Are…you okay? Using the mouse for some things and the controller for others in this game is GREAT.
I’m guessing the disconnect is that @Mellified thought we were advocating like switching over to the mouse during combat. Nonono, dude, we’re talking about permanent summons/auras that you toggle once per play session. It just frees up buttons for other things.
KevinC
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It’s very basic and straightforward, I feel like you’re missing something or at least greatly misunderstanding it. You only toggle buffs on one time then you’re done, you don’t touch them again (unless you die). Putting them on a hotkey saves room on your controller layout so you can keep the active abilities on ABXY, triggers, buttons, etc. Why would you want to tie up your Y button with a buff you only hit one time in a gameplay session?
Kolbex
3426
I tried the controller with this and aiming was wonky as hell. It was nowhere near as smooth as Diablo 3.
KevinC
3427
Blizzard kind of rebuilt it all from the ground up for the console version, including adding things like dodge. It definitely feels “native” in D3. With Grim Dawn, controller support was added to an existing KBM game and supports both. Gamepad was my preferred way of playing Grim Dawn, but console version of D3 is more polished. Of course, the D3 versions are separate and they don’t support both, just the one control scheme for each.
Kolbex
3428
Yeah. I never really used the dodge roll in D3. It didn’t actually feel like it added anything. The movement and aiming were perfect, though. This game I’m KBM. Should fire it up again (although I say that about all my games).
I’m okay with the aiming 90% of the time. But yeah, the remaining 10% it kind of stinks, and it’s a higher percentage on certain skills. But since I switched exclusively to the controller, I just stay away from skills that don’t control well with the controller.
Most of the skills in the game work really well with the controller.
Better than mouse and keyboard.
Kolbex
3430
Hmm, maybe I ought to try it again, then.
Yep, this. I should really make that spin2win Oathkeeper build work one of these days.
Heh with my pet build I’ve barely had to aim anything, but I do have a lovely fireball that’s been nice as an assist to my ten friends. ;)
What difficulty do you guys play on?
Veteran->Elite->Ultimate. I usually play up through Elite difficulty then can’t resist starting a new character instead of playing on Ultimate.
If I’m playing Hardcore (which I do a lot), then sometimes if the character I’m starting is going to be weak early on, and then stronger later, I start on Normal instead of Veteran.
So, you play all content (including DLC) on Veteran, and then Elite, and then Ultimate? Serious question, I’ve only ever played one character on Veteran, wondering how others do it. Is it possible to play a new character directly on Elite? Does the gameplay change much by difficulty, or just stats?
Yes, I play all content on Veteran, then Elite and then Ultimate (if I get that far).
The option to start on Elite (or Ultimate hahahah) with a new character I think was added fairly recently in the life of the game, and I’m still not sold on the idea, particularly since a lot of my characters are hardcore, and starting on Elite is just a bad idea. But I did do that once with a non-hardcore character, and it took forever to get through Act 1. Each fight takes longer, etc.
Ah, interesting. So when I start fresh I’ll do so at Veteran, rather than frustrating myself immediately on Elite!
If you own the Crucible DLC, doing a single abortive run right away is a nice way to speed up the very beginning of a new character.
I just play on Normal. Shall I up it?
Depends on what you’re looking for. I typically play on Veteran, because if you know what you’re doing with your build and gear and relics, Normal is generally pretty roflstompy. I prefer the game to put up some resistance, you know? I’m not playing Diablo III over here.
But like if you’re fucking around with a weird build or don’t want to have to really care about gearing yet, sure, play on Normal.
Yeah that’s how I feel, this is really my first time getting this far in the game so I figure keep it on normal this time.
Strato
3442
Yeah stick to normal. Veteran really won’t add much. The loot cycle of the game really opens past level 60 when the blue and purple items start dropping. And by that stage you should have enough devotion points to start making some meaningful decisions, loot gets more interesting and character development really starts taking off. But getting there means running through the game once. Grim Dawn is great, but I can not ignore the fact that the loot and skill stuff feels almost locked behind a level barrier.
