Torchlight 2's Co-op Could Support 8 Players

Torchlight II will be getting online co-op play and that is just awesome. Runic hasn't yet decided how many players the game will support in this mode, at this time, however. In an

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Torchlight II will be getting online co-op play and that is just awesome. Runic hasn't yet decided how many players the game will support in this mode, at this time, however. In an interview with VG247, Runic honcho Max Schaefer explains:

We haven't set the party maximum just yet. The sweet spot, just from playing in the office, is 1-4 players. There's no technological reason why we can't increase that, but once you get up to, like, eight players, it gets ridiculously crowded if you're at all in the same area.

Thankfully, players aren't locked to the same area as "it is possible to have a group of four in the late game and then another group of four in the early game in, technically, the same game session." There's an internal debate raging, but the maximum player count will "probably be between four and eight."

Here's a trailer showing off Torchlight II's co-op:

Torchlight II is due out later this year. Meanwhile, Torchlight will be released on Xbox Live Arcade soon!

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    January 7, 2011 1:18 PM

    Can't wait. Torchlight 1 was so good, although I do regret buying it right from Runic's site when they added steamcloud and achievements for the steam version.

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      January 7, 2011 1:24 PM

      Nothing $5 won't solve during one of their many sales.

      I had a lot of fun with Torchlight, and made variations of all three characters. But I always ended up finding it a little grueling after around level 30. I just got tired of doing the same stuff over and over. Which is why, I suppose, I never fell in love with any MMOs.

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        January 7, 2011 2:16 PM

        Rebuying games just to have them on Steam has always seemed a bit of a waste to me, regardless of the price. I realize not everyone feels that way though.

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      January 7, 2011 1:32 PM

      you can activate your copy on steam
      https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7480-WUSF-3601

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        January 7, 2011 1:49 PM

        Oh wow, I had no idea they did that. Thanks!

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