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Creole Ned
08-04-2010, 11:47 AM
Torchlight 2 has been announced and it will include co-op. Yay! It's set for release in Spring 2011 and is not the same game as the MMO they're working on. They say it will be a download first so I'm guessing it will show up on Steam first once again. This will be an instant buy for me.

Here's the key features listed on the teaser page (http://www.torchlight2game.com/):

KEY FEATURES

* Multi-player – Play with your friends over a local area network, or over the Internet. A free matchmaking peer-to-peer service lets you make new friends for exciting co-op play.
* Customizable Characters – Players create and customize a character from one of four classes available and choose an animal companion. Through cosmetic, class, and gender choices, skill path decisions, and the treasures they acquire, each character can be custom-tailored to each player’s needs.
* Moddability – Torchlight II will release with an updated version of TorchEd, the Torchlight editor. Players have the option to create their own mods, adding even more content to the world. You and your friends can download the same mod and play together!
* New User Interface – Torchlight II boasts an entirely new, improved user interface, designed to be easier than ever for new players to pick up and play. Thanks to this intuitive interface, players have immediate access to a rich and varied world, with little experience necessary.
* Overworld Areas – Torchlight II has large randomized overworld areas to explore with weather, time of day cycles, and random events that provide players with even more content to experience.
* Random Dungeons – Delve into randomly generated dungeons within the game at any time for extra experience and rare loot. Dungeons in Torchlight II have even more branching paths to explore with friends filled with random events, rewards and dangers.
* Retirement System – Once characters are sufficiently leveled up, they can “retire” and bestow specific benefits and perks onto new characters.
* Pets – Players choose a pet to accompany them. Pets level up along with the player, and help in battle, learn spells, carry items, and perform a variety of support services.
* Fishing – Fishing returns in the sequel! Players can take a break from the high-energy pace of adventuring to relax by one of the many fishing holes and see what they can catch. Fish have unique benefits for the player and pet, while a number of other rewards can also be discovered.

Q
08-04-2010, 11:52 AM
I wish they had mentioned how many players it would support

Creole Ned
08-04-2010, 04:06 PM
There are four classes, so I'd say four is probably a good guess.

More than that is usually pretty chaotic in these types of games, anyway. I still remember that one attempt at Diablo 2 with 8 people. :P

Paladin
08-04-2010, 08:10 PM
A four player dungeon crawl?

Warrior needs food, badly. Warrior is about to die!

Creole Ned
08-09-2010, 05:47 PM
The devs have confirmed they will support four player co-op at least and possibly up to eight players. Loot will only drop for your own player but trading will be possible.

Shadowrat
08-11-2010, 12:53 PM
shadowrat likes this.

LogRoller
08-13-2010, 09:42 PM
spring 2011 is too far away :(

Creole Ned
08-18-2010, 10:10 AM
Torchlight 2 trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejqCZw4Mua4), showing off co-op action, the new outdoor environments and weather effects.

Circuit
08-18-2010, 07:52 PM
Neat!