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NNick posted:I took it literally - Geralt seems like a fairly literal dude. e: and I think its less that there are fewer monsters (and I do think that's true, but not much) and more that there are other groups who are starting to hunt them too. The Church of the Eternal Fire is getting better at monster-slaying, it seems like, and they do it for "free". Ravenfood fucked around with this message at 04:29 on Jan 20, 2016 |
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I played all three games but haven't read the books; my impression especially in W3 with your interactions with godlings and the Crones, the native habitat of most monsters is the wild, uncivilized, unordered lands. Obviously there are exceptions like vampires or dopplegangers who do pretty well in cities, but most monsters (ghouls, drowners, gryphons, wraiths, on and on) disappear when civilization shows up. Just like Geralt and witchers are a relic of the pre-human savage world, as human kingdoms (and huge well-ordered empires like Nilfgaard) take control the supernatural is pushed to the fringes. Plow the land, assign soldiers to guard it, when problems do crop up send your Eternal Fire priests, witch and monster hunters to deal with it. It's a pretty common fantasy theme, the older more magical world being replaced by the unstoppable momentum of humanity and their cities and chopping down magic forests to plant wheat.
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Jan 20, 2016 04:48
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Pellisworth posted:I played all three games but haven't read the books; my impression especially in W3 with your interactions with godlings and the Crones, the native habitat of most monsters is the wild, uncivilized, unordered lands. However, the world is clearly set up as working on some mechanism where magic waxes and wanes, so monsters could be losing footing cosmically. Either abstractly in some unknowable way (like monsters are fated to fade away like elven civilization), or just becoming weak enough that footmen stand a chance against a drowner, where witchers needed to step in as a magical equalizer in the past. The important part is its set up in such a way to show humanity's awfulness stepping up to the occasion instead.
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Jan 20, 2016 05:13
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Yeah there's tons of monsters. It's just that most of them don't require silver.
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Jan 20, 2016 05:17
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It's amazing how much effort you have to put in to get a master smith to make a piece of master equipment. For master griffin, outside the necessity of running back and forth for an hour for their quests (I hate Witcher 3's fast travel system so much), I had to use the internet because the map broke and the steel sword didn't display on the map followed by another hour of intense inventory management to make everything followed by selling the rest of the inventory because christ that's expensive followed by the slow horror that I'm one level below the requirement for the gear, not two levels above like the internet said. I'm at Skellige finding the sunstone and about to sneak onboard the emperor's flagship and I thought the game was about to end twice in the last eight hours so who knows how much is left.
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Jan 20, 2016 06:23
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RBA Starblade posted:It's amazing how much effort you have to put in to get a master smith to make a piece of master equipment. For master griffin, outside the necessity of running back and forth for an hour for their quests (I hate Witcher 3's fast travel system so much), I had to use the internet because the map broke and the steel sword didn't display on the map followed by another hour of intense inventory management to make everything followed by selling the rest of the inventory because christ that's expensive followed by the slow horror that I'm one level below the requirement for the gear, not two levels above like the internet said. I'm at Skellige finding the sunstone and about to sneak onboard the emperor's flagship and I thought the game was about to end twice in the last eight hours so who knows how much is left. you're pretty close it is true though that you don't get to wear the mastercrafted sets until the very end of the base game, and the main quest sort of blue balls you in suggesting it's about to end. Isle of Mists! Battle for Kaer Morhen! Final Preparations! Final Preparations except for serious this time!
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Jan 20, 2016 06:39
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Pellisworth posted:you're pretty close Yeah I got a laugh out of Battle Preparations following Final Preparations. With Isle of Mists I thought it was cute how Sleeping Beauty got Actually I figured the master gear wouldn't matter that much, but I kind of felt compelled to.  I didn't buy the dlc, but I probably will once it goes on sale. Bugs and jank aside I've really enjoyed the game (outside of levels 1 through 8)!
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Jan 20, 2016 06:42
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Mastercrafted sets were all raised by three levels at some point, presumably to make them viable with Wolf or something about uniformity- I don't remember the reasoning behind that one.
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Jan 20, 2016 06:46
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T.G. Xarbala posted:"They're both for monsters" re: the swords is a sentiment I saw attributed to Geralt a lot even before I got interested in the games so I assumed him cynically remarking on human moral weakness was just sort of his, uh, thing. Also it makes for a hecka cool batman-style quote. His reputation as an oversexed stone-cold badass did not prepare me for a dork who makes dad jokes and awkwardly tries to keep his composure around a bunch of sorceresses and fellow witchers who can see right through him. I always read it as both humans and literal monsters, there are plenty of mythical monsters that require iron to hurt/kill in folk lore. If i remember correctly he also later revisits the "less monsters" thing and also points out that "more witchers" is also a lie.
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Jan 20, 2016 07:09
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captain innocuous posted:What is Redania going to do with all those monsters, especially when they string up and kill all the mages who could possibly help? Honestly that whole novel would own as an expansion to this game.
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Jan 20, 2016 08:45
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I'm a bit conflicted to the armor sets. I've just created enhanced Griffin armour (all pieces) but I still have armour with a lot better stats. Why wouldn't I want to wear the better armor instead of my Griffin set?
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Jan 20, 2016 13:27
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gallilee posted:I'm a bit conflicted to the armor sets. I've just created enhanced Griffin armour (all pieces) but I still have armour with a lot better stats. Why wouldn't I want to wear the better armor instead of my Griffin set? You can upgrade all the Witcher armor multiple times. That said each set has a gimmick attached to it, like Griffin makes your signs stronger. Also keep in mind that armor might be Light/Medium/Heavy and that gives different stats and bonuses, I have had to stop myself from using a "better" set sometimes because it would mess up my bonuses.
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Jan 20, 2016 13:36
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Supreme Allah posted:The way they handle Djikstra in that questline is one of the few disappointments in the game for me Well, it's two things. One, for in-game reasons, it's a calculated risk for him. He could try to get them now, while they're alone in his domain where he has a poo poo-ton of assassins to make the attempt, or he could wait for them to disappear and try to find them somehow in their own hideout surrounded by their troops. Geralt is a badass, sure, but Dijkstra is incapable of seeing the giant invisible "I have control over space and time and it is impossible to defeat me in combat" sign hovering over his head. Two, and that's a storytelling reason, that plan wouldn't involve Geralt, your protagonist. It'd just be "oh your friends died off-screen weird huh".
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Jan 20, 2016 13:50
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gallilee posted:I'm a bit conflicted to the armor sets. I've just created enhanced Griffin armour (all pieces) but I still have armour with a lot better stats. Why wouldn't I want to wear the better armor instead of my Griffin set? If anything it's the highest mastercrafted witcher gear that is way better than what you can otherwise craft/find and you'll have to be level 34 to wear it (basically the last bits of endgame and the expansion). Before that you can use whatever you want.
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Jan 20, 2016 14:00
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It turns out the real monster is nekkers.
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Jan 20, 2016 14:53
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Picked this up in the steam xmas sale and as a result my child is experiencing what it's like to have no father. Managed to sink 160 hours in just running about doing oddjobs and exploring, just about to hit level 26. Anyone else get mad season 2 of Rome vibes from the gangs of Novigrad stuff? I even sounds like some of the voice actors from the colligium segment of that show. similarly, the Pellar sounds spookily like the late Pete Postlethwaite and I'm properly amazed the Bloody Baron isn't actually Marc Addy of Robert Baratheon fame. Only issue I'm really having now is combat seems to have become highly trivial since about lvl 20 onwards, I do miss getting my rear end absolutely handed to me and having to run the gently caress away like a squealing 12 yr old girl. Are there more higher level enemies ahead or have i just overlevelled myself?
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Jan 20, 2016 15:07
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Shannow posted:Only issue I'm really having now is combat seems to have become highly trivial since about lvl 20 onwards, I do miss getting my rear end absolutely handed to me and having to run the gently caress away like a squealing 12 yr old girl. Are there more higher level enemies ahead or have i just overlevelled myself?
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Jan 20, 2016 15:16
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Level 20 is around Kaer Morhen or late Skellige if you do most stuff in each region. Base game doesn't really have tough fights anymore, but Heart of Stone does.
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Jan 20, 2016 20:42
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Shannow posted:Only issue I'm really having now is combat seems to have become highly trivial since about lvl 20 onwards, I do miss getting my rear end absolutely handed to me and having to run the gently caress away like a squealing 12 yr old girl. Are there more higher level enemies ahead or have i just overlevelled myself? Yeah for all the amazing bits of Witcher 3, it has a pretty typical RPG power curve where most combat becomes a breeze past mid-game. I'd suggest turning up the difficulty if possible and see what that does for you. There are definitely higher-level enemies around and maybe a few challenging fights in the base game. The expansion is a big step up in difficulty, but it's end game.
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Jan 20, 2016 20:49
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Death March makes it so even when overleveled if you do not pay attention you can get killed. Combat does not get any harder, but there are more consequences if you make a mistake.
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Jan 20, 2016 21:16
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Been playing Witcher 2 on insane mode. It's kind of crazy how fast you can get through the game. I just died on my last attempt at ghost fight  .
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Jan 20, 2016 22:02
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The true challenge is in deciding if you want to go three hours out of your way around a mountain, or if you dare face the fearsome one degree incline. Will you instantly die? Will you survive? Who knows!
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RBA Starblade posted:The true challenge is in deciding if you want to go three hours out of your way around a mountain, or if you dare face the fearsome one degree incline. Will you instantly die? Will you survive? Who knows! There should definitely be a trophy for getting to the top of some of the peaks on Skellige.
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Jan 20, 2016 22:26
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RBA Starblade posted:The true challenge is in deciding if you want to go three hours out of your way around a mountain, or if you dare face the fearsome one degree incline. Will you instantly die? Will you survive? Who knows! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAX_Rsj0dZQ&t=13s There are even parts of mountains that are basically snowboarding bowls.
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By the way it's really impressive just how few clipping issues there are on armor and hair and weapons. The only one I actually saw was the belt for the mastercrafted griffin armor clips inside a few links of chainmail when Geralt bends over. I'm glad some game eventually was able to do that, it always bugs me!Palpek posted:Lol, look at this noob who can't play Witcher 3 like SSX: I know. I slid down one, landed safely, then instantly died to the two inch drop immediately after. e: Eredin's hitting me for 0 damage so I'm going to guess one last thing broke. RBA Starblade fucked around with this message at 22:59 on Jan 20, 2016 |
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Jan 20, 2016 22:36
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RBA Starblade posted:By the way it's really impressive just how few clipping issues there are on armor and hair and weapons. The only one I actually saw was the belt for the mastercrafted griffin armor clips inside a few links of chainmail when Geralt bends over. I'm glad some game eventually was able to do that, it always bugs me! There's a couple new "iron" weapons in the DLC that can have clipping issues with the silver swords sort of. They're made so they are overlapped by the silver sword but it still looks awkward. Only real clipping issues I've seen are when animals roam through cutscenes. A goat interrupted a couple scenes at the Battle of Kaer Mohren which was too funny. One of the pigs interrupted the dlc wedding events too. Also, climbing skellige mountains is great just because of the snowboarding mechanic. I especially like that one trial where that's the only way down.
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Nasgate posted:There's a couple new "iron" weapons in the DLC that can have clipping issues with the silver swords sort of. They're made so they are overlapped by the silver sword but it still looks awkward. A couple of strippers clipped into each other too which was pretty funny but that's it for models that I noticed. Finished the game! Ciri survived and took the Path. It tricked me.  Not much else to say really, it was a great game but a lot of issues drag it down some. I'm a little sad to see it end, though I can always buy the dlcs down the line.
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RBA Starblade posted:A couple of strippers clipped into each other too which was pretty funny but that's it for models that I noticed. The DLC so far is 100% worth it. It also A) has no direct connection to the main game except for one of the main cities and the money lender playing a small role. And B) will let you start a new character at the appropriate level for the DLC. So even if you forget everything or delete your saves, you can pick up and play the DLC later.
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So Ciri is new for Wild Hunt, right? I just finished 1 & 2 and was expecting them to give her some backstory like they did Triss & Yennefer (I still can't say that with a straight face), but is her introduction really Wild Hunt's "Here is a child. Now here is that child as a woman. Go turn her into a trading card"?
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Omi no Kami posted:So Ciri is new for Wild Hunt, right? I just finished 1 & 2 and was expecting them to give her some backstory like they did Triss & Yennefer (I still can't say that with a straight face), but is her introduction really Wild Hunt's "Here is a child. Now here is that child as a woman. Go turn her into a trading card"? Her backstory is "read the novels." Also please don't turn your adopted daughter into a trading card
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T.G. Xarbala posted:Also please don't turn your adopted daughter into a trading card Now that is a medieval protip for life, if I ever read one.
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There are also tons of moments during the game where people are like "Hey Geralt, tell me about Ciri" and you can choose whether to have Geralt explain Ciri's backstory or not. Play the game more, ya dingus.
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Crappy Jack posted:There are also tons of moments during the game where people are like "Hey Geralt, tell me about Ciri" and you can choose whether to have Geralt explain Ciri's backstory or not. Play the game more, ya dingus. I will once the magical package delivery fairies get around to sending me my new GPU... I'm just trying to make sure I didn't miss anything big in 1 & 2, since my play order to date has been "Play 3 for a few hours, enjoy the hell out of it, get confused, start from 1 to get un-confused" 
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TW3 was actually my first Witcher game so when it hit the ground running I just sort of ran with it. I figured the game'd explain stuff later and it did.
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T.G. Xarbala posted:TW3 was actually my first Witcher game so when it hit the ground running I just sort of ran with it. Okay awesome, that's good to hear
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Witcher 3 was my first witcher anything, so I read this: http://kotaku.com/a-beginner-s-guide-to-the-world-of-the-witcher-1704506152 Great article, helps a lot.
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Fooz posted:Witcher 3 was my first witcher anything, so I read this: Holy crap this thing is great, they should've bundled it with the game proper; thank you!!
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I really like the way they did that kind of stuff in this game. They trust you a lot of the time to pick stuff up by context and when they do talk about the past its old pals reminiscing about funny or emotional things to them instead of just just plot exposition.
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Pwnstar posted:I really like the way they did that kind of stuff in this game. They trust you a lot of the time to pick stuff up by context and when they do talk about the past its old pals reminiscing about funny or emotional things to them instead of just just plot exposition. This works not just as a way to catch newbies up, but also to give winks and nods to people who know what's up and i love just how clever and else-wise awesome writing it is. Personally i fell in love with the universe really quickly, and purchased The Last Wish on google play for like five bucks. It especially gives lots of backstory to two major side threads in the game that aren't really in the previous games. The titular Last Wish and the origins of everyone's favourite brooding emperor.
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Talking of the books, I've just picked up an email from Amazon about pre-ordering the English version of The Tower of the Swallow. It's out in the UK on the 19th May and the US on the 17th May. Kindle version ordered.
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