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Reasons Roche is better than every other character 1. devilishly handsome 2. no other reason necessary 
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Jul 31, 2015 18:49
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So when is 1.08 out? I haven't been able to play hardly at all since 1.07 came out.
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Jul 31, 2015 18:58
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I just bought this game after a lot of people convinced me to get it. What should I keep in mind, like stuff not to do before I do XXX, places to check out, and I guess tips and tricks to get by that would take me forever to learn myself?
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Jul 31, 2015 19:01
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Soulex posted:I just bought this game after a lot of people convinced me to get it. Starter zone poo poo. The first 5-8 levels are in general the toughest, do all the side quests in the starting zone before doing the griffin, should be around level 4 when you do it. Just dodge more then you think you need too and be especially wary of drowners. upgrade your swords early on, there is a sidequest that nets you 2 good witcher gear swords in the starting zone, one of the ?'s on the map in the southern end of the starting area. Make Swallow early on (sidequest from an herbalist chick), and upgrade your starting armor at the blacksmith. the swordsmith is up at the nilfgardian garrison.
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Jul 31, 2015 19:06
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Soulex posted:I just bought this game after a lot of people convinced me to get it. I would just play at not worry about it, honestly. You might miss one or two things in the huge 100 hour game (spoilers: you're going to regardless), but not a whole lot. If a character is a main story "name in green" character, pay more attention to their side quests.
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Jul 31, 2015 19:07
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Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:I would just play at not worry about it, honestly. You might miss one or two things in the huge 100 hour game (spoilers: you're going to regardless), but not a whole lot. If a character is a main story "name in green" character, pay more attention to their side quests. I figure everything I missed will just add "new things" to the replayabilty next time!
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Jul 31, 2015 19:09
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Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:I would just play at not worry about it, honestly. You might miss one or two things in the huge 100 hour game (spoilers: you're going to regardless), but not a whole lot. If a character is a main story "name in green" character, pay more attention to their side quests. tbh, i think giving people a heads up for the starting zone is better, that way they do not miss out of key concepts like the guy who was here earlier this week who was using an axe as his steel weapon at like level 14
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Jul 31, 2015 19:12
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Did the quest where you kill all those monsters (Velen's Most Wanted?) get fixed? i had the bug where the werewolf wont die
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Jul 31, 2015 19:14
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WoodrowSkillson posted:Starter zone poo poo. Thanks for this. So heavy emphasis on dodging then? Gonna make me switch my normal face tanking mode. Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:I would just play at not worry about it, honestly. You might miss one or two things in the huge 100 hour game (spoilers: you're going to regardless), but not a whole lot. If a character is a main story "name in green" character, pay more attention to their side quests. Not worried about 100% completion, more like a "there's a sword that makes you fart to propel you instead of sprinting" thing that I'd want. Like vanity items with goofy stuff. I'm all about being a strange weird person in the game and try stuff. I'm really into loving off around the game and the like. Not gonna barrel through it.
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Jul 31, 2015 19:15
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Soulex posted:Thanks for this. So heavy emphasis on dodging then? Gonna make me switch my normal face tanking mode. just for the start, till you get used to it. the drowners hit real hard at early levels and use combos you need to memorize. against humans you can parry their attacks as well, against monsters its all dodging. if you played bloodborne you are already most of the way there, you just have to learn how this game uses 2 dodges, a quick sidestep like bloodborne and a big roll. the sidestep works for 90% of enemies, but every now and then there is something that uses bigger sweeping attacks and you need to roll to cover more ground. In general this game is not meant to be tanked, though at higher levels you pretty much can.
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Jul 31, 2015 19:21
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WoodrowSkillson posted:tbh, i think giving people a heads up for the starting zone is better, that way they do not miss out of key concepts like the guy who was here earlier this week who was using an axe as his steel weapon at like level 14 Is there even rare versions of non swords? I don't think I ever equipped anything but a sword the whole time because everything else was poo poo.
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Jul 31, 2015 19:29
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There was a short window where an axe was my best steel weapon. The best part was the durability never went down, shame they fixed that bug. Durability was not a good idea at all since its only effect is making you watch load screens a bunch more.
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Jul 31, 2015 19:30
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NESguerilla posted:Is there even rare versions of non swords? I don't think I ever equipped anything but a sword the whole time because everything else was poo poo. I used a pretty powerful poker I got from the guy in Carnal Sins (I think)
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Jul 31, 2015 19:45
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Krime posted:I used a pretty powerful poker I got from the guy in Carnal Sins (I think) I'm glad you repurposed the hot metal stick of prostitute torture to do some good - it is redeemed.
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Jul 31, 2015 19:50
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You know what I want? It's not NG+. It's upgrades to the starting Kaer Morhen armour. You won't get away this easily Comte!
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Jul 31, 2015 19:54
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Has anyone gotten 1.08 yet? GOG hasn't updated yet for me.
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Jul 31, 2015 19:59
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So I can't do Cave of Dreams because the quest in Arinbjorn won't start (not a big deal since it's like my third playthrough so I've already seen it), and I won't get Complete Them All because it won't pop after I get all the gwent cards from High Stakes (also not a big deal because I already got the achievement). I don't see either of these as THAT big of a deal since I'll just be doing them again when 1.08 and NG+ come out.
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Jul 31, 2015 19:59
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Why were min levels on gear changed?
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Jul 31, 2015 19:59
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Any workarounds for that Vernon Roche bug where he won't interact with you in the camp?
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Jul 31, 2015 20:00
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Questions: Does food/drink stack? If I drink two waters, does it double the regen rate? The time appears to be the same regardless. Does all food regen by the same amount? What's the difference between poison and bleed?
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Jul 31, 2015 20:03
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Soulex posted:I just bought this game after a lot of people convinced me to get it. The best aspects of Witcher 3 are the world building, dialogue, characters, and writing. Even on the hardest difficulty settings, there isn't much point in trying to powergame, sperg about skill/ability setups, grind out XP, find the fat loot. The level progression is kinda weird, for example quests will go gray in your log when you're too far past the recommended level to complete them, but just ignore that. You'll get a token 5 XP instead of the 50 XP or whatever, but try to get in the mindset of quests being Cool Things To Do and don't obsess about completing everything when it's in the appropriate level range to maximize XP/loot. Just wander around and do whatever strikes you as interesting and fun. It's basically a game full of awesome, well-written and varied sidequests. As far as specific tips and tricks: 1) remember you have a pretty versatile arsenal of tools at your disposal. Swords, Signs, oils, potions, decoctions, crossbow. Your Bestiary entries give details on which options are most effective against the various monsters, so if you're having trouble, come prepared! 2) Gwent is a pretty decent mini-game but totally optional. You miss out on a Gwent tournament quest but that's not a big deal. Don't be afraid to skip it if you don't find it interesting. 3) there isn't really a point in looting all the random peasant hovels and barrels and poo poo. Treasure chests and obviously important containers will have good loot but you won't miss any super special secret items by not obsessively scavenging every shack. 4) when you craft an alchemy item such as potions or bombs, you'll get an item with a number of charges on it. Meditating will recharge all your alchemy stuff at the cost of one hard alcohol, so you only need to craft alchemy items once. There's no need to pick every flower you stumble across as you don't have to re-craft alchemy items and you can always buy reagents cheaply from vendors. 5) remember you have to slot a skill in an open ability slot in order for it to have an effect. Simply buying points in a skill won't do anything without slotting it.
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Jul 31, 2015 20:04
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Soulex posted:I just bought this game after a lot of people convinced me to get it. The crossbow that you get a bit into the game can be used to mostly 1 shot monsters in the water.
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Jul 31, 2015 20:08
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Poetic Justice posted:The crossbow that you get a bit into the game can be used to mostly 1 shot monsters in the water. That reminds me, I hate sailing around Skellegar because of all those sirens. I swear, 90% of my travel time was spent underwater shooting those fuckers.
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Jul 31, 2015 20:09
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For those having problems with Skellige's most wanted: http://forums.cdprojektred.com/thre...l=1#post1868300
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Jul 31, 2015 20:18
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Soulex posted:I just bought this game after a lot of people convinced me to get it. Buy every single gwent card you see. Specifically make sure to buy every card the innkeeper in white orchard has. You can't go back and show there after you kill the griffin and gently caress off
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Jul 31, 2015 20:29
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Cat Army 
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The Iron Rose posted:Buy every single gwent card you see.
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Jul 31, 2015 20:33
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Ravenfood posted:The merchant you rescue from the Griffin now has her cards in stock after she leaves. also later in Novigrad she calls you a murderer for killing "innocent" boys who drew a sword on you in her bar after their leader smashed her face in. Screw her.
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Jul 31, 2015 20:36
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Ravenfood posted:The merchant you rescue from the Griffin now has her cards in stock after she leaves. Not on PS4 yet, but it's apparently addressed in the 1.08 patch notes
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Jul 31, 2015 21:49
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HitmanAndQuitIt posted:For those having problems with Skellige's most wanted: On pc. As far as I know, there is no workaround at all for ps4. Both people I know who have it on xboxone say that patch 1.07 completely broke the game an made it unplayably crashy.
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Jul 31, 2015 21:54
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Filthy Hans posted:Not on PS4 yet, but it's apparently addressed in the 1.08 patch notes I have a PS4 and I was able to get them from him well before 1.08. 
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Jul 31, 2015 22:05
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Iron Crowned posted:That reminds me, I hate sailing around Skellegar because of all those sirens. I swear, 90% of my travel time was spent underwater shooting those fuckers. Just wait until they latch onto your boat then one shot them. No more getting out and diving to do it.
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Jul 31, 2015 22:32
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JetsGuy posted:I have a PS4 and I was able to get them from him well before 1.08. He just had a sword I had no use for.
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Jul 31, 2015 22:32
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Krime posted:Just wait until they latch onto your boat then one shot them. No more getting out and diving to do it. They always tear the side off before I can stop driving 
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Jul 31, 2015 22:33
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HitmanAndQuitIt posted:For those having problems with Skellige's most wanted: This just seems stupid. They can't push a patch to Galaxy, their OWN distribution service?
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Jul 31, 2015 22:35
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Iron Crowned posted:They always tear the side off before I can stop driving I don't think you even have to stop to shoot. I've got my boat munched on a few times but more often than not I got them before any damage was done.
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Jul 31, 2015 22:41
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Krime posted:I don't think you even have to stop to shoot. unless im doing something really wrong you cant shoot when driving the boat.
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Jul 31, 2015 22:44
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poopzilla posted:unless im doing something really wrong you cant shoot when driving the boat.
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Jul 31, 2015 22:45
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cams posted:you are doing something really wrong. well alright then
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Jul 31, 2015 22:45
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poopzilla posted:well alright then Don't feel bad. I figured it out literally the last time I was in a boat.
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Jul 31, 2015 23:19
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I never figured that out. I would just stop driving and then counter-kill them one by one. I also didn't figure out you could use the crossbow underwater until I read it somewhere out of game. Sindai fucked around with this message at 23:23 on Jul 31, 2015 |
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Jul 31, 2015 23:21
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