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Cowcaster posted:you're not my dad Does doing that at least get you enough riches and poo poo to sell so you can finance all of the Grandmaster sets in Blood and Wine?
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Comte de Saint-Germain posted:please don't do all the smuggler's caches in skellige, it actually causes me pain when I hear about people trying to clear the map i should say that if a question mark is underwater im going to ignore it.
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Feb 26, 2020 17:07
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chaosapiant posted:Does doing that at least get you enough riches and poo poo to sell so you can finance all of the Grandmaster sets in Blood and Wine? no! because i spent most of it on upgrading the runemaster
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Feb 26, 2020 17:07
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Cowcaster posted:no! I only get him to level 2 because never saw any level 3 poo poo that was worth it.
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Feb 26, 2020 17:09
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So really weird question but when I saw a beta/preview version at one of the E3 conferences (big props to CDPR for the awesome Polish beers) one of the features of the game was that you would receive a brief rundown in the form of a VA set to some parchment sketch art of the effect your choices had after you cleared a quest. Like the Lesshen hunt either said The Village would be in the thrall of the monster and there would be some die-off as they returned to life as Hunters / or / the village defeated the Lesshen's influence but descended into unrest and barbarism as they expanded their sphere of influence. As far as I know, I've only seen one of these, after the Bloody Baron quest. Were they just cut or am I just messing something up? chaosapiant posted:Does doing that at least get you enough riches and poo poo to sell so you can finance all of the Grandmaster sets in Blood and Wine? I'm cruising at a comfortable 120/160 weight now.
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Feb 26, 2020 17:11
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I cleared all the ?'s too! Took me something around 8-9 hours i think. Found some cool poo poo just sailing around tho, like a flying tree (or was it a rock?) in the middle of the ocean.
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Feb 26, 2020 17:12
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chaosapiant posted:Does doing that at least get you enough riches and poo poo to sell so you can finance all of the Grandmaster sets in Blood and Wine? depends when you do it as its level dependant. thats the biggest reason we always tell people not to rear end creed the POIs
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Feb 26, 2020 17:13
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FilthyImp posted:So really weird question but when I saw a beta/preview version at one of the E3 conferences (big props to CDPR for the awesome Polish beers) one of the features of the game was that you would receive a brief rundown in the form of a VA set to some parchment sketch art of the effect your choices had after you cleared a quest. Like the Lesshen hunt either said The Village would be in the thrall of the monster and there would be some die-off as they returned to life as Hunters / or / the village defeated the Lesshen's influence but descended into unrest and barbarism as they expanded their sphere of influence. As far as I know, I've only seen one of these, after the Bloody Baron quest. these conclusive story slides do happen for many of the games subplots, but not anywhere close to as many as would be necessary if quests like the one you mentioned got them.
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Feb 26, 2020 17:19
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Another Witcher 2-> Witcher 3 question: In Witcher 2 it talks about how Geralt/Letho and crew found and beat the poo poo out of the Wild Hunt at the "hanged man's tree", and that's where Geralt traded himself for Yennefer. My guess is that tree happens to be the same place they hold the Sabbath ritual where you face the Wild Hunt general and Crones. Does anyone have any input on that? Edit: Also I recognize that there is a literal "hanged man's tree" in Velen when you first start there, but I can't help but feel that, story-wise, the other place makes more sense. Edit 2: Yay! I'm finally at the part of the first Witcher 3 thread, in early May 2015, just before release, when a post named Utnayan comes in and talks about downgrade poo poo constantly! This was a hoot last time I read it! chaosapiant fucked around with this message at 20:14 on Feb 26, 2020 |
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Feb 26, 2020 20:02
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i remember really loathing utnayan for some reason but i can't remember why. let me know if it comes up!
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Feb 26, 2020 20:19
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Cowcaster posted:i remember really loathing utnayan for some reason but i can't remember why. let me know if it comes up! You mean in the thread? I'll let you know what I find. I mainly remember them for constantly lambasting Witcher 3 because of it's lovely graphics.
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Feb 26, 2020 20:22
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Well poo poo, it turns out that the better trophies mod changes the +Gold trophy from the Swineherd's Crown to +crit damage. That's certainly a nice effect I suppose but I kind of wanted the cash instead. Weird that that they chose that.
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Feb 26, 2020 20:25
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I eventually got tired of skellige, but I remember just sailing around and seeing a whale breach the surface and that moment stayed with me.or sailing the river into novigrad at sunset.remember those moments as fondly as doing any quest. I'm really glad I played this game.
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Feb 26, 2020 20:29
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Antifa Poltergeist posted:I eventually got tired of skellige, but I remember just sailing around and seeing a whale breach the surface and that moment stayed with me.or sailing the river into novigrad at sunset.remember those moments as fondly as doing any quest. Every time I spotted a whale in Skellige, it just kinda froze in place and did not move. Is this a known thing?
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Feb 26, 2020 20:32
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Do you ever end up at the Nilfgaard camp in the south of the map as part of the main story? I finished the Novigrad and Skellige story portions and decided to just venture down there since the game hadn’t taken me there yet, and it’s just a few low level quests. Was I supposed to go there a long time ago or something? It’s just a weird area to include if it’s not part of the main quest line at all.
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Feb 26, 2020 20:40
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Colonel Whitey posted:Do you ever end up at the Nilfgaard camp in the south of the map as part of the main story? I finished the Novigrad and Skellige story portions and decided to just venture down there since the game hadn’t taken me there yet, and it’s just a few low level quests. Was I supposed to go there a long time ago or something? It’s just a weird area to include if it’s not part of the main quest line at all. Nope. Cut content zone, apparently.
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Feb 26, 2020 20:42
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Colonel Whitey posted:Do you ever end up at the Nilfgaard camp in the south of the map as part of the main story? I finished the Novigrad and Skellige story portions and decided to just venture down there since the game hadn’t taken me there yet, and it’s just a few low level quests. Was I supposed to go there a long time ago or something? It’s just a weird area to include if it’s not part of the main quest line at all. No. But there's at least one side-quest tide with that area, but you never get to explore the full camp afair. I think Comte mentioned that more was planned for that area but got cut due to time/resources, but forgive me if I'm mis-remembering and/or misquoting.
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Feb 26, 2020 20:42
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Colonel Whitey posted:Do you ever end up at the Nilfgaard camp in the south of the map as part of the main story? I finished the Novigrad and Skellige story portions and decided to just venture down there since the game hadn’t taken me there yet, and it’s just a few low level quests. Was I supposed to go there a long time ago or something? It’s just a weird area to include if it’s not part of the main quest line at all. Nope, its entirely optional. You traverse that area a bit in HoS and there is a contracts there at the board. I think there was a cut main questline there or something.
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Feb 26, 2020 20:43
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WoodrowSkillson posted:Nope, its entirely optional. You traverse that area a bit in HoS and there is a contracts there at the board. I remember a side-quest there in pre-expansion, but nothing specific (or anything Nilfgaard related) from Hearts of Stone added for that camp. Is there really some expansion pack stuff down there?
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Feb 26, 2020 20:45
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chaosapiant posted:I remember a side-quest there in pre-expansion, but nothing specific (or anything Nilfgaard related) from Hearts of Stone added for that camp. Is there really some expansion pack stuff down there? that general corner of the map has HoS content is what i meant, not the camp itself.
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Feb 26, 2020 20:47
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WoodrowSkillson posted:that general corner of the map has HoS content is what i meant, not the camp itself. Oh drat, I thought maybe I was missing some dope content. I think the Nilfgaard camp was in the South-East and all of Hearts of Stone was in the North East, but same side of the map either way.
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Feb 26, 2020 20:53
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Ok thanks. Yeah there’s one secondary quest giver and one contract. Also you can play the quartermaster at Gwent - he gave me the last rando card I needed.
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Feb 26, 2020 20:54
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chaosapiant posted:Oh drat, I thought maybe I was missing some dope content. I think the Nilfgaard camp was in the South-East and all of Hearts of Stone was in the North East, but same side of the map either way. The cave where you meet Gaunter O Dimm and Olgierd is in the mountains north of the camp by the Pontar River
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Feb 26, 2020 20:59
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WoodrowSkillson posted:The cave where you meet Gaunter O Dimm and Olgierd is in the mountains north of the camp by the Pontar River True, I had forgotten! I humbly stand corrected goon sir!
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There are a couple of quests you can take in that camp. One is to find the son of a Nilfgaardian woman. Another is something to do with the quartermaster. Edit: and there's an optional encounter with the husband of a certain woman in there. There's also the officer lounge or w/e just before the camp that you can get into masquerading as an officer. There's nothing there sadly. itry fucked around with this message at 21:59 on Feb 26, 2020 |
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Feb 26, 2020 21:52
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itry posted:Another is something to do with the quartermaster. That's the contract.
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Feb 26, 2020 21:56
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i feel like dandelion is underserved in this game. he doesnt come across as the talented and erudite bard that he is
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Feb 26, 2020 22:05
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scary ghost dog posted:i feel like dandelion is underserved in this game. he doesnt come across as the talented and erudite bard that he is That's honestly a thing I like about his characterization, but different strokes, obviously. Dandelion and Geralt's whole relationship is based around Legend versus Reality; for all the talk about Dandelion being the most famous and talented bard in the known world, and Geralt being a dashing and daring hero of legend, they're really just a couple of dudes who got very lucky and found a relative amount of success in a crap world. People might expect Geralt to be an emotionless arbiter of justice, but he's really a grumpy dad who likes wolf puns, and Dandelion is a lovesick puppy who still hasn't figured out how to grow up despite being more or less middle aged. That's why they get each other. They're not the legends, they're the people.
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scary ghost dog posted:i feel like dandelion is underserved in this game. he doesnt come across as the talented and erudite bard that he is I thought the point was that Dandelion was a clown and considered talented because he's an exaggerating self-promoter.
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That's a talent!
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Crappy Jack posted:That's honestly a thing I like about his characterization, but different strokes, obviously. Dandelion and Geralt's whole relationship is based around Legend versus Reality; for all the talk about Dandelion being the most famous and talented bard in the known world, and Geralt being a dashing and daring hero of legend, they're really just a couple of dudes who got very lucky and found a relative amount of success in a crap world. People might expect Geralt to be an emotionless arbiter of justice, but he's really a grumpy dad who likes wolf puns, and Dandelion is a lovesick puppy who still hasn't figured out how to grow up despite being more or less middle aged. That's why they get each other. They're not the legends, they're the people. yeah but, the book version of dandelion is clever and talented, and the game version is just a hack. this is probably the thing the tv show got the most right
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chaosapiant posted:Another Witcher 2-> Witcher 3 question: In Witcher 2 it talks about how Geralt/Letho and crew found and beat the poo poo out of the Wild Hunt at the "hanged man's tree", and that's where Geralt traded himself for Yennefer. My guess is that tree happens to be the same place they hold the Sabbath ritual where you face the Wild Hunt general and Crones. Does anyone have any input on that? The hanged man's tree where Geralt and the Viper Witchers fight the Hunt is south of the Yaruga. Different tree than the one in Velen.
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If you look at the average representative of the witcher world it's easy to believe someone like Dandelion would be seen as hot poo poo.
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He instantly memorized the curse words after hearing them once and recalled them verbatim for Geralt because he's an expert at poetry and stuff. His persona is that of a buffoon but everyone agrees he's good at barding.
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scary ghost dog posted:yeah but, the book version of dandelion is clever and talented, and the game version is just a hack. this is probably the thing the tv show got the most right I always got the idea that game Dandelion actually was really talented just feckless and immature and prone to abandoning things. He'd produce brilliance and then...nothing And then brilliance again. Also, I got the idea he was brilliant in a way that Geralt and Zoltan didn't much get most of the time so the game basically has those two ragging on him a lot, kind of jokingly but not totally. So yeah, having not read the book, I never thought he was a hack. Maybe i misread.
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heres a passage from one of the short stories that im just completely incapable of picturing game dandelion inquote:At the end, Little Eye and Dandelion sang the celebrated duet of Cynthia and Vertvern, a wonderful song of love, beginning with the words: ‘Many tears have I shed…’ It seemed to Geralt that even the trees bent down to listen to the two of them. the game version of dandelion just lacks the depth of emotion i expected after reading the books
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Feb 26, 2020 22:38
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scary ghost dog posted:yeah but, the book version of dandelion is clever and talented, and the game version is just a hack. this is probably the thing the tv show got the most right He wrote the song that Priscilla sings, I think that's enough to make it clear that he is genuinely talented.
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Feb 26, 2020 22:39
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Feb 26, 2020 22:40
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It could be worse, you could have his VA from Witcher 1.
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I was thinking about getting into the novels; do the translations read pretty well?
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