Lostconfused
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That's a pretty massive spoiler right there.
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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings |OT| Plough 'Em All
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Minsc said:They're just setup files, you can move them as much as you want after they download, just have them all in to the same folder when you run the installer on the 16th.
Thanks.
One last question Im hoping you or someone else can help with:
TW2 preload is complete. I had to reboot my computer and then opened the downloader again which gave me some error message and then TW2 disappeared from the list. It was lists but paused prior to me rebooting.
Is the downloader smart enough to know what files I have and what files I still need (kinda like Steam) so when I queue up the rest of the download next week, itll just know? The fact that its not even listed in my downloader anymore worries me.
EDIT: NVM, I just tried re-adding it and it detected that everything was already there. Good.
reptilescorpio
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Swap the 9800 out for a 460 and you will be flying along for years. I changed over last year from the trusty 9800+ and couldn't be happier, fairly cheap upgrade too.DangerStepp said:
TheFightingFish
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Looks fantastic. I'm going to have to stay well clear of the OT after release though. GAF hype sometimes gets me to buy games early and for single player RPGs I just don't see it as being worthwhile. I'll nab it next year sometime when I've cleared up a bit of the backlog and hopefully on sale.
SpacePirate Ridley said:
I wouldn't change the preorder, I preordered in zavvi.com when it was at 81, but I'm not risking it for 6.
The CE won't be available in Spain, but don't worry, zavvi.es is just a translation of the zavvi.com site, they don't have any warehouses in Spain, they ship directly from the UK, and always UK editions.
DangerStepp
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Thank you for the free estimate.Minsc said:
I think I'll stick by my guns for now and purchase something else only if I find the visuals unsatisfactory.
Complistic
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I bet this game gets a 91 or 92 metacritic.
Flying_Phoenix
Banned
Who gives a shit about reviews?
Reviews for role playing games are near worthless.
Reviews for role playing games are near worthless.
Alcoholikaust
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Matll said:
*Scrambles to complete TW (2nd time) in anticipation.
jim-jam bongs
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Backing up my m11x install of The Witcher and moving it to my rig. I will finish it by next week or die trying.
davonaytor
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Not sure if this has been posted yet, but I preordered on GoG (from Australia), and even though GoG removed Geo-IP Region Detection, the copy in my games list clearly says "Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings, The (AU)".
Does anyone know if this will be censored? For those that don't know, the game was removed from the AU Steam Store, because the OFLC couldn't rate it, but recently it showed up again (At a much higher price of $75.00). I paid only $45 for the GoG version.
Does anyone know if this will be censored? For those that don't know, the game was removed from the AU Steam Store, because the OFLC couldn't rate it, but recently it showed up again (At a much higher price of $75.00). I paid only $45 for the GoG version.
Minsc
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TheFightingFish said:
Such a strong, willful fish. Either that, or you have a combination of one hell of a backlog and are in need of upgrades to get the visuals from the OP out of the game.
Just seeing a few of the environments from that environment trailer running at 1080p @ a beautiful 60fps natively on your screen is enough to merit the full asking price.
davonaytor said:
Sure sounds like it
Did you go to your account settings and set it to US, maybe it's because you pre-ordered before doing that. Probably should open a support ticket and request a refund or something, and try it again. My GOG copy doesn't have the (AU) in the title in the listing on my games page.SneakyStephan
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Question about the first game.
You can only pick up one weapon of each type at a time?
I read that some of the random dropped weapons are a decent source of money when you sell them.
But that would mean dropping my normal weapon for something that I'ma sell as trash? with no means of getting my old weapon back?
What's the point of that
You can only pick up one weapon of each type at a time?
I read that some of the random dropped weapons are a decent source of money when you sell them.
But that would mean dropping my normal weapon for something that I'ma sell as trash? with no means of getting my old weapon back?
What's the point of that
Minsc
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Lafiel said:
Should be identical to the Order Triss save since Shani isn't in it. TW2 makes Geralt choose Triss automatically, it is irrelevant who you picked in the first.
You don't really need money that bad, the game's pretty easy. You can beat it without buying a single weapon or piece of armor on hard with little difficulty.
cleveridea
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OK WTF
Looks like gamestop has exclusive content deal, Merchant Pack
Unlocks a special character within each chapter of the game, offering for sale only items obtainable through side-quests
Is this gonna be unavailable to other buyers?
Looks like gamestop has exclusive content deal, Merchant Pack
Unlocks a special character within each chapter of the game, offering for sale only items obtainable through side-quests
Is this gonna be unavailable to other buyers?
Where did you hear that from ? I realize that Shani is apparently missing in the sequel, but nowhere did I hear that CDProjektRed is taking liberties with the player choices from the first game like Bioware tends to do.Minsc said:
Despite the player starting out with Triss in the second game, there could well be different dialog interactions in the sequel referring to Geralt's choice of Shani in the first.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/05/10/er-australia-gog-drops-geo-ip-check/
And with that, everyone in Australia needs to buy this. Direct from GoG. Up your arse, censors!
And with that, everyone in Australia needs to buy this. Direct from GoG. Up your arse, censors!
MollyMillions
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Van Buren said:
My understanding is that Geralt has a relationship with Triss at the start of the game regardless of what you chose in the first, and that Shani is not in the game, but there is no confirmation that her absence is not acknowledged or explained. I would expect there to at least be one throwaway line about it.
As for the spoilerific discussion, I believe
the shots of the artwork are part of a backstory sequence that involves Geralt remembering his past, as he did not remember Yen or Ciri in the first game, and in fact Triss purposely misleads him by suggesting that before he died she and Geralt were together when in fact he had rejected her in favor of Yen.
It should be interesting for them to explore Triss' duplicity from the first game and what effect it will have on Geralt's attitude towards her.
MollyMillions said:
It is almost certainly a flashback sequence of some sort, since those were confirmed. There was another sequence where Geralt had a pitchfork through his gut, I believe. This does make me wonder why those characters and events are being brought up again now - could it be that the huge hulk of a kingslayer is connected somehow ? He seems to imply knowing Geralt, going by the trailers and the video previews.
Jay Shadow
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Van Buren said:
I believe he's supposed to find out why he's not dead, and that probably requires recapping how he died in the first place.
cleveridea
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dwebo said:
wow fail! I hate these kind of DLC "bonus"
Ohh god I cannot wait any longer, 7 days is way too long. I just started downloading it off GOG and I am astonished that Im getting speeds of 1.5mbp and up, normally on Steam preloads often blow supremely, so props to GOG Ive never bought a game from them before but I love the Witcher so much that I want to give CDProjekt as much of my money as possible.
I think Im gonna Witcher-fy my avatar in the mean time. Gonna be tough but worth it.
I think Im gonna Witcher-fy my avatar in the mean time. Gonna be tough but worth it.
Jay Shadow said:
Agreed, but I think it goes further than that. In one of the very first gameplay demonstrations, Iorveth and Kingslayer are in conversation, and Kingslayer seems to know Geralt personally. I personally cannot recall anyone resembling Kingslayer from the first game. Is he a character from the Polish books that have not been translated then ? Or is he a character who has taken on an entirely different guise? That's what I'm looking forward to finding out, in addition to the cliffhanger at the end of the first game.
MollyMillions
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Just thinking about the atrocious retailer-exclusive DLC for this game (really CDPR, you cut out finisher animations and made them only available to people who order from a specific retailer in the UK?) makes me livid. I hope that they make all of it available a week or two after release as they've implied and not months later after most people who supported them by buying at launch are finished with the game.
Complistic
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Van Buren said:
The kingslayer does know geralt from before he died.
Jay Shadow
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They cut out finishers that they weren't going to use. Then needed something to give retailers so they put them back in.MollyMillions said:
Minsc
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Van Buren said:
True, but there's not been any confirmation that you import your decision of partner from the prior game, and the preview build does include the prologue doesn't it? So wouldn't it have been mentioned in a preview somewhere?
I suppose it's possible they address it, yes, I was incorrect for claiming they'll ignore it, but I haven't seen confirmation otherwise from anywhere yet. I'd have thought if the Triss/Shani decision played a part in the import process, they'd mention it, as they have rabid Shani fans declaring to veto buying the game for not including her.
Minsc said:
That sounds as insane as Bioware social and Tali fans.
Anyway, I'm just stating that previews for the game have rarely gone in-depth as to what to expect. I mean, it was only yesterday, through Gamebanshee, that details of the stat and bait systems were made clear. Add this to the fact that many previews were done by people who weren't fans of the Witcher to begin with, or didn't make it very far in the first game, references to the first game might simply have been lost on them.
We haven't had confirmation either way of what the import feature will entail, barring the fact that it is supposed to drastically influence how Act 2 proceeds. Unless proven otherwise, I'm inclined to give CDPR the benefit of the doubt in this case.
MollyMillions
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Jay Shadow said:
This is what they said on their forums when people became upset about how unavailable this DLC is, but it's missing the point of the complaint. If the finishers are complete enough to be included in the game then it is anti-consumer to only make them available to a fraction of the audience. It's irrelevant what the design history of those elements are, what is lame is making animation variants that show up as part of the basic combat in the game exclusive to one retailer in one country.
To me this is different than outfits or even weapons, it is an element that contributes to the animations in the game being less repetitive. I would feel less annoyed if the various retailer exclusives were all available in all countries, I'd just pre-order from the retailer that has the bonus I want, but the US only gets 2-3 of the 8+ variants, and I'm sure the same is true of countries in Europe and other territories. I love CDPR's stance on international pricing and DRM, which is why it's so disappointing to see them screw up on retailer DLC.
SneakyStephan
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Holy shit the
fight is frustrating in TW1.
I'll knock down all enemies with aard, then geralt will just stand there like a fucking retard , not reacting to mouse inputs, not starting his animations, just stuck in some perpetual loop of some fruity animation (yes I'm only pressing left mouse once).
This goes on until I double tap a directional key to snap him out of it.
Boss gets back up by then, I get shat on
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This happens all too often during normal fights too, but during this one where you have to click through all the conversation options and movies and load screen each time it really grinds my gears.
Half of the time he won't react to movement inputs either if you were already pressing in that direction while an animation happens, you have to let go of the movement key then press it again.
What a horribly wonky combat system.
edit : on the fifth try I randomly knock it down and one shot it... how ridiculously cheap and unsatisfying.
V sync is making the timing for the swordfight (and seeing if your animation actually started or not on a button press) very annoying btw.
but without vsync forced in CCC like every frame seems to tear for some reason.
Beast
I'll knock down all enemies with aard, then geralt will just stand there like a fucking retard , not reacting to mouse inputs, not starting his animations, just stuck in some perpetual loop of some fruity animation (yes I'm only pressing left mouse once).
This goes on until I double tap a directional key to snap him out of it.
Boss gets back up by then, I get shat on
during his stun
This happens all too often during normal fights too, but during this one where you have to click through all the conversation options and movies and load screen each time it really grinds my gears.
Half of the time he won't react to movement inputs either if you were already pressing in that direction while an animation happens, you have to let go of the movement key then press it again.
What a horribly wonky combat system.
edit : on the fifth try I randomly knock it down and one shot it... how ridiculously cheap and unsatisfying.
V sync is making the timing for the swordfight (and seeing if your animation actually started or not on a button press) very annoying btw.
but without vsync forced in CCC like every frame seems to tear for some reason.
LiquidMetal14
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Looks good enough for medium settings. The GPU is what may hold you back more than that good CPU.kamspy said:
SneakyStephan said:
Which difficulty, btw ?
I'm hoping that you put at least 1 talent point into the Aard talent which will enable you to stun opponents. If you have, forget the barghests, and just keep casting Aard at the boss. Sooner or later, you will stun it, allowing you to one-shot kill it. Really trivial fight with Aard.
If you do not have the point in Aard, you're going to have to rely on Abigail to heal you(if applicable) in addition to your potions which increase health and endurance regeneration and dodging. Try to group style the barghests and whittle away at the boss' hp before it summons minions again. Make sure the sword has the necessary oil, and run around if things get too hairy.
If you're playing on Hard, and do not have the necessary potions or the skill in Aard, you are going to have to rely on running away and hoping to whittle away the boss' hp. I've never come across anyone winning the fight when stuck in such a situation, so best of luck to you.
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