loaf of bread
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Why are dogs significantly harder than all other enemies I've faced so far?
The freaking griffin was easier than these damn dogs.
The freaking griffin was easier than these damn dogs.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |OT| Gwent Player, Monster Slayer, EVEN RACISM
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I actually used Aard a lot and timed my dodges for when it teleported. When I stunned it with Aard, I could get a few good hits in and the get out the way fast enough
Game is pretty cool so far, but some things bug me.
. Geralt takes way too much damage when falling from ledges.
. I expected more of the open world exploration, at least from the starting area. In the end, it seems its the same as in every other game. You go to the "?" and get a hidden treasure, a monster nest or a small mission to clear monsters.
. Combat reaaaaally needs some improvements. Im still doing the same shit as Witcher 2, spamming the shield spell and mind control in the top difficult option. Swordplay isnt smooth.
. Geralt takes way too much damage when falling from ledges.
. I expected more of the open world exploration, at least from the starting area. In the end, it seems its the same as in every other game. You go to the "?" and get a hidden treasure, a monster nest or a small mission to clear monsters.
. Combat reaaaaally needs some improvements. Im still doing the same shit as Witcher 2, spamming the shield spell and mind control in the top difficult option. Swordplay isnt smooth.
IAmRandom31
Banned
It tells you that straight up in the game. Have to use food.
Just watched someone play the intro. Can't wait to get this from gamefly. FFX shipped Monday and came Thursday last week. Hopefully the same can be said for this game. I'm off Thurs. / Friday so would be nice to be able to play awhile.
Will be tough putting down FFX though. That combat system reminded me how much better I like Turn based style combat over action twitch based combat
KyanMehwulfe
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Was testing different HUD options and trying out Very Hard difficulty and just fought my first giant bear (lv6 while i'm lv2)...
(no spoilers or anything... also, not particularly special or skillful
just a basic video haha)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYSNmxctHzU
but it completely sold me on playing the game without a Minimap and on Death March difficulty... exploring the countryside not staring at the minimap... and seeing that bear off in the distance without the distraction of radar... and then how hard the bear hit on very hard...
when was coming over that hill's horizon and then first saw the giant bear haha or killing it with like 5% HP left that moment i knew i wanted to play the entire game like this
did this for the last couple hours around Velen at lv2 and i feel the game is so good on hard difficulty + no minimap especially the exploration... completely changes how you explore the world.
the HUD is completely gone when you're HP is at 100% but similar to Dragon Age INQ, the 'combat HUD' appears not only during combat but anytime you're not fully healed (which sucks) but otherwise I turned off everything. thinking about turning off additional items (bread and xbow) too and just keeping HP bars
(no spoilers or anything... also, not particularly special or skillful
just a basic video haha)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYSNmxctHzU
but it completely sold me on playing the game without a Minimap and on Death March difficulty... exploring the countryside not staring at the minimap... and seeing that bear off in the distance without the distraction of radar... and then how hard the bear hit on very hard...
when was coming over that hill's horizon and then first saw the giant bear haha or killing it with like 5% HP left that moment i knew i wanted to play the entire game like this
did this for the last couple hours around Velen at lv2 and i feel the game is so good on hard difficulty + no minimap
especially the exploration... completely changes how you explore the world.the HUD is completely gone when you're HP is at 100% but similar to Dragon Age INQ, the 'combat HUD' appears not only during combat but anytime you're not fully healed (which sucks) but otherwise I turned off everything. thinking about turning off additional items (bread and xbow) too and just keeping HP bars
SlasherJPC
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So how do I use my adrenaline? Can't seem to figure it out.
PlayALLtheGames
Banned
The keyboard and mouse controls are bad. Very bad.
But the game so far is very good.
But the game so far is very good.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
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I'm playing on the regular difficulty setting, and I pretty easily took down 7 or 8 bandits who were between level 7-11 I think. Some of them had skulls next to their names. I was level 4 with a sword in shitty condition. But they weren't much of an issue. Those dogs though, even the fucking level 1s can usually get a decent amount of my health before I put them down.
in my experience, wraiths...or spectres of all kinds lose their blur ability when they enter Yrden.
But so far I only have 2 wraith encounters to base this off. The Noonwraith and the wraith at the place of power. But so far my theory works....also the beastiary recommends Yrden, possibly because it removes the blur and allows you to hit them.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
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At level 1, I took out a level 6 bear on my first attempt. The thing was gigantic. Just don't let the front of him line up with you and get him inside a nest of trees. Try to dodge in a way that he constantly has to maneuver around the trees. Just keep attacking his sides and dodge his attacks. It was a great fight.
IAmRandom31
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It is odd how no review mentioned these awful controls. I've seen many reviews give severe point penalties to games with bad controls.
I'll see for myself how bad they are soon enough but the last 3 streams I watched had the person complaining pretty heavily about it
I'll see for myself how bad they are soon enough but the last 3 streams I watched had the person complaining pretty heavily about it
Net_Wrecker
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Because dogs hunt for sport.
Apoleptica
Banned
Wolves they kill to fill their bellies, dogs kill for sport. Wild dogs have learned much from man, making them much more dangerous.
edit: ugh beaten ^
StaffyManasse
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I played some last night and feels good so far. This seems like one of those games where you better put some time aside for it when you start. Feels like the time I've spent so far I'd be getting near to mid-game in some other titles, but in Witcher 3 I have only
. Pleased to see no "kill ten boars" stuff as of yet.
Only thing that bothers me is that this seems like to be one of those games that might make me a bit motion sick, but putting the camera turn sensitivity way low seemed to help.
Early game alchemy question:
managed to talk with some villagers about Yennefer and their problems, beat up some of the mentioned villagers in a fistfight, and killed a ghost at a well.
Only thing that bothers me is that this seems like to be one of those games that might make me a bit motion sick, but putting the camera turn sensitivity way low seemed to help.
Early game alchemy question:
I read from somewhere, that it is a good idea to craft the swallow potion early on (playing at the 2nd hardest difficulty). Could someone give me nudge to the right direction where I could find the materials? The brain I got and idea where to look for, but the flower?
RenegadeXV8
Banned
If some of you are button mashing then you really should turn up the difficulty to Death March. You can't get away with that there.
I also personally feel like it's just the right amount of challenge.
I also personally feel like it's just the right amount of challenge.
KyanMehwulfe
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reminds me of old pen and paper haha play all weekend and the dungeon master only let's you reach level 3 ;p
i don't mind as long as there's great item progression or other things to work on, too, which seems to be good so far. i really like the balance between selling/dismantling/crafting right now.
some folks talked about upgrading your default witcher gear... i haven't seen any option to upgrade it tho.
CitizenCope
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The stuttering is too much for me. I have a bit of a backlog that I may play for awhile in hopes of a patch.
Instantly distracting and consuming when I first set foot in ths world.
You missed the viper gear in White Orchard. There's a quest where you tackle a bandit hideout and find it there.
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Having fun trying my best to grind levels. I earned one sixth of the places of interest aka ability points in white orchard. Pushing that first mission finale back as far as possible in order to max out my abilities. What build are you guys going with? I'm grinding Axii, Igni, basic attack, and strong attack. I need something with more umph that levels with me. Any suggestions on how to do this?
Apparently, there are
mermaids
mermaids and sharks
Why in the fuck are monsters so scary? Took me a minute to get over my fear of goblins and drowners. Never faced a drowner in the water and not about to push my luck either.
What choice did you guys choose in the missing persons side quest? Hope this doesn't come back to bite me in the behind.
Lol exact same thing as me. Bought them a round, but when I heard them talking I was like nah fuck that and drew my sword.
Vire
Member
Could you do me a favor and try setting the camera sensitivity to .80?
Reddit mentioned this helps smooth out the judder and I'm curious if it actually helps. I don't have the game yet.
Did you go in to the crypt after you defeated it? If you didn't you really should.
LookAtMeGo
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Only a few hours in but my god its beautiful. Really really enjoying it so far. Havn't even scratched the surface yet though but so far the controls feel fine and the combat is decent enough for sure. Great score, good voice acting, holy shit at how amazing the storms look. My first Witcher game and I think I'm in love. Made sure to watch the retrospectives and read up a little bit before diving in. So far the performance (PS4) is just fine. Havn't been in many big fights yet though. So far so good!
Edit : Honeymoon phase for sure. Hopefully it stays this enjoyable throughout.
Edit : Honeymoon phase for sure. Hopefully it stays this enjoyable throughout.
PhazonBlazer
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Can you respec and how soon can you do it?
Laurentius
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The sun sure comes out early...it's 3:30 AM and it's already bright out.
Played the PS4 version for about an hour and it didn't crash or anything. It does feel janky, controls are GTA-bad and fighting feels clunky à la Assassin's Creed ... But wow, I'm having much more fun than with DA Inquisition, the world is huge and looks awesome, dialogues and choices are well done, voice acting is mostly good and, well, it feels kinda like when I first played Oblivion on 360, the world craves for exploration.
Norwegian_Imposter
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How possible is it to just do the "main story" missions only? Do you need to do the side missions to not get destroyed on it.
I am doing the werewolf side mission in the first bit after yennifer and I got destroyed
I am doing the werewolf side mission in the first bit after yennifer and I got destroyed
You can. It's a potion that cost 1000 crowns.
Since searching the entire thread doesn't seem to produce a mention of a stash, I turned to the internet and found this:
http://kotaku.com/tips-for-playing-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-1705588522
It suggests that you can just pick a spot on the map and dump equipment there, and it doesn't (hopefully?) vanish. You can eventually go back and retrieve it. Has anyone had any luck doing this?
Someone also suggested that saddlebags increase your carry capacity, or possibly act as a horse stash? I haven't found them yet.
http://kotaku.com/tips-for-playing-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-1705588522
It suggests that you can just pick a spot on the map and dump equipment there, and it doesn't (hopefully?) vanish. You can eventually go back and retrieve it. Has anyone had any luck doing this?
Someone also suggested that saddlebags increase your carry capacity, or possibly act as a horse stash? I haven't found them yet.
So far, all I have found was a +30 saddlebag. Seen bigger in some of the vids though.
CitizenCope
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Damn I'm in bed but I do remember trying .79 for some reason and the same issue. Ended up settling with the lowest possible speed.
I bought digital so I really hope this is addressed.
Indrid Cold
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I think the time of day is a lil wonky. I've had the moon out like it's night at 4pm, day at 3am like you etc.
No way to know for sure. Some quest are not marked spoiler
One was the frying pan for me and the Swallow potion in the herbalist hut.
Pattycakes
Banned
I found an
. Red skull though, so I couldn't fight it. I would have loved to kill it and get the bestiary to know how to beat it.
Ekimmara
Yeah the time of day honestly seems messed up. It's bright as fuck at 3/4 in the morning.
Vire
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http://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/36jb0z/the_witcher_3_tip_turn_the_camera_down_to_8085/
Here's the post referring to it. Don't want to get your hopes up too much though.
I might hold off on buying it because I know it'll drive me insane.
JumpJeff84
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This ain't earth, it's a fantasy world. They have Griffins, magic, and a different day/night cycle
Intheflorsh
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I distinctly remember being around that spot at three and it being dark out, so it's a bug.
Apoleptica
Banned
Alaskan summertime.
StaffyManasse
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drotahorror
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The viper gear is runes and glyphs?
truestatic
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Is there a reason that when I attack an axe wielder twice, my Quen breaks, despite the fact that he's not actually doing anything?
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