I never got real far into GD even though I backed it, I think the issue is the classes didn't appeal to me enough. I remembered in Titan's Quest playing with multiple damage shields at once and loving that but I couldn't match it in this game.
But that said, I have the DLC and all so want to start over. Is there a class in-game which is either heavy damage shield or pet oriented? Or barring that, are there good mods to add pet classes (I guess there are multiple different necromancer mods) that have balanced skills vs. the vanilla classes and that can survive at the hardest difficulties?
ok, so I went conjuror and have the Hellhound, Raven and Briarthorn. It's been going well but now in my low 20s they are getting weaker even though I've maxed the Hellhound and Briarthorn.
I also have a Marrow Band which gives bonus 7% hp to pets and summons a Stalwart Guardian at 5% on hit (22 seconds)
Oh, and I have the Slapping Salazar blade which ill be able to equip in a couple of levels to summon a Harbringer (30 seconds)- that gives a bonus to pets but will kill my DPS, should I still use this and let the pets do all the fighting? Once I equip that I won't be useful at all unless I find a real nice 1 hander to do more damage or just use a shield.
At this point I'm a bit lost as to where to put my points on level, should I just keep level'ing up the pets on their line or are there other lines I should concentrate on? Some say the Primal Spirit is necessary but at first glance it seems rather weak?
And what about devotion, that wasn't there when I last played, are there particular constellations that will boost my pet DPS up significantly?
I just started playing this about a month ago and enjoying it from an action perspective (very rewarding to destroy mobs!)... but the leveling process and story progression feels far too slow. I'm on my 5th build, about level 20 and I just get kinda bored doing the same quests over and over and over and over for each build, let alone three difficulties.
Any suggestions to make that go faster/better?
Leveling actually is really fast compared to most games. I've been able to take a new character from level 1 to 70ish in just a few days of casual playing and all the big mods out there actually reduce the amount of experience gained simply to slow progression to a normal level.
As for leveling, you can always play on Veteran mode for Normal and skip all the Bounty Board quests. I generally hit level 55-60 before reaching Elite and I don't skip any side-quests nor do I farm that much. Once you reach Elite and Ultimate, it's a better idea to skip most of the trash mobs and just go for heroes and big clusters of enemies.
However, if you're having a hard time leveling and keep making new characters because you get bored, maybe your builds need some tweaking to help you clear mobs. Basically, everything in Veteran should die at the slightest sneeze from your character - if you're having a harder time than that, your build is missing something. Pure poison casters are my favorite and I ran from Veteran to Ultimate without dying a single time and my poison Witch Hunter is the build for my only two level 85 Hardcore characters - the rest died in the 70s. Most run of the mill builds can clear Veteran without any issues, but if you spread your points too thin, you're going to have a hard time. If you sink stat points in the wrong stat, you're going to have a hard time. You can always feel free to post your build(s) here and we can try to assist.
I'm a believer in avoiding the forums at the start for more than just the builds. At least for this type of game. Figuring out how to approach each fight, and general play can also be a very enjoyable process. Of course if you are stumped, Google away, but some people jump on the forums right away, and it takes much of the mystery and fun out of the game.Well, you can go to the forums as there's a wealth of information there. You don't have to look at the current builds, but it is great for other areas.
Mostly GD is just better. It has constellation perks to add to your build, and the gear has some more interesting abilities on them. The only gripe I have is that I preferred many of the classes of TQ. I miss skills like Ice Shards from TQ for example.Playing through Titan Quest again for the first time in like 10 years. It's aged very well. I never played Immortal Throne, so I'm going to grind through TQ and get the playthrough I never had before.
That said, the quality of TQ is better than I remembered ( i had a crappy pc back then) so Grim Dawn is back on my radar in a big way.
Is there anything about GD that I'll be disappointed about? Or is it a TQ clone with updated story, graphics, etc??
You really need to check this out then.The only gripe I have is that I preferred many of the classes of TQ. I miss skills like Ice Shards from TQ for example.
What is it I need to check out?You really need to check this out then.
Weird. I could have sworn I added the link.What is it I need to check out?