I dont think D3 is dumbed down a lot. Things like stats allocation are just a relic of older RPGs. Depending on how the RPG is designed, i do not see whats wrong with throwing out some of the old RPG ideas. Skyrim did it fairly well without stats allocation and a simpler skillpoint. Guild Wars 2's stats can be chosen, depending what you want.

D3 is still fairly enjoyable. I rather see the way Diablo 3 is now, than Diablo 2 with shinier graphics.

Grim Dawn has a Kickstarter project:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cratee...nment/grim-dawn

Help fund it and don't let developers that made good games died off!. They are the original developers that made Titan Quest.

Not to mention they are going DRM free!

This post has been edited by Archaven: Apr 26 2012, 11:53 AM

I am going to pledge $35 next week.

These guys has a fully playable alpha with more of the coding done. At the same time, they are the great guys who made Titan Quest which is one of the best ARPG around. No way i am not funding these people. I want to see the real Titan Quest without any publisher breathing down their neck.

The other one i'll pledge would be Nekro. They have their engine almost done, with really nice lighting effect. Looks like they need a bit more to finish the game.

It is inspired from games like Dungeon Keeper with a little bit of Overlord. The team consist of people from Blizzard and Microsoft employee.

Personally, i like their art style with a little bit of the Warcraft 3 vibe with it and humors like also exploding pigs to make bacon. The gameplay sounds interesting on paper, where you are playing as a Dungeon Keeper sort of thing, with minions to do your bidding. I miss this sort of game, so this is definitely a must for me to pledge. I like the idea of randomised maps every time you play the game, where i find it to be a good idea to make the game to be very replayable.



http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/343838...kro?flyingspaghettimonster=history

I pretty much only pledge for the companies that have something to show and being honest, instead of those with some nice concept art and thats it. Kinda regret for missing Banner Saga.

Sorry for going off topic.

I hate to see developers who made great games died off. I'm gonna make a pledge too. Need to think which is best.. I'm out of budget too. Ugh.

Just helping to spread the news around would be the best i guess.

Edit
What the heck is Nekro? It looks like Dota2 graphics.. gonna check it out.

This post has been edited by Archaven: Apr 26 2012, 02:31 PM

so if i pledge USD85 i get the game and all the goodies? pledge = buying the game?

^ yes you get everything that is listed amount that you paid for when the game is release

Kickstarter is a funding project. I believe you can treat is as buying the game that has yet to complete.

There's 1 backer of $8000 and more. Wow.. really? Who's that rich guy?

Grim dawn Kickstarter has exceeded their target.

With it comes a thank you video and a short footage of a new class called the Arcanist.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cratee...wn/posts/222783

Jump to 2:07 if you want to skip the thank you speech.

wow, that video just make the diablo 3 beta video look like childplay.

Can't wait.

Awesome news indeed.

New targets for the Kickstarter project:

$350k
Dual wielding pistols (feature tech and new animation set)

$360k
25 extra pieces of unique item art

$375k
Additional end-game boss monster (total of 2) lurking somewhere out there in the darkness for you to find...

$385k
25 more pieces of unique item art

$400k
A new environment set that you'll get to decide on. We'll create a thread on the Grim Dawn forums to discuss ideas with fans, then select the best ideas and create a poll for you to vote the one you want most.

$412k
2 additional monster types (models and animations)

$425k
Three large, high-level dungeons, each with its own theme and named hero monster. The dungeon entrances will randomly appear in the world.

$450k
Savage two-handed melee weapons (includes animations and all the art required to create an entirely new item type)

$465
Additional end-game boss (total of 3) to encounter in some dark and dangerous corner of the world.

$480k
New survivor town hidden in the remote wilderness for you to discover. Will include a new faction group and new quest-lines to unlock once you've gained their trust.

With each target reached, the developer will put more content into the game, so everyone break open that safe and give them all your money!!

Also the promised exclusive in-person preview from "an editor of a well-known gaming site that actually lives in Massachusetts".

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/grim-dawn/1224555p1.html

This post has been edited by neoengsheng: May 11 2012, 09:46 PM

no paypal for this

I need to reset my amazon payment account.. so mafan..
dunno why my amazon payment account is jus able to receive payment but not sending..

350K target met! We now have dual wielding pistols!

Going to 360K now.

Already pledged $50 for the game. Might add a bit more when my money comes.

Might go up to $100 at the end, if there is a chance to have the additional survivor city.

I will be happy if they can even reach 375k at this point since the project will end on 19 May.

It is quite impossible to reach the highest target unless there are a lot of rich, generous people pledging 8k-10k.

kickstarter quite hard to predict.. sometimes last minute a lot of ppl only start to contribute..

360k target reached.

We have 25 extra pieces of unique item art.

381k!

new tier added, coop expansion bundle, pledge $48 or more

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Added on May 15, 2012, 12:25 pmanyone with amazon payment accounts can verify this?
I login and see this



I wonder will there be any problem funding?

This post has been edited by kof91: May 15 2012, 12:25 PM

Hello All,

Arthur Bruno here, one of the developers on Grim Dawn. A member of this forum who backed us on Kickstarted sent me the link to this thread. I just wanted to thank everyone for the support and positive comments!