Are we even sure there will be a new mastery?
And at least I’m not dying on the inside, I’m patiently waiting for the next misadventure while having a blast with the game. (Granted, I came back form a few months’ hiatus /which I periodically need because when I’m playing Grim Dawn, it dominates my play time 
/, so that probably helps in keeping the experience fresh.)
el critico are you trying to get me fired? Playtesters interact with the devs regarding the patches and expansions with feedback and bug reports once we get them for testing. Mods interact with Big Z regarding things that affect the forum if we need his input about something. Anything else we’re the same as the rest of you.
If you want to continue pleading your case ad nauseum be my guest, but it won’t make it happen any sooner than Zantai decides it will. Which is likely to be later rather than sooner if you piss him off enough.
DrIstvaan, all we know for sure is that Zantai avoids the question every time it’s asked (and it’s been asked plenty) and also said there’s not going to be a Paladin mastery. The avoidance tends to suggest there will be, otherwise why not just say no and get it over with. But he wouldn’t get much fun out of doing that really and he does enjoy teasing us. So officially we’re still in limbo over whether there will be one or not.
Perfectly good way to piss him off:)
[spoiler]Some person: “Yo Z. Will you get a move on with that mastery or whatever, I’m dying inside here”
Z: “Sure, right away…”
Some person: i[/i]…
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Thank you for the clarification.
ok so sorry I dont want to piss him off then forget about asking him. And medea i thought you are not a playtester.
I will wait for next gm then and see hoping that paladin comes 4real.
3 new skills confirmed
Aegis of menhir
Reprisal
Judgemental shield iirc
so there goes the new mastery ‘cough’ paladin:cool:
The moderators are also part of the playtesting group. I was a playtester before I became a mod.
this might be off topic or maybe prohibited within the walls of your lucrative contract with crate but how much are u guys gettting paid, if you don’t mind sharing in public? been thinking of making some money and maybe If i qualify and can apply so I could also take a glimpse opportunity of the paladin wannabe mastery in advance:D
They are not paid.
Aw, I was going to reply that I can’t talk about that as it’s part of the NDA with Crate, but ibugsy went and spoiled the joke. 
No, we’re not paid. It’s purely voluntary and we do it for love of the game, Crate and the GD community. And if you want to know the sort of person Crate might be looking for in future …
http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70728&highlight=playtesters
Somehow I don’t think harping on about something that only exists in your head will count as a positive contribution to the forum.
Testers get paid with a good pat on the back at the end of an important testing phase:)
I think the next gm could future the rest of the constellations. 
My apologies medea!
It’s okay ibugsy. I’ll forgive you eventually … maybe. 
that would be a bad idea imo. after GM 137, I made a very realistic prediction/ guide/suggestion to Crate to smooth out the gm’s and make fans happy.
all those in red were created and revelead already! ok I did not expect another monster reveal so there is that. and ok I admit 2 masteries may be too much but at that time there was not much hint to the paladin wannabe mastery. Now that shield mastery is hinted, they can now stick to just one and 100% fans like me will be happy!
Crate, Zantai in particular, has been doing the GM for quite some time; and they have done a great job at balancing what they reveal and when they reveal it. Fans have been happy for quite some time, or at least the vast majority. Besides you can’t please all of the people all of the time. I don’t expect how the GMs have been done to change. 
That’s because Medierra had been doing announcements up to that point and probably was more than happy to let the newbie take over, especially when he so kindly volunteered. Still enjoy going back and re-reading them.
Speaking of this, where did this old icon go away to?
http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9843
Lvl 25 mastery bottom where Blade Trap is currently. looks like Blades of Wrath.
Don’t know Superfluff. It wasn’t in Nightblade when it was first released iirc so probably got dropped before early access, but Nightblade isn’t a mastery I play that much so can’t be sure. Looks like Blade Trap was moved to its position and Amarasta’s Blood Burst eventually went into the old BT area.
I’d have to really go digging for that one…I think it was a first iteration of Blade Burst.