Grim Misadventure #114: A New Thing...

[LightningYu]

yo, can we get a different name for the inquis/necro class combo? like literally anything else? Ritualist is just about the most bland name i’ve ever heard.

In my opinion there isn’t any better Name for this Class-Combo. It seems pretty well thought. I mean if you look at both classes. Inquisitor uses this Runic-Sign System for Spells and traps. These Traps reminds a bit of our “Pentagram” thing irl. Some modern Cultures believe Pentagram is the sign to summon the Devil and Deamons(while in fact in Middle-Ages an pentagram meant the opposite - an counter against Demons and such. It wasn’t an sign for Satanism how it counts nowdays). If think about it “ritualist” fits the Class-Combo perfectly - since thats what such people do nowdays with Pentagram an such, they’re fanatic Ritualists which make weirds “rituals” to summon demons/devil or get in contact with them. And thats kinda what Necromancer are as well…

[Chthon]

what intrigues me is the ‘other summon’… it’s not a bone golem and definetely not a blood golem! :rolleyes:

something like this would be dope:rolleyes:

[spoiler]

wishful thinking :p[/spoiler]

[Zantai]

And the Inquisitor prefix.

This can be solved by simply renaming it, in the case of the gloves though I think they will need to alter the skill bonuses too.

They’ve already been renamed for the expansion.

How would necromancer work with the Revenant Devotion? Will it simple add 3 skellies on enemy death, or will it revamp into a new skill?

Are skellies pets? Or do they work the same as the revenant ones? Do they scale with pet bonus (making for interesting combos with occulist and shaman) or player bonus?

The Revenant Skeletons are unique in that they scale with the player. Nothing is changing about their functionality for the expansion as they were already revised in anticipation of the necromancer.

The necromancer Skeletons scale with pet bonuses.

mmm… I cannot disagree on that.

BTW, will we need corpses to raise skeletons (ala D2) ?

You will not need corpses. Persistent corpses is not a GD mechanic, nor is it very fun for boss fights (a personal peeve from D2).

Unique models would be great tho, cuz seeing the same models of my enemies as my allies is annoying. It’s already annoying whenever I side with the Order, Necro would just make it worse.

The skeletons wear custom armor.

yo, can we get a different name for the inquis/necro class combo? like literally anything else? Ritualist is just about the most bland name i’ve ever heard.

if you paid attention to the inquisitor reveal post, you’d have seen that Ritualist was listed as a name for a class combo with them too. other people in this thread have pointed that out as well.

The various class combo names got rearranged a little since Inquisitor was revealed. Inquisitor+Necro is now an Apostate. Shaman+Necro is a Ritualist. Though I went back and forth on that for a long time.

[eralduspr]

if you paid attention to the inquisitor reveal post, you’d have seen that Ritualist was listed as a name for a class combo with them too. other people in this thread have pointed that out as well.

Ritualist is Inquisitor+Necro. Sorry

My guesses, based on how the masteries lore/looks/functions:

Reaper = Necro + Nightblade
Spellbinder = Necro + Arcanist
Ritualist = Necro + Shaman
Cabalist = Necro + Occultist
Death Knight = Necro + Soldier
Apostate = Necro + Inquisitor
Defiler = Necro + Demolitionist

EDIT: Someone already made a guess list, and his guesses are the same as mine :eek:

The various class combo names got rearranged a little since Inquisitor was revealed. Inquisitor+Necro is now an Apostate. Shaman+Necro is a Ritualist. Though I went back and forth on that for a long time.

Called it!

The Apostate makes a lot more sense for an Inquisitor + Necro combo, when you look at the definition of what is an Apostate.

[Martimus]

…How about Heirophant for sham+necro and we don’t need Ritualist?

[Chthon]

Apostate makes much more sense

Thanks

Btw, one thing- i’m no modder but would mod tools get new features as well? I was told TQ had a giant form can we mod that stuff in since it’s the same engine? (or can we do that already)

Called it!

We have a Kymon follower in our midst.

Light’em up boys :rolleyes:

…How about Heirophant for sham+necro and we don’t need Ritualist?

Call it whatever, ritualist feels bad

[agaabreeu]

How about Paladin for soldier + inquisitor? Ok ill stop with the paladin nonsense

(Sentinel is cool enough, although maybe Templar would be better…?)

[Zantai]

Btw, one thing- i’m no modder but would mod tools get new features as well? I was told TQ had a giant form can we mod that stuff in since it’s the same engine? (or can we do that already)

If you mean Colossus form, that skill template exists, and was used for the Occultist’s Possession skill a long long time ago. But that skill and pathing are not friends, so we axed it.

[Chthon]

If you mean Colossus form, that skill template exists, and was used for the Occultist’s Possession skill a long long time ago. But that skill and pathing are not friends, so we axed it.

So is it available to modders?

[Nodders]

what intrigues me is the ‘other summon’… it’s not a bone golem and definetely not a blood golem! :rolleyes:

something like this would be dope:rolleyes:

[spoiler]

wishful thinking :p[/spoiler]

Why not just use the skeletal Monstrosity or Gargantuan

[Uli]

Adrenaline boiii.
I wonder tho, never seen this mentioned, but will the levels 85-100 keep giving 2 skill points? Or is it going to be 1 now?
Anyways, great stuff. Love You guys.

[MatMB]

Now that you know what both masteries are, what are you looking forward to the most in Grim Dawn’s first expansion?

i missed the question (that was a rich Misadventure wasn’t it ? ) and what makes me curious is mostly the new high level content : factions (and thus Nemesis) and rogue-like dungeons (i can’t imagine we won’t have at least a new one).

any general information (main story, title, release date :eek:) would be appreciated too

[Chthon]

i missed the question (that was a rich Misadventure wasn’t it ? ) and what makes me curious is mostly the new high level content : factions (and thus Nemesis) and rogue-like dungeons (i can’t imagine we won’t have at least a new one).

any general information (main story, title, release date :eek:) would be appreciated too

Frankly after the necromancer reveal it’s the release date that matters to me now

To hell with Ulgrim, i’m gonna raise me some skeletons

[GrimDawnJohn]

Why not just use the skeletal Monstrosity or Gargantuan

Uroboruuk's Guardian

[Minotaur]

This does raise the question, though, about the lore conflict in case of a necromancer class joining Kymon’s.

Would be hilarious to single-class something else only to spec in after the fact. I think there needs to be some kind of plan to account for this. Players could even wait until Elite to do dual-class, so reloading in Normal needs to check for the change - that is, assuming that the Chosen going to be strict about it.

Hopefully they’ve already thought about this and avoided any bugs.

[ASYLUM101]

So is it available to modders?

Why not just play a mod to find out? There is a Titan Quest based mod after all…

[Dryvus]

Ah well, I thought it would be something more interesting. Possibly the first new thing I haven’t been psyched for since I got the game.

[Kaiosama_TLJ]

…How about Heirophant for sham+necro and we don’t need Ritualist?

Now thinking about it, Witch Doctor would be a better name for Shaman+Necromancer combo IMO.

what intrigues me is the ‘other summon’… it’s not a bone golem and definetely not a blood golem! :rolleyes:

something like this would be dope:rolleyes:

[spoiler]

wishful thinking :p[/spoiler]

Or maybe something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk6wj03BeiA

[EDIT]

Or this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RfdXPYRaKg

[OneWingedDevil]

That artwork tho.

What are the odds I’d be looking forward to Necro in D3 and Grim Dawn in the same year? My favorite class in two games–my life is forfeit.

Regarding longevity, are we talking seconds or minutes as a fresh Necro? At level cap will they stick around for a while, at least? I was never a fan of temporary minions, ala skeletons in PoE.

Now if only you guys would make a Paladin next.

Out of all the updates, this is my favorite.

Paladin won’t fit to this world, this is not your standard fantasy rpg.

[ibugsy]

Would be hilarious to single-class something else only to spec in after the fact. I think there needs to be some kind of plan to account for this. Players could even wait until Elite to do dual-class, so reloading in Normal needs to check for the change - that is, assuming that the Chosen going to be strict about it.

Hopefully they’ve already thought about this and avoided any bugs.

It’s been thought of, and addressed.

Necromancers cannot join Kymon’s Chosen. There’s no but in that sentence.

If you decide to stick to a single mastery for 40 levels and select Necromancer after joining Kymon’s Chosen, you would get different dialogues on certain NPCs, but it would constitute “clever use of game mechanics”.

It’s essentially playing the game outside of the intended direction, just as going into the Crucible to get 5 Devotion Points before starting the main campaign would be considered clever, but obviously not how we intend the average player to go through the game.