Upcoming Grim Dawn Expansion Now In The Hands Of Playtesters

Crate Entertainment first revealed their plans to release the first Grim Dawn expansion back in January. According to the devs, the yet unnamed expansion was slated for release sometime in “Q1/Q2 of 2017”. Fans will be happy to know that according to the latest Grim Misadventures dev blog, the expansion is now in the capable hands of playtesters.

“As some of you may have already noticed, the playtesters have been very busy of late…because testing has officially begun on the expansion! What this means is that people outside of the dev team are seeing the expansion’s content/additions for the first time and providing us with bug reports and feedback. This is a critical step in the development process as we strive to clear out major issues/concerns before the expansion is released to the general public.

At this time, the playtesters have access to roughly 50% of the expansion’s content and the leveling experience for the Necromancer and Inquisitor masteries. There’s still much to do and much to be tested, but so far things are going smoothly. We are nearing the end of the line!”

Crate has yet to reveal a date for the expansion’s release, let alone a name for the expansion, but they were forthcoming about a few juicy details. “A few things had changed with Monster Infrequents compared to the base game,” says Game Designer Zantai. “First, new Monster Infrequents no longer have a “common” version. Instead, they have a lower overall chance of dropping a Monster Infrequent, but whenever one drops, it is always the “rare” variety. Secondly, almost every Monster Infrequent will have two variants. This way not only is there more awesome loot to hunt for, but we can cover more playstyles. Lastly, almost every monster introduced in the expansion will have some kind of Monster Infrequent, even many of the bosses. In total, we are introducing 63 new Monster Infrequents!”

The update will also introduce Item Skill Modifiers on all Monster Infrequent gear. Veteran players needn’t worry because the update will also retroactively add skill modifiers to old Monster Infrequent equipment.

The devs recently did a gameplay stream of the upcoming expansion, including the Necromancer and Inquisitor classes. Check out the full stream below.