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Titan Quest-esque diablo clones are all shit.

>>14536491

TQ was okay though if only because m-muh mythology'n sheit, GD would be playable if the world/lore wasnt so damn boring.

>>14536486

You will always need more than just a single skill. Healing is best covered by loads of life-steal and resistance to stun/slow.

My lowest skill use builds was m1/m2 and 3 skill buttons. Highest use was a CDR pet build that needs the entire hotbar.

Check the grim dawn forums, there are build compendium threads that can give you an idea on what is viable for ultimate end game. Clearing crucible is a different story though, same with the ultra bosses. Use grimtools . com for builds and item lists.

>>14536536

I beat Torchlight 2 with engineer, and playing goddamn piano with skills on keyboard gets tiring really fast.

Having just a few skills sound pretty good.

bump

Fucking bump.

The only good ARPG since Torchlight 1 and nobody here gives a fuck about it?

Dead board.

>>14541979

How about you tell us about your build and playstyle?

>>14542119

Shit, I considered running a necro with an army of skellies, but sound like you can't have 30 summons rummaging around like in good ol D2.

>>14541979

As amazing as it fucking sounds, Ashes of Malmouth is maybe the first actual, literal video game expansion I've seen in fucking forever that was a real expansion and was genuinely worth the ten dollarydoos I dropped for it.

>>14542139

You can still have a pretty damn good army of summons with the right classes and devotions and gear. Using a full pet build was the most fun I had in the game.

>>14542240

It's a great expansion on it's own. Compared to the mountain of dog shit DLC that is the norm now, it's a masterpiece.

Blademaster used to basically be the premier class of this game. It's probably still pretty good, but I haven't played GD in awhile.

>>14536503

You should probably try to max out one of the main leveling skills first before you plan on spreading your points out. IIRC for Blademaster that would be either Cadence, Blade Arc, or Amarasta's Blade Burst. Pneumatic Burst is also one of the best skills in the game because it has +Total Speed and healing.

>>14541979

>I see they expanded the chest size since I last played it.

This is so nice. Having to use third party programs for this was and is a pain in the ass. I've lost more than a few items to those and the backup process is sketchy at best.

>>14542139

Last I checked you can have 20+ pets with the right build and items. Unfortunately they won't all be skellies, but it's still nice for those that like summoners.

>>14544428

>Blademaster used to basically be the premier class of this game.

That was a long time ago. I think it was mainly due to a set that got nerfed very early on and caused half of the GD forums to bitch and moan for several months (some are still not over it).

Many of the top level builds are still soldiers (due to the tankiness), but Nightblade is a fairly rare second pick.

Is there a point in keeping low level set items around?

Stuff like explorer set has some cool abilities, but it's generally worse than regular gear.

Do I just sell it?

>>14545360

Keep it for new characters. There's a lot of nice lower-level gear that can take a lot of busy work out of a fresh build.

>>14536486

Blademaster is a solid class, but it's more gear-dependent than something with occultist. Make sure not to fall for the pierce damage that the game suggests, since physical outclasses it in pretty much every regard. You can make a decent tank that'll be on par with some shield builds, trading reliability for a lot more damage output. As far as using only one skill goes, that's not really going to work; for a blademaster, you'll probably be using the following every few seconds:

>war cry for debuffs

>ring of steel for fumble

>blitz

>pneumatic burst to heal

Here's a physical blademaster build that's decent for just about anything in the game and should give you an idea of skill distribution: https://www.grimtools.com/calc/pZrrPMjZ