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p3lb0x:
Aw what? I also got myself a 4 pack. If anyone wants in just give me a shout out.

And that's them. Ain't got no more games guys.

Josh:
How much for one copy through the 4-pack?

Deozaan:
the devs are holding a stress test beta from May 18th-22nd.. click here for info on signing up for this weekend beta!

• http://www.torchlight2game.com/news/2012/05/17/beta-update-upcoming-weekend-stress-test/

-lanux128 (May 19, 2012, 04:18 AM)
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Note that even though it's called a "weekend" beta, it actually lasts until sometime on Tuesday. I think I just signed up for the beta on the 15 and I got accepted to this weekend beta, so chances seem pretty good that if you sign up you'll get in.

lanux128:
just finished the beta. played as an Outlander with a panther for a pet (named him Keaton). couldn't try single-player nor LAN play for the beta but the MP connected well and i found myself playing with ease.

and as Deozaan mentioned it's on until Tuesday so if some DC'ers could join in, then it'd be much more fun. :up:

Deozaan:
Somebody on the Steam forums asked if they should buy Diablo 3 or Torchlight 2. This is their question and my response:

I've never played a Diablo game in my life (gasp) and the new game seems to be a success, so hey, why not try out the latest title in one of the most popular PC franchises of all time?

However, I've put 70 hours on the original Torchlight...liked everything about it, but got boring for me.

It's summer and I would like to spend some time outdoors, so I only have room for one game.

T2 or D3?

Cliffs:

- Never played Diablo
- Really liked Torchlight
- Don't want to buy both-http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2711818
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This article may be helpful:

5 Reasons Torchlight 2 is a Better Bang for your Buck than Diablo 3

I'd like to reiterate the points that Simian_ made, including the fact that you can actually get a 4-pack of Torchlight 2 (which comes with 4 copies of Torchlight 1) so you and 3 friends can enjoy playing together, for the same price as Diablo 3.

I played the beta of Diablo 3 and while I enjoyed it, it was different enough from Diablo 2 to make me wonder how fun it would be in the long term. I'm talking mostly about character/skill progression. It felt too limited to me. Too controlling of what skills I would use, when I would use them, and how powerful they would be. As I said: I enjoyed playing the Diablo 3 beta but it made me wonder how much I'd enjoy it in a full playthrough.

I've also played the beta of Torchlight 2, and I really, really like it.

To be honest, I didn't really enjoy Torchlight 1. I just couldn't get into it because of the lack of multiplayer. The hacking and slashing and acquisition of shiny new loot didn't appeal to me if I couldn't share the experiences and show off my cool new equipment with my friends. But Torchlight 2 fixes that, and also fixes some of my other big complaints about TL1--such as the game pausing and making you click a dialog box (in the middle of a boss fight, for example) so you can acknowledge that your pet returned from town with some money. That, to me, was totally unnecessary and immersion breaking. It completely interrupted the flow of gameplay. But that's been fixed in TL2.

Anyway, in my opinion, TL2 is much more like Diablo 2 in terms of gameplay and fun (which is a good thing!) than Diablo 3 is. Having been a fan of the Diablo series and not really being a fan of Torchlight 1, I would recommend to my friends to go for TL2 over Diablo 3 if they had to choose.

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