I am pretty sure all of us would love to do this as well, but the devs and staff need a break from this game and want to develop a more diverse portfolio.
I think that part gets missed a lot whenever this discussion comes up. They are an indie studio. You have to understand they dont have the resources to tackle broadening their portfolio while simultaneously managing constant updates to Grim Dawn and the development of the other titles and projects Medea mentioned.
To be blunt I don’t really even like town builders… But I have NEVER seen any other developers pour so much time and effort into making such an awesome game, to include actually commenting and replying back and forth with members of this forum, in posts on this forum, regarding items people wanted to see, stats people wanted changed, balancing fixes people had opinions about, and even creating unique legendary items with real world lore and backstory inspired by members of the community, such as the Brawler’s Distinction and Leovinus’ Ring
The story behind Leovinus’ Ring: Here
Brawler’s Distinction was a Monster Infrequent introduced after @RektbyProtoss and @MikeFic_YT promoted and hosted community PvP tournaments. The devs actually had the tournament winners builds added as unique mini-bosses and built INTO THE GAME! This was rad as hell, and the Brawler’s Distinction drops from them. In my opinion, community driven content such as these PvP tournaments are the stuff that keeps this game alive in a multiplayer capacity.
Which brings me to my final point.
We’re all die-hard fans of this game. We’re probably all going to be back for GD2 when its day comes. In the meantime, I’ll buy anything Crate makes without batting an eye because of the care and dedication they exhibited with Grim Dawn. Ill even buy a town builder game, when I dont really like town builders. If it will help them get to Grim Dawn 2, you can count on me to do my part and throw them some cash! This will help Crate reach their goals and put them in a better position to support the fans the way we know they can and do, when the time is right for them.
I look forward to re-convening when that day comes, and hopefully you will be there too! For now, we still have Grim Dawn and its still fantastic.
Perhaps it’s time for another community run event…