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FireFly said:
Are you using the Silver Sword
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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings |OT| Plough 'Em All
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Are you using the Silver Sword
jim-jam bongs
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FireFly said:
The issue doesn't seem to be the quality of the sword but the type of sword. Seeing that you're not familiar with how the swords work I assume that you didn't play the first game, which means that you would have lost your silver sword to the dragon in the prologue. You should have a quest in your inventory to craft yourself a new one.
Basically, steel swords do like 50% less damage against monsters (10 / 2 ~= 5).
MickeyKnox
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Ioverth >>>>>>Roach.Solo said:
FireFly said:
switch back to normal. Letho made a lot of people switch to easy. But seriously find a sword, even though it could be too late in this chapter (depends on your decision about Iorveth).
Also every time you'll find yourself stuck with some monster think a bit about tactic or read books. I was trying to beat a Golem two days ago with sword only (didn't have bombs on me) and spent an hour trying. Then I read the book I bought and came up with a tactic. Killed him in a minute or so. Same with Letho.
But you have to keep up with your equipment. Always try to get the best armor/sword it's really important in this game. Also use oils and potions.
he was using a steel sword.jim-jam bongs said:
jim-jam bongs
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subversus said:
WTF I got his question mixed up with someone else from the last page, sorry FireFly.
No, I get all that (and did play the original Witcher). We're talking about a (human) boss fight. The game doesn't even allow to select a silver sword for that part.jim-jam bongs said:
The problem was his armor was absorbing all my sword's damage, so my damage output was basically zero.
Edit: nm then.
I just did that. Anyway, I guess I was fooled because the game wasn't too hard up until this point, even with a shitty sword. It does seem like this game really requires you to have the right tools, in certain situations.subversus said:
MickeyKnox
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Nope, I went with him to deal with you know who.subversus said:
-----------------------------------------------------------Ioverth>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Roach------------------------------------------------------
MickeyKnox
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Ioverth has a character arc, Roach just stays a dumbass the entire timeKyaw said:
Can't really go too much into it without spoiling a ton of shit.
Also that isn't to say that the Roach path of the game isn't awesome, just that as characters Roach is far less interesting than Ioverth
Kyaw said:
I can't find any. I went with him because I wanted to see this mysterious queen of rebels and Zoltan seemed to be willing to go with Iorveth. I find Iorveth's efforts meaningless. He won't get what he wants ever. Also he seems to hate humans too much to stay on the way
Saskia proposes
MickeyKnox
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As far as the plot bifurcation for the cosmology of the Witcher, Roach's path leaves the world in a worse position going into Witcher 3 than Ioverth's.
Complistic
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MickeyKnox said:
As a Witcher I don't think geralt really cares.
MickeyKnox
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Well the way shit is being set up Geralt is going to have to care.Complistic said:
jim-jam bongs
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FireFly said:
Definitely in terms of equipment. Unlike the first game, where you can basically finish it on hard using the starting swords because talents are more important, TW2 requires you to always be equipping the new hotness.
MickeyKnox said:
Hm, it depends on which position you consider worse. My Iorveth playthrough left the world in a worse state than Roche's playthrough.
my Iorveth path: Saskia's is still indoctrinated and while Sile is alive I doubt she'll be able to rule her land well and attain her goals, so Iorveth's efforts were in vain. Temeria is still divided, so it won't be able to oppose Emperor's army well. my Roche path: Temeria is united, Dethmold and Henselt are dead, Saskia is dead but sorceresses won't be able to use her, while her ideas are alive (I guess) among rebels. But as I think that Elves are desperate anyway and bound to extinct I see no real reason to support them other than personal preferences. Except Saskia's idea was about peace between non-humans and humans and not about elves only.
MickeyKnox
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subversus said:
The empire crossing the river into Roach's completely destabilized northern kingdoms is going to have a much easier go of it than the empire crossing the river into Ioverth not quite as fucked up north, militarily speaking.
jim-jam bongs
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Of course Geralt cares, he just knows he isn't supposed to.
Jay Shadow
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The Bookerman
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I got a huge bug In chapter two.... This is real Frustrating: I got 2-3 Rotfiend that are unable to be killed, I'll slash them into oblivion, no life bar under their titles. THey keep chasing me.
The only way I found to get rid of them was to run into a path full of NPC to keep them occupied but now I'm nearly at the end of Act 2 I guess and nobody's around and I can't go inside
THey Keep chasing me.
Help!
The only way I found to get rid of them was to run into a path full of NPC to keep them occupied but now I'm nearly at the end of Act 2 I guess and nobody's around and I can't go inside
Hensalt's camp.
THey Keep chasing me.
Help!
toastyToast
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Saskia a badder motherfucker than Roche confirmed.
In Prelude To War
and listen to what she says.
In Prelude To War
Upper Aedirn have Stennis offer her to Henselt
I liked Iorveth's path simply because
it lets you save the most. Stennis and Saskia. I didn't actually have Geralt kill anyone on my first playthrough. Oh, and like someone else said, it leaves the North in a better position to fight the Niilfgaardian invasion. As said above, the only one nation kinda sorta fucked up is Temeria. Everyone else has their leaders alive and well, and i like to think they'll quit bitching at each other as soon as the black ones come a-knockin
Act 2 Iorveth path/book spoilers
So after just reading "The Limits of the Possible" short story from The Sword of Destiny, I noticed that they mention only gold dragons can take on human form. Would you guys consider Saskias dragon form to be gold? I dont have any screens handy but I remember it being brownish...
Jenga said:
Roche and Iorveth paths SPOILER :
How does it leave the North in a better position ? Saskia's power is hardly significant, since all she is concerned over is having control over Upper Aedirn. Henselt and Radovid still covet Temeria, and depending on your choices, Stennis could have declared himself the ruler of the rest of Aedirn. The issue of numerous politicking rulers still remains.
Going Roche and supporting Henselt or Radovid eliminates the friction caused by Saskia's rebellion, and allows either of these two monarchs to annex another kingdom. Sure, it's a dick move, but Roche's path offers a scenario where at least one other ruler is eliminated and his/her kingdom is assimilated by another king. End result is that there are fewer warring monarchs in the Roche path, which could lead to greater stability. Is it the righteous or neutral path ? No, but Roche's path does offer cold political decisions that could lead to the Northern Kingdoms being under the rule of two powers, rather than the 3-4 rulers + in the other path.
Going Roche and supporting Henselt or Radovid eliminates the friction caused by Saskia's rebellion, and allows either of these two monarchs to annex another kingdom. Sure, it's a dick move, but Roche's path offers a scenario where at least one other ruler is eliminated and his/her kingdom is assimilated by another king. End result is that there are fewer warring monarchs in the Roche path, which could lead to greater stability. Is it the righteous or neutral path ? No, but Roche's path does offer cold political decisions that could lead to the Northern Kingdoms being under the rule of two powers, rather than the 3-4 rulers + in the other path.
Salaadin said:
Geralt asks Saskia this if you manage to free her from the spell. I think her reply was that she was too young or something. She certainly said that she can assume only one human form as opposed to the many forms her father can take.
thetrin
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One person being a dick isn't enough to completely decimate the North and leave it open for Nilfgaardian invasion.Jerk said:
Van Buren said:
I can bet you it won't matter in the end.
Two rulers, 4 rulers. Nilfgaard is still going to absolutely steamroll the North. It's in bad shape already, and Letho just set off the powder keg.
toastyToast
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Salaadin said:
She claims that she isn't a gold dragon since she can only take on one humanoid form (a human).
Maybe it was a mistranslation or some such because according to the game gold dragons can take on any humanoid form.
Maybe it was a mistranslation or some such because according to the game gold dragons can take on any humanoid form.
thetrin said:
While I think that is likely,I wouldn't discount the possibility of the Northern Kingdoms waking up and uniting against the common threat. Geralt alludes to this possibility when Letho says that invasion is about the begin and that there is no hope for the Northern Kingdoms.
thetrin
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Van Buren said:
The possibility is there, but
they start at a disadvantage. Sickness and plague is at its height, crowns are changing hands too quickly, and nobles are too busy trying to figure out whose dick they need to suck to stay in power. Pretty much from the end of the prologue onward, the Northern Kingdoms are right fucked.
I want to see the North put up a fight, but it's going to be very ugly, and very bloody.
I want to see the North put up a fight, but it's going to be very ugly, and very bloody.
Just updated to 1.2...
Any way to delete all this DLC shit? They give you way too much. I just want to start out with the default stuff.
EDIT: In the cookedPC folder just delete what you don't want. Is the merchant.zip for the dlc shop?
Didn't realize import a save gave you so many damn oils and upgrade stones either. Looks like vanilla game is the best route for difficulty.
Any way to delete all this DLC shit? They give you way too much. I just want to start out with the default stuff.
EDIT: In the cookedPC folder just delete what you don't want. Is the merchant.zip for the dlc shop?
Didn't realize import a save gave you so many damn oils and upgrade stones either. Looks like vanilla game is the best route for difficulty.
toastyToast
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Oh crap, sorry about the spoiler. I assumed that since you were talking about theSalaadin said:
dragon
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
I think people are underestimating Saskia's goals.
Yes, she only cares about Upper Aedirn during the events of Witcher 2, but nothing says she won't fight for the North when Nilfgaard comes knocking. It would be stupid for a dragon to just say "fuck you guys, you can go die. Ima just hang out with my throng of dwarven sex slaves". If she bows out of a war with Nilfgaard, the rest of the North won't be able to hack it, and then Nilfgaard will come rapping on Vergen's door.
DualShadow
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End spoilers on Iorveth path:
Did anyone else think Saskia kind of dismisses Iorveth at the end after (if) you save her? She doesn't seem very grateful that it was his squirrels that turned the battle in their favor and everything he's done for her. Just seemed a bit strange to me.
MickeyKnox
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Van Buren said:
A massive invasion that will require all the northern peoples to join together to even come close to putting up a fight is beginning as the epilogue unfolds, so having more kingdoms with intact command structures and a new nation governed by a brilliant military leader under which all non-humans can rally.... is a big boost to the north's collective military strength compared to state of complete chaos that Roach's path leaves.
DualShadow said:
She dismisses the notion that the two of them could become an item as Geralt implies, since she digs dwarf cock.
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