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I'm building up my Gwent deck. These Blue Stripes Commandos are insanely overpowered, I've got five of them in my deck. I mix them with a biting frost to punish the gently caress out of monster decks and their melee swarms because their bonuses just tank the damage frost does. I'd probably do the same with Crinfrid Reavers if I could find a few more cards.
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Feb 21, 2016 00:23
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Drop a dandelion on em and behold your 64 point cards. Blue stripes are monsters.
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Feb 21, 2016 00:27
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Yeah you can get ridiculous total strength with 5 of them. 348   I've been waiting until I reach level 25 to do the gwent tournament. Don't want to get into more fistfights with opponents that can 4-shot me while I need some 30 hits to bring them down.
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Feb 21, 2016 01:57
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Just don't get scorched. Temeria is the best deck for hitting farcically large power, but the huge commitment in resources and the vulnerability to scorch is a serious liability and means they're probably still second to Nilfgaard's insane card advantage and recursion, especially since Nilfgaard has hands-down the best general in the game. Being able to stall for a turn to pull a spy back out of the enemy's graveyard is gross.
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Feb 21, 2016 02:00
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Sanctum posted:Yeah you can get ridiculous total strength with 5 of them. I completed the Fights at level 23. Remember you can take potions before and during the fights. I get wrecked in Gwent because I keep losing the second and third rounds.
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Feb 21, 2016 02:06
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I found it kind of interesting how the level of the fistgfights reacts to player level - it has very little to do with player input. If the enemy is a significantly higher level, they float like butterflies and sting like bees. If they're at or below your level, they telegraph their movements from a mile away and do far less damage. It's just kind of interesting that it's a difficulty independent of player input, since factors like DPS or player armour aren't taken into consideration. Also, where the gently caress do I get the rest of the blue stripes?! My gwent deck is middling to pitiful.
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Feb 21, 2016 02:36
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McKilligan posted:I found it kind of interesting how the level of the fistgfights reacts to player level - it has very little to do with player input. If the enemy is a significantly higher level, they float like butterflies and sting like bees. If they're at or below your level, they telegraph their movements from a mile away and do far less damage. It's just kind of interesting that it's a difficulty independent of player input, since factors like DPS or player armour aren't taken into consideration. I picked them up from the quartermaster in Velen and barkeeps. I think they're pretty randomized. Also, you win cards for beating anyone, not just hunting the unique cards.
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Feb 21, 2016 04:01
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twistedmentat posted:I completed the Fights at level 23. Remember you can take potions before and during the fights. The first round you should spend playing spies and low point fodder to keep the opponent playing cards. If they pass with a low point total you can play one card to win the round, if they over commit you can just pass as well and keep your card advantage. I like the temeria deck because of the bonus card for a win and the huge number of spies you get. I think nilfgaard has a lot of spies too but I never found as many in my playthrough. The scorch vulnerability is real bad though so I would wait as long as possible to deploy any multiplicitive cards until the very end and/or keep some medics ready to revive. Also make sure you bring some decoys to grab enemy spies and use them.
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Feb 21, 2016 04:21
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Crappy Jack posted:Yeah, there's apparently some sort of loading glitch where sometimes shopkeepers won't appear unless you go far enough away from them to "respawn" where they're supposed to be. But even with that, sometimes that damned guy in an Craite's castle just plain won't appear no matter what. Maybe he only works on Tuesdays or something. Ravenfood posted:Meditating for an hour usually fixed it for me. Usually. Yeah, this is the reason why long ago people thought that the guy at the graveyard that bought stuff for full price only did so at certain times of day. It's just a loading error that has been in the game since forever. Meditating a little ways away usually fixes being unable to interact with traders or them not appearing at all. I'm surprised they never fixed it.
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Feb 21, 2016 04:36
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Oh poo poo, where is that graveyard guy?
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Feb 21, 2016 04:47
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So I'm running two decoys, one biting frost, one clear sky (don't have the upper tier Foltest cards yet, just the useless Fog one), a couple artillery, two reavers, Dethmold, Sile, five Blue Stripes, Roche, Ciri, Yennefer, Vesimir, one medic, Djikstra, Stennis, Zoltan, Ves, and that order of the flaming rose guy. Been keeping around 27 cards in the deck, 22 unit cards, and replacing the weakest ones as I win uniques.
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Feb 21, 2016 04:58
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Came to this realization, Is Geralt basically a really respectable (at least to his customers) exterminator?
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Feb 21, 2016 06:11
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Fargin Icehole posted:Came to this realization, Is Geralt basically a really respectable (at least to his customers) exterminator? Pretty much, and given the world's penchant for anachronism, that is a perfectly valid way to describe his profession.
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Feb 21, 2016 06:12
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Wait I have to agree to search for the gwent tournament thief with sasha (a cheater and probable thief) in order to be able to search for the gwent thief at all? Why can't Geralt search for the thief without helping sasha, a person whom he has no reason to trust or motive to help. That's mind numbingly stupid, moreso because it means reloading and re-winning the entire tournament just to get the winnings.
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Feb 21, 2016 06:14
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Just found the minor quest with the showman presenting his "basilisk". Pretty much a direct reference to the incident in Time of Contempt with Ciri.
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Feb 21, 2016 07:52
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Fargin Icehole posted:Came to this realization, Is Geralt basically a really respectable (at least to his customers) exterminator? If you meet the tax collector he does explain that Witchers are in the same tax classification as pest exterminators.
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Feb 21, 2016 12:44
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Arcsquad12 posted:Just found the minor quest with the showman presenting his "basilisk". Pretty much a direct reference to the incident in Time of Contempt with Ciri. Yeah, just read the book and was like 'hmmm, that seems really familiar...'
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Feb 21, 2016 13:19
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ephex posted:Sometimes I actually forget there are people that willingly buy console games lol nevermind Sorry that some of us prefer consoles over PC? I stopped dealing with GAMING RIGS for PCs like 12 years ago. That said my iMac is 4 years old and handles things decently enough if a game is computer only.
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Feb 21, 2016 18:16
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Fargin Icehole posted:Came to this realization, Is Geralt basically a really respectable (at least to his customers) exterminator? Not even respectable, really. He possesses skills that people value, but people would rather they didn't need him at all. just like pest controllers.
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Feb 21, 2016 18:41
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Kind of like the quest where you find the village that had been slaughtered by the Cat school Witcher, which you at first think he was just nuts, but it turns out they tried to kill him rather than pay him. What's with the different schools? I Assume that based on the gear, they are specialized in certain ways, but it also seems like some have less than savory reputations. It makes a big think about Lotho being a member of the Bear School and he was the titular assassin of kings from Witcher 2.
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Feb 22, 2016 02:33
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Just did the Va Fail, Elaine quest and holy poo poo this game  By the same measure of time spent in this, I was totally burned out on Dragon Age. Now I am just HOLY gently caress (also trying to determine which is better cat gear or wolf but gently caress it gonna worry about that on ng+ death march because this is a game that deserves it)
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Feb 22, 2016 03:16
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twistedmentat posted:Kind of like the quest where you find the village that had been slaughtered by the Cat school Witcher, which you at first think he was just nuts, but it turns out they tried to kill him rather than pay him. Letho joined Ciri on her adventures and changed his name to Agent 47.
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Feb 22, 2016 03:24
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Probably different training philosophies? From what I remember the Cat school has a bad reputation as assassins because they kept taking assassination contracts in addition to Witcher contracts. I think Letho and others from his school only took the king killing offers from nilfgaard because the emperor promised to rebuild their school and offer them a safe space.
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Feb 22, 2016 04:50
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Shannow posted:My butthole just pucked at the Brotherhood of the Wolf stuff. If you've not seen that movie, anyone, sort that the gently caress out now. I expect no such disappointment from CDProjekt though.
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Feb 22, 2016 05:05
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necrobobsledder posted:When I first saw the Witcher 3 trailer of Geralt beating guys up in the rain, I instantly thought of the equivalent scene from Brotherhood of the Wolf that kinda sold half the people that watched it. Somehow, I blindly picked this movie when it was out in theaters knowing nothing about it but it may be my best random movie pick ever. I think my only disappointment with that movie was that there were almost no other comparable action scenes in terms of choreography even including the last couple scenes, but it was made up with a much more interesting plot than expected. My ONLY beef with the movie is that they only wear their totally bitchin' tricorner hat + trenchcoat combo for the first 10 minutes, then never again. It was also fun because my friends and I had been playing a ton of Soul Calibur at the time and recognized the bow staff as the same style that Kilik uses. Also, just finished the game, and goddamnit I'm kicking myself for re-crippling Djikstra. I really, really wanted to get a shot at assasinating Radovid, and the post-game wrap up was kind of a collective 'aw ffffffuck' after Radovid's scene. Hell, I even like Emhrys, but no luck on that front either. At least Skellige seems to be doin' fine with Cerys, and my Geralt and Yen went full on old-people lazy. I think I'll track down one of those point-reset potions and see what an all-melee build is like. What's the deal with NG+, does the game scale upwards again so that you have a challenge, or is it more of a 'descend upon the puny mortals like the fist of an angry god' mode?
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Feb 22, 2016 05:55
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Terrible Horse posted:Not even respectable, really. He possesses skills that people value, but people would rather they didn't need him at all. just like pest controllers. Unless you're in Skellige That was something that was neat about the game, you spend White Orchard, Velen and Novigrad constantly encountering people that are like EW A WITCHER *spits* and then you get to Skellige and they're like A WITCHER HELL YEAH
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Feb 22, 2016 06:06
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I like when the Jarl says "Geralt, this is a land of Heroes! Everyone will know of your deeds!". It's nice to have people who don't treat you like poo poo. Oh does one of the Freya priestesses have no hands or is that just a creepy glitch in my game?
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Feb 22, 2016 06:28
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Do we have even an rough idea of when Blood and Wine is coming out?
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Feb 22, 2016 06:56
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Q3 or Q2? I know some big expansion was delayed by six months for polish and bugs, but not sure if it was specifically Blood & Wine for Witcher 3.
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Feb 22, 2016 07:07
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Macaluso posted:Unless you're in Skellige Except that half the people on the isles spit on you for not being from the isles
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Feb 22, 2016 07:31
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So is the dialog option for Ciri to say she prefers women in the sauna actually part of the character or just a dialog option?
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Feb 22, 2016 07:38
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AKMoose posted:Except that half the people on the isles spit on you for not being from the isles At least they're not trying to figure out how to burn you at the stake without getting disemboweled.
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Feb 22, 2016 07:39
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twistedmentat posted:So is the dialog option for Ciri to say she prefers women in the sauna actually part of the character or just a dialog option? True to the books.
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Feb 22, 2016 07:40
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Avalerion posted:True to the books. I mean, its obvious in the next scene that while she like women, she's not opposed to dudes. drat, cockblocked by the Wild Hunt. Oh when doing the Triss quests in Novigrad, I trusted her 100% and kissed her during the party, that doesn't count against me in the long run does it? I figure I'll stay canonical and choose Yen, but I'm worried i mucked that up. Though Geralt's going to take an oppertunity. I mean, I fought a bunch of guys for that that women, and Kiera didn't seem like she'd take no for an answer. It fits because I'm kind of playing him as if he was Wolverine. twistedmentat fucked around with this message at 07:58 on Feb 22, 2016 |
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You're fine. It's be pretty obvious when you're about to fully romance Triss, and it doesn't count until then. EDIT: Sounds like you're in Skellige? If you finished the Novigrad quests and she left town you missed the chance anyway. Sindai fucked around with this message at 08:34 on Feb 22, 2016 |
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Just did the Skellige main quests and while I was exiting the Freya temple it started snowing and holy poo poo I didn't know it could snow in this game. Just a little moment that made me stop and admire the world.
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Feb 22, 2016 09:30
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As long as you don't say the magic words I love you you're fine.
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Feb 22, 2016 10:05
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twistedmentat posted:It makes a big think about Lotho being a member of the Bear School and he was the titular assassin of kings from Witcher 2. I thought Letho was from the school of the Viper? Also, Griffin Armor is nice for the sign boost, but my god is it ugly. What is with all these pot bellied gambesons?
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Feb 22, 2016 14:12
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twistedmentat posted:So is the dialog option for Ciri to say she prefers women in the sauna actually part of the character or just a dialog option? Bisexual in the books, the game lets you customize it a bit.
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I love this game, but it's so loving huge - I got it when it first came out, am playing in a piecemeal fashion (because I have a job, sadly), and while some awesome stuff has stuck with me (the Bloody loving Baron), I've gone really hazy on some other things. It's so epic that I'm honestly having trouble following the plot now, which makes me feel like a dumbass. Like, all that poo poo in Novigrad with Dandelion - what exactly went down there that led to him being imprisoned? I remember there being some kind of plot to rob Sigi, but I'm honestly drawing a blank on the whole convoluted thing. Also, I somehow never managed to return Sigi's treasure - and then after I killed Radovid I had to kill him. Why? What did I do wrong? Also, is it ever revealed why the Wild Hunt even want Ciri? And what is the White Frost or whatever that she and Avallac'h are trying to stop? (that's where I'm currently at in the plot). I mean, could someone just tell me what exactly is going on in like 1-2 sentences? Man, I'm having lots of fun with this game, but sometimes it makes me want to load up brainless old Fallout 4.
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