on Torchlight should be informed of what's going on with the franchise's development.