[Torchlight 3] Out now on Steam!

Roe

Developed by Echtra games is the newest game in the Torchlight series, Torchlight 3.

Torchlight 3 is a top down action RPG made by some familiar faces in the business.

3 will have one price for the box game and includes all the dlc content.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtFkucCCqUg

Torchlight III has a persistent online world that is populated by the players like games such as Path of Exile and the upcoming Diablo 4.

Torchlight III is more like games such as Diablo, more than the previous entrees in the series: buy with this in mind.

Torchlight 3 has been fully released on Steam.

SledGod

I have not really been able to find any details on what they mean by "MMO". I'm guessing it will probably like Destiny where you jump into different zones with a group or get teamed up with the randos in the area? Either way I'm psyched to return to Torchlight, as long as they don't turn it into some P2W nonsense.

Axen

SledGod wrote: »

I have not really been able to find any details on what they mean by "MMO". I'm guessing it will probably like Destiny where you jump into different zones with a group or get teamed up with the randos in the area? Either way I'm psyched to return to Torchlight, as long as they don't turn it into some P2W nonsense.

I could be mistaken, but from what I understand is that it works like Marvel Heroes did. In that there will be large open zones where you'll see other players running around in (and working together to take down world bosses/events) but there will also be a bunch of instanced and procedurally generated dungeons that make up the bulk of the experience.

edit- the dungeon entrances would be in the open world zones.

Zek

Axen wrote: »

SledGod wrote: »

I have not really been able to find any details on what they mean by "MMO". I'm guessing it will probably like Destiny where you jump into different zones with a group or get teamed up with the randos in the area? Either way I'm psyched to return to Torchlight, as long as they don't turn it into some P2W nonsense.

I could be mistaken, but from what I understand is that it works like Marvel Heroes did. In that there will be large open zones where you'll see other players running around in (and working together to take down world bosses/events) but there will also be a bunch of instanced and procedurally generated dungeons that make up the bulk of the experience.

edit- the dungeon entrances would be in the open world zones.

Yeah these days this is basically what an MMO is. Hardly anybody seems interested in making true persistent worlds anymore, all the real gameplay is instanced and the "MMO" part mostly amounts to a social hub.

Klineshrike

This looks like the "dungeon delver mmo" thing. Which was an evolution of what PSO did. Have social areas with all the players. Make parties. Go into instanced dungeon runs.

MMO really was never the term for that IMO, but who knows what the designation MMO even means anymore. It gets slapped onto almost anything anymore like Metroidvania and Roguelike.

Axen

I personally always used "quasi-mmo" for those types of PSO styles games. But yeah, they could use their own genre name.


More on topic, I am excited for Torchlight Frontiers.

Darkewolfe

Torchlight was hella good, but specifically as an indie Diablo clone. What team is doing this and do they have good experience, or are we hoping on a new team?

Dac

Kai_San wrote: »

This looks like the "dungeon delver mmo" thing. Which was an evolution of what PSO did. Have social areas with all the players. Make parties. Go into instanced dungeon runs.

MMO really was never the term for that IMO, but who knows what the designation MMO even means anymore. It gets slapped onto almost anything anymore like Metroidvania and Roguelike.

Guild Wars?

Guild Wars.

Axen

Sounds like mostly the same people minus Erich Schaefer and Travis Baldree.

Max Schaefer (Diablo 1&2 and Torchlight 1&2) made this studio specifically to make this game, which is what OG Torchlight was supposed to be, but they lacked the resources to make.

Roe

Sounds like this alpha is going to be continuous (it will never end) and the start will have a system stress test. You'll be able to share forever, so be prepared for those twitch streams.

Kyanilis

I played the first two closed Alphas (only video and screenshots are under NDA, we can talk about experiences in it) and I'm hopeful that it'll be a fun game. There were some gameplay mechanics that I think really didn't work but they've been pretty open to changing them, this next Alpha test will be our first time getting to mess around with the major changes in action.

I will say it's clearly got some of the same charm that TL1/2 had but it's still hard to say directly "if you liked TL1 or 2 you'll like this!" because the skill systems (and number of skills, for that matter) are significantly different. Itemization still felt weird to me too but they've been making improvements here. I've been keeping my eye on this a lot though!

re: MMO qualities

Axen wrote: »

I could be mistaken, but from what I understand is that it works like Marvel Heroes did. In that there will be large open zones where you'll see other players running around in (and working together to take down world bosses/events) but there will also be a bunch of instanced and procedurally generated dungeons that make up the bulk of the experience.

edit- the dungeon entrances would be in the open world zones.

This sums it up perfectly. There's a main town area and there's open fields where you'll run into randoms but then if you go into an instanced dungeon it's generally just you and your party. You can either go into "public" dungeon instances which are usually quest related and their entrances are available in the field. Otherwise there's Mapworks which makes its return where you can enter random areas with modifiers.

Henroid

Wow, they've actually followed through on the plan. That's pretty damn cool.

Ianator

How did I miss this thread?

Got picked for Alpha 1 and couldn't get enough of Alpha 2. Am looking forward to getting back into the shoes of a sentient, crab legged kettle furnace.

Roe

Playing Alpha right now. The game is really fun at its core and keeps getting better as you advance.

I like how they give you your fort at the start of the game now. It levels up as you level up and get more gold to spend.

The sound in the game is where it really shines. The orchestra that created music for Diablo 2 are behind it, and the scores add a lot of feeling that mix well with the graphics.

SeñorAmor

Still no alpha invite. :sad:

Ianator

Played for about three hours. It's good! At least as good as Beta 2. About the only immediate shortcomings I've noticed are that the starting relic weapon (Blood Drinker) is either unimpressive or bugged, and the fort decorations no longer have those metal tanks and pipes that I loved so much.

Kyanilis

I played most of the day today and it's actually quite improved over Alphas 1 and 2. It's actually been really stable and it's a pretty fun game to play as-is. It definitely doesn't have a ton of content yet and the quest design is...lacking, but for a nice casual arpg experience it does very well. Very, very satisfying to cut through large groups of goblins and netherlings, that's for sure.

There's a lot of little bugs but that's to be expected for an alpha. Some stuff just straight up is clearly placeholder. With that being said, my biggest concern for the game is that it might not get enough attention/players. Also if the monetization ends up being not great for some reason. They've been super communicative with players so far and willing to make changes based on feedback so that's very promising.

Ianator

Oh boy do I love decorating my Fort!

Ianator

Check your inboxes! A new wave of invites went out this morning.

Ianator

VOD of today's Devstream.

Absolute distillation:

• Battlepass.
• Your favorite bugfixes.
• April 2.

Kyanilis

Also there's another active gleam for more keys: https://gleam.io/DUGii/torchlight-frontiers-update-4-preview-contracts

Ianator

Railmaster!

Henroid

Do you have to lay down the tracks for the train to be able to follow you, or is that just for combat positioning?

I love the idea of that class by its namesake, really reinforces the idea that this is steampunk goodness.

Ianator

You do have to lay down the tracks yourself. Seems to be a toggle ability. I should've linked it above but here's the blogpost about the Railmaster's origins and gameplay.

Zek

I do love me some creative classes, that's such a weird idea.

AustinP0027

Really glad this was dropped here as I hadn't heard anything about this.

Loved Torchlight. I keep firing it up now and then to play around more, so I'd love new content from them (regardless of setting).

Signed up for Alpha, but I'm super curious what they do with this (and will likely be buying it when it releases regardless)

Ianator

Nothing to buy unless you're talking about some kind of Founder's Pack - the game will be F2P.

Also, VOD of last week's Railmaster stream:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn6M3JP2Pfs

kaid

Okay the guy who lays track for his train pet is a really weird but fun idea. I am in when this thing comes out.

Ianator

http://twitter.com/PlayTorchlight/status/1123712246704685057

cncaudata

How do I sign up to be disappointed that I dont have an invite? I cant find it on the site.

Ianator

Go to torchlightfrontiers.com and there should be a big orange button on the top-right that says "SIGN UP FOR BETA" or something like that.

cncaudata

Thanks, it doesnt show up on the mobile site, silly me.

Ianator

Trello roadmap.

Those upcoming starter Wardrobes look pretty tasty.

Ianator

Update 6: Adept's Path is now live! This update revamps the Skill system into something closer to Diablo with one Skill Point gained per Frontier Level and more linear Skill Paths. You will also want to restart your Arc Launcher as an issue was preventing the "Play" button from turning on even after updating the game.

Ianator

Update 7: Beast Buddies is coming July 16.

Ianator

Just wanted to let you guys know that Echtra will be hosting a 24-hour stream for the Extra Life charity on November 2. If you want into the Alpha this is probably your best bet to get ahead of the invite lottery.

Those who are in the Alpha, be advised that a unique "Echtralife Retriever" pet can be redeemed for 0 gold from Trevail Point's Pet Vendor (from the warp point, head east then turn south just outside the main gate).

Ianator

We live. And yes, if you donate before the event ends you will receive an Alpha key.

Bullhead

Odd, apparently I was invited into the alpha in April, but I never saw an email come over. Installing now!

Sterica

Starting to get the feeling this ain’t releasing in 2019.

Ianator

Safe to say you're probably right. Ask about it in the Discord and this is what you'll get, and I see this at least once a day.

Ianator

On yesterday's Friday Funday stream they had Max Schafer for a good portion. At the end everyone got to drop a cryptic hint about the upcoming update.

Second one: "Remember how we said we weren't gonna do any wipes? That was more of a guideline than a hard and fast rule."

So yeah, Update 10 is gonna have some huge changes. You can watch the VOD here. Above part starts at about 58:30.

#SaveOurForts