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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |OT| Gwent Player, Monster Slayer, EVEN RACISM
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its rainin, its pourin, emperor emhyr is snorin....
flipswitch
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I'll just add that after 10hrs I haven't used a single potion. Just food and water. And I've just defeated a bear. Once my health is low I just meditate. Playing on normal. Should I up the difficulty level?
IAmRandom31
Banned
Oh I think I found out why I am dying to these spiders. Suggested level 33. I am currently lv. 4.
Pixel Pete
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WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Nah. This is not some FFXIII where the game finally opens up after 13 hours, nor is there some change in gameplay or openness of the world. The game simply continues after White Orchard. It's just the first area you're in.
Akiyama_AE
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Gwent players are cheating assholes off course you are gonna win if you used your fucking champion cards last second -_-
I ran into a witcher contract that had a bit of level disparity about it. Killing endrega in a mine, they were all level 5-7. The quest recommended level 33...I thought it was probably a bug. Then I encounter the level 33 boss.
By the way regarding the side quest with Lambert,
how did everyone else let things play out? I let the dude go and told Lambert not to kill him, I didn't really buy that he was sincere about his past but I didn't have enough information as towards his current business dealings to want to outright murder him. I just have this belief that Witchers shouldn't be killing other Witchers since they are a dying profession especially someone like that guy from the Cat School. Also, I didn't want those kids to have their "father" murdered. So many conflicting emotions. I reloaded to see Lambert's reaction if you allow him to kill the dude and he seemed to be about the same. I think he understands.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Probably sounds like it. I guarantee that you'd be using potions on Broken Bones difficulty. Depends on how much you like to be challenged.
How are you supposed to fight Alghouls? I'm in Velen following a typical witcher contract, and I'm stumbling up on an area with two alghouls, lower level than me, who wreck the crap out of me.
Tip: Axii makes them retract their spikes.
Laurentius
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You definitely need to use potions on the higher difficulties. I'd recommend it, I think it makes the game more interesting and strategic.
Can't say the story is really gripping me so far (or the slightly improved version of fetch quests), but the game is sooo gorgeous and the world so alive...
Still having a great time for now.
Unless the story really ramps up (am not really too far in), I could see preferring the end game and free roaming to the main story line, but I guess I'll see, as it's probably too early to make a definitive opinion yet (at about 7-8h in, I just finished my first side quest in Velen with the Fire Priest).
Still having a great time for now.
Unless the story really ramps up (am not really too far in), I could see preferring the end game and free roaming to the main story line, but I guess I'll see, as it's probably too early to make a definitive opinion yet (at about 7-8h in, I just finished my first side quest in Velen with the Fire Priest).
An exaggeration. But not as big an exaggeration as one might think. It's a tiny sandbox that is meant to ease the player into the world and game mechanics without becoming too overwhelming
Obliterator
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Except for the fact that the entire land mass of White Orchard is miniscule compared to the rest of the game, and isn't even considered an Act, of which there are 3.
For all intents and purposes White Orchard is the tutorial / Prologue. It isn't even 10% of the game.
Claywich, I think.
Net_Wrecker
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How are you supposed to fight Alghouls? I'm in Velen following a typical witcher contract, and I'm stumbling up on an area with two alghouls, lower level than me, who wreck the crap out of me.
Use Axii and abuse the dodge roll. Don't be afraid to stretch the fight way beyond where you encounter them if you can and cheese the encounter to win with a crossbow or something. Alghouls and all the other enemies with incessant attack patterns are total dickheads and don't deserve a fair fight.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
So...you're saying it's the first area, exactly like I said? Cool. The game does not change from White Orchard on, save for the natural progression of the story, etc. I don't think it's at all accurate to say that the game "doesn't really begin until after White Orchard" as the game doesn't change from there on. It's simply the beginning area. By definition, every game has them. I think that phrase should be reserved for the FFXIII's of the world.
Goldenroad
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Two comments that probably no one will read or care about:
1) I played about two hours or so last night. I loved the Witcher 2 and had this pre-ordered two years ago...and I don't pre-order games. As of right now...I kind of don't feel like playing anymore. I don't know why. Maybe it's because I'm just coming off of Bloodborne and New Vegas, which are two huge RPG'S and maybe I just need a break from the genre, but I really want to love this game.
2) My girlfriend of 12 years made the comment last night while half watching me play that "this game is really pretty, right?", which is the first time she's ever made that kind of comment about any game that I can ever remember playing.
I'm hoping I'll find some time to sit down with this game for a few hours straight this weekend and get really into it, but I'd love more than anything for me to be able to get my gal to play this game and just let me watch since I'm really just not feeling it right now.
1) I played about two hours or so last night. I loved the Witcher 2 and had this pre-ordered two years ago...and I don't pre-order games. As of right now...I kind of don't feel like playing anymore. I don't know why. Maybe it's because I'm just coming off of Bloodborne and New Vegas, which are two huge RPG'S and maybe I just need a break from the genre, but I really want to love this game.
2) My girlfriend of 12 years made the comment last night while half watching me play that "this game is really pretty, right?", which is the first time she's ever made that kind of comment about any game that I can ever remember playing.
I'm hoping I'll find some time to sit down with this game for a few hours straight this weekend and get really into it, but I'd love more than anything for me to be able to get my gal to play this game and just let me watch since I'm really just not feeling it right now.
How does one procure champion cards? There's a way to cheat in Gwent? Someone needs to expound on this, please?
Doing some contracts in Velen, I still hate wraiths and think they are ridiculously OP. I'm having a lot of fun, but it has yet to grab me by the seat of my pants. I think this one is a slower burn than your typical western RPG, but looking at all those notice boards dotted across the landscape has me very excited. I'm finally closing the level gap and have some good swords, my armor is still shit though I want a complete heavy set.
Witchers are immune to disease, so why wouldn't he eat it raw?
Obliterator
Member
Up to you really. I got burned out badly on DAI but haven't with this game at all. Mostly because so many of the side quests and fetch quests actually have real stories to them with interesting characters. Its not just an endless collectathon. Me, personally, I went ahead and did everything I could in White Orchard first and enjoyed every second of it.
Might not be the same for you though of course, just my perspective.
Big Green Anus
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Just beat the main quest in Velen and I want to know if I would encounter the
again and if so,
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I might have to reload an old save
Cronies Witches
can I kill them?
I might have to reload an old save
TheExhaustedWalrus
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You don't have to but a lot of those are mostly monster dens/places with things to fight and loot. I found some pretty cool armor and crafting materials from going to them all, and you also come across a good amount of those stones that increase your sign power and grant you ability points. So it's really up to since you can go back at any time.
LookAtMeGo
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cause it would taste better cooked of course
Apoleptica
Banned
If white orchard is the tutorial then what would the initial sequence where you train with
lil Ciri
You have just begun chapter 1. Not far at all.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Finally left White Orchard (after doing absolutely everything there, at least that I know of) and got to Velen last night. Pretty sweet! Can't wait to explore all that space, so far I've only seen the first two small villages and some of the space between them. Awesome.
EXCEPT if you're in a crowded place and it also rains the framerate absolutely tanks on PS4. And it's no gradual decrease in performance, but just like DF said it seems to either stay at 30 (stuttering notwithstanding) or instantly plummet to 20. Looks like a case of simple double buffered v-sync, and that makes it so much worse than it should be. They need to get some triple buffering in there, or at least adaptive v-sync. I normally absolutely hate screen tearing, but in this case I think I'd actually prefer a little of it from time to time over these massive performance drops. The game usually sticks to 30 really well, so it shouldn't have to be too bad overall.
Well, the prologue. A place to let you get comfortable with the various systems at play before you start the real adventure. Kaer Morhen is the actual tutorial (although I guess you could call White Orchard an extension of that).
EXCEPT if you're in a crowded place and it also rains the framerate absolutely tanks on PS4. And it's no gradual decrease in performance, but just like DF said it seems to either stay at 30 (stuttering notwithstanding) or instantly plummet to 20. Looks like a case of simple double buffered v-sync, and that makes it so much worse than it should be. They need to get some triple buffering in there, or at least adaptive v-sync. I normally absolutely hate screen tearing, but in this case I think I'd actually prefer a little of it from time to time over these massive performance drops. The game usually sticks to 30 really well, so it shouldn't have to be too bad overall.
Well, the prologue. A place to let you get comfortable with the various systems at play before you start the real adventure. Kaer Morhen is the actual tutorial (although I guess you could call White Orchard an extension of that).
Dynasty8
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Still got a very long way to go. Definitely don't rush the game though. That might be the reason why you're under leveled. Also, what difficulty are u playing it on?
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Man, there needs to be a box, or a better way to organize your inventory.
If there's ever a book/text related clue, and if you need to read it again after the first time where it's starred, good luck finding it, lol. Though I suppose I could just breakdown every single book, lol.
Also, put some more time into it, and the amount of 'good/fleshed-out' sidequests to collect-a-thons in, say, DA:I is like night and day.
Might not be much more beyond 'go here, kill X species', but for whatever reason, there's much more narrative emphasis in it, by keeping Geralt connected to the people he's dealing with. Mad props to Geralt's VA for doing so well on a 'limited' emotional scale.
The world is massive enough to be a distraction (especially for the completionist in me), but it works really well.
If there's ever a book/text related clue, and if you need to read it again after the first time where it's starred, good luck finding it, lol. Though I suppose I could just breakdown every single book, lol.
Also, put some more time into it, and the amount of 'good/fleshed-out' sidequests to collect-a-thons in, say, DA:I is like night and day.
Might not be much more beyond 'go here, kill X species', but for whatever reason, there's much more narrative emphasis in it, by keeping Geralt connected to the people he's dealing with. Mad props to Geralt's VA for doing so well on a 'limited' emotional scale.
The world is massive enough to be a distraction (especially for the completionist in me), but it works really well.
Akiyama_AE
Member
No clue so far I haven't won a single game tried 4 times about to give up lol
That's the combat tutorial. Orchard is the exploration/quest/alchemy/crafting/looting/etc tutorial.
I was on the second from the top but I recently dropped it down a notch which has made things a bit easier. Lots of trial an error with some of these encounters though. Once I leave this cave thing I'll spend some time levelling
Load times after dying are really annoying me >.>
How can you see how much alcharest you have? I looked all through my inventory and didn't see it.
Also, how does alcohol work? Does it take 1 unit for every bomb and potion when you meditate, or is it 1 unit fills all?
Is it possible to meditate and not refill potions?
Also, how does alcohol work? Does it take 1 unit for every bomb and potion when you meditate, or is it 1 unit fills all?
Is it possible to meditate and not refill potions?
Both are in the tutorial phase. The Kaer Morhen sequence teaches you basic movement and combat while WO introduces you to all the other gameplay systems.
One fills all.
1 units fills all.
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