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[Einchy]

Love the sword designs in this game.

 

[LastNac]

Someone advise on a port?

 

[Gaz_RB]

It just saps my will to go through an entire hour plus long quest and randomly get a level 1 sword that is useless to me.

See that doesn't bother me at all, mostly because the quests are so fun and interesting on their own.

 

[Verger]

So, what is the best difficulty to play the game at?

I'm trying to decide between Broken Bones and Death March. What are the pros and cons of them?

 

[Skyzard]

So many of you are posting screenshots with thick black crush that I'm almost starting to worry about my monitor...

Have you all messed up sweetfx settings or is that the weird compression from console screenshots I hear about?

 

[orthodoxy1095]

So, with regards to the choice of romance, can anyone give me any rationale to pick either way? I don't need some kind of stupid "waifu" or "bae" type posts. I'm curious what people think based on past games and on the lore of the series. This is my first Witcher game, and really my first contact with anything Witcher related, so if I pick one of them, it'd probably end up as a heads or tail situation. I'm curious if there's a "character arc" type argument for each one.

 

[Acinixys]

So, what is the best difficulty to play the game at?

I'm trying to decide between Broken Bones and Death March. What are the pros and cons of them?

Blood and Broken Bones is the best IMO

Hits the perfect note between rage inducing and too easy

So, with regards to the choice of romance, can anyone give me any rationale to pick either way? I don't need some kind of stupid "waifu" or "bae" type posts. I'm curious what people think based on past games and on the lore of the series. This is my first Witcher game, and really my first contact with anything Witcher related, so if I pick one of them, it'd probably end up as a heads or tail situation. I'm curious if there's a "character arc" type argument for each one.

Spoiler

I say pick Triss because Yen has been AFK fucking around with the Wild Hunt for 5+ years while Triss was helping Geralt get his shit back together

However Yen is Geralts "True Love" and was with him for years before she dissapeared

 

[Facism]

25 hours and i still haven't walked into Novigrad or seen Triss D: Sidequests got me by the throat.

 

[Reckless Onion]

Love the sword designs in this game.

i just got one where the end of the handle is 4 witcher's wolf heads. so good

 

[TraBuch]

So I ended up looking at a guide because I couldn't figure out how to get the last pieces of the Cat gear, and at the end of the guide it said something like "Enjoy one of the best looking armors in the game! Well, at least early game." and I'm like "wut?".

 

[weevles]

Any suggestions on starting builds? It seems like hybrids are difficult to make. I'm trying to decide if I should tank/sign or tank/alchemy.

 

[Verger]

Blood and Broken Bones is the best IMO

Hits the perfect note between rage inducing and too easy

Thanks! I want to try and avoid a difficulty where things either are too punishing hard or it becomes too easy after a while.

 

[megalowho]

Finished up the main questlines in Velen and the game really has its hooks in me now. Keira Metz, Bloody Baron, some great stuff in there. Have to admit I reloaded one of them near the end to get a more favorable outcome, some of the divergences are pretty harsh.

Still find myself struggling at times with character momentum and highlighting selectable items but everything else is clicking. Feeling compelled to do sidequest cleanup even if I'm overleveled just based on the level of quality so far, and to see which ones end up rippling out down the road.

 

[Affeinvasion]

See that doesn't bother me at all, mostly because the quests are so fun and interesting on their own.

Normally it wouldn't bother me either, but those glowing yellow boxes are so tantalizing. I have to open them and then I'm disappointed. I would be more than happy playing this game if it had absolutely no lootable equipment but it does and the loot has consistently been disappointing.

 

[Pattycakes]

Just got full Enhanced Griffin Armor and Weapons. Has such better stats than anything else at level 14/15.

 

[EatChildren]

Cat gear question:

Spoiler

Glowing purple barrier: how do i get past

 

[cleveridea]

Is there an easy way to take a screenshot on Witcher 3 PC gog galaxy version?

 

[Demoskinos]

Is there an easy way to take a screenshot on Witcher 3 PC gog galaxy version?

Print Screen button I'd assume.

 

[woen]

So I liberated an area full of monsters but I can't even loot the area because the guards/merchands/peasants who never tried anything here and are miles away are coming the second I killed the last beast — and tried to kill me the second I looted a box. Well.

 

[VE3TRO]

A question for any explorers.

Spoiler

Has anyone come across the haunted tower where a mage was doing tests on humans? Wondered if there is anything good to find around.

Also what are the green mists? Souls?

 

[Cpt.Underpants]

Crooked Bog Quest

Spoiler

I should have killed that talking tree, jesus. What have I unleashed? Although there are no lesser evils in this.

 

[Gravemind IV]

I'm loving this new set I got.

Which set is that, if I may ask? Gryphon?

 

[charpunk]

25 hours and i still haven't walked into Novigrad or seen Triss D: Sidequests got me by the throat.

Same here. Just got to Novigrad last night to check it out, but I still have a bunch of side stuff to do before hitting the main quest there. I might have to put my ocd of having to do all the side content aside for this one.

 

[Venom Fox]

So where's this desert environment that was shown in screenshots?

So far I'm loving this game, I'm at about 20 hours and I'm only level 5.
I've been exploring like a madman, snuck into Novigrad it's amazing!

 

[anddo0]

While in Velen, make sure to check out the Cunny Of The Goose inn (directly north of Hanged Mans Tree, water area) and it's surrounding area (many bee farms there to loot). I arrived at this area around noon, it was sunny and clear..Truly stunning area on a clear day, one of the first areas that made me say Skyrim who?

 

[Gaz_RB]

Normally it wouldn't bother me either, but those glowing yellow boxes are so tantalizing. I have to open them and then I'm disappointed. I would be more than happy playing this game if it had absolutely no lootable equipment but it does and the loot has consistently been disappointing.

Yeah loot is pretty disappointing to me as well, mostly in terms of how shitty the low level armor looks. Seems to be getting better at higher levels though.

I think I'm going to focus on upgrading a cool Witcher set.

Although I have been finding most my good loot from more interesting spots than chests, like at the top of mountains and from sketchy looking guys. I basically see chests as a source of gold, recipes, diagrams, and ingredients.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

All right. I now have Enhanced ursine set (aka bear set v2). if anybody wants pics lemme know

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Spoiler

I say pick Triss because Yen has been AFK fucking around with the Wild Hunt for 5+ years while Triss was helping Geralt get his shit back together

However Yen is Geralts "True Love" and was with him for years before she dissapeared

Question of clarification with Triss and Yen:

Spoiler

So Geralt was with Yen in the books then? Basically for years before he was with Triss? And one more thing, did Yen have a good reason that she wasn't helping him get his shit back together? Or was she just off galavanting looking for the Wild Hunt?

I'm feeling real conflicted with the choice here actually.

 

[Chariot]

Crooked Bog Quest

Spoiler

I should have killed that talking tree, jesus. What have I unleashed? Although there are no lesser evils in this.

Spoiler

Dayum! I actually killed the tree because I was suspecting that it lied (well it didn't when it comes to the kids) and because it was obviously something evil. But to have it spelled out there. Really rewarding those who read all the lore

 

[Demoskinos]

So I liberated an area full of monsters but I can't even loot the area because the guards/merchands/peasants who never tried anything here and are miles away are coming the second I killed the last beast — and tried to kill me the second I looted a box. Well.

Really? I've never had people get mad at me yet for looting stuff. Even when I barge into people's houses.

 

[Beefy]

All right. I now have Enhanced ursine set (aka bear set v2). if anybody wants pics lemme know

Judging by the guide, it does look the best set.

 

[Reckless Onion]

Cat gear question:

Spoiler

Glowing purple barrier: how do i get past

Spoiler

There is a wall behind you that you have to push down where the gear lies, the purple wall is something else

 

[Carm]

I just bought Ibrahim's first map in Oxenfurt but after reading it I didn't get a quest update or new markers on the Velen map, is this normal?

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Judging by the guide, it does look the best set.

game of thrones fur armor baby

also yeah slower stamina regen but eh. I would rather have heavy armor

 

[therealminime]

30 hours later I learned the fate of the wounded lady on the table at the herbalist in White Orchard. It kind of blew my mind. I suppose I'd have learned what happened way earlier if I'd gone to a specific area earlier, but I didn't. And I'd forgotten about her. And now I know what happened. Amazing.

 

[Drazgul]

You must be on PS4. On PC it takes like a minute from clicking to open the game to be in the game playing. And then the only loads I have gotten are when you fast travel or die, and those are like 10 seconds for me.

Less than that for me, even. Main menu loads instantly after skipping the intros and loading a save is 20 sec at most. Gotta love 'em SSDs.

 

[Anung]

Hmm. It seems like a fairly important mission for me has glitched D: Either that or I don't know how to start the next part.

 

[EatChildren]

Question of clarification with Triss and Yen:

Spoiler

So Geralt was with Yen in the books then? Basically for years before he was with Triss? And one more thing, did Yen have a good reason that she wasn't helping him get his shit back together? Or was she just off galavanting looking for the Wild Hunt?

I'm feeling real conflicted with the choice here actually.

Geralt and Yen were saved by Ciri after both "died" during a riot, Geralt having been stabbed and Yen dying trying to give her life for Geralt. Ciri took them somewhere safe. The Wild Hunt appeared and took Yen. Geralt pursued and faught them, offering his own soul to the king in return for freeing Yen. The Hunt accepted.

Geralt seemingly road with the hunt for an unspecified amount of time then escaped, awaking with amnesia that he only just recovered from. After being freed from the hunt Yen too had amnesia.

This is info from the last game.

 

[Phamit]

lol

 

[Reckless Onion]

A question for any explorers.

Spoiler

Has anyone come across the haunted tower where a mage was doing tests on humans? Wondered if there is anything good to find around.

Also what are the green mists? Souls?

everything is explained in a questline

 

[Timeaisis]

So when does this game get interesting? Two hours in and I feel like nothing has happened.

I loved TW2, for the record. I feel like the open world is already going to be too much for me, though.

 

[Fixed2BeBroken]

man the Baron's deck is fucking OP.... its like he always has a counter for my strategy in Gwent.... wtf

 

[Artanisix]

how this company make such sexy women (serious)

tress, jennifer, cersei... all incredibly attractive personality-wise. them facial and body animations are godlike. and the voice acting is among the best i've ever heard. how much did cdpr spend on voice actors?

 

[woen]

Why the 2 barbers I discovered are now hidden in the map ? Theyr'e not even in the filter menu! wtf

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Geralt and Yen were saved by Ciri after both "died" during a riot, Geralt having been stabbed and Yen dying trying to give her life for Geralt. Ciri took them somewhere safe. The Wild Hunt appeared and took Yen. Geralt pursued and faught them, offering his own soul to the king in return for freeing Yen. The Hunt accepted.

Geralt seemingly road with the hunt for an unspecified amount of time then escaped, awaking with amnesia that he only just recovered from. After being freed from the hunt Yen too had amnesia.

This is info from the last game.

Well that's all good to know! This is still going to be a hard choice.

 

[frontovik]

Does Yennefer ever expain her actions in the intro cinematic? She killed a Nilfgaardian knight and a cavalry detachment, I don't think Emhyr would approve of that.

 

[foxtrot3d]

Does anyone have a clue where to find the diagrams or even maps for Superior Feline Armor? It's weird I have the diagrams for the Master versions of the Feline gear but haven't found the Superior ones and no merchant seems to be selling any treasure maps for it.

 

[Glass]

I'm about to start Witcher 2, and in regards to choices I'll want to be making to carry on in W3, should I side with Roche or Iorveth?

Witcher 3 spoilers:

Spoiler

I know Roche shows up in 3 if you side with him, any word on Iorveth? I've heard his side might be a bit more exciting, but I would like the side I choose to show up in 3.

 

[Beefy]

Does anyone have a clue where to find the diagrams or even maps for Superior Feline Armor? It's weird I have the diagrams for the Master versions of the Feline gear but haven't found the Superior ones and no merchant seems to be selling any treasure maps for it.

If you mail me I will look in my guide later on for you?

 

[AngryMoth]

Picked the worst quest imaginable to go into without healing items and I'm too stubborn to lower the difficulty...