Grim Dawn Version 1.1.7.1 Hotfix 1

[mad_lee]

Invoker’s Will Set: added 30 Lightning damage modifier for Panetti’s Replicating Missile and reduced its Fire damage modifier to 30

Zantai, this is still not nearly enough to revive Lightning PRM. Split the Cold damage in equal halves, please.

That is a damage breakdown on PRM’s build with pure Lightning devotions.

EDIT: this is a damage breakdown before Cindertouch nerf (still predominantly Fire but least playable)

[Vastator]

That was a really quick hotifx with a lot of feedback taken into account.
Thank you a lot for the love you’re still showing for this awesome game!

[arivus]

Mythical Essence of the Grim Dawn: replaced Aether damage modifier for Albrecht’s Aether Ray with 20 Chaos damage modifier

So the amulet is now strictly for chaos ray or chaos ignaffar now, not that I really mind the change but I hope the amulet itself receive a slight buff for the occultist part either +second rite or +solael witchfire and a bit more aether resistance (15-25).

Mythical Inashkor’s Head: reduced Physical damage modifier for Albrecht’s Aether Ray to 60

Mythical Aethereach: removed Aether damage modifier for Albrecht’s Aether Ray and increased its Energy Cost Reduction modifier to 8%

My physical ray definitely get a hit, haven’t start new patch yet but I hope it can balance the extra damage from 1.1.7.0

Mythical Decree of the Circle of Five: increased % Cast Speed to 18%

Previously it was 11-17%, so a minor buff it is

Mythical Demonbone Legplates: added 15% Stun Resist

Nature’s Avenger Set: increased Duration of the skill proc to 15s and reduced its % Physical Resist bonus to 22%

Thank you! About the avenger losing 3% physical resistance in exchange for more duration is a welcome for me.

[ChibbL_Ooh]

• Fixed a bug causing loading screen tips to be missing.
• Fixed a bug causing some players to get stuck on the loading screen.

thats good. i thought this happen to me , because i was playing in a modded session. (mainly on the upper Necropolis portal)

Thank you Crate team

[tqFan]

Mythical Crown of the Winter King: removed Cold damage and increased damage on the granted skill

The more damage the better since Trickster has already so many skills to cast and helm slot is a huge commitment.

[AdamNavel]

Looks nice to me, this hotfix is Fair.

[ya1]

1. Why the aether AAR hate all of a sudden?

2. I would really like to see some changes to cold Shadow Strike meta. It is stale, it is nerfed every patch, it is plain as day and set in stone. More ranks to NJE please. And more phys res that gear for it.

Mythical Spellbreaker Waistguard: removed Cold damage

Why oh why…???

In case there were still people left in the world who didn’t use the green belt instead.

[Anathema2741]

Why the aether AAR hate all of a sudden?

I was just thinking this, too. Recent patches are like 95% buffs, and nerf nerf nerf to AAR. Does anyone really feal it was that OP?

[ya1]

Does anyone really feal it was that OP?

Uhm… 7-8 patches ago?

[krell_154]

Nice patch. I don’t understand the removal of flat cold from Spellbreaker Waistguard, though.

They should really do something about the affixes for MIs. Since the previous patch, same affix combos are dropping, a lot (e.g. “Destroyer’s” or “Shaman’s” Rolderathis Tome “of Frostbite”. All the time. I’m not saying that making drops better was wrong, but now the drops are simply too good.

[Anathema2741]

Uhm… 7-8 patches ago?

Yes, but not anymore though. It didn’t need more nerfs.

[Garfunkel]

Dawnseeker’s Light Set: added 100% of Physical dealt as Lightning modifier for Counter Strike

• Mythical Dawnbreaker’s Beacon: replaced bonus to Stormcaller’s Pact with +3 to Storm Touched
• Mythical Dawnbreaker’s Sledge: increased % Retaliation added to Attack on the skill proc (Forgotten Gods only).

Storm Touched: increased % Physical damage scaling with rank to 80% by rank 12, 150% by max ultimate rank. Added % Lightning Retaliation.

Thanks a lot! The lighting retaliator is in a much better spot now. Not as fast as other builds but sturdy and reliable as it should be.

[kukuhimanpr]

Reduced % Elemental Resist for Korvaak’s Chosen

korvaak cultists: KORVAAK! SAVE ME~~~~
korvaak: I DON’T STAND A CHANCE AGAINST CELESTIAL CRATE!!! WAIT, THIS MEANS I CAN HAVE MORE DREDGES AND RAGEFLAMES… THANK YOU CELESTIAL CRATE!!!

[MBlade]

+1 That is a very nice solution indeed!

[kukuhimanpr]

Light’s Guardian Set: added Aether damage to the granted skill

Lmao, they really don’t care about their own lore anymore…

I can’t wait to see stuff like acid damage being added to the justicar set or vitality damage being added to the light of empyreon constellation being added in the next patch, for the sake of “diversity”.

Don’t know whacha talking about. Aether has always been paired with lightning damage. Just look at Wraith, Widow and Spear of the heavens constellations.

the ‘good’ celestials in grim dawn like empyrion & menhir are always associated with fire/lightning/physical/aether/elemental. spear of heavens itself is aether+lightning. and the lore obviously states those celestials as the old master of the aetherials. so aetherial element is their domain too, combined with the 3 elements, they create many realms as they see fit.

if anything, the aetherial invaders and undead-lover necromancers seems to have fixation with aether+vitality damage, which from in game lore are often accompanied with suffering, insanity, addiction to draining life essence, and deaths. very similar to the theme of chaos, ravager, solael and yugol.

its a hard thing to adjust lore consistency and gameplay balance, with thousands or more items out there. we should be glad that there’s no empyrion focused items that increase chaos damage, or yugol items that increase fire & lightning damage (yugol bringing the fireworks!!!fun time!!!) if those things happened it’s pretty derpy from lore perspective.

[Garfunkel]

Ragrathar’s Horn: added 6% Physical Resist, removed Conversion

imo removing the conversion completely was too much. Reduce it by half but leave plz.

[ocsisajt]

AAR plz…

And don’t buff skeletons coz they are super strong anyway… oh wait…

[Duchy]

I see some hate for aether AAR again…

• Mythical Soulthief: removed Cooldown on the granted skill and increased its % Weapon damage
• Soulthief: removed Cooldown on the granted skill and increased its % Weapon damage

Yesssss.

Mythical Essence of the Grim Dawn: replaced Aether damage modifier for Albrecht’s Aether Ray with 20 Chaos damage modifier

Whyyyyyyyy?

Mythical Aethereach: removed Aether damage modifier for Albrecht’s Aether Ray and increased its Energy Cost Reduction modifier to 8%

Nooooo.

• Blitz: increased Physical damage scaling with rank
• Blindside: increased Internal Trauma damage scaling with rank

Yessssss.

• Rune of Kalastor: increased Projectile explosion radius to 2.5 and increased Fire damage scaling with rank
• Ignition: increased Burn damage scaling with rank

Runes need more love!!!

Thunderous Strike: reduced % Total damage penalty to -28%

Awesome.

[Sauroc]

Like others I am surprised by the nerf to spellbreaker waistguard. Other than gargoyle waistguard MI, it is the only cold nightblade belt, does that mean cold nightblades were performing, across the board, above average enough to warrant a nerf to them all?

Otherwise, thanks for the update, always pleased to see all the time and effort put into the game!

[Evil_Baka]

The set is still dominantly Lightning/Electrocute over Aether. It’s not out the question for well-known mortals to utilise Aether either, even a few members of the Erulan Inquisition like Allagast dabbled so one can argue they’re fine with it if it is controlled.

If you want to look at it another way, it’s also another neat example of how some of the righteous forces in Grim Dawn are willing to use whatever powers they can (even if malevolent or drawn from their enemies) if it aids them in their quest as is the case with Kymon’s Chosen - to them, the ends justify the means.

I can’t wait to see stuff like acid damage being added to the justicar set or vitality damage being added to the light of empyreon constellation being added in the next patch, for the sake of “diversity”.

Lets at least try to be realistic hm?