Grim Dawn Grim Misadventures #99: The Crucible DLC
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Category: News ArchiveHits: 2019
It's hard to believe that Crate Entertainment is only one shy of a 100-installment milestone to their Grim Misadventures feature, but I find myself quickly forgetting where we're at in the grand scheme of things when reading through the interesting details of what they have planned for us with The Crucible DLC coming later this summer. Luckily, the DLC will be free for those of us who purchased the game through the Grim Dawn website or via Kickstarter, prior to the crowdfunding campaign's conclusion:
Back during the Kickstarter, one of the campaign’s final stretch goals was the unlocking of what we then called Survival Mode. It was described as follows: “In survival mode players will fight to stay alive against increasingly difficult waves of monsters.” At its core, the new Crucible mode embodies this statement, but it also delivers so much more as you tackle its 150 waves.
Push On, or Cash Out
In the Crucible, death marks the end (especially true for Hardcore players). Every 10 waves of enemies, you have to make a difficult choice: continue on for the next 10 encounters for a chance of greater reward, or cash out what you’ve earned and not risk your own demise.
Should you perish, you cannot continue and the treasure will be reduced substantially.
The Master of the Crucible eagerly awaits your arrival.
Earn Tributes
Tributes are the currency of the Crucible, earned only through bloody combat. How you spend your hard-earned Tributes is up to you:
Activate powerful Celestial Blessings to give you an edge in battle
Create devious Defenses to aid you in combat
Gamble them away for better rewards
Battle Across Multiple Arenas
The Crucible is a cruel place where even the mightiest heroes meet their match. But we couldn’t stop with just one deadly arena. Crucible mode will feature several battlegrounds, each with a different layout and defensive positions.
