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So I'm out of town at the moment and don't really know my PC's specs off the top of my head, but I was able to run Witcher 2 on it with no issues. Even with the downgrade is Witcher 3 going to be so much more intensive than 2 that my machine bursts into flames? I'd rather not have to go out and get a new console just for this, but it's one of the few games that would motivate me. (Sorry to interrupt the arguing)
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Utnayan posted:What is your spec? Given the new evidence I would hardly think that recommended specs would be a GTX 770 and an i5 unless you had 9 pop ups of live porn going at the same time. I'll be honest, my brother kind of set it up for me when I wanted to get more into modding some of my games so I don't know a whole lot about specifics. Like I said though it ran Witcher 2 and pretty much every other recent game just fine on high settings so I was wondering if this is such a drastic change that it can't handle it. But I realize that's kind of vague so if that's impossible to really say, it's fine. I'm not going to be in line on release day or anything. I'm mostly hoping I can run it so I can wait on the consoles a little longer and not have to drop $450-something or other on this. 
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May 16, 2015 06:50
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Mr E posted:Hot drat, Utnayan has about a ninth of this thread's posts. That's impressive. Game's gon be good. I appreciate his answer to my question, but he even managed to incorporate a dig at the downgrade in it too. That's pretty impressive. 
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May 16, 2015 07:11
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Roshnak posted:So I watched the first couple minutes of that video and it turns out they were talking about a toning down sharpen filter on the grass. Needs more artifacts to give it that old-timey gritty medieval feel.
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May 16, 2015 07:22
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Samurai Sanders posted:I did Roche first and though after doing the other path I can see that's the "good" one, but Roche was definitely more fun and I'll be using that as the basis for 3. Roche is definitely kind of a dick, but holy poo poo I would take his side over trying to navigate Vergen or do that stealth mission. But on the other hand Iorveth's path had the funniest sex opportunities so what can you do?
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May 16, 2015 07:26
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Lord Lambeth posted:I dunno I enjoyed Ioverth's path a lot more. Roche's path felt a heck of a lot more cynical and I found myself hating the people I had to work with a lot of the time. Whereas Ioverth side had Saskia, who's just so darn idealistic. Also Ioverth's path has the Sackful of Fluff quest. Both paths have the Sackful of Fluff quest, it's just with Roche you can only do it at a particular point in the storyline when you cross the mist. And with Roche you have that weird spot by the Visionary's hut where harpies just infinitely respawn every few minutes for easy feather gathering.
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May 16, 2015 07:42
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I said come in! posted:This is about ethics in video game graphics. #witcher3gate Really, won't someone ever think of the poor PC gamers? You can't look down on console babbies if they're all the same graphically. 
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May 16, 2015 07:49
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Utnayan posted:Those poor PC gamers as they feed you with money yet cannot have a say in honest marketing of a product. This may sicken you but I played Witcher 2 on console and PC, but didn't notice much difference other than the lack of meditation transitions and Xbox 360 Flotsam didn't have any stray dogs. Edit: And the PC version autosaved so much it eventually wouldn't function until I deleted most of the saves (manually since it would crash in the game menus).
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May 16, 2015 07:59
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Utnayan posted:Witcher 2 on PC and 360 were very different. OK, but I'm saying that I didn't notice because I didn't have them playing side by side like that video and I don't give a poo poo about fairly minor differences in quality. So I guess what I'm saying is I'm destroying the industry.  Lord Lambeth posted:Goddamnit. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be a nitpicky tool there. And to be fair with Roche's path you have basically no reason to go anywhere near the questgiver's house, I just tend to explore a lot.
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May 16, 2015 08:09
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Ice Fist posted:hahahahaha best post on the whole thread. We can all go home now until the game releases. Shut it down Orv Oh my god how did I miss this?  A WHIRLWIND OF RAGE AND STEEL
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May 16, 2015 08:24
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gnarlyhotep posted:Literally laughing my loving rear end off I think the funniest part for me is that "stairs" isn't really a thing that has any meaning for most people on SA anymore, rather than the sick burn he thought it was.
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May 16, 2015 08:51
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GatewayOfLastResort posted:Hey guys who's looking forward to cutting some monsters the gently caress up? I know I am. (Also Geralt's dulcet tones, I love that voice actor.) Same for both. I'm also looking forward to hours and hours of a third-person view of Geralt. 
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May 16, 2015 09:04
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RatHat posted:How short is Chapter 3 of the Witcher 2? The city seems quite small compared to the previous chapters and there don't seem to be many side-quests either. Though this isn't a bad thing as I wanted to complete it by Tuesday. It's pretty short unless you're intent on doing all the different possible paths, which could add up. There's also a neat optional quest that lets you respec if that's something you want to do. Symetrique posted:So are CDPR shills more vulnerable to silver or steel swords? Whatever metal Polish coins are made of or maybe a sword made of sliced up credit cards.
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May 16, 2015 09:29
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Drifter posted:Maybe they deliberately put out a buggy game in order to encourage people to buy it and register their purchase so they could download the patches. The downloads are all full of spyware so CDPR can monitor their players and find out which ones know the TRUTH.  Seriously though as long as I get to kill monsters and make lots of dubious decisions I'm happy  (give me my money Comte).
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May 16, 2015 19:17
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AbstractNapper posted:The last scene overlooking the mountain looks awesome on *Max* settings. Honestly the minimum settings look like some fairly recent games on max (unmodded Skyrim  ).
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May 16, 2015 19:23
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Yaos posted:I would not say 3 and a half years is recent. OK, good to know.
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May 16, 2015 19:27
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red19fire posted:I'm stoked for this game, but I've never played the series. Is there anything I need to know going in, or is it better to go in blind? I'm going on console, too, will there be a way to manipulate the previous story or save files? Like the Keep online in dragon age inquisition? If it helps at all, I went into Witcher 2 completely blind world/storyline-wise and it was no problem at all. I would imagine 3 won't be too much worse, especially considering this game is introducing plenty of people and places that weren't really in the previous games much (other than mentions in dialogue and stuff). I really really hope they do the other playable characters thing better this time though. RatHat posted:I hope armor doesn't apply to traps in the Witcher 3. It was really weird in Witcher 2 since stuff like bear traps become completely harmless like halfway through chapter 1. Just purposely running into bear traps became my method for collecting them, instead of meticulously disarming them first. 
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May 17, 2015 09:05
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Demiurge4 posted:Man Quen is such a loving crutch and everyone abuses the gently caress out of it. Quit using Quen you cowards! On the other hand it was always really fun to upgrade the hell out of it and just watch the battlefield explode with electricity the second anything touched you. But I still rarely used it because I was too busy spamming Igni all day everyday.
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May 17, 2015 18:22
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Broose posted:Wonder if this game is going to have the same problem as other open world games where you might get a new weapon as a reward, but that sidequest/event that was between the quest giver and objective gave you stuff that completely outclasses it in all ways. Is that really a big problem to worry about though? It's usually a minor annoyance at worst.
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May 17, 2015 20:24
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hopterque posted:How dare you, dice poker was great. It's pretty great if you love save scumming, gingerly touching the analog stick and still losing all your money. To this day I still don't understand what makes the difference when I win or lose (granted I don't play regular poker either).I hated the arm wrestling more, just because it was such a pain to do on a controller. I'm surprised I didn't snap the sticks right off the thing during some of those matches. Slate Action posted:Yeah, in an RPG when I get a quest reward that's inferior to what I have or that I can't use, I just think 'cool, some extra cash.' It's only a problem when the quests are boring and you lose all motivation to do them. That doesn't sound like it's the case here. This was always great since I never wanted to sell off monster parts until chapter 3 and by extension was constantly dirt poor.
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May 17, 2015 21:52
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In addition to the bridge scene there's also the one where just busts through the wall of the elven baths like the Kool-Aid Man. Psiharis posted:Comparatively, but he never gelled for me personally. I played the game an embarrassing number of times (multiple paths on PC, at least 4-5 runs on 360) and still dislike the sneering gently caress. He has a right to be that way, no question, but I still don't enjoy his company. Plus I really didn't like the later lovesick puppy aspects and found Saskia completely bland. She has a grand vision and that's all we get until the Big Reveal - admirable, yes. Likable? Mehhh. Maybe it's supposed to be endearing that an ancient badass like Iorveth can still be naive and trusting to fall for some rando who makes pretty speeches, but it made me embarrassed for him more than anything. I think a big part of it is that Roche is there with you pretty much every step of the way like the game is some kind of buddy movie. Iorveth tends to sort of drift in and out, just showing up occasionally to help with the big stuff (looking like he smelled something really bad the whole time). And half the time when he talks to you it's in a super condescending tone, which is understandable I guess but it's not endearing. Saskia just comes off like a naive idiot to me.
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May 18, 2015 03:46
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Lycus posted:That scene is stupid either way, and should've been cut. But it's so much fun playing as other characters (with only like 2 lovely basic sword attacks).  As for plough, like the other person mentioned it's not exactly a euphemism limited to the Witcher. I'd imagine they use it both to give the dialogue some colloquial flavor and so every single character/NPC isn't saying "gently caress" every 5 seconds. They say it constantly and just imagining every instance of plough being replaced with gently caress would sound kind ridiculous and over the top even by Witcher standards. Also takes some of the impact away when it's used as a curse.
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May 18, 2015 05:06
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megalodong posted:Are there any non-retarded streamers for this? Every one I look at has a giant facecam, and some huge fuckoff banner pop up every time someone subs, covering up half the game. Yep that's a streamer. Just be glad they don't have some loud obnoxious sound effect that plays every time someone donates money (do they?  ).
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May 18, 2015 05:12
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I know the previous person was joking, but somehow it wouldn't surprise me if it was some weird Xbone defense against people breaking release dates.
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May 18, 2015 05:26
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bloodsacrifice posted:that could work if its priced right, like ten bucks a month would be worth it if there was at least 2 games you wanted to play coming out. The biggest (imo fatal) obstacle would probably getting all the different studios and publishing companies on board because you'd be limiting the hell out of your market, which currently right now would be "everyone". Sooo...Gamefly? 
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May 18, 2015 06:31
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Drifter posted:gently caress, I just realized back when I picked Iorveth's side I didn't kill Loredo and opted instead to rescue to people trapped in the burning building. gently caress. That won't end well for flotsam. I don't think it will matter much. The big thing with Loredo was that he sold Flotsam to Kaedwin. But with the current political climate I doubt that deal has stuck. Witcher 2 also didn't make it a secret that pretty much everyone in Flotsam hates him and is either working against him or hoping for the right moment to kick him out. Iorveth didn't seem to think he was going to be a problem anymore. Besides, if you don't save the elf women you can't be big sleaze and sleep with one of them later.
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May 18, 2015 07:29
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Drifter posted:What happens if you Kill Loredo? is it the same thing? I've never done it, but from what I can find it's similar to siding with Roche in that Flotsam stays part of Temeria and of course they no longer have such a scumbag leader. But Iorveth isn't exactly thrilled about the fact that you let a bunch of elves burn to death. And no elf sex in Vergen unless you like them crispy.
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May 18, 2015 07:35
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Really you shouldn't get your hopes too high for a town that's named after the word for "wreckage floating in water." Here's a brief overview of choices/outcomes if you're curious about the road not taken.
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May 18, 2015 07:42
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GreenBuckanneer posted:Will this use witcher 2 save imports? The PC version can. Otherwise there's apparently an option to simulate an import with a questionnaire or something like that.
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May 18, 2015 07:55
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g-c posted:OK, so... The Witcher 3 unlocked early for me and I'm about 3 minutes into the game before I decided to turn it off. I can't play a game in 2015 that looks like loving Morrowind. LMAO what a disaster. Man you're not kidding, Geralt looks so weird now!  (Witcher 3 on Ultra Super Duper High Settings)
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May 18, 2015 21:13
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Ice Fist posted:Joke aside I miss this game and should probably do a playthrough of it sometime in the near futureish. I love Elder Scrolls but I still have such a hard time getting into it because it really hasn't aged well (mechanics-wise anyway, plot and setting is still great).
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May 18, 2015 21:15
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Comte de Saint-Germain posted:New trailer: Really cool! Even caught a glimpse of the new eyeball-free Philippa. Also (as always) don't read the comments because the same graphics downgrade loons are posting in full force there. Kimmalah fucked around with this message at 22:52 on May 18, 2015 |
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May 18, 2015 22:50
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poptart_fairy posted:So has there been anything definitive on the PS4 edition's framerate? Is it really that bad, or closer to Bloodborne where it's 30 fps except for when poo poo's on fire etc? Bloodborne pretty regularly stutters in really weird ways so I'm not sure it's a great gold standard to use.
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May 18, 2015 22:54
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Broose posted:Main thing to remember about it is that: How did they not get it? The solution to each rune room is in the wiki page they linked, complete with pictures. 
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May 18, 2015 23:03
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Drifter posted:Without using the loving cheat sheet, console plebe. Then don't link the cheat sheet and generally act like a baby?
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May 18, 2015 23:06
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Airfoil posted:Narrated story updates when you load saves is a pretty cool idea. Is it like a cutscene or just voiceovers? Darksiders 2 did a cutscene recap every time I'd load a save and I hated it. Valliantstu posted:Does anyone know where the simulate save NPC is? I think it's something that just happens in the progress of the game's storyline if you don't import a file, you don't have to track him down.
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May 19, 2015 00:44
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YANSEE posted:What does that mean exactly? I said On, so i assume the game did a better job at filling me in to what happened at the end of Witcher 2? As I understand it, choosing to simulate a Witcher 2 save means you'll eventually get a chance to answer questions that will simulate making choices in the previous game. Since on PS4 and Xbone there's no way for you to import an actual save file like you can on PC. If you don't do that I guess it will just default to whatever CDPR decided the canon outcomes of everything in Witcher 2 were. Here's a video about the save import simulation if you're not worried about spoilers and all that.
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May 19, 2015 04:54
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Harrow posted:Is there a reason to import a real Witcher 2 save instead of simulating the choices you made? I'm not really in the mood to comb through all of my Witcher 2 saves to find which one I want to actually import unless there are some special items or something you get for doing so. I think there are save files you can just download if you don't mind it not being strictly yours. As for why, I don't know for sure but I'd imagine there would be some minor stuff that might not get covered in your interview (like that sweet sweet tattoo).
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May 19, 2015 05:10
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Philthy posted:Well, this sucks. It auto saved me at a fight with no health, so the game keeps reloading me into a battle where I die instantly. Open World RPG Rule #1. Unfortunately you learned it the hard way, as we all have at some point.
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g-c posted:Do you ever find out if the swallow potion helps Lena? It's said that it could take a couple days and a couple days later no more info. I'm assuming it did? Just looking around online, you do find out later from her lover in Velen that the potion saved her life but the toxins in it destroyed her mind. So basically about what I expect from a choice in this game.
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