Author Topic: Diablo, Mythos Vets Announce Action-MMO 'Torchlight' (Read 23076 times)

You ain't kiddin'.
I was all over that deal for a small $5.00.

If I really want this one on disc w/ NO DRM bad enuff, I'll wait until it gets REAL cheap...

Ghandi · « **Reply #87 on:** Sunday, December 27, 2009, 06:26:43 PM »

Damn, I should have read this thread yesterday. Just bought this for $10.

Edit: This game is really, really addicting.

MysterD · « **Reply #88 on:** Monday, December 28, 2009, 04:29:43 PM »

Quote from: Ghandi on Sunday, December 27, 2009, 06:26:43 PM

Damn, I should have read this thread yesterday. Just bought this for $10.

Edit: This game is really, really addicting.

It definitely feels like a modern-day graphical and 3D version of Diablo 1 gone Steampunk.

Ghandi · « **Reply #89 on:** Monday, December 28, 2009, 09:24:40 PM »

So how long is this game? I'm level 17 at the moment and just got the quest to kill the main dude down in the mines. I'm doing a few side quests before that because I am assuming that's the last mission.

MysterD · « **Reply #90 on:** Monday, December 28, 2009, 09:37:28 PM »

Quote from: Ghandi on Monday, December 28, 2009, 09:24:40 PM

So how long is this game? I'm level 17 at the moment and just got the quest to kill the main dude down in the mines. I'm doing a few side quests before that because I am assuming that's the last mission.

I believe Runic has said TL's around 10-20 hours, depending how much you decide to do (or not do).

EDIT:
Yup, around that...

idolminds · « **Reply #91 on:** Monday, December 28, 2009, 09:52:04 PM »

I do believe there is an infinite dungeon, and you can pass an item down to a new character (it gets bonuses and such each time you do it)

Wetta3217 · « **Reply #92 on:** Sunday, January 03, 2010, 05:56:24 PM »

I believe the mine has 35 levels till you hit the last boss, i was level 37 when i beat the game, and i was playing on normal. So I doubt you are at the end at only level 17. And idol is right after you beat the game the "Shadow Vault" opens up and its and it has infinite levels to continue with the game, just no boss fights in the the shadow vault, that i know of.

Pugnate · « **Reply #93 on:** Tuesday, January 05, 2010, 01:54:12 PM »

Torchlight is really awesome, but I am quite surprised at the lack of basic co-op.

The game is really fun though. What I really love is how good everything looks. It also looks a little cute.

idolminds · « **Reply #94 on:** Tuesday, January 05, 2010, 05:02:58 PM »

Grrr, I checked every store I could today for the retail version and no one had it.

Ghandi · « **Reply #95 on:** Tuesday, January 05, 2010, 06:07:12 PM »

Why not just order it online?

idolminds · « **Reply #96 on:** Tuesday, January 05, 2010, 06:20:34 PM »

Well we were going out today anyway so I figured I'd look around.

MysterD · « **Reply #97 on:** Sunday, January 10, 2010, 10:12:58 AM »

I'm in Molten Prison - Level 22. This game is just addictive as hell. Once I start, hard to put down. It's all about finding that new loot here and crushing more foes.

Also, are we seeing a reemergence of steampunk settings these last few years since Arcanum (2001) or something?

Torchlight (2009)
A Farewell to Dragons (2009)
Silverfall: Earth Awakening (2008)
Silverfall (2007).

idolminds · « **Reply #98 on:** Monday, January 11, 2010, 09:05:48 PM »

I'm really enjoying it. I find that, for me, its not addictive in a "play for hours" kind of way. Its addictive in a "play for 20 minutes, take a break, play another 20 minutes, etc." kind of way. Any time I feel like killing a few minutes I fire it up and run around killing monsters and taking their stuff.

Pugnate · « **Reply #99 on:** Monday, January 11, 2010, 09:27:41 PM »

Quote from: idolminds on Monday, January 11, 2010, 09:05:48 PM

I'm really enjoying it. I find that, for me, its not addictive in a "play for hours" kind of way. Its addictive in a "play for 20 minutes, take a break, play another 20 minutes, etc." kind of way. Any time I feel like killing a few minutes I fire it up and run around killing monsters and taking their stuff.

Yea it is pretty much the same way for me as well. Worth the price though.

idolminds · « **Reply #100 on:** Monday, January 11, 2010, 09:53:16 PM »

Oh yeah, completely.

MysterD · « **Reply #101 on:** Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 02:43:18 PM »

Quote from: idolminds on Monday, January 11, 2010, 09:05:48 PM

I'm really enjoying it. I find that, for me, its not addictive in a "play for hours" kind of way. Its addictive in a "play for 20 minutes, take a break, play another 20 minutes, etc." kind of way. Any time I feel like killing a few minutes I fire it up and run around killing monsters and taking their stuff.

Usually, I play this game for a few floors; kill a boss off; hit the waypoint to the next section; stop there.

idolminds · « **Reply #102 on:** Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 12:40:54 PM »

Zero Punctuation review

Well, its not a "Steam game" as he says since you can totally buy non-Steam versions. Also I think hes wrong about needing to keep clicking on enemies. Pretty sure you can hold down the mouse button and keep fighting.

Other than that, hes right on most of it. Its getting to now that I'm even needing to use a health potion now and then. They could just no drop the lowest level potion because by the time you need any enemies are already dropping the next largest. And I have yet to use any mana potions despite having a fuckload of them.

Also there needs to be a mod that alters the identify scrolls and town portals. Identity scrolls are a bit of a waste of time and stupid busywork. Useful for that nice rare drop you want to check out, but you end up burning through them to identify everything just to get the full sale value. And I have tons of town portals that I don't really need. The pet can sell stuff for you without having to go back to town yourself, so the only reason to go back to town is to 1) but more identify scrolls, 2) Turn in/get more quests, or 3) Put stuff in your stash/shared stash. If they had a Cain character, someone in town that you could visit to have all your stuff identified it would cut down on the need/annoyance for ident scrolls and give you a use for town portals.

That said, I'm still having a ton of fun with it.

MysterD · « **Reply #103 on:** Wednesday, February 03, 2010, 03:45:48 PM »

Patch 1.15 released for Torchlight for Steam users only so far.

Everyone else who bought other version - retail disc or through other digital channels (directly from Runic; D2D; etc) - you'll have to keep checking to see if this patch has been released for your version of the game.

In V 1.15...
Some new content added to Torchlight.
5 new challenge maps and some areas got new challenges.
You can turn Steam Cloud support off, if you like in the Settings File.

Also, a good amount of fixes were made to the game.

MysterD · « **Reply #104 on:** Saturday, March 13, 2010, 12:49:23 PM »

Torchlight - Consoles
Torchlight's bound for the consoles.

EDIT:
Torchlight 2 is "under consideration" by Runic
Well, looks like we might one day see a Torchlight 2...

gpw11 · « **Reply #105 on:** Friday, March 26, 2010, 01:43:57 AM »

$5.00 on Steam again. Bought it, hooked. MAY have to uninstall it because of that.

Also, fuck and their one click purchasing. I've blown like $100 in the last month on games through Steam.

MysterD · « **Reply #106 on:** Friday, March 26, 2010, 02:05:42 PM »

Definitely worth the $5.00.

Yeah, Steam got to stop w/ these cheap deals - or else I'mma go broke!

Since last X-Mas, I been buying up lots of cheap stuff from Steam....

MysterD · « **Reply #107 on:** Monday, May 17, 2010, 05:12:56 PM »

Torchlight sells 500K.

Ghandi · « **Reply #108 on:** Monday, May 17, 2010, 05:20:14 PM »

Wow, that's far more than I would have guessed. It makes me happy - it is a really well made game.

Pugnate · « **Reply #109 on:** Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 01:04:21 AM »

Quote from: MysterD on Monday, May 17, 2010, 05:12:56 PM

Torchlight sells 500K.

Even though the game has sold mostly at a price of $10, the budget of that title couldn't have been much. Good for them.

MysterD · « **Reply #110 on:** Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 02:28:12 PM »

Perfect World grabs majority share in Runic Games.

MysterD · « **Reply #111 on:** Wednesday, June 02, 2010, 06:43:02 PM »

Curious - has anybody here even finished this game?

gpw11 · « **Reply #112 on:** Wednesday, June 02, 2010, 10:13:19 PM »

No, I've been trying to play it on my laptop, but fuck it doesn't like the integrated video at all.

Pugnate · « **Reply #113 on:** Thursday, June 03, 2010, 06:22:43 AM »

Really? It is running like a dream on mine. It is almost as if this game was made for a notebook.

There is also a "netbook mode" for laptops having trouble. Haven't tried it myself, but I hear it is useful.

gpw11 · « **Reply #114 on:** Tuesday, June 08, 2010, 11:49:56 PM »

Yeah, hey, guess what Intel sucks at? GPUs.

Xessive · « **Reply #115 on:** Wednesday, June 09, 2010, 12:58:08 AM »

Quote from: gpw11 on Tuesday, June 08, 2010, 11:49:56 PM

Yeah, hey, guess what Intel sucks at? GPUs.

Haha big time

Pugnate · « **Reply #116 on:** Wednesday, June 09, 2010, 08:21:23 AM »

Torchlight is fun for 30 minutes, but I really can't give more than that each time. Variety is the spice of life, and Torchlight while really good, is no Diablo.

idolminds · « **Reply #117 on:** Tuesday, June 29, 2010, 07:30:57 PM »

MMO stuff

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Baldree says, “our vision is to have an MMO that plays as close to single player as we can get it. It will have the same focus on relatively fast action: carving your way through hordes of monsters with a large number of hugely devastating skills. The game has to be solo-able, but players will have to have skills that make them useful in a party and make them work together.”

Sounds good, and this sounds even better:

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Travis also says that even though the Torchlight MMO business model will be based around microstransactions, he won’t be buying any items. “I will never, ever buy a microtransaction item,” he states. “I’m that kind of player. And the game has to be enjoyable for me, too. We don’t want our monetisation stuff to offer ways to skip the game because the game is boring.”

MysterD · « **Reply #118 on:** Tuesday, June 29, 2010, 07:40:10 PM »

Well, I'm so sold on the FREE aspects of Torchlight MMO...

idolminds · « **Reply #119 on:** Friday, July 30, 2010, 11:54:18 PM »

Torchlight players might want to check out this texture mod. Looks to keep the overall styling, but a little grittier? Looks nice at any rate.

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Author Topic: Diablo, Mythos Vets Announce Action-MMO 'Torchlight' (Read 23076 times)