Admiral Woofington
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Well yes. There are weapon schematics all throughout hidden areas. Also in plenty of missions paths diverge and a lot of the time exploring you find new shit.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |OT| Gwent Player, Monster Slayer, EVEN RACISM
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SoraanTribal
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If I use my Witcher 2 save file instead of choosing to simulate a new one, does that mean I'll miss that cutscene where you recap what happens in the last game? Like the interview type scene I think people are talking about when you make W2 choices if you hadn't played it. I don't really want to miss any scenes or dialogue.
Aces&Eights
Member
After I arrived at the first, real area after White Orchard I met the person at the inn. After doing the next quest or two I got to a village that was
frozen from the Wild Hunt
Random_Guy
Member
Is there any benefit of wearing a full set of armor, or can we mix pieces of different sets?
With 8GB of RAM installed and the 1.03 patch I am finally staying over 30fps often enough that the game feels playable to me now. I road around White Orchard checking out the points of interest along the map and trying to get comfortable with the kb/mouse controls in combat.
Sword + dodge roll + frequent use of signs seems to be the ticket for monsters. The coolest moment I had was probably using Igni to set a bear on fire which then set a small tree on fire next to him. All of a sudden there's a small conflagration and the bear is taking damage over time from the flames.
That said I still need a GPU upgrade. My performance is no better than the console versions at this point and I have several settings at low or medium. I want to be able to crank those up and stay comfortably above 30fps and I'm going to need more horsepower in my rig to do that.
Sword + dodge roll + frequent use of signs seems to be the ticket for monsters. The coolest moment I had was probably using Igni to set a bear on fire which then set a small tree on fire next to him. All of a sudden there's a small conflagration and the bear is taking damage over time from the flames.
That said I still need a GPU upgrade. My performance is no better than the console versions at this point and I have several settings at low or medium. I want to be able to crank those up and stay comfortably above 30fps and I'm going to need more horsepower in my rig to do that.
Griffin armor is medium armor that focuses on sign intensity. I don't have bear or cat yet, but I believe bear armor is heavy armor, and cat is light.
Mad Season
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Kenzodielocke
Banned
Thanks, in my memory I did everything in White Orchard, no quests and question marks left.
As I mentioned, I have two schematics for silverswords, but those are for level 12 and 13.
RoadHazard
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Yeah, that's a MAJOR upgrade from your starting gear. At least the silver sword (maybe the steel sword too, but those are much more common in general).
Hidden One
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Tbh all you need in this game is the shield lol.. Fuck dodging.. Tank everything.. Use the shield and push and become Pain from Naruto.
psychotron
Member
Asked this before. If you pick simulated save, when are you questioned about the events of Witcher 2? I picked it and have been doing side missions before the Griffon fight, and it hasn't come up yet.
SaberVulcan
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They provide different passive bonuses I believe. Something like this, can't verify ingame right now but:
Light = +Armor, +Stamina regen
Medium = ++Armor, +Sign Intensity
Heavy = +++Armor
RoadHazard
Gold Member
The Viper silver sword can definitely be used at low levels. I'm only level 4 or 5, and I'm using it.
His Majesty
Banned
Then you should have a serpentine silver sword diagram which is a serious upgrade over your original silver sword. If not, here is how to get it:
http://www.reddit.com/r/witcher/comments/36m9fv/guide_this_is_how_you_obtain_the_serpentine_steel/
It's part of a treasure hunt quest for special Witcher gear.
RoadHazard
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You can see the DPS comparison in the crafting menu, before deciding to craft it.
Majukun
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yeah,that's the frst gliph that i have updated since the beginning
now i'm waiting to unlock exra slots though..it's a shame that I can only use 3 of them ATM
Someone explain some of these dumb-ass decisions:
1.- Why is the re-sale value of your loot complete garbage? The fuck is this! Same as the other two games. I never understood it. I haven't made the exactly calculation but it seems to be around 20% of the actual value.
2.- Why does the PC version only recognize a trigger press when you've pressed it all the way down? This is fucking me over with parries.
3.- Why is there not even an option for a hold and release sign radial menu like in TW2? It's really annoying the way it is right now, in the middle of battle.
1.- Why is the re-sale value of your loot complete garbage? The fuck is this! Same as the other two games. I never understood it. I haven't made the exactly calculation but it seems to be around 20% of the actual value.
2.- Why does the PC version only recognize a trigger press when you've pressed it all the way down? This is fucking me over with parries.
3.- Why is there not even an option for a hold and release sign radial menu like in TW2? It's really annoying the way it is right now, in the middle of battle.
That is amazing.
Outtrigger888
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Wish games like this didn't allow you to fail quests I feel like I'm missing part of the game. Almost wanna load up a earlier save.
If anyone cares to instruct me: where do I get the respec potion?
I'm considering turning the game down from death march at level 10 because it's just far too punishing: it feels like a geninuine "challenge mode" rather than a difficulty setting to complete the game in full with (not saying it isn't possible). I'm not terribly into magic, so I don't think I'd enjoy getting op with it.
The combat feels a lot like a very punishing punch out in 1v1 vs hard monsters. But against groups it's kind of a hat toss. Die, reload, die, reload. Humans and most monsters aren't really the problem, but enemies with dashing chains of attacks, like drowners, water hags, and foglets are very difficult in groups. They have irregular attack patterns too. Dying in four hits can come in the blink of an eye, quen seems to go out when dodging sometimes, and while dodging Geralt can become stuck on geometry or trapped into a corner easily(
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I'd rather not turn it down from death march but I would like some tips on optimization or general combat tips. I use oils, chew through tons of food and swallow potions, I use spells regularly, but against groups of faster enemies that charge a lot, casting usually isn't worth the time spent, and I never seem to know when to use a heavy attack without risk. If enemies had more of a tell when attacking most of my problems would be alleviated. I know there's an alchemy stat that slows down time when they're about to attack but that requires more potions than I usually have on me.
I started Witcher 2 on Dark and although it took a bit I really became fairly adept at the combat system. Here, I just feel somewhat lost. Like in Oblivion or Skyrim when you're trying to cheese out much higher leveled enemies.
I'm considering turning the game down from death march at level 10 because it's just far too punishing: it feels like a geninuine "challenge mode" rather than a difficulty setting to complete the game in full with (not saying it isn't possible). I'm not terribly into magic, so I don't think I'd enjoy getting op with it.
The combat feels a lot like a very punishing punch out in 1v1 vs hard monsters. But against groups it's kind of a hat toss. Die, reload, die, reload. Humans and most monsters aren't really the problem, but enemies with dashing chains of attacks, like drowners, water hags, and foglets are very difficult in groups. They have irregular attack patterns too. Dying in four hits can come in the blink of an eye, quen seems to go out when dodging sometimes, and while dodging Geralt can become stuck on geometry or trapped into a corner easily(
forefather's Eve quest
I'd rather not turn it down from death march but I would like some tips on optimization or general combat tips. I use oils, chew through tons of food and swallow potions, I use spells regularly, but against groups of faster enemies that charge a lot, casting usually isn't worth the time spent, and I never seem to know when to use a heavy attack without risk. If enemies had more of a tell when attacking most of my problems would be alleviated. I know there's an alchemy stat that slows down time when they're about to attack but that requires more potions than I usually have on me.
I started Witcher 2 on Dark and although it took a bit I really became fairly adept at the combat system. Here, I just feel somewhat lost. Like in Oblivion or Skyrim when you're trying to cheese out much higher leveled enemies.
piratethingy
Self professed bad raider
Item Location as well as Character spoilers around 10 hours in:
Keira sells it after her first quest for 1k gold IIRC
The radial menu is why I'm considering just swithcing to keyboard and mouse for this game. Hot keying is just so much awesome.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Radial menu sucked in W2 (you couldn't just point to something with the analog stick, but had to move over to it step by step), better here but still not great. Hold and release should definitely be possible.
WickedLaharl
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MatrixMan.EXE
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Where can I get this?! Where!?!
mgs2master2
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Regarding this side quest
if you let it play out and told the soldiers that he is dead and you convince them just to take his medallion instead of his head, you save letho regardless since he is still alive with the added bonus of him being a free man not being pursued by nilfgard and others anymore. That's how I played Mine out. He was thankful I did that and I sent him to kaer morhem as you did too.
Random_Guy
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Quoting myself from last page...
Obliterator
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Yeah I recommend it. The guide is beautiful and you get a 96 page lore book with it
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Lubberkin
I thought it would be cute.
Should have killed it with fire.
nightmare-slain
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I've put hours into this already but feel like I'm not really gone anywhere. Still in the starting area. Not even touched the main story yet. So much to do and the map is beautiful. Just exploring it all.
mgs2master2
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My experience mix and match seems better, just me tho.
I think you can mix and match no problems. No real set bonuses. You can spec into getting bonus depending on how many light or medium or heavy pieces you are wearing though so if you have that perk you should probably stick to all of one weight of armor.
That is the sort of look I am after. Where can I find this armor? So sick of brown and mustard, with green and blue pants and gold boots. I love the game, but most of the early armor choices are just fugly.
Use Dancing Star bombs.
Beat him down with Quen and Igni and Grapeshot. Dodge a lot.
The instant he starts that regen shit, Dancing Star him, run in, get lots of hits in.
He's a total son of a bitch. Ygen or whatever, the trap one, helps a lot too.
If you can find the appropriate Oil, that will help.
SaberVulcan
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But even choices you feel are morally correct need to make you have some feelings of regret
.EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Broken Flowers quest:
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Zoltan's voice actor is so, so fucking good. The exchanges between him and Geralt are wonderful.
My gut is telling me that owl is Philippa Eilhart
Zoltan's voice actor is so, so fucking good. The exchanges between him and Geralt are wonderful.
lordfuzzybutt
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This game constantly floored me with its arts. Yeah it's art now, not graphics anymore.
This is the game that perfectly nails the image of a fairy tale country side for me.
So, so damn good.
I run for hours just taking in the scenery. Found some cool shits and got robbed.
Also, do you guys think that the quest
Little
The Little Red Riding Hood
Rogue Agent
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Yeah, probably best I just get on with it and play my own way rather than worrying. Thanks! If I miss anything, these games are good enough that they warrant multiple playthroughs anyway. I'm definitely a bit underleveled doing just the side quests so the main ones should help me out, but the game has been oddly forgiving when taking on enemies that are higher level than me. It certainly takes more patience, but I find it much more fun and rewarding.
I want to know too!
0.1.1.2.3.5.8.13.21.34.55
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True, though I do want to punch theBut even choices you feel are morally correct need to make you have some feelings of regret
Baron
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Thanks, will do that later. Should be fine with that for the next 2 levels.
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