Mange har undret sig over hvor Torchlight II bliver af, da det flere gange har set ud som om spillet faktisk næsten var færdigudviklet.
Bekymringerne hos spillets fans er derfor også blevet større eftersom Blizzard for nyligt annoncerede udgivelsesdatoen for Diablo III, for de to spil minder unægtelig meget om hinanden - et resultat af at holdet bag Torchlight indeholder mange af de oprindelige medlemmer fra Diablo-holdet.
På deres side har Runic Games dog nu skrevet et åbent brev, hvor de ikke kun forsikrer at udviklingen af Torchlight II stadig er i gang, men at de faktisk også er glade på Blizzards vegne - brevet har endda fået overskriften "Congratulations to the Diablo III team".
I brevet lyder det således:
"We know a lot of you are worried about us. We've heard what you're saying, and sure we've had similar discussions. But we began making the first Torchlight in 2008 when development on Diablo III was already underway. We didn't let that be a reason that we couldn't make an RPG."
og senere lyder det:
"There will be unforeseen challenges along the way, no matter what business you're in. We've chosen to stay small with a total team of 32. We want to be the company that works hard and makes something we love... We want you to have the best darn game we can make. We're pretty sure that we want this game out more than anyone (not just so that we can resume a normal sleep schedule!) - but we are going to do it right. That's our commitment to you, and to ourselves."