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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings |OT| Plough 'Em All
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Lime said:
How do you see this? Does it happen if you choose Roche?
So this patch seems to have made it impossible to scroll the journal text using a controller. You used to be able to use the right-stick to look through long entries but it's not working anymore. Am I just missing something?
edit: Mousewheel still works when in the controller mode but nuts to that. I DEMAND A NINE GIGABYTE PATCH TO FIX THE GODDAMNED JOURNAL.
edit: Mousewheel still works when in the controller mode but nuts to that. I DEMAND A NINE GIGABYTE PATCH TO FIX THE GODDAMNED JOURNAL.
Jay Shadow
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The patch messed up the sticks in the UI completely. Left stick doesn't work on the radial menu anymore, or for other stuff like picking a meditation time. Have to use the d-pad which blows.epmode said:
It's due to the way Steam handles patches and the way CD Projekt structured the game's files.Dice said:
Steam doesn't patch so much as replace outdated files wholesale. Most of The Witcher 2's content is stuck inside a 9 gigabyte dzip file. Soo if any little thing changes in that file, Steam users will have to redownload the entire thing.
Most developers don't structure their game this way for this very reason but here we are.
At least they fixed the character attributes section! No more ultra-fast scrolling.Jay Shadow said:
Solo said:
Tellin you man, that doesn't work for me. I *have* to meditate and then go to the character screen from the radial menu in order to allocate points.
I mean it's not at all a big deal, especially since I've probably only leveled up during combat once or twice, but it is pretty strange.
DualShadow
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Solo said:
Yep I could do this on my first play-through, started my second and now I have to meditate to allocate points. I'll admit it does make more sense to have to meditate but doing it on the fly mid battle was helpful at times.
Castor Krieg
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Funny thing, I died on Insane in the Prologue, but for some reason I can still load my game from within the Main Menu, lol.
Also, how many DLC items do you guys have? Blue Jacket, Gloves, Pants, anything else?
Also, how many DLC items do you guys have? Blue Jacket, Gloves, Pants, anything else?
Salaadin said:
Which difficulty ? If it's Hard, be prepared to invest a few hours into that fight. Anything below that should be manageable for a swordsman build. The minions and the boss are susceptible to Axii/Red Haze, if you need a breather. Keep Quen up and dodge away from the minions after a strong strike or two at the most. Use pillars to protect yourself from the fireballs. Seriously, hump those pillars.
BanShunsaku
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Fuck I love this game.
Played a few more hours last night, I think I might be getting close to the end of chapter II as I
(Roche path). How much of chapter II do I have left?
Also, was totally surprised by the result of
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Played a few more hours last night, I think I might be getting close to the end of chapter II as I
just crossed the mist with Zoltan to look for the relics at Vergen
Also, was totally surprised by the result of
drinking the visionary's potion. The "mushrooms" are meant to be giant cocks, right?
Castor Krieg
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Zeliard said:
I think it's the difficulty. I played first time on Normal, and I remeber I could add it simply by pressing "C". Played on Hard and I had to meditate.
DualShadow
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Castor Krieg said:
This may be the issue, my first play was on normal and I could just press 'C'. Bumped it up to hard for my 2nd play and now I have to meditate. It's a strange change to say the least.
Salaadin said:
Those minions hit for something like 300 on Hard, so it's not as bad as it could be. Check this video out for positioning ideas.
DualShadow
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Zeliard said:
What he said.
Menu comes up fine just can't allocate points unless you meditate.
DualShadow
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Kyaw said:
It doesn't really add any difficulty to the game though, just adds a few steps as someone stated earlier.
Just means you can't gain a new ability mid battle but that isn't that much of a problem.
the_prime_mover
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Overall, I enjoyed the settings and loved the graphics. I absolutely hate the combat system though and came away from the game with an overly sour taste because of it. Crowd control is a major issue and the targeting system is complete shit. I focused on magic for my upgrades but then found myself constantly engaged in close quarter combat because many areas are very (very) small. Not upgrading sword combat to allow Geralt to hit multiple targets was a major mistake (didn't see this upgrade until near the end of the game). This basically meant I should have wasted at least 1 talent on a perk that allows me to hit a guy right in front of me when the game has decided I am actually targeting the guy behind him (fucking frustrating), nevermind having to waste more perks on the Swordmaster side of the talent tree just to unlock that option.
Boss battles are poorly designed and at least one very poor checkpoint (Act 2) nearly gave me a stroke. I can't imagine anyone being able to beat this game on Insane.
All of the mini games are very shallow. Fist fighting is boring and easy while dice poker is just dumb luck with very low wagers. Pointless inventory weight restrictions and having to carry around diagrams makes inventory management too much of a burden, and alchemy is generally tedious - providing only marginal gains in general. I never used potions (ok, there was that one time) and don't feel like I suffered because of it, which makes a major part of the Witcher world useless in this game (my issues with the combat would likely not be significantly reduced by using more potions). In the first game I used Signs, Potions, Oils, stones and stances constantly to manage enemies. In 2, I never felt there was anywhere near as much depth or dynamism.
I also feel like the game has far fewer monster types and far less engaging quests. The game is a real treat to look at, but all in all The Witcher 2 is inferior to The Witcher with a world that seems far smaller and far less mystifying.
I applaud the game's commitment to moral ambiguity and would like to see such systems fleshed out more in future games.
In the end - WTF is up with the end of this game?! The ending I got was absolute shit, even after the credits were done. I assume there is going to be a third game? Unfortunately the focus on combat (and my feelings about that) mean I am unlikely to replay this game any time soon, so I guess I will have to Youtube all the other endings to see what I did wrong.
Boss battles are poorly designed and at least one very poor checkpoint (Act 2) nearly gave me a stroke. I can't imagine anyone being able to beat this game on Insane.
All of the mini games are very shallow. Fist fighting is boring and easy while dice poker is just dumb luck with very low wagers. Pointless inventory weight restrictions and having to carry around diagrams makes inventory management too much of a burden, and alchemy is generally tedious - providing only marginal gains in general. I never used potions (ok, there was that one time) and don't feel like I suffered because of it, which makes a major part of the Witcher world useless in this game (my issues with the combat would likely not be significantly reduced by using more potions). In the first game I used Signs, Potions, Oils, stones and stances constantly to manage enemies. In 2, I never felt there was anywhere near as much depth or dynamism.
I also feel like the game has far fewer monster types and far less engaging quests. The game is a real treat to look at, but all in all The Witcher 2 is inferior to The Witcher with a world that seems far smaller and far less mystifying.
I applaud the game's commitment to moral ambiguity and would like to see such systems fleshed out more in future games.
In the end - WTF is up with the end of this game?! The ending I got was absolute shit, even after the credits were done. I assume there is going to be a third game? Unfortunately the focus on combat (and my feelings about that) mean I am unlikely to replay this game any time soon, so I guess I will have to Youtube all the other endings to see what I did wrong.
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