Playing again after a long time, need some quick summary of changes and suggestions of things to do

[Nguyen_Dung]

I just started playing GD again after like 1-2 years, hoping someone can gives me a quick summary of changes, so far I know about Nemesis spawn and Phys Res changes, but no idea of other things.

I also has this char Sorcerer, Level 100 (GD 1.2.1.2) - Grim Dawn Build Calculator which is my first endgame character, is there anything I can do to push even further at a reasonable time investment? ( I works 7 to 5, and have classes in most evening so time is limited).

I also wants to do all the steam achievements, those left are crucibles (so boring I fell asleep) and hardcore achievements (which I haven’t touched once).

[Foehammer]

Sorc isn’t tank enough for HC Celestials imo. Play sum Warlord or Warder if you wanna get all achievements. Check out top 20 builds (an onion) there’s plenty of all content builds in there.

Top 20 Softcore builds, ft. HC approved section from RektbyProtoss! [1.2.0.5] (An Onion)

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[Halbrave]

Defeating the celestials are are not part of HC achievments, but I agree. In order to be safe as Foehammer suggested - best to play Warlord or Warder. I found Pet Conjurer to be a good choice aswell as you just let your pets do the fighting
For Warlord I recommend this one (used it myself for HC - easy to farm gear even while levelling):

[1.2.1.0] The Glitz of an Anguished Blitz: 4:20 Crucible Gladiator 150-170, Celestials, SR 90 - cheap and tanky all content destroyer Warlord [everything+]

[output]* *I really don’t have time to do those Foreword Blitz Warlord is a staple of strong budget builds. It can (and frankly should) be your first endgame farmer build. You can start with very little and slowly upgrade your Blitzer into an endgame beast and an all content conqueror. I usually try and limit my guide posts to specs that I find exceptional (or unique enough) and Blitz Warlord has been done to death - it’s not really that unique. However this spec that I found after testing a …

About phys change - enemies have less phys damage now but your ways of getting phys res has been limited a lot on gear, devotions etc. That’s also why Warlord really shines here as a shield with “Durable” prefix (or some of the rare affixes) already gives lots of phys res

Nemesis spawn - Nemesis now spawn somewhere close to you if you are on nemesis rep and kill enemies of that faction

[Nguyen_Dung]

Celestial are those big purple like things from Morgoneth dungeon right? I can clear them with ease, just don’t facetank them and I’m fine

[Foehammer]

No they are the godlike bosses such as Calla, Ravager, Mogdrogen, Lokarr etc.

[Nguyen_Dung]

I was able to use this sorc to kill lokarr, crate and mogdrgen without dying, but ravager and calla destroyed me. I don’t think the achievement list has killing them as HC though.

[klasperstanze]

Tell you what to do:
Try out AAR and Blade Trap.
They’ve got built-in -% cc resist now .

And use your newly added standard movement skill.

And try out converted stuff that used to not have updated visuals, like Vire’s Might and BWC - the now do have new visuals