Hiya folks,
Returning to GD having not played since the early beta/kickstarted access days.
I still have a few old characters @ lvl35 (which was the max level then) but I noticed I wasn’t getting any xp when playing. I can still trade items via stash, but curious if there’s any sort of area-based level cap I am not seeing/remembering??
Happy to start from scratch, just though it was weird!
level cap is now at 85… and lvl 100 when xpac hits!
right - but is there a reason I can’t go past 35 with the old character?
I believe there are some attributes that being set at character creation, including char max level
I think you can try to change it via Odie’s save file editor
I do not recommend playing characters that old.
I’ve started some new ones, Zantai 
I was only asking if the old ones are somehow hard-capped at 35 still?
ps: I’ve been on the forum longer than you (uber lurker)!
You aren’t gaining experience because the exp requirement has changed since then. If you play long enough the exp will catch up and return to normal, but you’ll likely encounter a plethora of other problems with a character that old. Best to just make a new one.
any reason to avoid transferred old items?
I have tons of components and such but not really useful weapons/armor for the most part
Transfer stash is fine, the format is pretty simple. Chars are a lot more complex, which is why they should be avoided.
Speaking of, I can’t wait for the next expansion I just picked this game up a few months ago and I can’t believe it took me this long to find it. 
I know right? All those houres I spent playing Diablo 3 only cause I didn’t know Grim Dawn existed -.-