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[Shouta]

First it was the water hag which i got passed with the help of Igni after like 10 tries. Now it's the damn wraiths that are butchering me.

Water Hag is pretty simple. Pop up shield, slash a few times then dodge or parry when she swipes at you. When she jumps into the water and reappears, quickly search for her or just dodge in any direction to avoid the projectile she tosses at you. If Shield goes down, bring it up again then rinse/repeat.

With Wraiths, having your shield up is important but the Trap Sign is SUPER key when fighting them. Put it down and then dance around until the Wraiths run into it, making them slow and vulnerable to attack. You'll get two good swings or so with your silver weapon. They'll also teleport behind you so just keep dodging them until they hit your trap. Prioritize shield if they're walloping you.

 

[Serrato]

Can you return to Kaer Morhen as some point? It seems there is also a kinda substantial zone there (a bit smaller than White Orchard, but still!)

 

[Sorian]

So do the potions refill automatically during meditation even if you dont have anymore ingredients? Normal difficulty btw. Still level one and just did the devil by the well quest and food wasn't really cutting it. I did do it in my first try though, yay me!

It costs one alcohol.

 

[Kaversmed]

I've seriously underrated how effective it can be to strike enemies while being on horseback

 

[phaze]

Weird question. Bought the pc box version but I finally remembered my DVD drive has been fucked up for the longest time and doesn't want to read any discs. Is there an option for me to download it from gog using the code given in the box ? I would assume it would be under reclaim your game but I tried it and it didn't work. So I suppose that means no "GOG route" for me ?

 

[Vidpixel]

Good lord Geralt, stop spinning around and just swing your damn sword.

 

[Alpende]

Yuss, Griffin down. Wasn't that hard, helped that I was level 3 I guess.

Quen is OP though.

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

I've seriously underrated how effective it can be to strike enemies while being on horseback

you know now that you mention it I haven't once tried this

 

[RoboPlato]

I've seriously underrated how effective it can be to strike enemies while being on horseback

I can't hit shit while on horseback. Fought a group of three bandits and all ofmus were on horseback. It consisted of us running in a circle for 15 minutes while I tried to hit them with my sword and occasionally one of them exploded.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Water Hag is pretty simple. Pop up shield, slash a few times then dodge or parry when she swipes at you. When she jumps into the water and reappears, quickly search for her or just dodge in any direction to avoid the projectile she tosses at you. If Shield goes down, bring it up again then rinse/repeat.

With Wraiths, having your shield up is important but the Trap Sign is SUPER key when fighting them. Put it down and then dance around until the Wraiths run into it, making them slow and vulnerable to attack. You'll get two good swings or so with your silver weapon. They'll also teleport behind you so just keep dodging them until they hit your trap. Prioritize shield if they're walloping you.

Strategy for most creatures is quen lol

 

[boskee]

Weird question. Bought the pc box version but I finally remembered my DVD drive has been fucked up for the longest time and doesn't want to read any discs. Is there an option for me to download it from gog using the code given in the box ? I would assume it would be under reclaim your game but I tried it and it didn't work. So I suppose that means no "GOG route" for me ?

You have to Click Redeem code not Reclaim, which is for people who bought their games elsewhere to add them to GOG collection.

 

[m_shortpants]

Yuss, Griffin down. Wasn't that hard, helped that I was level 3 I guess.

Quen is OP though.

I just used Aard. Made it pretty easy.

 

[silvermember]

The Baron and his fellas are damned affable in one scene and laughing and joking and completely rude and willing to kill the next, can't tell if bad writing or nuanced.

How is that different from normally "friendly" people turn out to be monsters?

 

[Kaversmed]

I can't hit shit while on horseback. Fought a group of three bandits and all ofmus were on horseback. It consisted of us running in a circle for 15 minutes while I tried to hit them with my sword and occasionally one of them exploded.

You know that you should hold down your attack button and it automatically goes into slow motion, right? I also had to get used to it but now I can take down 2-3 bandits easily before going in hand to hand.

 

[Staf]

Water Hag is pretty simple. Pop up shield, slash a few times then dodge or parry when she swipes at you. When she jumps into the water and reappears, quickly search for her or just dodge in any direction to avoid the projectile she tosses at you. If Shield goes down, bring it up again then rinse/repeat.

With Wraiths, having your shield up is important but the Trap Sign is SUPER key when fighting them. Put it down and then dance around until the Wraiths run into it, making them slow and vulnerable to attack. You'll get two good swings or so with your silver weapon. They'll also teleport behind you so just keep dodging them until they hit your trap. Prioritize shield if they're walloping you.

Awesome, thanks mate! Using the trap sign slaughtered them. Leveled up after that as well, got a sweet healing shield alternative now!

 

[Auctopus]

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |OT| Raindrops & Framedrops

 

[Acinixys]

I really wish you could get a compass on the hud. I don't want the minimap, but I would like to know what is north.

Does the sun not always come up in the same direction?

You could use that

 

[tuxfool]

Same thing happened to me. I made myself a promise that I'm not reloading my saves for any choice-based consequences, and I'm sticking to that.

Yeah, I wasn't too bothered because I had rationalized it

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on the basis that had she gone to Radovid she would have been burned at the stake

, but

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others are saying that she can go to Kaer Morhen

. I'm sad now, even had I known, I would stick to it, I'm not second guessing my choices.

 

[Jarrod38]

Is there a way to remove just the time and weather from the hud?

 

[Darkman M]

How can you see your playtime in game?

 

[Shining Sunshine]

Swimming is so bad... so damn clunky.

 

[RoKKeR]

Spent a good hour doing the "Wandering in the Dark" quest today. So, so good.

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Kiera is an awesome character, there are some great mini-boss fights, and the LOOT. Oh lord, the loot is so good. Came away with a Relic Silver Sword and a Green (?) Witcher Blade that is pretty badass too.

I'm constantly amazed at how deep the quests are...

 

[KorrZ]

I can't hit shit while on horseback. Fought a group of three bandits and all ofmus were on horseback. It consisted of us running in a circle for 15 minutes while I tried to hit them with my sword and occasionally one of them exploded.

If you hold down the attack button while on horse back you go into a slow-down mode so you can aim your strike better. Makes it a lot easier.

 

[Cathcart]

Good lord Geralt, stop spinning around and just swing your damn sword.

He's the Witcher, not the Butcher. Anyone can just chop off a head. Geralt does it with style.

 

[Kaversmed]

Is there a way to remove just the time and weather from the hud?

Weather app in the HUD is really dumb. "is it raining? Hmm.. lemme check my weather app"

How can you see your playtime in game?

Go to character menu, press R2 (PS4), bottom left corner

 

[Dahbomb]

Anyone know a workaround to the PS4 loading screen hang up problem? Been trying to fix it for 3 hours. That unskippable cutscene at the start just makes matters worse..

 

[IAmRandom31]

Game just came in from Gamefly. Will jump in soon

 

[Deleted member 325805]

Can you safely sell all these books once you've read them?

 

[Darkman M]

Weather app in the HUD is really dumb. "is it raining? Hmm.. lemme check my weather app"



Go to character menu, press R2 (PS4), bottom left corner

Thanks, I'm on PC but I imagine it works the same.

 

[phaze]

You have to Click Redeem code not Reclaim, which is for people who bought their games elsewhere to add them to GOG collection.

Well now I feel silly. Thanks, worked like a charm !

 

[bbd23]

Geralt's hair without hairworks is still really nice and dreamy love the way it bounces. took some screens

 

[Melchiah]

I'm wondering whether I should claim or cancel the pre-order, as I've heard some pretty negative points about the controls, particularly compared to Bloodborne. Will it be to my taste, when I loved BB and DA:I, but don't generally play action RPGs like this? If only there were playable demos available for all games. =/

 

[Dog Problems]

Swimming is so bad... so damn clunky.

Yeah, any time I see a question mark or side quest in the water I start dreading it.

 

[Cathcart]

Anyone know a workaround to the PS4 loading screen hang up problem? Been trying to fix it for 3 hours. That unskippable cutscene at the start just makes matters worse..

The cutscene is the loading screen.

 

[bidguy]

so every weapon has the same design ? i switched to a master class steel sword and it looks different in my inventory but when i equip it theres no difference to my regular sword

that seems lazy as fuck

 

[Shining Sunshine]

Yeah, any time I see a question mark or side quest in the water I start dreading it.

I try to dive in the water about 5 times, and all geralt does is dolphin rolls lol.

Swimming is definitely an afterthought for the devs.

 

[Flying Toaster]

Game just came in from Gamefly. Will jump in soon

Be prepared for Awesome. I finally sat down and started to really play this morning. It is quite good.

-Swimming is Clunky
-Combat has a learning curve if your used to Batman games of running around punching shit in the face

Keep in mind of your abilities to brew potions and use signs. It fleshes out combat a lot and makes tackling things a lot easier if you go in prepared and not just running up beating shit with your blades hoping for the best.

 

[Cathcart]

so every weapon has the same design ? i switched to a master class steel sword and it looks different in my inventory but when i equip it theres no difference to my regular sword

that seems lazy as fuck

CDPR plz patch in a Kirkhammer for Geralt kthx.

 

[Dragon1893]

I can't hit shit while on horseback. Fought a group of three bandits and all ofmus were on horseback. It consisted of us running in a circle for 15 minutes while I tried to hit them with my sword and occasionally one of them exploded.

Yeah, strikes on horseback are powerful but hard to land. I remember doing one hit kills on wolves when fighting them normally was taking 3 hits.

 

[EatChildren]

 

[Acinixys]

I'm wondering whether I should claim or cancel the pre-order, as I've heard some pretty negative points about the controls, particularly compared to Bloodborne. Will it be to my taste, when I loved BB and DA:I, but don't generally play action RPGs like this? If only there were playable demos available for all games. =/

Its way better than DA:I

But Bloodbornes combat is smoother

If you like BB and DA I say go for it

There have been 3 patches since release already

So the game should quickly get all the small niggles polished out

 

[Vincent Grayson]

so every weapon has the same design ? i switched to a master class steel sword and it looks different in my inventory but when i equip it theres no difference to my regular sword

that seems lazy as fuck

Nah, there's definitely a bunch of different looks for swords. Given how many there are though, I suspect there's plenty that use the same model.

 

[RoboPlato]

You know that you should hold down your attack button and it automatically goes into slow motion, right? I also had to get used to it but now I can take down 2-3 bandits easily before going in hand to hand.

If you hold down the attack button while on horse back you go into a slow-down mode so you can aim your strike better. Makes it a lot easier.

Welp, I'm an idiot.

 

[YankeeDonB]

I see there's some discussion regarding a certain character you team up w/ soon after leaving white orchard

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keira

Just want to say: I really like her! Such a good/efficient job w/ characterization they did (as w/ most characters so far).

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You can immediately tell that, although she doesn't like country living, and looks down on the peasantry, she's also driven by a desire to do the right thing and help people (like tricking them into cleaning up their cow's stall so it will get healthy), and she has a nice, wry sense of humor about her situation (just look at her chosen magical hideaway. It's like a parody of the forest witches' hideout, gamboling deer, a wood-work magical bath -- could've just as easily magicked up a comfortable chamber w/ silks and what-not, but, despite her dislike of her current role as village witch, she owns it). Really solid companion for the dungeon/elf mage quest too. Just wrapped up the three witches quest (another awesome one), heading back to have a little "chat" w/ her .

 

[shmoglish]

What a Good Start. Winning the first gwint Match (tutorial, Ps4) = crash

 

[bonesmccoy]

Question for those who have finished the White Orchard chapter:

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Is it possible to avoid killing the bandits/deserters who attack you in the bar? I tried to sheath my weapons, but they would be immediately unsheathed right after. 99% sure you have to kill those guys... which is too bad.

 

[Faynwulf]

When does the Money from the Merchants get refilled? I have so much to sell but no one has enough Crowns to buy them from me. :/

 

[RoninChaos]

So I just got this. I couldn't get through more than 4 hours of the witcher 2. Is the combat much improved?

 

[Vidpixel]

Its way better than DA:I

But Bloodbornes combat is smoother

If you like BB and DA I say go for it

There have been 3 patches since release already

So the game should quickly get all the small niggles polished out

Yeah, The Witcher 3 definitely has a much more deliberate pace to the combat, which takes some getting used, especially when coming from something like Bloodborne, which thrives on having really tight and responsive controls.

 

[wenis]

GAH that werewolf in that Neillen mission is a real son of a bitch. I clear the room, keep a steady hit rate on him but sometime after the midpoint it starts to regen its health faster than I can hit it. I keep the blade oiled and have Devils puffballs and fire hits going out but I can't get him below the last quarter of health.