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Darth Windu posted:How the f*rt do I beat this f*rting Wild Hunt guy, Nilfer or whatever his name is. His axe swings are way too wide to dodge and he always attacks right after I get close. Does Spectre Oil have any affect? Ask the Dark Souls thread. Always dodge left.
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The only thing that kills me about the combat in this has already been touched on a lot, and that is the range in which you can effectively dodge. I'm a defender of W1 combat only due to the preparations of oils and potions being life and death, and the animation combos for sword and steel light, heavy, and multi were awesome (as well as flipping over dudes) Witcher 2 started off as worse combat for me but eventually was awesome...aside from the limited parries. It just didn't fit! Now, it is so awesome to sidestep a few swings, have an archer put down two of his buddies with arrows in their backs, and then bat another arrow into his chest. Cutting people in two, causing general chaos, the combat at times is cinematic. But yeah, if you draw the swords yourself, it should put you into combat mode. Also Comte, down the road if you guys can make a mode where you have longer lasting potions and oils like the last two games, but meditation is required (along with the mats), that would be amazing. I do enjoy the more accessible system, but...I love the preparation for combat 
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Tempus Thales posted:I keep getting Dialogs that offer me to use Delusion but at Lvl 2... how do you level up the Signs? e: And yeah, if you're going to take 2 of my 4 d-pad slots for sword controls, they should put you into combat mode as soon as they're drawn. If you're not going to give me that control, let me use the d-pad to quick-select more potions or something. And for the love of god, what's with the "pockets" tab? Just give me 4 "inventory" slots and if I want to use one for the magic lamp or something, let me do that. Ravenfood fucked around with this message at 03:51 on May 28, 2015 |
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Is Comte a polish guy working at CDPR? Can I get your number I have like 200 ideas.
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Protip: Whenever you see an Inn, stock up on Cherry/Mandrake Cordial and Redanian Herbal. Also empty bottles whenever you find them. Those are needed to make White Gull, and you're going to need a shitload of White Gull to upgrade your potions/bombs/oils to superior level. Sankis posted:I was wandering around doing a quest when I saw a guy with an ! on the map under attack from witch hunters. I saved him and he gave me a key with no explanation. Anyone know what it's for? Loot their bodies and read the note. Begemot posted:It's just a random drop and I don't think there are a lot of golems around so you need to get lucky. I got one from the golem in Phillipa's lair. There's a golem in her lair? I only saw a fire elemental. Are their multiple lairs?
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Idea no. 34 stop giving me oil diagrams for oils I needed 9 hours ago when I was fighting chorts and hordes of neckers  Idea no. 9 give us a separate tab for alchemical ingredients, and a sort option. Somehow give us an indication that lets us know that the herbs we have are used by potion and oil diagrams we have. That way we don't collect All The Plants because "we might need them later." My inventory looks like a Colorado grow house. lite_sleepr fucked around with this message at 04:03 on May 28, 2015 |
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PRESIDENT GOKU posted:Idea no. 34 stop giving me oil diagrams for oils I needed 9 hours ago when I was fighting chorts and hordes of neckers What the gently caress do I sell?! I almost can't carry anymore poo poo! I'm losing control of my life!
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Knowing how this game works I'm sure killing Junior is gonna bite me in the rear end later but I don't care. What a piece of poo poo. And even beyond Geralt's in story reason, I was gonna kill him the moment I saw all the horrible poo poo he did to all the women that were lying around dead in his hideout 
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May 28, 2015 04:09
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bobthethurd posted:What the gently caress do I sell?! I almost can't carry anymore poo poo! I'm losing control of my life! Get the +100 weight saddle bag in Novigrad. It's sold by the merchant in The King of Beggars hideout. 1000 coins though.
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May 28, 2015 04:12
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Beat the game, loved every minute of it. What a loving experience. I did mess up on the statuette quests with Triss though, anyone do them and can tell me what happens in them?
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May 28, 2015 04:12
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I've started to get some crashes today. One during a conversation and now one during combat.
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May 28, 2015 04:21
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Alright, gently caress it, I'll come back to the Shrieker later. Probably under-leveled for it anyway.
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May 28, 2015 04:25
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8-bit Miniboss posted:You mean the feast for Bran's wake? I did a fist fight there. There was no Hjarlmar. In the feast where the bears were I didn't see any exclamation points and I scoured the room before I went on. Then you missed it because, yes, it was at the feast with the bears. The three berskerers that kill all the claimants to the throne of Skellige? There was 100% a fight there.
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Shrieker's a cockatrice - use draconid oil, keep up Quen and shoot it down with the crossbow if it goes airborne, then attack from the side and roll away when it turns towards you. Use Swallow if it hits you to stop the bleediing effect.Macaluso posted:Knowing how this game works I'm sure killing Junior is gonna bite me in the rear end later but I don't care. What a piece of poo poo. And even beyond Geralt's in story reason, I was gonna kill him the moment I saw all the horrible poo poo he did to all the women that were lying around dead in his hideout Dude, even in-story Geralt of all people throws out an angry swear when he sees that. And no, there's no strings attached to this one - sometimes, you really do make the world a better place by removing a particularily vile piece of poo poo. Magni fucked around with this message at 05:26 on May 28, 2015 |
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May 28, 2015 04:31
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even being overleveled on Hard Mode 30 hours in is loving breaking me. Like every loving thing just kills me in 3 hits and giant mobs piss me off to no end. Not even Bloodborne pissed me off this much because at least I could kill things when I was leveled up. Here, everything is just a loving damage sponge and it sucks. I don't even know how difficult Normal mode is but jesus christ anything is better than this poo poo
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May 28, 2015 04:32
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bobthethurd posted:So is it just me or does this game seem to take a step back (and I mean a big one, since this was part of the core of how Witcher 1+2 hosed up the player or let the player trivialize it) with its alchemy system? Quoting this because it happened ten pages ago at the bottom and I got no answers. And seriously, is it ok to sell some of this crafting and alchemy poo poo, I'm at like 47 weight out of 60 with all the junk on me. People say money in this game is easy, but I've not found the trick yet I guess.
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Is there a relible way to make shield dudes drop them? Loading screen tips says depleting their stamina does it but they just turtle up or shield bash regardless of an empty bar.
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Magni posted:Shrieker's a cockatrice - use draconid oil, keep up Quen and shoot it down with the crossbow if it goes airborne, then atack from the side and roll away when it turns towards you. Use Swallow if it hits you to stop the bleediing effect. QUEN, poo poo, I always forget to use that. Was trying to use igni which was doing pretty good at draining its HP, but that bleeding was just killing me.
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Magni posted:Dude, even in-story Geralt of all people throws out an angry swear when he sees that. And no, there's no strings attached to this one - sometimes, you really do make the world a better place by removing a particularily vile piece of poo poo. Plus, that decision actually even has good repercussions further down the line instead of bad ones, for once!
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MinibarMatchman posted:even being overleveled on Hard Mode 30 hours in is loving breaking me. Like every loving thing just kills me in 3 hits and giant mobs piss me off to no end. Not even Bloodborne pissed me off this much because at least I could kill things when I was leveled up. Here, everything is just a loving damage sponge and it sucks. I don't even know how difficult Normal mode is but jesus christ anything is better than this poo poo Turn it down. It's really more fun. I really don't think the combat is tight enough to warrant playing on hard. Hard is just cheap deaths out the rear end. So, I activated the quest where I'm supposed to meet Hatori after dark then didn't show because I am wayyy under leveled. Now he's giving me crap about not showing and the only option was to promise him I'd show up. I'm not going to screw myself and fail it because of this right? It's suggested level 26 and I'm level 10.
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Parry counter the shield dues, smack them once, then wait for them to attack again.MinibarMatchman posted:even being overleveled on Hard Mode 30 hours in is loving breaking me. Like every loving thing just kills me in 3 hits and giant mobs piss me off to no end. Not even Bloodborne pissed me off this much because at least I could kill things when I was leveled up. Here, everything is just a loving damage sponge and it sucks. I don't even know how difficult Normal mode is but jesus christ anything is better than this poo poo Playing on the second option: Story AND sword, I think, and it's pretty loving easy aside from the five wolves jumping at you and stunning the hell out of you if you aren't abusing signs to stun them back.
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Caidin posted:Is there a relible way to make shield dudes drop them? Loading screen tips says depleting their stamina does it but they just turtle up or shield bash regardless of an empty bar. Just use Axii.
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Infinity Gaia posted:Just use Axii. That, and the Strong-style's "Hold me down for a stronger hit with stamina drain  " thing you unlock smashes THROUGH shields. Its sweet. More easy for them to dodge though by backstepping.
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bobthethurd posted:Parry counter the shield dues, smack them once, then wait for them to attack again. honestly the enemies would be easier if not for the fact they blindside you in huge groups and mobs quite often. it's just really lovely that even at level 10 or so, it only takes a few hits to keel me over. I'll probably just drop the difficulty even though it tells me I'd forfeit an achievement but who cares
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Infinity Gaia posted:Just use Axii. Dandywalken posted:That, and the Strong-style's "Hold me down for a stronger hit with stamina drain Igni alternate also works quite well. 
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bobthethurd posted:Quoting this because it happened ten pages ago at the bottom and I got no answers.
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Fosson posted:I'm a defender of W1 combat only due to the preparations of oils and potions being life and death, and the animation combos for sword and steel light, heavy, and multi were awesome (as well as flipping over dudes) Oh man I completely forgot about that! In Witcher 1 when you were directly in front of a locked-on enemy and rolled into them you would flip over them. They should put that back in! I also preferred the alchemy system from Witcher 1 and 2 because it made each "min-boss" into an experience. Witcher 3's system is okay but you miss out on the experience of asking around to find out what kind of thing you're fighting, reading the bestiary, collecting materials for the right potions and oils, getting all prepped and then having ~10 real time minutes to take on this monster that would be impossible if you hadn't put in all the work. NESguerilla posted:Turn it down. It's really more fun. I really don't think the combat is tight enough to warrant playing on hard. Hard is just cheap deaths out the rear end. I was thinking about turning it down but then I got better at it. I was smacking my head against fights refusing to use potions and using signs and bombs only when I remembered to. Then I started using signs, bombs, and potions regularly and lately I've been going to heal after fighting large groups only to realize I didn't take a scratch. The biggest thing that isn't explained at all about fights on Hard is positioning. Geralt is incredibly mobile; if you are surrounded by mobs you have no one to blame but yourself. If you're being stun-locked by drowners or wolves you are not moving enough or not moving intelligently. Pay attention, stay on the edges of the group. Some enemies are fast but you can literally move 15 feet with one button tap. The only real problem with the combat system is how easy it is to attack the wrong enemy. The soft lock-on is very slippery. Arglebargle III fucked around with this message at 04:53 on May 28, 2015 |
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Lord Lambeth posted:Igni alternate also works quite well. I play Zelda. That should burn the goddamn shields away.  I have a pretty full junk tab, that may be why I'm so heavy. I'll take a look at that.
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MinibarMatchman posted:honestly the enemies would be easier if not for the fact they blindside you in huge groups and mobs quite often. it's just really lovely that even at level 10 or so, it only takes a few hits to keel me over. I'll probably just drop the difficulty even though it tells me I'd forfeit an achievement but who cares Sword fights are serious business, combat is supposed to be deadly. It only takes you a few hits to kill the enemies that show up in huge groups. Geralt is a duellist not a tank.
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Arglebargle III posted:
The problem with the combat is that it wants to be like other games but the frames of certain attacks and dodges will never be as good as the enemies, and it's doubly frustrating when they do more damage/you do less as the difficulty level gets ramped up. I know people will say "oh but you have to use you signs and bombs and everything" but the thing is, none of it means jack poo poo when you're still facing damage sponge enemies and get locked into constantly rolling around like a retard just to engage.
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I think I saw something earlier about taking a certain quest(s) in Novigrad causes you to automatically fail older side quests. Can anyone tell me when/if that happens so I can avoid it? I looked for it, but this thread moves insanely fast.
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Arglebargle III posted:Oh man I completely forgot about that! In Witcher 1 when you were directly in front of a locked-on enemy and rolled into them you would flip over them. They should put that back in! Yeah since I've gotten better at it I've debated whether or not it was a good idea to bump it down, but between the crappy lock on and enemies I didn't know were there one shotting after jumping at me from off camera I just figured it was for the best. Plus, if I feel like a challenge there's always high level monsters wandering around. If the lock on were better and the load times weren't so long I'd probably have stuck with it. Just felt like a pacing killer more than anything to me.
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Huh, just got the Full Crew trophy but I didn't get help from Djikstra or Emyr. I was kind of expecting Djikstra not to help because I didn't let Triss get tortured, and thus lost his money, but does he not send you aid either way? Also just figured I'd not reacted to the Emperor properly for him to agree to help.
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just did the griffon fight but my xbow didn't seem to auto target the monster even though i had him targeted. i had to manually aim at him to hit, is this normal or am i doing it wrong?
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Real hurthling! posted:just did the griffon fight but my xbow didn't seem to auto target the monster even though i had him targeted. i had to manually aim at him to hit, is this normal or am i doing it wrong? Even when you're locked on it can still miss. In fact I've never had it hit unless a flying monster was either not moving or coming towards me.
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Wreath of Barbs posted:I think I saw something earlier about taking a certain quest(s) in Novigrad causes you to automatically fail older side quests. Can anyone tell me when/if that happens so I can avoid it? I looked for it, but this thread moves insanely fast. Pretty sure that's in reference to getting Cleaver's help on killing a certain Whoreson Junior. You simply get a gang of his dwarves helping you during the assault, or not. It's titled "Gangs of Novigrad" or something. I have yet to truly fail a quest, I wouldn't worry about it too much. This game seems pretty user friendly in that sense.
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Pellisworth posted:Pretty sure that's in reference to getting Cleaver's help on killing a certain Whoreson Junior. You simply get a gang of his dwarves helping you during the assault, or not. It's titled "Gangs of Novigrad" or something." Oh cool, I wondered what that was about. I'm glad I failed that then, it was a lot cooler going in there swords a-blazin on my own.
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Arglebargle III posted:Sword fights are serious business, combat is supposed to be deadly. It only takes you a few hits to kill the enemies that show up in huge groups. Geralt is a duellist not a tank. I've fought packs of level -2/3 opponents who take a lot of hits to kill (on death march), 5 wraith fight in NML was still the hardest fight in the game.
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Pellisworth posted:Pretty sure that's in reference to getting Cleaver's help on killing a certain Whoreson Junior. You simply get a gang of his dwarves helping you during the assault, or not. It's titled "Gangs of Novigrad" or something. Great, thanks. I just wanted to make sure I wrapped up as much as possible before taking whatever quest cut off others.
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MinibarMatchman posted:The problem with the combat is that it wants to be like other games but the frames of certain attacks and dodges will never be as good as the enemies, and it's doubly frustrating when they do more damage/you do less as the difficulty level gets ramped up. I know people will say "oh but you have to use you signs and bombs and everything" but the thing is, none of it means jack poo poo when you're still facing damage sponge enemies and get locked into constantly rolling around like a retard just to engage. The only damage-sponge enemies I've faced are mini-bosses and they're only damage sponges when they're higher level than me. (I'm on Blood and Broken Bones) I don't know what you're complaining about with regard to dodge frames; there's a skill that will make you invincible during dodge animations. If you want to do more damage use the upgraded versions of the right oils, sharpen your swords before the fight, use upgraded potions, find out what bombs and signs it's weak to and spam those. If you don't have a red mutagen slotted with three red skills do that ASAP for a flat 30% damage boost. Monsters are supposed to be hard, you're supposed to have to put effort into preparing for those fights. If you just don't want to dodge and roll then I don't know what to tell you, but I don't use roll very often. I find it's only really useful against large groups or monsters with a long reach. What other games are you comparing this to where player damage and monster HP don't scale with difficulty level? Arglebargle III fucked around with this message at 05:19 on May 28, 2015 |
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