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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings |OT| Plough 'Em All
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Maleficence
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Reading through looks like I missed loads of side quests :/
Refreshment.01 said:Ah ok, won't keep asking to not spoil thingsA good way to crowd control is Axia plus having those mind controlling bombs always available. While the drones and other enemies are fighting each other take sometime to set some traps, for example. Really cool.
I ended up having her
initially killed, but she dropped nothing of use so I reloaded and had her arrested, also had the other two guys arrested too (Claws of Madness SQ)
Yeah I actually ended up using Axii in the
Claws of Madness and Metelite's Heart
I ended up having to protect Anezaka for over 10 minutes (drank a swallow before hand, it ran out, also had the two nearby circles activated), so I'm thinking there was a time limit + a number of wraiths that needed to be killed or something. Had to reload that section a couple of times because she would stop the ritual
VisanidethDM
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How did I miss DPSgaming's playthrough on Youtube? It's hypnotizing.
Refreshment.01
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I feed her the sword sandwich faster than she could move that filthy lying mouth of hers. I which bodies of the important characters wouldn't dissapear in this game when Geralt slays them, so they can serve as an example.krzy123 said:
In Claws of Madness what's the point of fetching the
pig heart and eyes
What's so good about it? Only run i would like to see is a speed play in hard or nightmare.VisanidethDM said:
Your answer has me even more confusedVisanidethDM said:
I'll check it out later in the day.VisanidethDM
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Refreshment.01 said:
Have you ever seen a DSP playthrough?
You know when we lament devs dumbing games down for people?
Maleficence
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Your starting weapons are pretty carp and quickly become pointless, I had Aerondight and another named sword from my Witcher 1 save but both were useless by the end of chapter 1. Would be nice if they scaled with your level or something. Same goes for Armour, had Ravens set which was supposed to be amazing, useless compared to anything after the first 5 hours
Alright so who is the
I see everyone talking about and how do you encounter it?
Man I missed alot on my first playthrough! Oh well, still lots of fun to be had with this one, yet.
And thinking more about the ending I guess if you aren't a fan of the series and familiar with the books then I can see how it would be disappointing to you. For me, however, it was utterly cool because for me The Witcher has always been about the story first and foremost and that's what the ending did. It fleshed out the story in a real and cool way.
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Man I missed alot on my first playthrough! Oh well, still lots of fun to be had with this one, yet.
And thinking more about the ending I guess if you aren't a fan of the series and familiar with the books then I can see how it would be disappointing to you. For me, however, it was utterly cool because for me The Witcher has always been about the story first and foremost and that's what the ending did. It fleshed out the story in a real and cool way.
toastyToast
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You only ever see it if you started From A Bygone Era in chapter 2.
toastyToast
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Yurt said:
I think it might be possible on Iorveth's path too
I don't think there is anything stopping you from going to the house by the beach when you have to decide how to get into the Nilgaardian camp. Not to say that I've successfully done it.
jim-jam bongs
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Yeah, you can do it either path you just have to seek it out yourself since there's no quest nearby on the Iorveth path.
Ok guys, is this what I think it is ?
SPOILER http://i54.tinypic.com/rr5v78.png
It's a cool touch if it's the same one. And you actually see this in the OTHER path.
SPOILER http://i54.tinypic.com/rr5v78.png
It's a cool touch if it's the same one. And you actually see this in the OTHER path.
GillianSeed79
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Is that one part in the prologue supposed to be a jab at Assasain's Creed? It's the part where you fight the guys at the ballista. If you walk to the end of courtyard there's a body face down in a white robe in a broken hay bail. Geralt says something like they'll never learn when you approach it.
Gully State
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What is this?Yurt said:
jim-jam bongs
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Yurt said:Next to the candles, Is that Triss's statue? I think you get a good look at it in Iorveth's path.
edit I'm probably confusing it with that other one though
lol nah it's not, but I thought it was too when I first saw it =]
It's also used as the (chapter 2)
father's gravestone near the hut on the hill.
Finally finished the game. I thought the story was OK, and pretty much just sets up the next game. I wish I knew a bit more about the lore and the novels. It might have had a bit more of an impact then. I'll be playing through the game again, but I think I'm going to take a break from it first.
The Big Rig
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Ok I've finally got the Caerme and Addan Deith. Are they the best swords in the game?
toastyToast
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The Big Rig said:
Caerme is the best steel sword barring one you get if you help Roche on his path. There are a few silver swords in chapter 3 that have about the same attack power but have varying effects. As far as hitting power you're at the top.
Slap some Ysgith runes on both.
The Big Rig said:
They're about the best, but there are alternatives available. Warning, possible minor spoilers:
http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Operator's_staff
http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Forgotten_vran_sword
There's also the Deithwen which is the best silver sword for the remainder of the game, no wiki entry for it though so just google where it is.
The Big Rig said:
This is pretty much correct. You have 2 great swords, but Deithwen is easily the best sword for chapter 3. I don't know why Deithwen isn't listed in the wiki, but here's another page with the stats: http://www.chalonverse.com/tw2db/item.php?id=4829.Xanathus said:
To be quite honest I don't remember where I found it. There was a sword I found outside of Loc Muinne in an alcove. It was guarded by 2 arachas (arachae?). That might be it.Tokubetsu said:
toastyToast
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Oh yeah, I found that one too after killing the 2 arachii. I think it can only be had at the beginning of chapter 3. Don't think you can leave the city once you get in unless
It's pretty useful until you complete the Gargoyle contract. After that I'd suggest switching to Zerri-whatever it is or Addan Deith.
you arrive with Roche otherwise the Order will attack you.
It's pretty useful until you complete the Gargoyle contract. After that I'd suggest switching to Zerri-whatever it is or Addan Deith.
jim-jam bongs
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I liked your Geralt avatar better toasty.
toastyToast
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jim-jam bongs said:
You have something against muscular Amazonian butt?
Need to retake that Geralt pic on my next playthrough. It'd look better without bloom.
Inkwell said:
Those two are definitely true and considering there aren't many battles aside from those two in the third chapter, it might not be a bad idea to stick with the Deithwen.
I prefer my higher base damage though.
jim-jam bongs
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Snuggler said:
toasty_T said:You have something against muscular Amazonian butt?
Need to retake that Geralt pic on my next playthrough. It'd look better without bloom.
Yeah but it's just a little... too muscular, if you know what I mean. Like, pelvic floor exercises are one thing but by god she could clench and rip it clean off.
toastyToast
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I hope they make a chapter length expansion between chapters 2 and 3 to fill the week long trip to Loc Muinne.
Ideally it'll have a buddy cop dynamic with your bro of choice as you get into swashbuckling adventures while travelling with a caravan of gypsy whores as you trail blaze across the Northern kingdoms.
Ideally it'll have a buddy cop dynamic with your bro of choice as you get into swashbuckling adventures while travelling with a caravan of gypsy whores as you trail blaze across the Northern kingdoms.
matmanx1 said:
Its a bit more confusing on Iorveths path since
theres no "Little Sisters" quest to lead you there but Im pretty sure the puzzle to get Malgets note is solved by examining the graves just north of the house.
Youre right though, on Iorveths path theres no indication to even explore out that way, nothing to tell you what that house is, or anything to show you a relation between that house and the graves other than the fact that theyre close to eachother. The only reason I was able to solve that quest on Iorveths Path was because I already did Roches path and knew the solution.
Not to mention, when you walk through the mist, you are left off near the stream but that house is practically behind you. Most people probably zone into Kaedwen and just run straight towards camp not even realizing that there are paths behind you.
Youre right though, on Iorveths path theres no indication to even explore out that way, nothing to tell you what that house is, or anything to show you a relation between that house and the graves other than the fact that theyre close to eachother. The only reason I was able to solve that quest on Iorveths Path was because I already did Roches path and knew the solution.
Not to mention, when you walk through the mist, you are left off near the stream but that house is practically behind you. Most people probably zone into Kaedwen and just run straight towards camp not even realizing that there are paths behind you.
Refreshment.01
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I liked this a lot. You still have the option to solve the quest in Ioverth's path and the only way you knew about it is if you played Roache's one first. Some what similar, in the sense that it confuses the user, are the rocks in the Harpy's pit for the Dwarf black smith quest.Salaadin said:
I'll ask again: In Claws of Madness giving pig heart/eyes instead of Nekker make any difference?
Also when you complete Metilete's Heart quest, does the medallion have any use? Didn't notice much difference in Grealt's vitality.
Refreshment.01 said:
When I did Roches path, I never even took the right path at the candles and never met the trolls (are they even there on Roches path), never followed that long harpy path, and never found the shipwreck way up there. I literally thought I explored every section of that area.
On Iorveths path, that whole section was so new to me. I followed that instructions, followed the rocks, and found the chest. The next set of instructions was to "go right" or something like that. I scanned the area and sat there thinking "go righT? theres nowhere to go right", panned the camera up and saw that path way up there that I never saw before. I was shocked that I missed it my first time through.
On Iorveths path, that whole section was so new to me. I followed that instructions, followed the rocks, and found the chest. The next set of instructions was to "go right" or something like that. I scanned the area and sat there thinking "go righT? theres nowhere to go right", panned the camera up and saw that path way up there that I never saw before. I was shocked that I missed it my first time through.
Refreshment.01 said:
When I did it, he immediately realized that they were fake and attacked me
Wolfgunblood Garopa
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Has anyone played it with a gamepad? If so, which one? It doesn't recognize my Thrustmaster or my dualshock controller (PS2->USB convertor), which is weird because it would be the first PC game in at least 5 years that does not recognize either of those two controllers.
Refreshment.01
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In Roache's pathSalaadin said:
Trolls appear at the climax of chapter 2, when Geralt and Roach are escaping, the trolls are separated and fighting some soldiers,
Salaadin said:
This is a really strange quest decision, why give the option to get the pig eyes and heart when they are so out of the way, if the results are the same for nekker organs that are just so close and available for Geralt to take? gokieks, i gave the pig organs in patch 1.2 so they haven't changed anything yet.gokieks said:
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