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Is Hearts of Stone a totally separate side-story, or is it connected to the main game's story in some way? Is it supposed to take place during or after the main game? (Same questions for Blood and Wine but I imagine nobody actually knows exactly yet.)
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Harrow posted:Is Hearts of Stone a totally separate side-story, or is it connected to the main game's story in some way? Is it supposed to take place during or after the main game? (Same questions for Blood and Wine but I imagine nobody actually knows exactly yet.) its independent and balanced to be done after the main story, but if you hold on on finishing the main questline there are a couple bits of dialogue with like triss and yen about it cause cdprojekt goes above and beyond
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May 17, 2016 14:51
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Harrow posted:Is Hearts of Stone a totally separate side-story, or is it connected to the main game's story in some way? Is it supposed to take place during or after the main game? (Same questions for Blood and Wine but I imagine nobody actually knows exactly yet.) Separate side-story, that has a few references to the main quest depending on where you are in it. Doesn't matter, but it's levelled to the end-game, b&w is also a separate story, probably levelled to the same point.
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May 17, 2016 14:53
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Harrow posted:Is Hearts of Stone a totally separate side-story, or is it connected to the main game's story in some way? Is it supposed to take place during or after the main game? (Same questions for Blood and Wine but I imagine nobody actually knows exactly yet.) You can play it as a side-story or after the main game, some of the conversations change depending on how far you are into the main story and the things that happened there, but that is all. That said, the expansion content is for a higher level Geralt. It has been implied that Blood & Wine is supposed to work in a similar way.
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May 17, 2016 14:55
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Cool, thanks. Related question: does GOG Galaxy have cloud saves? I just realized I've done a clean Windows install on my PC since I played TW3 so unless my saves are backed up somewhere, I'm doing a new playthrough anyway 
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May 17, 2016 15:01
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Harrow posted:Cool, thanks. From a quick google search, looks like nope not yet, lots of people calling for the feature. Hearts of stone lets you start a new character at the right level for the DLC.
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May 17, 2016 15:03
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ZearothK posted:It has been implied that Blood & Wine is supposed to work in a similar way. I'm hoping its explicitly after the main quest. It seems like a perfect way to say goodbye to geralt and friends in a less doom and gloomy environment. also hearts of stone kinda makes sense as it happens in the same area as the main quest, Geralt just loving off to Touissant while Ciri is missing/being hunted seems a bit odd.
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May 17, 2016 15:06
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WhiskeyWhiskers posted:From a quick google search, looks like nope not yet, lots of people calling for the feature. Hearts of stone lets you start a new character at the right level for the DLC. Can you then take that character and play the main game with them? I'm kind of okay doing a new playthrough from scratch, though. It's been a year since I played and I think I'd have fun playing through again, so it's not too terrible.
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May 17, 2016 15:07
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psychoJ posted:now start up new game+ I don't think I could handle the last few bosses in Heart of Stone in NG+. Jesus Christ that poo poo was obnoxious -- the only major flaw in an otherwise great DLC.
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May 17, 2016 15:09
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Harrow posted:Can you then take that character and play the main game with them? I think it's hearts of stone only. But I haven't actually tried. Have fun with your new playthrough.
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May 17, 2016 15:19
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Dirt posted:So I finished the main quest like last weekend Got the Ciri empress ending, I feel like it was super sad for Geralt even if that was the "good" ending. . I am playing on PS4, trying to finish up trophies for the platinum before I go into the DLC stuff. All I am missing is the marksman trophy. It is really annoying. The headshot detection is awful in this game. I am doing the whole Devil's Pit -> fast travel to Vizema -> repeat thing. Only getting 2-4 head shots per run sucks. But I will get it eventually! Easiest way to farm headshots: Devil's pit, run in, run out past the door (they can't cross it), start whittling down their HP. When a guy has very low HP, Axii the dude when you can see his right side, then shoot the right side of his face. Should get a headshot most times you do that. Also: respec into max crossbow benefits for this, since it has to be a killing blow headshot.
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May 17, 2016 15:37
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Ronvid should have been a returning character into the endgame  .
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May 17, 2016 16:54
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I can see it now. You're facing down the king of the wild hunt and have him on the ropes, then Ronvid jumps in outta nowhere, kicks the king aside and challenges you to another duel.
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May 17, 2016 16:59
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d'aw, althought I was kind of hoping they'd have special dialogue or something.
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May 17, 2016 17:52
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Where are the best places to find Mandrake Cordial and Cherry Cordial to make White Gull? Also, what enemies around Novigrad can be farmed for Red Mutagens? I have a fuckton of Greater Green/Blues, but only some Werewolf and basic reds...
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May 17, 2016 17:53
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Man I wish items had some neat tidbits of lore when you examined them, like in Dark Souls or something. Just flavour text or such really. Especially of this fuckin Elf Head I have lmao
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May 17, 2016 17:54
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I AM BRAWW posted:Where are the best places to find Mandrake Cordial and Cherry Cordial to make White Gull? For me at least, red mutagens more regularly dropped from Endregas and other insectoid enemies.
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May 17, 2016 17:56
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Only (reliable) sources for those spirits are barkeeps, possibly fancier ones like Oxenfurt and I think Novigrad at least.
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May 17, 2016 17:58
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GuyUpNorth posted:Only (reliable) sources for those spirits are barkeeps, possibly fancier ones like Oxenfurt and I think Novigrad at least. Yeah, for the fancier boozes for potions, you gotta start hitting up taverns.
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May 17, 2016 18:02
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GuyUpNorth posted:Only (reliable) sources for those spirits are barkeeps, possibly fancier ones like Oxenfurt and I think Novigrad at least. Ahh that must be why, I've been ignoring barkeeps. Thanks. Superior oils and bombs are starting to get demanding, and while I'm way overleveled I'm still anal about having every alchemy item at my disposal.
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May 17, 2016 18:08
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I AM BRAWW posted:Ahh that must be why, I've been ignoring barkeeps. Thanks. Superior oils and bombs are starting to get demanding, and while I'm way overleveled I'm still anal about having every alchemy item at my disposal. Man, they were really pushing for Crow's Keep to be your makeshift HQ. Too bad the quick travel sign is far away enough from all the useful stuff to make it annoying.
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May 17, 2016 19:12
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Tupperwarez posted:Also, the merchant at Crow's Keep (the one on the lower level, not the quartermaster near the smiths) also seems to have like a bunch of both on hand whenever he restocks. there is also a tavern dude with a ton of it in skellige in the first city you go to.
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May 17, 2016 19:15
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Did you PC Players use mouse and keyboard or controls? I first played this game on PS4 but playing it with a keyboard now is so confusing; there's like 30 buttons for things that should be a different button 
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May 17, 2016 19:55
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Arcsquad12 posted:For me at least, red mutagens more regularly dropped from Endregas and other insectoid enemies. Lvl 18 drowners on Skellige drop reds quite often.
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May 17, 2016 19:58
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Abu Dave posted:Did you PC Players use mouse and keyboard or controls? No, I use a wired DS4 controller!
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May 17, 2016 20:00
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Dirt posted:So I finished the main quest like last weekend Got the Ciri empress ending, I feel like it was super sad for Geralt even if that was the "good" ending. . I am playing on PS4, trying to finish up trophies for the platinum before I go into the DLC stuff. All I am missing is the marksman trophy. It is really annoying. The headshot detection is awful in this game. I am doing the whole Devil's Pit -> fast travel to Vizema -> repeat thing. Only getting 2-4 head shots per run sucks. But I will get it eventually! I had great fun with a "Jedi" build. All the fast attack options maxed, Cat School techniques, Far-reaching Aard maxed, enough points in Axii to get Puppet, Arrow Deflection and Fleet Footed maxed. Can't remember exactly what else, but you get the idea.
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May 17, 2016 20:07
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Abu Dave posted:Did you PC Players use mouse and keyboard or controls? M&KB here, feels pretty natural to me.
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May 17, 2016 20:08
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Ill stick with it then. Any mods you guys reccomend for PC?
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May 17, 2016 20:13
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10 Beers posted:I had great fun with a "Jedi" build. All the fast attack options maxed, Cat School techniques, Far-reaching Aard maxed, enough points in Axii to get Puppet, Arrow Deflection and Fleet Footed maxed. Can't remember exactly what else, but you get the idea. This sounds pretty fun. Gonna give it a shot.
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May 17, 2016 20:19
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Abu Dave posted:Ill stick with it then. At the moment, I just use a mod that makes monster trophies not complete poo poo and the light version of the Enhancement System mod that makes relics, rares, and whatever other kind of weapons and armors you find worth keeping cause you can now upgrade them to your hearts content.
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May 17, 2016 20:27
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Thank you going to install those
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May 17, 2016 20:29
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How's Igni doing these days? I was thinking of just picking up the Melt Armor upgrade for it and that's about it, but I heard Igni got nerfed pretty hard--was that just in reference to a Firestream-focused build? Last time I played through I did a very heavy Alchemy build. This time I think I'm going to do mostly swords, with some signs (Aard seems good) and just Acquired Tolerance and Synergy from alchemy. Also planning on playing on at least Blood and Broken Bones; last time I played through, I turned it up to Death March in the endgame and it was still too easy, though everyone's saying the DLC is much harder.
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May 17, 2016 20:31
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Deakul posted:At the moment, I just use a mod that makes monster trophies not complete poo poo and the light version of the Enhancement System mod that makes relics, rares, and whatever other kind of weapons and armors you find worth keeping cause you can now upgrade them to your hearts content. Can I install stuff like that trophies mod in the middle of a current playthrough without fuckin something up? Will it lock me out of cheevos?
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May 17, 2016 20:38
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I AM BRAWW posted:Can I install stuff like that trophies mod in the middle of a current playthrough without fuckin something up? Will it lock me out of cheevos? Yes and no.
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May 17, 2016 20:43
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Harrow posted:How's Igni doing these days? I was thinking of just picking up the Melt Armor upgrade for it and that's about it, but I heard Igni got nerfed pretty hard--was that just in reference to a Firestream-focused build? I'm running a build with max Melt Armor and use Igni regularly. Apart from some bug or feature where not every enemy in a group catches fire even tho i have 100% chance of that happening, i'd say that Igni is pretty balanced now. It follows most of the rest of the abilities, signs and potions in the game, strong if the enemy is weak to it and situationally handy. The armor reduction is always nice tho.
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May 17, 2016 20:47
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Deakul posted:Yes and no. Thank you, I've been thinking "christ monster trophies suck" and plus they don't even hang at my waist. why the hell can I not have a wyvern head at my waist..
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May 17, 2016 20:49
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Dongattack posted:I'm running a build with max Melt Armor and use Igni regularly. Apart from some bug or feature where not every enemy in a group catches fire even tho i have 100% chance of that happening, i'd say that Igni is pretty balanced now. It follows most of the rest of the abilities, signs and potions in the game, strong if the enemy is weak to it and situationally handy. The armor reduction is always nice tho. Cool, that's what I was hoping for. I'm thinking I'll probably go for both light and strong attack damage and crit chance--I like switching it up too much to pick one style over the other--along with maybe Whirl and some Adrenaline Point abilities, with Acquired Tolerance + Synergy, Melt Armor, Delusion, and maybe Cat School Techniques. I really love the way the Ursine armor looks, but the attack power bonus from the Feline armor is really nice, and I'm guessing I'll get armor I might want to use over both in the DLCs.
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I AM BRAWW posted:Thank you, I've been thinking "christ monster trophies suck" and plus they don't even hang at my waist. why the hell can I not have a wyvern head at my waist.. Because then roach would be jealous you took his saddle toy
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May 17, 2016 20:55
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I AM BRAWW posted:Thank you, I've been thinking "christ monster trophies suck" and plus they don't even hang at my waist. why the hell can I not have a wyvern head at my waist.. Yeah, I wish all of the monster trophies had a unique model too, most of them are just a tiny pouch.
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Harrow posted:Cool, that's what I was hoping for. Nice, that's almost my build too. I just use the Ursine chest piece and then some attack power gear in the other slots, the chest piece covers almost all of it anyway so i don't look like a leveling WoW character.
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