Worst problems with 1.2?

[An R Key5993]

I've seen a couple of these threads but I want to twist the question around a bit. Even to those enjoying 1.2 what is the worst thing about it?

As someone who hasn't quite sank my teeth into the game entirely yet (had ambitious goals I wanted to complete in TitanQuest first), most if not all of the patch notes look amazing. I love that difficulty sounds more fluid, I love that theres a universal dodge, and balance changes sound to my newbie ears to be pretty reasonable.

Despite this I keep reading negativity about the update, granted its normally dismissed and not really expanded upon beyond "new update bad."

So whats your least favorite thing about the update if anything? Is the update overall a net positive? By a little? By a lot? Do you wish it wouldn't have happened? If so why? Thanks =).

[Kyle Crane]

Didn't try the new patch yet. Are the retaliation builds now useless with this new sunder mechanic? I saw a retaliation Warlod struggles vs Ravager, but a life regeneration Warlod killed it easy. Didn't understand what the streamer said as I don't speak Spanish tho. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFnnNlGXUy0

[Virgil]

Автор сообщения: Crusader (Banned4x)

Overall the update is good and I like the QoL features like the monster infrequent item icons that were added, and loot balancing. But the evade mechanic and potion icons on the bottom of my screen are a little weird still. At least they're not on my hotkey bar I guess.

I just don't really want to have to engage with the evade mechanic. I'm an oldschool D2 player so I'm used to the mobility mechanics being accessed via unique skills, like the Barbarian's "Leap" attack or just not needing one at all. This universal evade just seems like another thing I have to now possibly master. I'd have preferred something in the class skill trees instead but I guess that would've thrown off builds and sped up the slower playstyle of GD which I like. Prob just need to get used to it.

Автор сообщения: DySFunction

imo: adding dodge to the game basically makes it a new game. same story, but a new game. you will never play your old characters the same. i dont think its necessarily a bad thing. prior to this update i hadnt picked up the game in a while. but news of the update had me playing my old characters <3 and messing around on new ones. after the update i loaded up the game tested the mechanic, and was like : "yeah this will take some getting used to". I havnt turned it on since. Love the game, but for me it basically craps on everything i did for all these years untill now. like i said im not mad about it. just still processing what it all means. i LOVE the potion thing, why not. these are just my thoughts on it.

I haven't played Grim Dawn in awhile, and kept telling myself I was going to stay away until the expansion hit, but I wouldn't mind having a few lvl100's before Fangs comes out. I'm gonna start playing again tonight after having deleted all of my previous guys and basically treat it like a brand new game from this point forward. That said, my first impressions pretty much mirror your own. I'm honestly not sure how I feel about it. Still processing the changes, even though I'm sure they will be positive ones in the long run.

I absolutely love GD, and adore the work Crate continues to put into this game. There is, however, that part of me that is reluctant to sink too much time into a game until it's finally content complete because I just feel like the older I get, the less inclined I am to have to re-learn the mechanics of a game I already spent a lot of time with. I agree with DySFunction that it feels like a completely new game from 1.2 onwards, at least from the little I've played so far. That is likely all for the good, but it'll take time to adjust for sure.

Being a very long time Diablo 1 and 2 vet, I too find the move to more "active" gameplay mechanics that are applied by default across the board rather than acquired through class specific skills or unique gear a bit jarring, especially since GD was so heavily inspired by the comparatively slower pace of those earlier titles in particular and it showed. It's all good, I just need to get used to it again.

[Borat]

After the new update, it is not possible to select a language version other than English. Support from the website is minimal. It was fun, but unfortunately the game has to be uninstalled.

[gNuff!~©~gNom3™]

Автор сообщения: Borat

After the new update, it is not possible to select a language version other than English. .

yes it is?
literally is, we know it is, so much so that people reported specific language related bugs and wrong grammar for translation
https://imgur.com/a/aFN6PQd

[nash]

my main problem is the disclaimer to change the keybindings to use the dash. I cant rebind the keys, because appearently the developer is incompetent to repair the function and make the keybindings accessible in the game and yet I get reminded everytime I launch the game. I dont even want to start a new character. It is the first game I found which wouldnt allow me to rebind keys. Obviously there are games without the option, but to give the poor excuse that the folder is read only, which every single folder in windows 10 is per default is just pityful. Shame SHAME. In addition to that the textfile is cryptic so I cant really edit it myself without going through quite some work figure out what is what.

[Toblakai]

Im not sure if its form 1.2 or earlier coz I had a break from this game, but now when I started new character Im unable to change game settings and make them stay changed. Cant change basicly anything from sounds/keybinds etc. Didnt have this issue when played earlier.

[gNuff!~©~gNom3™]

Автор сообщения: nash

the keybindings accessible in the game

the keybindings are accessible ingame, but like any other game they save those changes and settings to a file
when you then have a local issue of something blocking the game from saving to that file you need to remove that interference "so the game can save to its file like its supposed to"
^this is usually an easy fix btw,

Автор сообщения: nash

the folder is read only,

the issue is not the folder being read only but if the *file* is
folder is supposed to be, file inside it is not
^note that even if the options.txt or keybinds.txt is not actually read only it might not be the issue, it can be Windows Defender or Antivirus "as you can see by many other user posts and the devs informing you to whitelist" - sometimes it's not even WD or AV but onedrive interfering, either applying the read only status or just hijacking it

Автор сообщения: nash

the textfile is cryptic so I cant really edit it myself

you don't actually need to edit it
depending on your local issue the quick dirty fix of simply just deleting the file might be enough for the game to be able to create a new and have renewed access to
^for some it's just a temp fix, and if it's just a temp fix it's usually an indicator something more controlling is interfering usually AV, sometimes Windows Defender, or still more rarely Onedrive

Автор сообщения: nash

the developer is incompetent.

devs have absolutely 0 control over your system or local settings or programs that can interfere nor your settings in those programs
it's why they have the FAQ informing about excluding the game so the file can work normally

[nash]

i know I can delete the file and edited it once ingame and then it returns to default. I deactivated both avast and the windows defender and it didnt change a thing. I never run into such problems before and there is as far as Iam aware nothing I can do.

[gNuff!~©~gNom3™]

Автор сообщения: nash

and there is as far as Iam aware nothing I can do.

then you'd be incorrect/misunderstood
as you can see by the users doing the things and getting it fixed
it's extremely simple; if the game can't perform it's normal task something on the PC is preventing it
and in this case it's so known that "when approached proper" it basically always fixes it, and the 4 main known causes are Anti virus, windows defender, Onedrive or more rarely file permission issue
don't just dismiss it offhand or with a casual "i went flipped a switch" because it didn't fix it
as you can tell by other users some had to dig deeper in their Windows Defender settigns, or anti virus settings, or even onedrive
^this is important that those steps are proper taken, so something doesn't get missed or overlooked that might not seem significant
several users went "i excluded the exe"; but that wasn't enough
some even did the full whitelist; but turned out they needed to go deeper
some turned off shields/active; and still their program had an active layer like deem ransomware protection
if the quick dirty fix of deleting the file is not enough, then it suggests WD, AV or slightly possible Onedrive (tho usually that would only be if the file is in the Onedrive documents folder)

whitelist/manually exclude the *entire* grim dawn game install folder, and the documents/my games/grim dawn folder
turn off/disable any active deep scans/ransomware protection for those locations too
don't just assume WD is turned off but make the exclusions anyway, likewise for AV, and even if you dont' actively use Onedrive still check if it's applying read only (again it doesnt' matter for the folder but the file itself, so inspect the keybinds file and if it's read only disable it onedrive)

*the fact you mention you can even edit the file manually would suggest it's not a file permission issue, since then it would prevent you from saving the file after editing
(unless i got that wrong and you never actually made an edit?)
which means it's again more likely it's one of the 3 main suspects
**and if you happen to have Avast or... Fsecure? they are notorious for disliking grim dawn, again "as per many other user mentions"
***also super important to note the location of the files, if they are not in C:\Users\*user name*\Documents\My Games\Grim Dawn\Settings it immediately is a red flag, usually Onedrive hijacking, sometimes AV quarantining(rarely)

[⎝Wyrd Deofol⎠]

i have no problem with it. On the contrary.

[Virgil]

Well, I'm happy to report that my fears were unfounded. The new dodge mechanic is completely non-intrusive and is so marginal to the overall impact of the game it can be safely ignored if you want to, but it saves time in the early game and is a nice QoL feature without feeling like it breaks any kind of balance. I feel almost silly for my skepticism considering how extensively tested 1.2 was by people a lot more experienced than I am.

Sunder is something that can be anticipated and mitigated through various means and its overall impact in the campaign feels appropriate so far. I have no idea what it's like in SR yet but I'm sure it's all good, considering again this was tested thoroughly already by seasoned players.

I'm just so used to being let down, and Crate has yet to ever do that for me. It's rare. Anyway, back to enjoying GD again.

EDIT: I have no idea if they did some kind of optimization tweaks or not, but I have noticed my laptop running about 6-7c cooler on average since the patch on my fairly mid gaming laptop. This is always appreciated, but I have no idea if this was part of the patch or maybe it's just ambient temps being kind the last few days. Seems like it's probably the former to me.