Grim Dawn Starting/Tips Guide

[@Therercher]

TL;DW Time Stamps: 0:58 - Explaining Veteran Difficulty 2:10 - Explaining Crucible 6:09 - Talk about Shattered Realm 6:43 - Death Mechanics, Pausing the Game and Health/Energy potion Keybinding 7:35 - Legit Every Single Damage Type Listed and Explained 11:50 - Retaliation Damage Talked About In High Regard 13:55 - Resistances 17:45 - Armor and How it Works 19:20 - Shields and Blocking 20:00 - Absorption, Deflection and Reflection. Differences Explained 21:15 - Constitution 22:25 - Defensive Ability 23:18 - Attack & Cast Speed 24:23 - Skills and +Skill modifiers 26:12 - Health Damage 27:34 - Pets also Taunt Effects 28:40 - Look at your actual stats while swapping items out to make sure your damage or other values go up instead of down. 30:03 - Pick a damage type to focus on 31:05 - Offensive Ability 33:47 - Damage Conversion 34:45 - Life Steal 35:57 - Energy (Energy Absorption, Energy Leech, Energy Regen Explained) 37:57 - Components, You should pick these up 38:49 - Loot Filters 40:42 - Item Rarity, Sets and Monster Infrequents 41:45 - Buff Potions 42:35 - Gear has Attribute requirements (Extra info, Everything the Attributes do is able to be read when moused over) 43:35 - Relics, Where they're equipped, and how to acquire it. 44:40 - Devotion quickly explained as well as refunding devotions and skills 46:35 - I will not be making a Text Guide, Crate has a very in depth Text Guide already, Link in the Description

[@scotthitz]

From someone who has almost 450 hours of play in this game, you have made a very nice guide. TYVM. Even I learned a few things. Well spoken and thorough.

[@tehownerful]

Never made it past level 30 but playing today I'm really enjoying Grim Dawn and keen to get a character to endgame. This was a great recap and listen for me while playing, thanks!

[@Therercher]

Endgame gear gets pretty wild. A tip I forgot to talk about in this was factions and rep. I always recommend people just starting to make sure to do all the faction quests you can and buy writs. It helps really well with filling out resists in the end, as well as providing some nice recipes for gear.

[@Cassianormourao]

I have pirchased the game a long time ago but was sitting at lvl 15ish after uninstalled. 2 days ago i decided to give another try and cleaned veteran already at lvl 43ish. Today I bought aom and cruci and will check them to possibly just buy fg already. I started yesterday another char too and the early game was so easier...

[@tehownerful]

I now have two level 80s and i've stepped into hardcore

[@Therercher]

@Mozrael You're more of a man then me. :D Not wanting anything to do with hardcore.

[@Cheepchipsable]

In the options you can set it to auto collect components, and assign a key to pick up loot, so you don't need to use the mouse if that bothers you.

[@alexg7770]

Naming my first character "Something Super Cool" in honor of this vid

[@bertmanize]

:) I know

[@JaysAmean]

Change video speed to 1.25...your welcome. Great Video btw

[@jellomasala]

Change video speed to 1.5. I know I just blew your mind.

[@MrShagification]

Other than music, I watch everything on at least 1.5. If it's easy to follow, 2x all day.

[@zangorajura]

1.5 is great

[@Lasto1766]

more like 1.5 bro

[@myriadmistress]

What great timing for someone trying out the game for the first time :D

[@pigpen104]

You covered much more than I would expect for a beginners tutorial. Good content and impressive pacing. I'm subscribing

[@Therercher]

There's a lot in the game. I was surprised myself when I told myself it would probably be 20 minutes. :D I'm glad you liked it. :)

[@veksar]

Great video, super useful. Grim dawn has so many quirks, watching this can save people hundreds of hours.

[@koffinkat666]

Just downloaded it......Looks like I'm in for a blast

[@koffinkat666]

WTF I just started playing it because my old computer took a shit! Playing on my new beast PC thought this video was cool and had never saw it yet here is a comment from me! I gotta stop smoking weed.......

[@JiminyCrickets]

@@koffinkat666 Haha, I know that feel

[@OniDasAlagoas]

Grim Dawn is the best arpg today.

[@ImaITman]

I couldn't agree more, what they've done far exceeds even Diablo III in my opinon

[@TempestPoet]

In my opinion Path of Exile is still the King. But if you want an Offline Experience, Grim Dawn is just amazing. Having alot of Fun with it right now.

[@ImaITman]

@@TempestPoet Yea I played PoE for a long time and it's Really good, definitely has longer replayability than anything else. I think Grim Dawns more streamlined approach to the game and min maxing is really good. I know it sounds wierd, but I'd almost place those two in separate categories just because of what they're both trying to accomplish. PoE is definitely AWESOME

[@TempestPoet]

@@ImaITman No i totally understand that approach. I kinda feel the same ;) They might be both Arpg's, but from 2 very different angles. And they both do it very well in their own perspective. Completely agree.

[@Kenzo411able]

True. It stands as king in terms of gameplay, graphics, atmosphere and replayability

[@Forakus]

Thanks! This helped a lot. Bought the game from GOG just now and I had exactly all the questions you went over in the first few minutes

[@DTC1138]

Great details and drawing parallels with known mechanics from other games

[@bloodypiers]

good video man, just started playing and this is really really helpful!

[@Rokabur]

You forgot to mention the hybrid pets that scale of your character bonuses. Damage conversion is awesome in Grim Dawn. Eye of Reckoning from Oathkeeper does Physical/Fire and it's passive Soulfire does Physical/Lightning. One of the new Pieces of gear, Mythical Gravetouch shield, converts 100% of Fire damage to Cold to Eye of Reckoning. The 1h Legendary sword Chillheart converts 100% Physical damage to Cold to Eye of Reckoning as well as global 45% Lightning damage converted to Cold and 15% Physical converted to Cold. These 2 items allow you maximize Eye of reckoning by converting 2 different damage types to a singular third (ie Cold).

[@Therercher]

Or instead you can use cinder touch and the cyclone helmet to convert eye of reckoning into 100% just lightning like I'm doing. Archon has been pretty cool.

[@Rokabur]

@@Therercher Personally I feel cold is better since the shield adds extra cold resist redux to Veil of Shadow on top of the resist redux of its passive Night's Chill.

[@josephsaeteurn9158]

best 45 mins video i've have watched in months.

[@GreenskinHolland]

That warlock "JupitersCock" :'D Someone is a Spartacus fan.

[@Elric83]

I see I'm not the only one who thought that

[@ALostMap]

This is one of the best videos of seen on breaking down this game for beginners, so thank you! I know this is a year later, but are you ever going to do that Class and Devotion guide? thanks

[@Therercher]

I really should, I'm not too sure about the class guide, but I should do something involving devotions. It's what really gets a lot of new players. Procrastination is certainly a massive thing I'm dealing with. :D

[@ALostMap]

@@Therercher yeah I think if you did a class guide, it could be short. Like just a general overview of the damage types and proficiencies each one has. Although, maybe thatd be a lot more to cover than I'm thinking lol. But the devotions... yeah I'm mostly at a complete loss looking at this thing. It seems like I could spend forever trying to figure out a sensible approach, but there has to be some easily digestible basics I'm missing..

[@Therercher]

@@ALostMap with the class guide, it's been either too much info, or not enough info. :D as for a little tip for devotions, find one on the outside you really like and try to figure out a "path" to it. Look at the constellations that give the same color points you'd need for it.

[@ALostMap]

@@Therercher Ill try that, thanks

[@mavruss1]

Good video. Dont listen to these other guys. You are speaking clearly and at a speed people can follow which is super important when teaching. As far as the actual subject matter, good job! You taught me a few things and I have been playing for years. Keep making videos. Get that experience. You will get there :)

[@MaskOfMockery]

Every RPG players worth salt have the trait: Hoarder

[@misterinadequate3518]

just saw this. I've been playing sinve early access and love this game. I always choose veteran diffivulty. Now to see whaat you have to say. Great game to get lost in btw.

[@misterinadequate3518]

only way I use Crucible: go into game - get 1 level, choose class. end game - go into Crucible. If you survive the first round. quit - get loot, you are now level 8. Go back to game with a little head start.

[@tonydanteye]

What the hell. Noones ever explained it to me that clearly. Please make more videos!!

[@Therercher]

I definitely plan on it, but I've been playing the new expansion a lot. :D I'll be making more just need to know more about Forgotten Gods.

[@Kranky916]

LOL "But chances are I had you with more loot." Why yes you did!

[@Azzmelater]

Why couldn't Diablo 3 be as awesome as grim Dawn :(

[@Prox_C]

I ask myself that every time i come back to this game

[@moody_blue682]

GOG.com are currently selling this game with a 80% discount. Just US$4.99 or GBP£4 in the UK.

[@Malagant]

Nice content!

[@Therercher]

I try! Thank you.

[@yurihageshi8008]

High praise indeed

[@Cheepchipsable]

Cheers for explanation on damage and how it works. Very useful. Always wondered how % damage stacked, was it just on base or on top of existing totals.

[@Therercher]

All %damage is additive with each other, Forget if I mentioned that or not. :D

[@ctcan123]

Thank you for the video!

[@flyinhawaiian9174]

Loved the vid! Info overload tho lol. I'll have to rewatch this one a few times. Looking forward to more GD vids.

[@Scratchyjackscratch]

I have a 70 Pyromancer, heavy elemental damage plus a ton of retaliation damage, I can literally sit in the middle of 20 mobs and they basically kill themselves hitting me

[@jd8122]

upvoted for character names, havent watched vid yet :P

[@Therercher]

After the first 5 characters you just start naming them whatever.

[@theharmoniumguy]

"The Main campaign is going to be the main campaign" - Therecher 27 March 2019

[@Pl4sm0]

Just subbed, please bring more of these videos :)

[@remali26]

You sound like "your daily dose of internet" guy :D

[@Dr.Akakia]

Somehow this game reminds me torchlight 2 , when im playing it

[@biglollol]

Finaly a good video. Not one where people explain the basics of unlocking your fucking stash and shit. All I needed was to know what to look for while playing the game. All other guides just told me about differences in gear quality and all that stupid shit, and how classes work. These things are common things in RPG's and no one needs them explained anymore. Thanks for your vid, finally made a lot of things more clear.

[@hantarosi20]

You`re good man! Looking forward to see more content. Good storytelling voice, reminds me of Cryaotic .

[@Cheepchipsable]

Err, yeah/nah common,(white), items are literally worth like 2 iron and simply not worth the effort of carrying. In fact they seem to stop dropping after a while. I do agree about some of the yellow items that have one or two awesome stats which are useful to your character. Just check as you go. Also, get in the habit of breaking furniture, as sometimes you get drops from that, lore notes, armour etc. Not all furniture is breakable, but you will get to know what is. You may need to hold the shift key to be able to break them if you are using weapon/ranged as they won't be auto targeted.

[@ferhatugras1833]

This is excellent source of material. Thank you so much for doing this

[@maximisersmith1802]

Really useful content thanks

[@evantimo3321]

@Therercher starting at 7:40 what build is that? i like to play with char build that can blast wave like that. please let me know. thank you.

[@Therercher]

That is Albrecht's Aether Ray. It's a pretty strong ability in the Arcanist Tree. The build being used is a Warlock (Arcanist/Occultist) so it's a Chaos ray instead basically. Uploaded it to GrimTools: www.grimtools.com/calc/p2537zoZ

[@evantimo3321]

@@Therercher what about at 9:40 what kind of build is that?

[@Therercher]

That is a Spellbinder (Arcanist/Necromancer) Here's the Grimtools of the character: www.grimtools.com/calc/pZrjWrMZ

[@Kawoski]

25:00 i have absolutely no idead what he meant

[@yurihageshi8008]

Custom maps can be Fun. Unfortunately the custom games only create characters unique to that map

[@DarkGHT59]

Damn, thanks for the video man, useful af

[@chipskylark5500]

Good video

[@TheTechguy40]

Is it best to stick with one type of damage ? What do you recommend ?

[@Therercher]

It depends on what masteries you pick to be honest. But in the beginning it certainly is good to stick with one specific type of damage. There's gear that helps you run multiple types as you progress in levels. In my experience fire damage seems to be really easy to lower enemy resists for. There's quite a bit of devotions that can help lower enemy fire resistances as well as a few class abilities that can.

[@AEGISDEFENSE]

From what I am learning, its best to have 2 types later game. One primary you stack, and another for those resistant. Right now I have a Witch Hunter (Occultist/Nightblade) focusing on Acid/Poison as primary, and Chaos as secondary. Using Handmaiden of Dreeg build.

[@ohnoitisnt666]

Brilliant. Thanks man.

[@vampirematt101]

8:02 can you link where this is stated? I was sure they stacked

[@adamcrux6829]

OMG a Diablo clone and I've never heard of it??? Steam take my money! Literally downloading now. Looks amazing really glad I found your video.

[@Xtimus]

Awesome explanation you should create more content I subbed at 0:52 that was funny AF.

[@cerratonics]

bro you got xtimus to sub!!!! yeeeeeet

[@josephsaeteurn9158]

after 200 hours of playtime on HC (first timer) i have 2 class under lvl 20. game is brutal. makes diablo HC like piece of cake.

[@jimlahey5623]

Crucible is fun, i play it. But could finish more than 20 wave, i have 35 lvl. Maybe 3 levels more and i will be able 30 waves survive.

[@Therercher]

Yeah, I don't like being in the same area or map for extended periods of time makes me think I haven't progressed at all. And I've seen a lot of people treat crucible as if you should only use it in the past. That's what's led to my dislike for crucible, and shattered realm when it came out certainly gave me almost no real reason to touch crucible except for completing it on ultimate.

[@jimlahey5623]

@@Therercher what is shattered realm? I am on farms now, play as arcanist, second class is soldier but no point added to soldier, arcanist is enough for me

[@Therercher]

@@jimlahey5623 Shattered realm is a mode added in forgotten gods, you access it from the first area in forgotten gods. Said first area is unlocked after you kill the warden. Basically an infinite dungeon that gets harder and harder as you go.

[@Oroberus]

As a new player which has picked up the game + all dlc yesterday and merely played about 4 hours I have to disagree strongly on your opinion regarding crucible mode. It's a way better way of getting a new character started and yields way more xp and gear then just playing the main game and I also have to say, it is really fun too. Sure, you won't get far, on lvl 1 maybe wave 5 or 6 but if you've done it the XP and loot will easily boost you to being strong enough to make it and also clear up to wave 10 which yields way more xp and loot. After maybe 2 oder 3 clears on wave 10 you can easily make it to wave 30 to 40, depending on what exactly will spawn on you. Keep in mind, it also hdepends heavily on which class-combi you're playing though.

[@jctennant]

Nice Vid cheers dude

[@TheLateral18]

hey great video, i have a question, how do you block or that random >? can you evade?

[@Therercher]

yeah, blocking is based off block chance, block recovery, which helps the Random chance of blocking. Evading exists as "chance to avoid projectiles" and "chance to avoid Melee attacks." This is also random as well.

[@TheLateral18]

@@Therercher last night i spent about 10 minutes looking for a way to roll or dodge 😂 I like it. It is time consuming

[@Therercher]

Forgotten gods adds movement skills, there's a teleport and a charge you can get to move out of things quicker.

[@TheLateral18]

@@Therercher 😲😲😲😲 Where is that skill, in devotion??

[@Therercher]

@@TheLateral18 any of the cults on conclave of the three. First tier, it's an augment for the medal

[@thenecromorph5187]

hey do you know how to talk in game on multiplayer though

[@kubixon28]

could You do a video about hardest bosses ? im playing hc and im bit afraid i will step in a wrong place in wrong time ;d

[@simeblazevic4303]

Anyone knows if I can farm the SR On normal or elite to get the shattered guardian set? Also if i want the 3 skill points from SR do i have to start SR on ultimate from shard 1 or i can continue say shard 20 and at shard 25 get all 3 skill points?

[@Therercher]

I'm not quite sure how the shop in shattered realm works for getting the Shattered Guardian set unfortunately, however if you have the recipes for the waystones which you probably will if you did them on normal or elite you can craft one of those and start at the minimum it allows.

[@simeblazevic4303]

@@Therercher so the waystone recepies do drop on normal and or elite Because i got a capable warlord set that can do 150+ crucible so he can probably run SR also on ultimate But if i can just play normal to get the waystones and then go to ultimate to lvl 60 shard That would be much faster and better

[@thebeststooge]

I made it to 29 and suddenly I was having my ass handed to me but I managed to rework stuff and got to 31 and forget it I can't progress further. I think it is because I am a single class (Necro) for now.

[@Therercher]

The Necro can be quite strong by itself, but other classes can help make it really strong. Are you playing a pet, melee or caster build with it?

[@thebeststooge]

Pure pet. I am 40 now and much stronger but I am unsure, as a pet necro, what to devotions to take.

[@Therercher]

@@thebeststooge there's a few good pet devotions in the top right you can work towards, healing rain keeps your pets alive nicely. It's basically the go to devotion every pet build uses.

[@thebeststooge]

I just looked up healing rain in the game and that is for me as there is no mention of pets for that one. This is what I need is something to ramp up their healing as each fight they are near death and takes 20 mins to fully heal up so I have to cycle through resummoning where as I heal back up fast.

[@Therercher]

@@thebeststooge Healing rain is an area of effect around you.

[@borzak101]

Vide has 5 minutes of information.

[@technoboy21]

Thanks for the guide but for a beginner, it is way way too much information, I actually feel more confused after watching it :)

[@rayderrich]

You present helpful information but not for beginners. If you say do not go into Crucible and then spend 5 minutes in Crucible I get confused. Still thanks for the video.

[@yehonatanstein7226]

You are the best :)

[@Therercher]

Your pretty good yourself.

[@BonkMachine]

Dude wtf you talk 10 min for informations able to be said in 3...

[@FlyingJustToFall]

Maybe u should plan ahead, before creating the video

[@joshuaroe1402]

FlyingJustToFall I have a feeling that this video is much better than yours.

[@runehalm6059]

Thx :-)

[@hydra2019]

Voice hard to hear, music too loud.

[@ExValeFor]

great video. I'd suggest not injecting x2 doses of anesthetic directly into your gums before recording the narration though

[@philippvoid1800]

you sound super stoned

[@IDislikeTheNewYoutube]

Good video, but you need to practice speaking faster.

[@iamrocketray]

and if he spoke faster some one would complain that he was talking too fast, I think its just right!

[@akashpm5350]

Well definitely do not recommend going hardcore in the beginning itself😂

[@Bumbum_Inspector]

> Dual Guns Guy *Uses two handed gun*

[@Therercher]

I planned on using two guns, ended up with a two hander that was just better in every way. :D

[@Bumbum_Inspector]

@@Therercher Same with my purifier lol. Yet dual gun death knight works wonders. REEEEEEEEEEEE

[@Dr.Akakia]

I prefer one gun with two hand , i mean rifle , i like my character (demolishenist)

[@condorX2]

A girl with a mustache avater 🤓

[@psyringe5627]

I came here for tips on how to play the game. I'm 7 minutes in and so far you've only been talking (very slowly) about tangential stuff like the Crucible mode. This seems too unfocused to be actually useful.

[@yurihageshi8008]

Beginers guide

[@Forty2de]

good video, but you sound kinda tired. :/

[@Therercher]

Honestly, That's kinda just my voice. You hear it, I hear it. :D

[@Forty2de]

Fair :P I've been told I sound lazy when I speak. Maybe it's because I am xD

[@namebp]

Rip Blizzard

[@jordananderson5778]

MetaSlave6969696969696....hmmm

[@Therercher]

A while ago me and a friend did a coop run where we rolled a dice to see what masteries we'd pick. I ended up with occultist and shaman. Think I was joking about how it was the new Meta or something.

[@JustShotsForMeh]

Don't see the magic everybody is talking about, getting to level 5 made me fall asleep, I can't wait for level 60 to start playing a game.

[@tylerhart4766]

Far, far too off-the-cuff to stand. You probably know what you're talking about, but I just couldn't listen to you figuring out what to say as you think of new things.

[@Socrates99]

Is there something wrong with a KZbinr explaining how to play Grim Dawn from a noob perspective, every starter video always discusses end game stuff, OMG. Thumbs down from me.

[@scotthitz]

This is exactly what he is doing. He's describing the things you need to know in order to build a any character from lvl1 on.

[@Socrates99]

@@scotthitz Sorry don't agree with that reasoning.

[@scotthitz]

Socrates what type of info do you feel the guide should include?

[@wildcard2884]

What a poor quality video.

[@TIRIG0N]

why do you talk so slow

[@teagueh]

Oh great, another Diablo type game. Hell No!

[@Zederok]

Dear 12 year old @Teague Harper, there is more to gaming then your typical childish battle royale there kiddo. Fortnite and PUBG aren't serious games for adults.

[@yurihageshi8008]

Then buy what you want. Hell yeah!