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sector_corrector posted:Man, just got the awesome choice in Grim Dawn of picking a skill that shoots out 3 barely visible globs of light that do piddling damage and stun enemies for 1 second, versus shooting out 1 barely visible glob of light that does piddling damage +10% and doesn't stun enemies. I don't think I've ever been happier to request a refund. some people's dicks get really hard over massive skill trees with points that add 0.1% chance of something for each point you put in, i think this is path of exile's whole claim to fame
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Dec 4, 2017 18:58
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There's a lot to like about Grim Dawn but I don't begrudge people for dissing the skill tree, waiting 30 levels to max out your two passives until maybe sorta thinking about putting more than 1 point into actual skills sucked with TQ and it sucks here as well.
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Dec 4, 2017 19:01
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sector_corrector posted:Man, just got the awesome choice in Grim Dawn of picking a skill that shoots out 3 barely visible globs of light that do piddling damage and stun enemies for 1 second, versus shooting out 1 barely visible glob of light that does piddling damage +10% and doesn't stun enemies. I don't think I've ever been happier to request a refund. On the other hand, my first Grim Dawn character beat people with a tree branch that called down lightning and exploding falcons.
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Dec 4, 2017 19:04
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I don't really like the way Grim Dawn does incremental upgrades because it kinda obfuscates how much your bonuses and point dumping is actually helping you, but it does make it feel like you're actually growing stronger very very smoothly. Having to balance improving the skills you already have while also putting points into your raw class so that you can unlock new ones is a really interesting system that has a surprising amount of depth to it... depth which completely vanishes as soon as your reach NG+ because you're probably at the highest level with the most available skills, but still, you need that boost to survive the higher difficulties.
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Dec 4, 2017 19:04
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Grim Dawn problem is that it doesn't tell you that the Constellation system is where a ton of very flashy, very fun skills are hidden at. And really that components give new skills and should be used and never horded.
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Dec 4, 2017 19:08
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boar guy posted:no one uses https://www.mysteamgauge.com/ ? it tries to reconcile between what you spend on your account and what it's worth I use Gaugepowered.com as it lets me correct all the prices myself (including games bought from outside Steam) making it very accurate  VS what ES tells from just Steam  I got 280 games. Sadly Gaugepowered is going to be shut down in January because it wasn't worth the upkeep to owner.  Your linked site is super slow, is that usual? Sininu fucked around with this message at 19:20 on Dec 4, 2017 |
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Dec 4, 2017 19:09
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BexGu posted:Grim Dawn problem is that it doesn't tell you that the Constellation system is where a ton of very flashy, very fun skills are hidden at. And really that components give new skills and should be used and never horded. Yeah, the constellation system is terribly laid out and explained and is imo one of the few genuinely bad marks against an awesome little game.
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Sininu posted:Your linked site is super slow, is that usual? no, that might just be because i linked it
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Dec 4, 2017 19:15
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Grim Dawn does a cool thing by mixing up a Diablo 2-style skill tree with a PoE Min-Max And Unlock Crazy Gamechanging BS progression system. The respec aspect of it looks relatively forgiving too, which is good seeing as you dual-class in that game so you have TWO skill trees to think about. People say PoE is Diablo 2.1 but I think Grim Dawn hits more of the same notes. Fixed maps are good too so when you decide to level a second character because GOD FORBID you play a build that's not untwinked OP, you can do it in half the time.
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Dec 4, 2017 19:17
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Huh, I always thought Grim Dawn had some really suitably flashy abilities and the meaty melee combat is drat nice too.
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Dec 4, 2017 19:21
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Descent 1-3 are now back on Steam.
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exquisite tea posted:There's a lot to like about Grim Dawn but I don't begrudge people for dissing the skill tree, waiting 30 levels to max out your two passives until maybe sorta thinking about putting more than 1 point into actual skills sucked with TQ and it sucks here as well. I didn't do that and I got through the game fine. In fact, I only put points into one character tree and spread my them around a bunch of actives and attack procs that I thought sounded cool. For the initial playthrough at least, unoptimal builds are perfectly serviceable.
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sector_corrector posted:Man, just got the awesome choice in Grim Dawn of picking a skill that shoots out 3 barely visible globs of light that do piddling damage and stun enemies for 1 second, versus shooting out 1 barely visible glob of light that does piddling damage +10% and doesn't stun enemies. I don't think I've ever been happier to request a refund. the problem is you're playing shaman, and not a class that isn't rear end source: i've played shaman three times, and took one to the level cap, hoping to find anything redeeming about it and it's aaaaasssssssssssssssssss
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pentyne posted:What Richie Rich boy life do you lead where a 13-17 year old can blow $1k a year on games? Not exactly hard. $1k was like three paychecks at my first job, and that was part time. Combine that with another 23 paychecks a year, and very few actual expenses as a teen, and blowing $1k on games is not really breaking the bank at that age.
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The Joe Man posted:Descent 1-3 are now back on Steam. Along with the first Freepsace.
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Mordja posted:I didn't do that and I got through the game fine. In fact, I only put points into one character tree and spread my them around a bunch of actives and attack procs that I thought sounded cool. For the initial playthrough at least, unoptimal builds are perfectly serviceable. I'm running a Vitality Totem Conjurer and I've maxed my base attack skills by level 35 while still maxing Shaman - now working on Occultist. Just level poo poo on a 2:1 ratio between skills and class levels until you max a class and then splurge on your cool poo poo to your heart's content, by the time you need all of the support stuff you're gonna be done with it.
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The White Dragon posted:the problem is you're playing shaman, and not a class that isn't rear end Nahhh sounds like sector_corrector just put a few point into Stun Jacks from the Demolitionist tree, which is a skill that you either spam the hell out of or quickly stun a monster to get a quick one second breather. It can be pretty underwhelming at first cause it really needs some synergies to shine.
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If you want to do the higher difficulties in Grim Dawn you need to put more thought into it but the first character I beat normal with had a fairly useless raven with him at all times that didn't suit my build, just because I wanted a raven. Only a few of the bosses really gave me enough trouble to even think about making my build good. On the other hand, if you do want to try and make an Actually Good character, there's a ton of depth there and plenty of options, and then you can do the higher difficulties. The one problem I have with the system is that legendary items don't drop on the normal difficulty, which basically means janky fun builds will never get to play with the cool toys.
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Demolitionist was my starting choice and it's Kinda Boring. That sucks because I always play the ranged-weapon character. Shaman has some neat stuff but it's DoT, The Class at starting levels.
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BexGu posted:Nahhh sounds like sector_corrector just put a few point into Stun Jacks from the Demolitionist tree, which is a skill that you either spam the hell out of or quickly stun a monster to get a quick one second breather. It can be pretty underwhelming at first cause it really needs some synergies to shine. oh you know what you're probably right. when he said invisible projectiles, i thought he was talking about devouring swarm  honestly my favorite thing about grim dawn's system is that a lot of the sustained passives are actually auras, so in multiplayer you can enjoy the benefits of your friend's arcanist ability that triples your elemental damage and gives all your attacks DoT, and they get all your demolitionist buffs. the only junk one is occultist because their sustain is greedy af and doesn't affect your party members
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Dec 4, 2017 20:12
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Do you have the Ashes of Malmouth DLC? Because the Inquisitor class is basically a gun wielding wizard I believe.
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Dias posted:Demolitionist was my starting choice and it's Kinda Boring. That sucks because I always play the ranged-weapon character. Shaman has some neat stuff but it's DoT, The Class at starting levels. Demolitionist at least has the advantage of having a fairly decent piano build due to how much their skills can complement each other. Plus, it's fun to toss out a million thermite mines and mortar launchers everywhere while running around like a maniac. The auto-attack build for them is pretty good but pretty boring, to be fair.
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as far as the Humble Monthly goes, I think your valuation of it will depend on how open minded you are about indie games. Since I joined Humble Monthly in September 2016, there's been (this is just the indies): Stardew Valley Shadow Tactics Nex Machina Furi The Shrouded Isle The Sexy Brutale The End is Nigh Brigador Overcooked Hyper Light Drifter Momodora Reverie Kero Blaster Slime-San Banner Saga 1 & 2 Scanner Sombre Flat Heroes (don't sleep on this one!) HackyZack Metrico+ Nongunz Event[0] Kingdom New Lands Silence (The Whispered World 2) World to the West Emily is Away Too Armello Morphblade (by the Gunpoint guy) Uurnog (by Knytt guy) The Witness XCOM2 HoPiKo Jotun Vermintide Mother Russia Bleeds Kathy Rain Never Alone Broforce Beyond Eyes THOTH Slime Rancher Epistory Typing Chronicles SOMA Abzu Trails in the Sky INSIDE GoNNER The Turing Test Stellaris Plague Inc: Evolved SuperHOT Orwell Seasons After Fall I mean.. I find it pretty hard to complain, myself. But I love indies. That's an average of just over $3 per game, but of course there's also the AAA games that I didn't list, like Dragon's Dogma, Dark Souls 2, Grim Dawn, NBA2K17, Rise of the Tomb Raider, etc. If you're going to buy a blind box like this, you have to be willing to try stuff you might never have heard of. Although I'd argue most of the list above is pretty well known as far as indies go. There are many I didn't list just because I haven't gotten to them yet and thus I can't vouch for them (also I dont like Killing Floor 2). You can check the list here and see if you feel the hit/miss ratio is worth it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Humble_Bundles#Humble_Monthly_Bundles The 7th Guest fucked around with this message at 20:32 on Dec 4, 2017 |
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The White Dragon posted:oh you know what you're probably right. when he said invisible projectiles, i thought he was talking about devouring swarm Which is funny cause that Devouring Swarm hit like a ton of bricks with just a couple of points. Combine it with Grasping vines and everything but bosses melts in less then 2 seconds. Infinity Gaia posted:Demolitionist at least has the advantage of having a fairly decent piano build due to how much their skills can complement each other. Plus, it's fun to toss out a million thermite mines and mortar launchers everywhere while running around like a maniac. The auto-attack build for them is pretty good but pretty boring, to be fair. Demolitionist is worth it for a first character cause while every one else is using magic and poo poo you'r the one crazy person running around with guns grenades, molotov cocktails, and mortars taking down zombies and other horrors of the night.
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I'm using Inquisitor/Occultist and that's pretty fun. You get pets, dual-wielded pistols, and good AoE spells.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aSC5A726f0
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We're also getting all the Mega Man X games.
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Quest For Glory II posted:as far as the Humble Monthly goes, I think your valuation of it will depend on how open minded you are about indie games. Since I joined Humble Monthly in September 2016, there's been (this is just the indies): Fun fact - I didn't buy anything in the summer sale this year and will likely bow out of the winter sale as well, because I decided to do Humble Monthly for a year and I picked up nearly every indie/slightly older AAA title on my wishlist through that. Now, back to playing the same three games I always play 
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man nurse posted:We're also getting all the Mega Man X games. Ah, so there was good news.
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It’s going to be very funny if this turns out better than MN9.
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Kibayasu posted:It’s going to be very funny if this turns out better than MN9. Its better then nothing
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Dec 4, 2017 21:00
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I appreciate that the top comment on that video is calling it a Shovel Knight clone. Largely because one of my most controversial video game opinions is that Shovel Knight is better than every megaman game (that I have played).
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Dec 4, 2017 21:06
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MMF Freeway posted:Ah, so there was good news. I wouldn't call getting any X game after 3 "good news"
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Dec 4, 2017 21:12
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I wouldn't be depressed about it, you appear to be a very generous person!
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Dec 4, 2017 21:13
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il_cornuto posted:I appreciate that the top comment on that video is calling it a Shovel Knight clone. It's not controversial at all. MM is historically important but Shovel Knight is a way better game.
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Dec 4, 2017 21:17
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Pablo Gigante posted:I wouldn't call getting any X game after 3 "good news" MM sounds like he finally hit puberty. The story better not be some dark crap better suited for the X games.
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Dec 4, 2017 21:18
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I'm not sure I want to play Doki Doki Literature Club any more.
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so I could say that I finally figured out what this god damned cube is doing. Get well Lowtax.
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Cowcaster posted:some people's dicks get really hard over massive skill trees with points that add 0.1% chance of something for each point you put in, i think this is path of exile's whole claim to fame 
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