Any updates on Torchlight 2?

[Firsttime]

It's true. I kinda regret finding out about respec pots in Torchlight haha.

 

[Dumac]

Torchlight 1 was so boring. It was no Diablo...

I'm hoping multiplayer will make it more interesting.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Yeah I guess if you're concerned about making and finding the best choices, respeccing is pretty important. I'm kind of partial to the organic development not being able to respec offers. Everyone makes their choices and they live with it, imo this leads to a more honest playing field...potentially a more fun one too. With respecs it's very easy to end up with just a bunch of cookie cut builds. " That's your build?? noob, EJ says this." yawn.

But this is probably just me, i'm weird about this stuff lol

I like the ability to respec in games because it lets you try things on your own without needing to consult guides and spreadsheets in advance. If a skill sounded nice but doesn't work for you, you can un-do that choice.

It also lets you re-assign skills that you used in earlier parts of a game but that are useless now.

There can also be mod / area issues with a character build -- in Bordlerlands the Siren has a skill to add a shock damage aura, but in the Zombie DLC this actually heals your enemies.

 

[frozentundra123456]

I was really ignoring Torchlight 2 and looking forward to Diablo 3. However, with all the online stuff and buying and selling items, I am beginning to think Diablo 3 will not be worth it for me. I dont want to pay 60.00 for a game and then have to keep buying crap to be competitive with those who buy high level items. To me it is becoming periously close to an MMO with premium content, but it is not even free to play the basic game.

Hopefully, Torchlight will be cheaper, simpler, and not so commercialized. With all the other games coming out, I might lean towards just getting this game instead of getting involed with Diablo 3.

 

[Dumac]

I was really ignoring Torchlight 2 and looking forward to Diablo 3. However, with all the online stuff and buying and selling items, I am beginning to think Diablo 3 will not be worth it for me. I dont want to pay 60.00 for a game and then have to keep buying crap to be competitive with those who buy high level items. To me it is becoming periously close to an MMO with premium content, but it is not even free to play the basic game.

Hopefully, Torchlight will be cheaper, simpler, and not so commercialized. With all the other games coming out, I might lean towards just getting this game instead of getting involed with Diablo 3.

Competitive how?

You make no sense.

You don't have to spend any money past $60...

 

[Firsttime]

http://www.torchlight2game.com/news/2011/08/26/torchlight-ii-price-announcement/

This kinda stuff just makes me more excited for TL2. The way these guys talk about it, their philosophy on game design and whatnot makes me more excited for it then D3. I can't wait for Torchlight 2 now, at $20 it's a preorder from me.

 

[GundamW]

http://www.torchlight2game.com/news/2011/08/26/torchlight-ii-price-announcement/

This kinda stuff just makes me more excited for TL2. The way these guys talk about it, their philosophy on game design and whatnot makes me more excited for it then D3. I can't wait for Torchlight 2 now, at $20 it's a preorder from me.

Excellent. Had a lot of fun with T1.
Good to know they are keeping the price low with mods and offline play.

 

[terry107]

Will be a day 1 purchase for me.

 

[DaveSimmons]

I may preorder too, just to reward them for all of the fun I had with my $5 Steam sale purchase of Torchlight 1. Filling up the tip jar, since I did get more than $20 worth of play time out of the first one.

 

[tedrodai]

That would also defeat any point of teaming because everyone will be ninja looting anything decent thinking they can sell it for real money. I am not going to team with someone just to see a rare item drop, that they can't even use, that I could and for them to just ninja loot it and say haha, its mine.

Well, I'm pretty sure people would ninja loot everything regardless of a real-currency AH, but they're not going to get the chance. Everyone gets their own drops--you don't see what drops for anyone else and they don't see what drops for you.

People sure are whining about that AH. Guess we'll see how it works out when the game's out.

edit: oops I didn't even say anything about TL2. I was looking forward to trying it, but yeah...looks like D3 is gonna be stealing all my TL2 time.

 

[SMOGZINN]

Well, that announcement said that they are expecting a 2011 release. I'm a bit surprised really. I’m still believed that they need to get the game out before Diablo 3, or wait a few months after it for Torchlight 2 to have a chance at the success Torchlight 1 enjoyed.

 

[QuantumPion]

Well, that announcement said that they are expecting a 2011 release. I'm a bit surprised really. I’m still believed that they need to get the game out before Diablo 3, or wait a few months after it for Torchlight 2 to have a chance at the success Torchlight 1 enjoyed.

In an interview at gamescon showing off TL2, the lead developer said they were hoping to release it in October and if they couldn't release it before Diablo 3 they would delay the release until after Diablo 3 hype dies down.

 

[KaOTiK]

They announced the price, $19.99, same as the first one.

http://www.torchlight2game.com/news/2011/08/26/torchlight-ii-price-announcement/

 

[SMOGZINN]

In an interview at gamescon showing off TL2, the lead developer said they were hoping to release it in October and if they couldn't release it before Diablo 3 they would delay the release until after Diablo 3 hype dies down.

Glad to hear, I missed this. I am now back on my expectation for a Feb - March release of TorchLight 2. Hopefully they will take that time to improve on the game even more.

 

[mirandu04]

well everything that will be release at the same time as diablo is meant for down sales

 

[Rifter]

If they cant get this out the door before D3 they would be retarded not to wait at least 6 months after d3 to release.

 

[Crizza]

In an interview with Gamespot, Max said it'll be out by Thanksgiving. He has a vacation booked right after so he said he needs to get it shipped by then.

 

[Aikouka]

I was poking around the web for some Torchlight II information, and I stumbled across a rather long preview from PAX (about a month ago):

http://www.runicgamesfansite.com/news/4559-rgf-exclusive-pax-coverage-part-1-a.html#post13758

 

[Anubis]

nice find

 

[mirandu04]

i still think the game is on the go. and as far as i heard there are no rumors that we won't have Torch 2 to play so....cross fingers

 

[ViviTheMage]

http://www.torchlight2game.com/news/2011/08/26/torchlight-ii-price-announcement/

This kinda stuff just makes me more excited for TL2. The way these guys talk about it, their philosophy on game design and whatnot makes me more excited for it then D3. I can't wait for Torchlight 2 now, at $20 it's a preorder from me.

Have you ever listened to any of the devs/creators/owner of blizzard/d3 talk about the game? They're always ecstatic about them.

 

[crownjules]

i still think the game is on the go. and as far as i heard there are no rumors that we won't have Torch 2 to play so....cross fingers

With Blizzard's announcement that D3 is pushed back to 2012, I'd think the TL2 guys would want to push extra hard for a pre-holiday release.

 

[Firsttime]

Have you ever listened to any of the devs/creators/owner of blizzard/d3 talk about the game? They're always ecstatic about them.

Oh I bet they are, and from the beta video I've seen of D3 I bet it will be fun as shit too.

I just love the way Runic talks, they seems real in touch with what TL1 players wanted and very willing to deliver on it. Just makes it easy for a fan of the first game to get excited about the sequel. He's keeping everything we loved about TL; the price, the mods, the core gameplay. Then adding what the community wanted which was multiplayer and more classes, and doing multiplayer in a way that is noninvasive by allowing LAN play and making even that moddable.

 

[terry107]

With Blizzard's announcement that D3 is pushed back to 2012, I'd think the TL2 guys would want to push extra hard for a pre-holiday release.

On their Twitter page, they're still saying that they're shooting for an end of the year release.

 

[KaOTiK]

http://www.torchlight2game.com/news/2011/11/17/an-update-from-travis-baldree/

Not coming out this year now