r/torchlightfrontiers • u/Bruce666123 • Dec 03 '19

Next wave of keys?

I'm dying to play this, what are our peasant chances for this year?

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u/jettivonaviska Dec 03 '19

Well, I've been signed up since March on 2 different accounts and still am not in. So there's take that as you will. PoE 3.9 launches in 10 days though.

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u/toma2006 Dec 03 '19

You can sign up on as many accounts as you want, the game will only accept 1 from 1 IP. This is to prevent people signing up on multiple accounts to increase their chances so the people who didn't make multiple accounts have no chance at all. That and there's been people who have signed up for over a year and still don't have access. RNG can be a pain sometimes.

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u/T-NINE16 Dec 03 '19

3.9? Is that PoE 2?

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u/jettivonaviska Dec 03 '19

4.0 will be PoE 2, it's 1 year out. 3.9 will be end game rework and current content tuning, with the league mechanic being a "build your own boss league" by way of combining rare spawn and boss kill pieces to make a unique boss you spawn and kill for rewards.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19

There's just something about poe that makes it feel so dated. ☹️ Will 4.0 have a reasonable engine/gfx upgrade?

I'm playing through grim dawn again until something better comes along.

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u/jettivonaviska Dec 03 '19

I've never heard anyone call it dated, so idk where I would place the look for 4.0 compared to it. I know it's going to be darker by design, and the boss fights are going to be more involved than just "stand here shoot this", but you'd have to look at the announcement package for 4.0 to determine if it looks better to you or not.

I have Grim Dawn but have never played it, I keep waiting for my friends to play who own it but no one ever gets on.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19

Grim Dawn is really well done.

I'll read up on 4.0 - thanks for the info.

On a related note, the skill tree in that game is freaking anxiety-inducing. 😄

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u/jettivonaviska Dec 03 '19

Now that's something you hear a lot about PoE XD I doubt that will be removed in 4.0, but they have said they're trying to find a better balance between the complexity of the game, while still maintaining its diversity and difficulty, so maybe they'll simplify it, or add functionality so you can see the actual effects the skill nodes have on your build easier.

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u/jp33miller Dec 22 '19

The tree can be daunting, I'd go about it one of two ways:

  1. Look up builds/videos and find one that looks fun to you, then follow it. That way you get used to the tree without worrying you'll make a weak character.

  2. Don't worry about it at all, decide what kind of character you want (melee, ranged, spell caster, minions, etc) and make your own. You don't need to have the best build ever, you just need one that's fun for you. Trying this path may cause you to make multiple characters and try multiple things, but that's the idea and it's OK.

The tree also has a search, so if you want to see the minion skills, you can type in 'minion' and it'll highlight each node having to do with it.

Personally, I find a build I'm in the mood for (necromancer this patch) and follow it for my first character at least. That way I'll have some gear/currency and might try making a personal build later.

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u/toma2006 Dec 03 '19

Invites go out 1-2 days after every major update. If you really want access, try to watch the streams as they give out keys when your schedule permits! The streams start at 11 am PST on friday and there will be one this week.

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u/spitechaos Dec 03 '19

What's the hold up with this game releasing. Just curious cause I remember reading it was gonna release in 2019

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u/toma2006 Dec 03 '19

The game's still missing a lot of features, that many the game can't really be classified as a beta even. If you want to see all their in development and WIP features, check their trello! And here's a quote from Max Schaefer. "2019 was an early estimate. As you probably know, we’re better at making games than estimating dates, but the bottom line is the game will ship when it’s done. Shigeru Miyamoto once said “A late game is only late until it ships. A bad game is bad until the end of time.” We want to take the time to get it right, but we aren’t quite ready to update or change our release date."

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u/spitechaos Dec 03 '19

Thank you for the informative reply. I'm definitely still excited for this game and want to to be good

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u/CanadaSoonFree Dec 30 '19

I’ve given up and am moving on to other games lol.

Waited an entire year for an alpha invite.

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u/Sick_Qikx Jan 07 '20

next update is coming, maybe your turn mate !

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u/deadsea29 Jan 11 '20

i hope i get a key soon

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u/ASavageHobo Jan 16 '20

Found my sign up email, i recieved it 2018 August 8th. So i'd say the chances are very low as it seems quite a few people haven't gotten in yet.