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Building upon the foundation of v1.2’s massive changes (now in public playtesting!), we are proud to announce that Grim Dawn will be receiving a third expansion: Fangs of Asterkarn!

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[–] Vlyn@lemmy.zip 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Someone has to stop these mad men, they just keep delivering.

Grim Dawn is a total gem.

[–] Phegan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love ARPGs, I grew up on diablo 2, have been playing path of exile for 10 years, but Grim Dawn has yet to resonate with me. What am I doing wrong? So many people speak highly of it, at this point, it has to be on me.

[–] Vlyn@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 year ago

Well, how far did you actually get?

Maybe you just played the wrong masteries (classes). I'm not a huge fan of guns, grenades and so on, so style wise it took a bit to find something I enjoy playing in Grim Dawn. Playing a mage also didn't vibe with me too much.

The furthest I got was with Oathkeeper + Soldier (Warlord), throwing your shield, charging groups etc. was super fun.

As for gameplay: The secret areas and chests are neat, you're getting rewarded for actually exploring the world. Loot is pretty good too, especially as you can target farm because the monster type you kill matters.

Story is there too, but to get fully into it you need to read a lot (as the meat of the world building is in the messages/logs you find strewn around).

The base game is nice, but they really knocked it out of the park with Ashes of Malmouth, it's a huge expansion with really good set pieces.