[krzyspc]

Titan Quest had one huge flaw imo, and that was the design for the armor sets. They are some really plain or ugly ones to look at. Besides that it is a pretty good game and better then DS2 imo.

[bdouble]

I support this thread. Love TQ w expansion. Never really got into D2 (missed it back when it first came out) maybe a few hours but I spent 100 easily on this. Have been playing the Mythos OW beta the last week but might have to download those patches and go straight to the hardest difficulty.

Definitely down to play with some people online pm if interested. Yeah you have to get the expansion pack though not only does it add more of almost anything but the small tweaks it added made the game a lot better.

[Victrix]

Does the online co-op still work? I've only got the normal Titan Quest. Also im not sure why I kept quitting the game. I keep starting it up, then I end up just stopping.

Sure, servers are all active still.

Personally, I'd say get the expansion, NAO :P It's really a lot better. Much like LoD did for D2, IT adds a lot of stuff to the base game. A new mastery, new items, tuning, artifacts, stashes, item desocketing, and a new and lengthy episode.

I don't know if the unofficial fan patch works with base TQ... I think you need the expansion.

The Steam deal is TQ + IT together for $20, not sure if I was clear about that.

[Sinatar]

No random levels and client side character saving kept Titan's Quest from being anything other then a footnote in gaming.

Definitely a decent diversion for $20 however.

[Teknoman]

I support this thread. Love TQ w expansion. Never really got into D2 (missed it back when it first came out) maybe a few hours but I spent 100 easily on this. Have been playing the Mythos OW beta the last week but might have to download those patches and go straight to the hardest difficulty. Definitely down to play with some people online pm if interested. Yeah you have to get the expansion pack though not only does it add more of almost anything but the small tweaks it added made the game a lot better.

Once Mythos FINALLY goes open beta and makes the overworld part of the main server and not just the test server, im sure everyone will flock back to it. I stopped playing in anticipation of the wipe and overworld main server add.

[Pimpbaa]

Titan Quest had one huge flaw imo, and that was the design for the armor sets. They are some really plain or ugly ones to look at. Besides that it is a pretty good game and better then DS2 imo.

And all the armor fitted so loosely over your tunic on your generic character. That was pretty much the heart of the problem of lack of personality. Didn't matter what "class" you were in the game, you looked the same.

[Mamesj]

Titan Quest had one huge flaw imo, and that was the design for the armor sets. They are some really plain or ugly ones to look at. Besides that it is a pretty good game and better then DS2 imo.

haha, so true. I have a female character right now with a huge light blue piece of armor...makes her look all fat, but it has amazing stats, so I've had it forever (archon's chiton or something.)

[bdouble]

Once Mythos FINALLY goes open beta and makes the overworld part of the main server and not just the test server, im sure everyone will flock back to it. I stopped playing in anticipation of the wipe and overworld main server add.

yeah most likely. I hadn't played for at lest 6 months so I don't even really have a toon on the beta server. I just started on the ow and its been fun. I hope they switch it over soon. need more people on it.

[dLMN8R]

Fantastic game, and absolutely my favorite Diablo clone of the bunch. Very customizable class system, very fun, and some of the most gorgeous environments I've seen in a game like this.

Just watch this video I made last year:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhbn9XvcAh0

[Teknoman]

Well there goes my hopes of a co-op Titan Quest vanilla game :lol

Holding off on getting the exapnsion since there are other things I need to get (non-game wise).

[Victrix]

And all the armor fitted so loosely over your tunic on your generic character. That was pretty much the heart of the problem of lack of personality. Didn't matter what "class" you were in the game, you looked the same.

Eh, the disturbing lack of pants was more of a pseudo historical quirk of design than some failure of their artists to put platemail leggings in. And yeah, your generic dude did look pretty basic.



But I don't think it's true that there was no distinct armor, there was plenty. Complaining that there wasn't class specific armor seems odd, given there were no classes :P It was basically either heavy melee, light melee, or caster.

Some of it hilariously goofy looking











But really, you can't beat

[Tendo]

I just reinstalled and am thinking of toying around with a dream / nature mastery using an army of wolves with some dream skills. Should be interesting.

[Mamesj]

I NEED some of that cool armor. Badly--->

[IMG]http://i28.************/2rhpiq1.jpg[/IMG]

I've been stuck with this forever (it's got great stats.)

[Anno]

I just reinstalled and am thinking of toying around with a dream / nature mastery using an army of wolves with some dream skills. Should be interesting.

Only do this if you want to totally break the game. If that's the point then rock on! To be fair Dream + about anything will let you crush the first couple acts and it's definitely one of the best masteries.

[nubbe]

I'm trying a Dream + Warfare at the moment and it feels really owerpowered compared to my old Warfare/Defense.

A group of mobs die within a sec of engaged combat, really... to powerful.

[firex]

I'm doing dream/defense, in the first act, and loving it. Haven't run into any danger yet, but the first act is a cakewalk for anyone really.

[Atilac]

I *think* the unofficial patch helped with some of that. I haven't experienced any so far, but I haven't finished a full playthrough of all areas yet.

That patch work with the steam version?

[Concept17]

Great game, but if you really want to get the most out of it, or not get eventually bored with it, find someone to play through it with you.

[aznpxdd]

For the people saying its too easy...just wait until you get to late Epic and Legendary. :D

[Harvey Hedonist]

I'm in act 4 epic and am walking through the game with my tank. I don't remember the exact names but he's an offesnive/defensive fighter. I literally collect 15-20 monsters at a time, plant my battle standard, and lay waste. I barely have to use potions. It IS easy.

[Parallax Scroll]

This looks neat. I may give this a shot if I have any gaming time in the near future. I haven't bought anything off steam since Half-Life 2. Will the fan patch still work if you get the game off steam? And can I use it on both my desktop and laptop?

[Victrix]

That patch work with the steam version?

I believe so, they mention the Steam version in the install/notes section

As for the difficulty, there are a few mods out there if you find it too easy even on Epic/Legendary. I find it depends a lot on what build you're using, some are just easier than others.

Another thing is that remember the game never recieved a balance pass/patch after the release of IT - Iron Lore did patch the original TQ a bit to tweak skills and items, but IT did not recieve such attention.

It is probable that eventually the fan community will start to look at fooling with balance, but right now, they're solely focused on fixing any bugs or glitches that they can (which they're doing a pretty damn good job of). Thanks to the world editor, they have easy access to a lot of stuff that they can fix.

In any case, xMax lets you multiply the number of enemies (even bosses!). There are a few bugs with it I believe, involving a couple of side quests. Something to fool with if you've already run through the game anyway.

http://www.titanquest.net/forums/mod...ers-1-1-a.html

And the difficulty mod simply amps up the individual critters

http://www.titanquest.net/forums/mod...culty-mod.html

There isn't a '/players 8' surrogate, but there are these and other mods to tinker with the difficulty.

[Pakkidis]

After playing TQ it become almost impossible to play D2 again.

The skill system was fantastic along with the different classes. If only this game had closed servers.........

Here's hoping Blizzard has taken a look at what Iron Lore did and copy some of them. Hopefully their is a world editor.

[BrokenSymmetry]

I really loved the sun-drenched atmosphere of Titan Quest. Straight from the start you are immersed in its mediterrean style. If only THQ had funded closed servers, Titan Quest could have been a classic...

[Crovax33]

yeah most likely. I hadn't played for at lest 6 months so I don't even really have a toon on the beta server. I just started on the ow and its been fun. I hope they switch it over soon. need more people on it.

How do you switch to the OW server in Mythos?

[CorwinB]

I really loved the sun-drenched atmosphere of Titan Quest. Straight from the start you are immersed in its mediterrean style. If only THQ had funded closed servers, Titan Quest could have been a classic...

Sadly, Act 1 is the best TQ has to offer style-wise. A2 is a carbon copy of Diablo2's own Act2, and A3 only has one really jaw-dropping area (great Chinese Wall).

Will the fan patch still work if you get the game off steam?

I can confirm this : just bought TQ from Steam (I have the original CDs, but Steam is really convenient to use), and the unofficial patch installs and plays very well (the authors only recommend to run the game once without the patch in order to avoid validation problems). I decided to start from scratch, starting with my old Nature/Hunter build.

[Victrix]

Dunno, there were areas in each act I really loved. Act 2 had those awesome by-the-nile water areas, and some of the crypt and canyon sections were neat. Act 3 had the bamboo forests, the obsidian cave, and somewhere between the two, the hanging gardens, which were just awesome.

Most of act 4 was amazing, they knew what they were doing with the tools by then, so it has a huge range of terrain.

[aznpxdd]

Yeah, the tower of judgement looks great.

[Chris Remo]

I'm thinking of installing this. Had it for a while and just never got around to it. Glad GAF is here to hype it up.

[Victrix]

I'm thinking of installing this. Had it for a while and just never got around to it. Glad GAF is here to hype it up.

?!

How could you have missed this, you're a huge Diablo fan, and I seem to recall pimping this on the shack a year or two ago. Hell, it was a shacker who put together the TQ calc page (stonedonkey).

Play it now :P Just be sure you're playing with IT, and I'd recommend the unofficial patch too.

[Chris Remo]

?! How could you have missed this, you're a huge Diablo fan, and I seem to recall pimping this on the shack a year or two ago. Hell, it was a shacker who put together the TQ calc page (stonedonkey). Play it now :P Just be sure you're playing with IT, and I'd recommend the unofficial patch too.

I don't know! I just kept not getting around to it. I didn't play nearly as many games last year as I should have.

[bloody pirate]

i downloaded the demo and got it to work on my laptop but im trying to install it on my desk top and it says

"there is not enough free space to install these options.. please free up space or modify your selections"

i have about 75gb left on my HDD... whats the issue here?

[Victrix]

Multiple partitions? I know some stupid PC installers whine if there isn't enough space free on C, even if you're trying to install elsewhere.

If not that, dunno.

I wasn't a fan of the demo, reminds me of when I got into the D2 beta and was bored to tears in Act 1 :P The TQ demo is similarly small. It's also reallllly outdated, I don't think they ever did a new demo for TQ + IT.

[Carm]

I wanted to like this, but the demo runs like shit, and that youtube video a few posts back tells me it runs no better in retail. When your walking around it looks like the screen stutters, for lack of a better word, every few steps. And basically vsync is mandatory because the tearing in the game is awful.

[Odrion]

Know what kind of computer will run this good?

[Corran Horn]

Bought this game on steam awhile ago but just got to playing it last night after diablo 3 desire lol. Im about 6 hours in now...having fun so far. Just got level 8 so I could pick a 2nd mastery :p

[aznpxdd]

Know what kind of computer will run this good?

I'd recommend at least a x800/6800/7600 (which are pretty damn old cards).

[Teknoman]

How do you switch to the OW server in Mythos?

At the log in screen, change the server choice to test server. Log in as normal.

[Haeleos]

Titan quest is a really fun game. Especially for $20. Easily the best Diablo clone (but that's not saying much, since there are a lot of shitty ones out there). The ability to respec is something I always wish Diablo 2 had. Also, the shared stash is a bloody amazing idea, and I hope Diablo 3 incorporates these ideas since it will be all the small things that make these games better. The monster designs and art direction are also fairly good. The game doesn't come close to Diablo 2's atmosphere, but it gets the job done.

A couple things though... Act 1 is terrible on the eyes and it repeats the satyr enemy WAY too much. If you hated the game at the start, I'd try to get past at least the first act, since the assets get a lot better and more varied the farther in the game you go. (seriously, you can barely see half the enemies on top of that ground texture in the first act). The game is just too bright or something... and turning down the gamma doesn't change the fact you can't see enemies on the background.

Another small problem I have with the game is loot barely ever drops. Maybe it's just my luck though... When you kill bosses, things don't drop off them, but there is a giant chest near them which usually has 20 uncommon items (which is the rarity level above normal) in it and a very small chance of dropping anything above that. I guess that's to encourage doing more than just boss runs, but the whole point of these games is getting cool loot.

You get tons upon tons of useless items dropping off monsters that are all vendor trash, and the only thing you really buy in the game are potions. I'm at the end of act 3 right now with 1.5 million gold, and potions only cost 800gold to give you some degree of how useless money is to me so far in the game. Hopefully there are more money sinks later on.

[Harvey Hedonist]

I have 9.5m. I have no idea how my character carries around that much cash but it sure is impressive.

Edit: I've done nothing but criticize the game in this thread so I feel I should pipe in and say I too love it. I've got over 2 days played on my fighter.

[JudgeN]

No problem http://titanquestvault.ign.com/View....s.Detail&id=15 And just in case that isn't enough http://titanquestvault.ign.com/View....rs.Detail&id=5 I *think* the unofficial patch helped with some of that. I haven't experienced any so far, but I haven't finished a full playthrough of all areas yet.

I can't get the TCmercury hack to work so I can start on legendary, every time I start a game it just crashes. Running Vista 64 bit, anyone know any fixes?

[aznpxdd]

You get tons upon tons of useless items dropping off monsters that are all vendor trash, and the only thing you really buy in the game are potions. I'm at the end of act 3 right now with 1.5 million gold, and potions only cost 800gold to give you some degree of how useless money is to me so far in the game. Hopefully there are more money sinks later on.

Oh don't worry...you'll fine many uses for money later on. Creating artifacts, separating item + enchantments, respecing, etc.

[Mejilan]

I need to fucking play this. Bought the launch version from a GAFfer many moons ago, always meaning to pick up the expansion as well.

Never did, so I never installed it.

About 2 months ago I found Titan Quest Gold (original + expansion) for really cheap, and bought that. Problem is, whenever I get the itch, I tend to pop in Mythos, or just reinstall D2.

Maybe once my new graphics card comes in, I'll give this a whirl.

[Victrix]

I can't get the TCmercury hack to work so I can start on legendary, every time I start a game it just crashes. Running Vista 64 bit, anyone know any fixes?

Other than the usual 'run as admin' stuff, not that I know of. I doubt the program was made in/around/for V64, so there might be other problems.

You could try the tq.net forums, there are a few people who use it there, one of them might know a workaround, if there is one.

And Haeleos, yeah, like azn said, there are gold sinks later. Plus, you can buy really, _really_ expensive greens off merchants every now and then. As you get farther into the game, the level of the affixes that show up on merchant items rises, so doing a quick scan now and then for greens (usually jewellery) can be handy, particularly if you know what you're looking for.

[Waikis]

Other than the usual 'run as admin' stuff, not that I know of. I doubt the program was made in/around/for V64, so there might be other problems. You could try the tq.net forums, there are a few people who use it there, one of them might know a workaround, if there is one. And Haeleos, yeah, like azn said, there are gold sinks later. Plus, you can buy really, _really_ expensive greens off merchants every now and then. As you get farther into the game, the level of the affixes that show up on merchant items rises, so doing a quick scan now and then for greens (usually jewellery) can be handy, particularly if you know what you're looking for.

If I buy the expansion pack, can I get the new items / mastery during the origininal campaign playthrough?

Also, is nature master worth playing ? : x

[Victrix]

Yes, IT works like LoD for D2. You either import a character, or start a new one, and go through the first three acts just like normal, then into the fourth.

Adding the expansion, off the top of my head gives you access to the Dream mastery, artifact recipe treasure, the item vault/shared stash, the enchanter for removing charms/relics and crafting artifacts, and new/updated loot. Maybe a few other things.

If you do get the expansion, get the fan patch, it only works with IT.

Nature is mostly defensive/support in nature. You can do pets, buffs, healing. It does have some fun toys for offense though, you can do nice stuff with plague.

You get to pick two masteries though, so you can take Nature and supplement it with something more offensive. Spirit, Earth, Storm, or Dream could be used to make a nearly pure caster, or you could add Warfare, Defense, or Hunting to provide offensive power.

The easiest builds to start with are probably Warfare/X (pure melee), or Spirit/X (staff attack/mage build).

You can respec your skills, not your masteries, so pick the two you want carefully. Look over the various skills at the titancalc site and see what sounds appealing. Once you go through once, you'll have a much better idea of what you like and how you play. Otherwise, attributes can't be redone, so you're generally going to build either towards melee/ranged or magic (Str + Dex or Int + Dex).

[Waikis]

Yes, IT works like LoD for D2. You either import a character, or start a new one, and go through the first three acts just like normal, then into the fourth. Adding the expansion, off the top of my head gives you access to the Dream mastery, artifact recipe treasure, the item vault/shared stash, the enchanter for removing charms/relics and crafting artifacts, and new/updated loot. Maybe a few other things. If you do get the expansion, get the fan patch, it only works with IT. Nature is mostly defensive/support in nature. You can do pets, buffs, healing. It does have some fun toys for offense though, you can do nice stuff with plague. You get to pick two masteries though, so you can take Nature and supplement it with something more offensive. Spirit, Earth, Storm, or Dream could be used to make a nearly pure caster, or you could add Warfare, Defense, or Hunting to provide offensive power. The easiest builds to start with are probably Warfare/X (pure melee), or Spirit/X (staff attack/mage build). You can respec your skills, not your masteries, so pick the two you want carefully. Look over the various skills at the titancalc site and see what sounds appealing. Once you go through once, you'll have a much better idea of what you like and how you play. Otherwise, attributes can't be redone, so you're generally going to build either towards melee/ranged or magic (Str + Dex or Int + Dex).

Shit,
I just played for 10hrs straight yesterday and I doubt I will want to reroll now.So if i install IT right now , will it have any immediate effect on my current session or do I need to replay from the beginning?

[Victrix]

Shit, I just played for 10hrs straight yesterday and I doubt I will want to reroll now.So if i install IT right now , will it have any immediate effect on my current session or do I need to replay from the beginning?

No, you'll be fine - import, start up right where you left off, with more toys to play with.

[Waikis]

No, you'll be fine - import, start up right where you left off, with more toys to play with.

AWESOME!
thanks for the answers .

[Tom Penny]

I'm very angry I bought this game off Steam yesterday. I wasted half a Sunday playing it. It's not the deepest but it's pretty fun so far. The only thing I hate is the item management they put in RPG's. I swear they do it on purpose to annoy you. I ended up accidently selling some great armour that is much better than my current one on accident. Somebody came out with a camera mod but I can't get it to work cuz I bought the game through Steam. It would make the game even better.