whatever happened to that grim dawn expansion with the furry skill tree tho? wasn't it supposed to be out last christmas? it doesn't even have a preorder thing on steam yet

My guess is they are making sure it's perfect. I would like an update as well because I love that fucking game. It's the only good Diablo II spiritual successor. I'm looking forward to Titan Quest 2 as well because if they keep it like the first game but have it up-to-date with quality of life (please lord don't let them drop the fucking ball on it) it will be as good as Grim Dawn, and probably force Grim Dawn to make a second title, assuming they aren't already.

Asterkarn looks promising. I love the 2-class system. Any other ARPGs that do that?

Not the first time they hold something back a bit to work on it a bit more. They earned at least a bit of trust from me, so I'm sure it'll be out sooner rather than later unless something happens.
Can't wait though, could really use some more content. Might dust off my old Purifier (Demolitionist/Inquisitor), bathing the whole map in flame was entirely too much fun.

>>3774056
They have a game in ea and want to leave grim dawn. I like that they refuse to grow fast. Next game they will put in ea is a rts, having high expectations. Honestly, the only game I'm looking forward to, besides lotf2.
>tq2
Very unlikely a good game, mid at best.

>>3773929 (OP)
They recently had an update and it is still being worked on.

>>3773929 (OP)
>wasn't it supposed to be out last christmas?
where did you hear that?

the skill tree is on grimtools at least

>>3774056
If you haven't played it before I've found the first guild wars game plays like a party based ARPG and has a 2-class system, though it is dated I still have fun with it.

>>3774056
Crate has been providing regular Grim Dawn updates on their website since at least ~2014 when I first began playing the game. They have already been working on an inhouse engine for Grim Dawn 2, among other stuff.
>>3774083
They have people working on a new engine; GD updates; their RTS, Furthest Frontier; and at least three making a survival horror game.

>>3774752
Really? Never heard about the survival horror. I thoght they are 15 people? Not bad. No wonder they need 10 years per game. When will ff release?

>>3774752
Farthest Frontier looks like a city builder, definitely not an RTS.

>>3775935
it is but it also includes combat that is growing more intricate with each update. I still wouldn't call it an RTS really

>>3775935
It's not that rts. The rts in question is happening before the grim dawn event, which I like as a setting.

>>3774765
>When will ff release?
It should've been released already (spring 2025) but it got delayed because they're adding some features that they previously said were outside of the intended scope, like building bridges.

>>3776026
How come? They found some money lying around? Given their speed, the rts will release 2030.

>>3776029
No idea. They always said that bridges were something they might add in a DLC but that wasn't going to be part of the base game. Then they changed their mind apparently. It's not the only reason for the delay though, they're also working on other things like improving the performance and stuff.

>>3776032
How's the economy? At some point all builders have wonky numbers that kill the game for me, like that anno where it's all ablut spice at a certain point.

>>3776029
>They found some money lying around?
They're a very small studio with pretty good sales. On one hand it makes them slow as fuck, on the other they have a single owner who doesn't have to answer to any investors.

>>3776035
I haven't played the EA version in a long time since I've been waiting for the full release. Last time I played the economy itself was pretty easy to handle, but I'd always end up getting fucked by the infinitely scaling raids in the lategame.

>>3776037
My favourite studio, really. The produce fantastic games, albeit slow af and not really my favourite genre.

>>3776039
>https://forums.crateentertainment.com/t/mysterious-uptick-in-sales-since-nov-2nd/47606/51
feels good man

>>3775970
Is there any official title yet?

>>3775961
I'll keep an eye on it either way. Crate has my loyalty thus far, as they did great things with Grim Dawn I have few if any complaints about it.

>>3776066
No
>>3776043
They should be a leader in the industry. Games shouldn't take more than 2 years to develop. Unfortunately there's no financing vehicle for games and crowd funding is as crooked as banks are.

>>3775970
I thought FF was the pre-Grim Dawn title that took place in Cairn.

>>3776076
Not that I know. AFAIK they choose the city builder to bridge the gap between creating a rts engine and an actual rts game. High expectations, as they might revive the genre.

>>3776069
Why should they be an industry leader?

>>3776086
Because they are independant and have ethical business practices that ultimately translate in top notch games. I wouldn't know of any dei or other ideological shenanigans in their games.

>>3776088
Fair point. Yeah, as I said, they have my loyalty.

>>3776068
>>3776069
>>3776088
Their engine is a little rough/dated now but they also stuck with it to provide a ton of solid content so I can't complain.
If the entire rest of the industry gave it over to retarded dei slop I'd still have GD replays to go back to.
Glad they're getting their due after getting unfairly shafted over Titan Quest.

>>3776393
>provide a ton of solid content so I can't complain.
Just look at grim dawn. It's like 10 years old and a serious contender to d2, with minimal budget.
>rusty engine
Well, few people can only go so far.
>dei
It's necessary to follow these guidelines. No financing if you don't implement propaganda. It starts at "game universities". Educators usually have ties to goverment or ngos. Soon after the killer games debate politics started to use games as mean of communication and instructed banks to not give loans to these companies, so they had to rely on other means to fund development, official grants. These grants force you to implement dei. In the eu they even have checklists, like girl boss and strong african guy.

>>3776397
>strong african guy
Which is remarkable considering how much of a stereotype that usually ends up being, one way or another
Really fighting the good fight

>>3776398
They don't care, nor do the decision makers grasp the concept of stereotypes. Their goal is to inflate goverment spending to increase political power. The more clowns you have following the false song of propaganda, the better.

>>3776393
Crate has nothing to do with Titan Quest.

>>3776685
Crate was founded by the employees of Iron Lore after Iron Lore closed, and Grim Dawn was based on Titan Quest's engine.

>>3776717
>If I repeat it enough times, it will become true
Wrong.

>>3776729
>it was founded by employees from Iron Lore and they used the same engine
>NO IT WASN'T ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES SO IT DOESN'T COUNT

Can't wait for the first area being great and everything past that being a boring slog like the usual grim dawn experience.

>>3777007
>one person
>later on, a second person
>CRATE WAS FOUNDED BY ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES OF IRON LORE
Why do newfags always come into GD threads to argue about semantic facts?

>>3777173
>argues about semantics
>accuses others of arguing about semantics
What did he mean by this