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About 40 hours in now immediatly after 100 hours of Witcher 2. I'm going to be completely honest here and say I think Witcher 2 did a better job at making preparations for battle / alchemy feel more satisfying. I miss crafting traps and using them to carpet the floor before big fights  Not sure what the added benefit from the Xbow is apart from the cool look it gives me dangling on my back. I have some special ammo crafted on a decent bow and its doing about a third of a normal sword swing. Am I missing something? While I I'm impressed about the large open world of W3 and the tons upon tons of content you can find laying throughout I still think W2 had more charm packed in the smaller acts. W3 has so many generic NPC's that after a while I stoped caring about interacting with them. All in all I think W2 did a better job at being a atmospheric storytelling game. W3 is a bit too sandboxy for my tastes. I goddamn lost it at "Radovid sucks flaccid cock" though.
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Palpek posted:I noticed that there's a copy of a very well known medieval crane from Gdansk, Poland in the docks of Novigrad: Anno 1404 has a building called the Historical Warehouse that looks it as well, I noticed it in floatsam too! 
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Mikojan posted:Not sure what the added benefit from the Xbow is apart from the cool look it gives me dangling on my back. I have some special ammo crafted on a decent bow and its doing about a third of a normal sword swing. It's for shooting down flying stuff and does 100x damage when fired underwater. It's your ticket to the seas and skies! Oh yeah, the new quest and gwent cards are up on the website. sauer kraut fucked around with this message at 11:54 on Jun 10, 2015 |
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Jun 10, 2015 11:51
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Mikojan posted:About 40 hours in now immediatly after 100 hours of Witcher 2. Personally I think Geralt should be more about preparation and not chugging potions mid-combat so I agree with you there. The crossbow was useless to me except underwater but I didn't dump any points into xbow. Although the villages around Velen and Skellige can get a bit samey, Novigrad is pretty darn special and White Orchard, Kaer Morhen and even Oxenfurt are pretty nice. I'm not sure where you are in the plot at 40 hours but the main story really kicks it up a notch in the second act and there's some really solid entertainment coming up.
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Jun 10, 2015 11:51
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sauer kraut posted:Oh yeah, the new quest and gwent cards are up on the website. Here's the new art: http://imgur.com/a/pTWK2 New Dandelion is pretty rocking. Aishan fucked around with this message at 12:00 on Jun 10, 2015 |
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Jun 10, 2015 11:57
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Ha, the final fighter in the Novigrad fight club quest is a guy named Durden who is a tailor. Y'know, Tailor Durden. Perhaps a bit obvious for my taste but this is the same game that had Geralt literally say "Zed's dead" at one point earlier on so y'know what it's not like there isn't precedent for it. edit: Well he's not literally a tailor, which you can call him out on. In fact it's kind of an ill-fitting nickname. CJacobs fucked around with this message at 12:02 on Jun 10, 2015 |
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Jun 10, 2015 11:59
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CJacobs posted:Ha, the final fighter in the Novigrad fight club quest is a guy named Durden who is a tailor. Y'know, Tailor Durden. Perhaps a bit obvious for my taste but this is the same game that had Geralt literally say "Zed's dead" at one point earlier on so y'know what it's not like there isn't precedent for it. For an added Brad Pitt movie reference, the bookie that wants you to throw the fight against Gorgeous George is called Claytop
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Jun 10, 2015 12:01
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Nothing compares to Tassledick.
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Gilganixon posted:Personally I think Geralt should be more about preparation and not chugging potions mid-combat so I agree with you there. The crossbow was useless to me except underwater but I didn't dump any points into xbow. While the preparations and meditation work perfectly fine in the novels, I don't think it works so well in a game, especially one that's supposed to be more sand-boxy and exploration-based, like Witcher 3. Sure, the Witcher contracts tell you beforehand what you're going to fight so you can make the necessary preparations, but it doesn't help when you're exploring a random cave with no idea what's going to be in it. And yes, I do agree that Witcher 2 makes preparing your potions and gearing up for a fight more satisfying, especially in the harder difficulties, but doing the same in Witcher 3 will just interrupt the flow of the game, IMO. That said, I do miss the traps. Pwnstar posted:Nothing compares to Tassledick. My favorite reference is the in-game book called 'How To Avoid Colossal Vessels', which references: http://www.amazon.com/Avoid-Huge-Ships-John-Trimmer/dp/0870334336. Zakmonster fucked around with this message at 12:07 on Jun 10, 2015 |
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Jun 10, 2015 12:04
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Pwnstar posted:Nothing compares to Tassledick. That's fantastic, it's like being called Dave Cockring
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Jun 10, 2015 12:07
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gently caress. I just realized I missed out on the quest to get those Gwent cards from returning characters by not talking to Zoltan in time before meeting Thaler and Lambert. Damnit.
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Jun 10, 2015 12:11
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Latter game stuff: Taking Ciri to the Emperor and refusing the coin is some bullshit. I don't want a Nilfgaardian stallion, I liked my chestnut-y Roach. gently caress this 
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Jun 10, 2015 13:03
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Weirdest thing. I was looking through my quests, went to read the descriptions of the ones I failed. For some reason, The Cave of Dreams is listed as Failed, even though I didn't fail it.
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Jun 10, 2015 13:29
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Lareine posted:Weirdest thing. I was looking through my quests, went to read the descriptions of the ones I failed. For some reason, The Cave of Dreams is listed as Failed, even though I didn't fail it. That seems to happen after the banquet in Skellige. Same thing happened to me and reading around, it just seems to happen when Blueboy Lugos dies at the banquet. Just a bug I guess.
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Jun 10, 2015 13:31
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Ah, seems I wasn't missing out at all! Turns out all I had to do was grab an earlier save, since before I met Lambert, I could just head on over to Thaler, once I got a referall from Zoltan My collection is complete! Or near enough.
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Jun 10, 2015 13:45
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Gilganixon posted:Personally I think Geralt should be more about preparation and not chugging potions mid-combat so I agree with you there. The crossbow was useless to me except underwater but I didn't dump any points into xbow. Having to prepare for every fight in a giant open world game like this would be incredibly tedious imo I dunno how you'd even prepare traps for anything but a few of the contract monsters
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Jun 10, 2015 13:47
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Manatee Cannon posted:Having to prepare for every fight in a giant open world game like this would be incredibly tedious imo yeah dunno how you'd do it and make it in any way fun. I really do miss traps and throwing knives though.
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Jun 10, 2015 13:51
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Arglebargle III posted:Yeah that fight sucks, especially because Geralt picks up a hatchet or club or something when there's a longsword right there. Anyway you can do literally nothing in that fight and your allies will dispatch the enemies eventually. What allies? It's me and three enemies in there.
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Jun 10, 2015 13:51
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"Such blades! Mahakaman made, yes?" Actually Hattori I had some guy over in the fish market make them for me out of some bits and pieces I stole from a peasant's hovel in the middle of a swamp, but sure, we'll go with what you said.
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I managed to finish the game also. The Act 3 and perhaps even 2 went very quickly compared to the first. My ending went pretty much exactly as I wanted: - Ciri as empress. I thought it was the right choice for her, since Geralt was all about letting her choose. And she said it herself, as an empress she can do far more good than as a witcher. - Geralt retires with Yennefer. I haven't played the previous games so I can't comment on that, but based on this game, I'd say I much prefer Yen to Triss and she didn't come off to me as horrible as others say. Sure she can be annoying and stubborn but hey those are very human qualities. I don't have anything against Triss either, but it seemed to me that this was a more "natural" choice to make. - Radovid dead, Nilfgaard rules, Temeria as a vassal state. Really, Dijkstra thought I'd turn against Roche, Ves and Thaler? That was one desperate play. Many hours put in the game, perhaps a bit worn out by now, but I'll still look forward to the next big expansion DLC that adds a new area. Biggest gripes: - Itemization was kind of bad, since crafted gear was so much better than everything else. Like many others I felt really bad taking some characters' fabled ancestral swords and selling them to a merchant since my own sword was heaps better. - Finding the right decoction you want to use was all kinds of annoying. Potion/item menu could use a tweak. TeaJay fucked around with this message at 14:01 on Jun 10, 2015 |
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Jun 10, 2015 13:59
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I have found my potion/decoction usage got better when I just sold all my food items and other usable garbage. Food is fine early game but later on it's just clutter. This may be different for those of you playing on higher difficulties where you can't regen health but that just tells me I made the right decision playing on normal. Inventory and itemization could use a ton of work. They are a real low spot for an otherwise stellar game. Even with those issues it's easily the most fun gaming experience I've had in ages.
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Jun 10, 2015 14:07
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You know you can sort the inventory so all the potions are next to each other, right?
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Levantine posted:I have found my potion/decoction usage got better when I just sold all my food items and other usable garbage. Food is fine early game but later on it's just clutter. This may be different for those of you playing on higher difficulties where you can't regen health but that just tells me I made the right decision playing on normal. Troll decoction regenerates 20 hp/s even in combat, never really needed food after I got it, a swallow potion adds 80 hp/s when in a pinch. Others help with healing but need some involvement, like hurting enemies or spending stamina.
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Pyromancer posted:Troll decoction regenerates 20 hp/s even in combat, never really needed food after I got it, a swallow potion adds 80 hp/s when in a pinch. Others help with healing but need some involvement, like hurting enemies or spending stamina. I end up popping Superior Thunderbolt, the decoction that increases critcal chance (can't remember name), the one that increases attack power with each successive hit until you are hit (Archgriffin?) and if need be, Superior Oriole potion (poison heals) and I've been unstoppable on normal. The tox-limit increase talent is so good.
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Levantine posted:I have found my potion/decoction usage got better when I just sold all my food items and other usable garbage. Food is fine early game but later on it's just clutter. This may be different for those of you playing on higher difficulties where you can't regen health but that just tells me I made the right decision playing on normal. Inventory and itemization could use a ton of work. They are a real low spot for an otherwise stellar game. Even with those issues it's easily the most fun gaming experience I've had in ages. I pretty much started using Swallow for most of my healing once I realized that it only took one unit of Alcohest or Dwarven Spirit to refill all of my potions when I meditate, not one unit per dose. Potions are cheap as free once you craft them. I almost never use food for healing anymore, and I'm on Death March. It helps that I'm running an alchemy build, so I also recover 25% vitality right off the bat whenever I drink any potion. Pyromancer posted:Troll decoction regenerates 20 hp/s even in combat, never really needed food after I got it, a swallow potion adds 80 hp/s when in a pinch. Others help with healing but need some involvement, like hurting enemies or spending stamina. Speaking of Troll Decoction, are there ever any trolls that you have to kill and can't just talk to? I almost killed the trolls in A Deadly Plot just for a troll mutagen, but I ended up talking them down because their obsession with shoes was adorable. Harrow fucked around with this message at 14:24 on Jun 10, 2015 |
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Levantine posted:I end up popping Superior Thunderbolt, the decoction that increases critcal chance (can't remember name), the one that increases attack power with each successive hit until you are hit (Archgriffin?) and if need be, Superior Oriole potion (poison heals) and I've been unstoppable on normal. The tox-limit increase talent is so good. Superior Thunderbolt can be completely ridiculous with its 100% crit chance during storms. Geralt just turns into a blender that annihilates anything it touches, especially if you have the +critical damage talents slotted. You can't imagine how  I was when I realised that the Wild Hunt generally causes a storm wherever it pops up.Harrow posted:Speaking of Troll Decoction, are there ever any trolls that you have to kill and can't just talk to? I almost killed the trolls in A Deadly Plot just for a troll mutagen, but I ended up talking them down because their obsession with shoes was adorable. Yes, there are a few that are just rabid and will attack on sight, especially on Skellige. One of them is usually on the northernmost island at the beginning of that Warrior Trail. Perestroika fucked around with this message at 14:25 on Jun 10, 2015 |
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Jun 10, 2015 14:22
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Perestroika posted:Yes, there are a few that are just rabid and will attack on sight, especially on Skellige. One of them is usually on the northernmost island at the beginning of that Warrior Trail. Perfect. I've got the recipe, so I guess I know where I'm beelining to next time I play.
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Harrow posted:Speaking of Troll Decoction, are there ever any trolls that you have to kill and can't just talk to? I almost killed the trolls in A Deadly Plot just for a troll mutagen, but I ended up talking them down because their obsession with shoes was adorable. Yes, in fact, before that quest that same cave is inhabited by a hostile troll and bunch of nekkers. Skellige has a cave with a trio of hostile and flatulent trolls. Pyromancer fucked around with this message at 14:31 on Jun 10, 2015 |
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Jun 10, 2015 14:29
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Is it normal to be a little bit under level (3-4) for every quest in an area? I've been going around Velen at level 6 and everything but the main quest seems to be at least level 10. I'm at the part where I first fight the wild hunt in the cave with Keira is it better to continue down that line for a bit before I try to play Velen policeman?
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There is also a troll in (midgame spoilers) Kaer Morhen, a bit north of the keep in a cave off the lake.
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I think the inventory system is worse than Witcher 2 - at least there I could sort things by name, weight, price and amount in an descending/ascending order and here it's just a giant pile sorted by type. Also how they managed to make those 'new item' stars practically invisible and not helpful in any way is beyond me.
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The Duggler posted:Is it normal to be a little bit under level (3-4) for every quest in an area? I've been going around Velen at level 6 and everything but the main quest seems to be at least level 10. I'm at the part where I first fight the wild hunt in the cave with Keira is it better to continue down that line for a bit before I try to play Velen policeman? As long as the quest is green, it's fine. Do whatever you like. Savor that underleveledness because believe me, it will pass soon. E: ^^^^^^^^ sort items once to put the new ones at the top, no need to look at asterisks.
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Heroic Yoshimitsu posted:What allies? It's me and three enemies in there. Are we talking about the same fight? Djikstra, Cleaver, and some other guy all pick up weapons in the cutscene and they are still standing there with their weapons when the fight starts.
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Arglebargle III posted:Are we talking about the same fight? Djikstra, Cleaver, and some other guy all pick up weapons in the cutscene and they are still standing there with their weapons when the fight starts. Maybe you're thinking of the fight in the Bathouse. I'm talking about the one in Junior's Casino, or at least the one I have in the casino since I don't know if you can avoid it or not.
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Heroic Yoshimitsu posted:Maybe you're thinking of the fight in the Bathouse. I'm talking about the one in Junior's Casino, or at least the one I have in the casino since I don't know if you can avoid it or not. For what it's worth, you can absolutely avoid that fight entirely. Either by winning at Gwent, or just by pursuing another lead to the end.
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Heroic Yoshimitsu posted:Maybe you're thinking of the fight in the Bathouse. I'm talking about the one in Junior's Casino, or at least the one I have in the casino since I don't know if you can avoid it or not. Can't you just go in swinging with the Cleaver Crew?
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Friend's gotten a BSOD and a 'kernel security failure' after starting the game with the latest NVIDIA drivers, and now Witcher 3 won't start at all. They've tried rebooting, rolling back to a previous NVIDIA driver, repairing GOG Galaxy and running the game as an administrator to no avail. Game's been running fine before this, and from googling it seems like this is a recent problem. Anyone here had similar problems?
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I never made decoctions in my game because I recall that someone in this thread mentioned they never regenerate, and if they were corrected I didn't notice at the time. I didn't see the point so I never wasted time getting them. I now know they were wrong and wish I had done them. That's my story.
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Is there an online game manual like there was for W1 and W2? I'm still a bit confused when it comes to crafting (potions refill? What?) and the like, and some basic odds and ends in the inventory and wouldn't mind reading an actual manual if one exists. I can't seem to find one online.
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Fhqwhgads posted:Is there an online game manual like there was for W1 and W2? I'm still a bit confused when it comes to crafting (potions refill? What?) and the like, and some basic odds and ends in the inventory and wouldn't mind reading an actual manual if one exists. I can't seem to find one online. If you bought through GoG you can find them in Galaxy by pressing More->Get Backup & Extras
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