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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings |OT| Plough 'Em All
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On normal I went Sword/Magic. Upgrade Quen and you'll be good to go 
Not necessary on normal. Unless you went full Alchemy ? It's fun to use them though. The Cat potion will definitely help you in a couple of quests. It's good for stealth/following trails.
You die really fast and you'll be forced to use potions and bombs.
You can change the difficulty whenever you want in the options.
Not necessary on normal. Unless you went full Alchemy ? It's fun to use them though. The Cat potion will definitely help you in a couple of quests. It's good for stealth/following trails.
You die really fast
and you'll be forced to use potions and bombs.You can change the difficulty whenever you want in the options.
Zzoram said:
I'm probably late to this, but alchemy/crafting is much more important in this game (on Normal difficulty). Bombs bailed me out of a lot of sticky situations, particularly when I was facing a horde of enemies. Potions aren't always essential, but they can still give you an edge. It's always good to have a healthy supply of bombs and traps, and you'll always have plenty of components to make them. To avoid hitting the inventory limit, it's smart to craft items anytime you're in town and to brew up potions/bombs often so you don't end up overstocked.
On the topic of builds, it's smart to put it a little in all categories, since there are some must-have abilities in each, but I found that focusing on magic made Geralt an unstoppable badass. Leveled up quen, igni, and aard were all very useful in combat.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
So I missed the Steam sale, and didn't want to wait in hopes of a re-deal at the end when D2D had this for $33.49.
Playing with a PS3 DS3 through motioninjoy. It almost seems like it was made for a gamepad.
I'm still in the beginning, gone through the 1st 3 choices and on the
option now.
So far, impressive.. maybe it's because I just got done watching Game of Thrones, but this is giving the same vibe.. very cool.
Playing with a PS3 DS3 through motioninjoy. It almost seems like it was made for a gamepad.
I'm still in the beginning, gone through the 1st 3 choices and on the
Monastery
So far, impressive.. maybe it's because I just got done watching Game of Thrones, but this is giving the same vibe.. very cool.
DualShadow
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Zzoram said:
What quests are you doing? Usually the quests give some indication where to go.
May be able to point you in the right direction otherwise.
nismogrendel
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This game has some of the most satisfying combat. I just did the quest to fight the Endrega Queens, it was tough and I died a few times (playing on hard) but when they were dead it felt like an accomplishment and not just hacking up some trash mob.
The game is so good, I'm thinking of going back to play W1 when I finish but I hear the combat isn't as fun.
The game is so good, I'm thinking of going back to play W1 when I finish but I hear the combat isn't as fun.
I should be doing hw
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Finally finished the game after a slow playthrough. I chose
Really fun game overall, playing from the get go on Hard really made it last longer I think, but it wasn't all that hard after a while, I didn't use that much alchemy either.
I want to replay first Witcher but I don't think I could ever go back, they should remake the first one on this engine. How drastic were the differences when importing saves from the previous game, I didn't end up doing that.
to kill the Prince at the start and sided with Ieorveth and didn't kill Letho.
I want to replay first Witcher but I don't think I could ever go back, they should remake the first one on this engine. How drastic were the differences when importing saves from the previous game, I didn't end up doing that.
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In retrospect I'm pretty disappointed at the amount of sexual conquests in this game compared to the previous. All the mages should have been ploughable and [spolier] Saskia especially even though she likes dwarves apparently...[/spoiler]. It wasn't even quality over quantity to be honest, except for Triss' scene which is scripted for story.
The guy has seen all 16 endings and now he receives this t-shirt.
hahahaha, you are yet to encounter another Chapter 1 boss.
But he's really beatable if you take a good sword, a lot of bombs/daggers with you. Also feel free to watch his youtube video or set the difficulty to easy.
also remember: USE STRONG BLOWS and read books. that's IMPORTANT. and by reading books about monsters I mean reading them because they contain a lot of useful hints. I was fighting a boss (well, a high-level enemy who was acting as a mini-boss) for 40 minutes until I read the book about him.
ultron87 said:
hahahaha, you are yet to encounter another Chapter 1 boss.
But he's really beatable if you take a good sword, a lot of bombs/daggers with you. Also feel free to watch his youtube video or set the difficulty to easy.
also remember: USE STRONG BLOWS and read books. that's IMPORTANT. and by reading books about monsters I mean reading them because they contain a lot of useful hints. I was fighting a boss (well, a high-level enemy who was acting as a mini-boss) for 40 minutes until I read the book about him.
GillianSeed79
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Zzoram said:
It's technically cheating, but just download the no weight limit mod. Weight limits are a personal pet peeve of mine in games. As far as sidequests, what version did you get? You should have a digital or physical guide no matter which one you got. If you don't want to use a guide just talk to everyone you meet I guess. As far as specializations, I've been doing the swordsmanship path, which is cool, but it's really up to you. Magic seems to play a bigger role in combat this time around, which is a lot of about positioning and effective blocking. Like people have said, the game starts out hard, but by mid-Chapter 2 it starts getting easier and you feel a little overpowered.
I love this game by the way. Nearing the start of Chapter III on my Roche playthrough and can't wait to start a second game doing an Ivoreth playthrough.
Maleficence
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I should be doing hw said:
Deathmould *shudder*
GillianSeed79
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I should be doing hw said:
Speaking of which, does anyone know if the end of the Path to Visions quest in Chapter 2 (Roche's path) is a reactive outcome of what you've been doing in the game? I got a really weird vision
There was a giant chicken and penis shaped mushrooms everywhere. I'm assuming the chicken was to symbolize a cock and the mushrooms were all falic symbols
SpartanForce
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So 4th time here that I finished the game. 2 times roche's path, 2 times iorveth. Guess I have seen pretty much everything that could be in the game. Now I can't wait to The Witcher 3, gonna read the books until there.
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Yeah that is what I meant, haha. It's really annoying too thatDeadbeat said:
Sile
toastyToast
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Maleficence said:
He wouldn't mind
GillianSeed79
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God damn CDPROJEKT at dat choices. I just realized at the end of Act II I'm going to have to do two Act III playthroughs on Roche's path before even starting an Ivoreth playthrough.
I had to create two saves because of a certain character. Holy mother of God I would have killed for this kind of a game when I was younger. An RPG with replay value? What planet am I on? You I know I have a job CDPROJEKT, right? You realize the next few months I'm going to still be consumed with this game. I don't deserve such goodness.
I had to create two saves because of a certain character. Holy mother of God I would have killed for this kind of a game when I was younger. An RPG with replay value? What planet am I on? You I know I have a job CDPROJEKT, right? You realize the next few months I'm going to still be consumed with this game. I don't deserve such goodness.
GillianSeed79 said:
While TW2 is a much much much better game, you should try Alpha protocol next. Read Snuggler's thread it convinced me to give it a shot and I'm glad I did. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=432619
it was 4 or 5 dollars on steam a few days ago.
GillianSeed79
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Yurt said:
Oh, yeah, I already have AP. I'm kind of weird, though, because I didn't really think it was balanced or that great. The story was cool, but I was playing as a stealth build until I got to this boss that raped me because I had no points in firearms. I know I could of kept playing, but I quit after that. It was just kind of frustrating tbqh.
DualShadow
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Zzoram said:
You should play the game at least twice.
I enjoyed both sides pretty equally. I played Roche side first though.
DualShadow
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Roche is a bro who's go your back no matter what!
People are divided over which is better, they are both that good.
People are divided over which is better, they are both that good.
I'm just trying to avoid another Aryan type mistake, where I didn't even know I could keep him alive and my inventory is 20% smaller because of it. The inventory space would've been so good, and it seems like I didn't even get something else, it was either gain 50 inventory weight or get nothing.
DualShadow
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Zzoram said:
If you're that worried about inventory weight just get a mod to make items weightless, I did that for my second play.
However half the stuff you carry around you'll probably never need.
I don't like how you can't chance mutagens or weapon/armor mods, because you have no way of knowing when something better is about to come along, and how much better it will be. I'm afraid of wasting all my good mutagens/mods so I end up never using them.
It's not that I'm that worried about inventory weight, it's just that the game branched off a choice, and on one branch was a sweet reward, and the other branch had nothing. If they're going to branch the game, I want an equivalent reward on both paths, it doesn't have to be the same thing, but at least give me something!
It's not that I'm that worried about inventory weight, it's just that the game branched off a choice, and on one branch was a sweet reward, and the other branch had nothing. If they're going to branch the game, I want an equivalent reward on both paths, it doesn't have to be the same thing, but at least give me something!
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