I can't remember but I know it is a village in or around water.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |OT| Gwent Player, Monster Slayer, EVEN RACISM
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I can't remember but I know it is a village in or around water.
I don't think so.
Palette Swap
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Okay, I'm really getting the hang of Gwent now that I have better cards.
Whenever I roam the countryside, merchants run into hiding because they know the Butcher of Blaviken has come to plough their decks.
Whenever I roam the countryside, merchants run into hiding because they know the Butcher of Blaviken has come to plough their decks.
I'm level 4 and have spent a few hours exploring Velen. There's a few manageable quests/bandit camps/monster nests even though some of the enemies are around level 11. You just have to be patient when fighting tough enemies with the red skull.
Some of them are death wishes though. I've been one-shotted a few times now, I've also had my arse straight-up handed to me multiple times which I don't mind. It gives you a sense of trepidation when exploring somewhere unknown.
lordfuzzybutt
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Yeah lol. That was a good one. Dude had character.
Just accessing the billboard triggers the points of interest.
Sometimes they do.
Pretty sure that's it. Happened to me on Bloodborne. I really don't like it. I'd like an accurate count of my playtime, but falso do not have to load the game up everytime given the load times.
yeah I don't like that dodging isn't invincible like Dark Souls. If you're going to make combat that heavy and slow, you need that.
pretty sure yeah. that's why is says "new map marker" when you do so.
Butcher of Blaviken, Yu-gi-oh of Valen.
One hit from the boss and I die, but with quen it's easy enough to avoid taking any damage from him. The wolves though...
Also an update, I almost have half health now from standing in place. Yay health regen.
Sometimes I wish there was multiplayer in The Witcher 3, just Gwent though.
Mostly so I could prove to you that I am the one true Gwent master.
SmartWaffles
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Heavy heavy spoiler:
You'll deeply regret that. DEEPLY. If I were you I would revert to a save and side with one and don't bother with another AT ALL.
ChinaWarrior
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Claywich. It's south of Crows Perch near the water.
Wow. You want a reward for that?
Atraveller
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You're role playing as a witcher after all.
Master Bear Geralt
Feel goddamn invincible in this, though the -stamina regen feels bad.
I think the trade-offs are good.
Well you do get paid.
Sir Garbageman
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Quick question. Just hit Velen. If I didn't load up a Witcher 2 save when can I select the world state?
Nameless
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Yen's figure.
White Orchard Herbalist >>
shinobi602
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Lol, was excited to get all that Temerian armor for 'free' and come to see it's about 1,000+ gold total for everything in game. Lame CDPR, lame!
Darryl M R
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Master Bear Geralt
Feel goddamn invincible in this, though the -stamina regen feels bad.
I want to see how ursine chest armor with feline boots, feline gloves, and feline pants. To combat the nasty stamina regen. If you ever have the time and armor do you mind showing how it looks.
SDCowboy
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He said there was a reward. I wanna make sure I'm not missing some crazy armor or something.
LegalEagleMike
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BlackGhost
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Yesterday I asked if you could increase the text size because it was killing my eyes, got no response. Looked online and apparently the ps4 has a zoom button in the OS now. Helpful for any game or menu.
Here's a video I found how to use it friends
http://youtu.be/JFhjsITKo-0
Here's a video I found how to use it friends
http://youtu.be/JFhjsITKo-0
What I'm liking most about this game so far is the sense of the unknown. When you start in Velen, there's what appears to be a small quarry nearby, but
. But more than that, it's the areas you can't instantly access - in
It's stuff like that that makes it really fun.
it turns out to be a big bandit camp, the Devil's Pit, which is great fun to both take over, and then explore
the Devil's pit, there are a number of locked doors, and you can see through the metal grid into the eponymous pit. But when I google it, nobody seems to know how to access it yet - maybe it'll be a DLC, or maybe there's a random key you get from a quest in the future, but as yet it's unsolved
It's stuff like that that makes it really fun.
BrandonPckrfn
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Baron question.
Does the Baron ever come back? He lived for me but went to find a healer for his wife.
) only does swords right?robertsan21
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thankfully CDPR is going to patch the small text size.
BlackGhost
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Thanks for the update, this will surely help.
This is a quick fix for now then I suppose
Augemitbutter
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gotta earn that. low level armor is in for a reason and has its use.
D
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How did you do that? One of the things that is bothering me about this game is just how much your level seems to matter in combat.
I tried to fight some level 15 bog hag or whatever at level 5 yesterday, and I couldn't reduce her HP at all after whacking on her for a while. She, however, could easily one shot me. I'm playing on the second from highest difficulty.
Alright, as promised here are my thoughts on the main quest of the game now that I've finished it. I'll be as spoiler free as possible and won't be talking details just my feelings. To start with, HOLY SHIT what an amazing ride, this game just confirmed to me that it is GOAT tier. The main quest is spectacular and satisfying by the end with several different endings. As I mentioned earlier unlike many of you I haven't done everything in the game, I still took things slowly but when I got overlevelled for a main story point I usually went back and did the mission. The main thing I do in games like this is role play so if the main quest suddenly calls for urgency I try not to twiddle my thumbs exploring ruins when I should be doing X now. Thankfully, the main plot doesn't call for such immediate urgency most of the time.
Unlike say Inquisition's story, TW3's main plot justifies all your exploring since for a large chunk it is an investigation. You're looking for Ciri so traveling all around Velen and talking to a bunch of villagers in the middle of nowhere makes sense. You aren't immediately trying to stop the end of the world so that gathering 5 herbs for a villager seems out of place. I will say that things do pick up later but even then the story allowed justification for just screwing around.
Before I discuss my thoughts on the ending of this wild ride I thought I'd point some stuff out to fellow players who might want to know just when there are near the end. All I will say is that you will KNOW you are basically about to start the final quest. There are certain parts in the game where you think this must be the end only for the game's plot to keep going and open up once again, but you'll know once you're about to finally be near the end. Curiously, the game does not actually warn you about this as it does with an earlier main quest which leads you to think back then you are approaching the end.
Any who back to the main story, it truly is wonderful and emotional all the way to the end and your choices actually lead to several different ending outcomes and scenes. BioWare now you must take note on how to end a series and incorporate choices with actual consequences as TW3 just nailed it. That said, I will say that the choices you made in TW2 as well as TW1 don't really seem to matter much at all. For example, I'll just say this since it's not really a spoiler to say something is not in the game, as far as I know Iorveth is not in TW3 nor is he ever mentioned. Now, maybe I'm wrong and he's hiding somewhere I haven't looked but that seems unlikely, he's just not there. In addition, in my play time I never heard mention of Saskia, the free Pontar Valley, or most of what occurred in TW2. I'm kinda surprised that Geralt never once asks about any of this. Also, in TW1 I had Radovid marry Princess Adda yet there is no mention of her that I found in TW3. Basically, outside of a few short mentions and character pop ups here and there your choices in the previous games don't have much weight in TW3, the game was clearly designed to be sorta stand alone.
That said, the choices you do make in this game do affect the ending of the game. I won't spoil anything but the ending you get is not determined by some R/G/B choice or any other binary choice given at the near end of the game, instead your ending is based upon a culmination of choices (both minor and big) you made throughout the game, this includes certain side quests. I will say that the ending I got was very satisfying. My only complaint is that certain plot threads are not resolved at the end of the game and certain character fates not fully mentioned despite the game leading you to believe there would be some conclusion to some of them. I will also say that the story is very much a personal/emotional story and less so about "plot" or lore, which is frustrating at certain parts when characters start talking deep lore that even someone like me who has read the books and played the previous games doesn't fully understand what is going on.
All in all it was an unforgettable experience and I look forward to possible future Witcher games and anything else CDPR does. Closing thoughts:
-The action cutscenes are fucking insane in this game, whoever choreographed and animated that shit needs to stand up and take a bow. Wow.
-Boss fights are really great, it's nice to see an RPG do actual boss fights right.
-Charles Dance's performance is great, I love the Nilfgaardian accent he puts on.
-Yennefer all the way, sorry Triss you never stood a chance.
Unlike say Inquisition's story, TW3's main plot justifies all your exploring since for a large chunk it is an investigation. You're looking for Ciri so traveling all around Velen and talking to a bunch of villagers in the middle of nowhere makes sense. You aren't immediately trying to stop the end of the world so that gathering 5 herbs for a villager seems out of place. I will say that things do pick up later but even then the story allowed justification for just screwing around.
Before I discuss my thoughts on the ending of this wild ride I thought I'd point some stuff out to fellow players who might want to know just when there are near the end. All I will say is that you will KNOW you are basically about to start the final quest. There are certain parts in the game where you think this must be the end only for the game's plot to keep going and open up once again, but you'll know once you're about to finally be near the end. Curiously, the game does not actually warn you about this as it does with an earlier main quest which leads you to think back then you are approaching the end.
Any who back to the main story, it truly is wonderful and emotional all the way to the end and your choices actually lead to several different ending outcomes and scenes. BioWare now you must take note on how to end a series and incorporate choices with actual consequences as TW3 just nailed it. That said, I will say that the choices you made in TW2 as well as TW1 don't really seem to matter much at all. For example, I'll just say this since it's not really a spoiler to say something is not in the game, as far as I know Iorveth is not in TW3 nor is he ever mentioned. Now, maybe I'm wrong and he's hiding somewhere I haven't looked but that seems unlikely, he's just not there. In addition, in my play time I never heard mention of Saskia, the free Pontar Valley, or most of what occurred in TW2. I'm kinda surprised that Geralt never once asks about any of this. Also, in TW1 I had Radovid marry Princess Adda yet there is no mention of her that I found in TW3. Basically, outside of a few short mentions and character pop ups here and there your choices in the previous games don't have much weight in TW3, the game was clearly designed to be sorta stand alone.
That said, the choices you do make in this game do affect the ending of the game. I won't spoil anything but the ending you get is not determined by some R/G/B choice or any other binary choice given at the near end of the game, instead your ending is based upon a culmination of choices (both minor and big) you made throughout the game, this includes certain side quests. I will say that the ending I got was very satisfying. My only complaint is that certain plot threads are not resolved at the end of the game and certain character fates not fully mentioned despite the game leading you to believe there would be some conclusion to some of them. I will also say that the story is very much a personal/emotional story and less so about "plot" or lore, which is frustrating at certain parts when characters start talking deep lore that even someone like me who has read the books and played the previous games doesn't fully understand what is going on.
All in all it was an unforgettable experience and I look forward to possible future Witcher games and anything else CDPR does. Closing thoughts:
-The action cutscenes are fucking insane in this game, whoever choreographed and animated that shit needs to stand up and take a bow. Wow.
-Boss fights are really great, it's nice to see an RPG do actual boss fights right.
-Charles Dance's performance is great, I love the Nilfgaardian accent he puts on.
-Yennefer all the way, sorry Triss you never stood a chance.
Augemitbutter
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yea, i'm playing on hardest and have to walk away from every red encounter. i'm doing like no damage on reds.
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Why the fuck did I just click on that spoiler?
I made the whole Griffin set last night, swords included. Before that I made a level 16 piece of armor without looking at it, lol. I was only level 6 at the time.
I just looked at it, too, lol. I hadn't got to that part. Oh well.
I just looked at it, too, lol. I hadn't got to that part. Oh well.
Thanks! Just found him. Free haircuts!
Revolutionary
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Lol @ the Elusive Thief contract in Novigrad
"Damn, I look old."
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I bought this on Amazon. It says that I should have gotten a World of Witcher Compendium with it? Is it digital? Or is it an actual book that comes with the game because I don't appear to have it?
SDCowboy
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lol Sorry guys. Tried to specify that it was the secondary part.
WaffleTaco
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Anybody else know how to level up, like I'm not sure if fast is the right word, but fast? Basically it seems to make the game extra difficult if you aren't the right level for a quest, and I find it slightly annoying that you don't level naturally with the main quest. I am just glad the overworked is so fun to explore otherwise I would be pissed.
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