EroticSushi
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |OT| Gwent Player, Monster Slayer, EVEN RACISM
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whatsinaname
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Looking at some of my favourite RPGs (Deus Ex, Alpha Protocol, Witcher 2), I fall into this camp as well. Games that start with a well defined starting character and where the role-playing is mainly about the way I play the game and the choices I can make and what consequences they have.
justsomeguy
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Dude - spoiler tags
Nose Master
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About the Baron's Pet:
Can you like, do anything to figure out what the fuck is going on with that weird halfling mutant thing that burst into the room during the end of the Family Ties quest? I'm curious to know what's going on there.
The main quest will reveal it later on
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Deleted member 471617
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A few questions -
1) In White Orchard, has anyone found a free saddlebag? I'm probably wrong but I would have sworn that I acquired a free saddlebag via looting because I don't remember purchasing one and I haven't made it past White Orchard yet so I haven't reached the horse racing yet.
2) In general, if you don't loot the dead bodies (for example, all the dead soldiers in the beginning of the game), does the loot disappear or stays until you loot the dead bodies?
3) In general, does any of what can be looted re-spawn or is it one and done?
Any help and info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
1) In White Orchard, has anyone found a free saddlebag? I'm probably wrong but I would have sworn that I acquired a free saddlebag via looting because I don't remember purchasing one and I haven't made it past White Orchard yet so I haven't reached the horse racing yet.
2) In general, if you don't loot the dead bodies (for example, all the dead soldiers in the beginning of the game), does the loot disappear or stays until you loot the dead bodies?
3) In general, does any of what can be looted re-spawn or is it one and done?
Any help and info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
orthodoxy1095
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Novigrad first quest spoilers:
Alright, so when you follow the thief in Novigrad, eventually you get led to a group of thugs who try to engage you in a fist fight. I tried to fight them twice but I kept getting overwhelmed by the numbers and cramped space...so on the third try I just drew my sword and they freaked the hell out and surrendered. I'm not sure what ramifications that has for the rest of this quest, but I thought that was neat.
Ive been wondering the same thing for awhile now.
justsomeguy
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Mine is Geralt who kills monsters for money, and doesn't kill monsters for free. Even if you have s sob story. Man's gotta eat.
Emperor_Uriel
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Balanced changes to annoying features-
How they should fix durability: Relic weapons/armor never lose durability, but cost a lot to repair. Once you repair their initial wear, they never degrade further.
How they should fix item weight: Horse has unlimited storage attached.
How they should fix fist fights: Decoctions effects don't disappear. You can heal and use Quen/Axii/Aard/Yrden in any non-coordinated fist fight (Geralt currently refuses to use his inventory and abilities when punching up random thugs throughout the story).
How they should fix unpredictable attack animations: Speed up the longer animations and give phantom range to the short-range ones so that every single quick attack is functionally the same.
How they should fix durability: Relic weapons/armor never lose durability, but cost a lot to repair. Once you repair their initial wear, they never degrade further.
How they should fix item weight: Horse has unlimited storage attached.
How they should fix fist fights: Decoctions effects don't disappear. You can heal and use Quen/Axii/Aard/Yrden in any non-coordinated fist fight (Geralt currently refuses to use his inventory and abilities when punching up random thugs throughout the story).
How they should fix unpredictable attack animations: Speed up the longer animations and give phantom range to the short-range ones so that every single quick attack is functionally the same.
Must be pretty late, im done with Novigrad for now.
Around 50 hours into this so far, absolutely loving it. 
Just did the first couple of main quests in Velen but I've mostly been concentrating on sidestories, going to ? locations and doing witcher contracts. I've still not even gone to the Skellige Isles yet and I've heard that's another huge environment as well!
Bloodborne and this within the last few months, fucking fantastic stuff (and both big contenders for GOTY for me so far)
Bloomin eck. How long is the main quest by itself anyway ? I can tell this game is going to last me well over 100 hours and I've not even started Gwent yet! (apart from the tutorial)
Just did the first couple of main quests in Velen but I've mostly been concentrating on sidestories, going to ? locations and doing witcher contracts. I've still not even gone to the Skellige Isles yet and I've heard that's another huge environment as well!Bloodborne and this within the last few months, fucking fantastic stuff
(and both big contenders for GOTY for me so far)Bloomin eck. How long is the main quest by itself anyway ? I can tell this game is going to last me well over 100 hours and I've not even started Gwent yet! (apart from the tutorial)
orthodoxy1095
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It's interesting how people play Geralt differently. I take payment, but never haggle for more. I'll refuse payment if there's a kid or old person involved. I'm sitting on like 3,000 coins anyways, so I'm not worried.
Sakura
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Probably make more money just looting barrels anyway than they can pay you for those contracts.
Where'd you buy that?
orthodoxy1095
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I'm pretty sure you're honestly right about that. More of my 3,000 coins has probably come from random barrels/boxes and stopping to find guarded treasure than from contracts themselves.
LostMyNarbles
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LostMyNarbles
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You'll see
it's not until later in the game.
Wow. Velen is huge! I knew the world maps would be big but this is actually to much. The area is to damn big.
Just started that area and a question.
Just started that area and a question.
Made it to the Inn at the Crossroads. Is it possible to kill those bandits looting the area? I managed not to start a fight while inside but kinda wishing I had just so they'd attack. Can I get them after they leave or do they show up sometime later?
Lys Skygge
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Just finished
How much more story do I have?
Yennifers story questline in Skillige and now I have to get the Red Barons mutant thing
Quite a bit. It's all up hill from where you're at.
True. I feel his pain with the armor though, still on the starter.
Fast thread.
No problem.
Nose Master
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I'm rocking slicked back hair and a big goatee, scumbag Geralt is the best Geralt.
Exentryk
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1. I think I had two saddlebags (20 stamina ones) that I sold once I was done with Wild Orchard.
2. Dunno.
3. I think the random monsters like wolves, ghouls etc will respawn eventually, but contracts and bandit camps probably won't.
Yeah same I only haggle once just to see how it actually works but mostly I accept the coin and give it back, if a character got really fucked up and seems like they need it more then me.
Up to like 20000 gold at one point (Before buying the best runes for my gear)
So, I had this little funny dialogue today with one of the games females. It's spoilery if you did not finish a certain quest line about ten hours in.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yG5zsu17ms4
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yG5zsu17ms4
UpDownLeftRight
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My Geralt always refuses pay and I'm pretty broke. If he needs to make money he can do it the old fashioned way and go hunting, but either way, he's kitted out well enough to handle himself anyway. Money doesn't seem to be an issue.
bananafactory
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Holy crap, I just finished that massive sideplot with Keira Metz. God damn that was good
Exentryk
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Yeah, I was actually planning to modding the weight and durability before the game was out, but I thought I'll at least try it first without modding. And now, I don't think I even need to bother with the mod. Saddle bags give you more weight, and you don't really need to keep the heavy stuff with you anyway.
And repairing doesn't really feel like a chore as you can do that anytime you're visiting the smith. And durability doesn't drop that fast, so you'll end up visiting a smith plenty of times before it drops.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Definitely understandable! If you need money, you can find better places than many of the contracts actually.
The only people I don't mind trying to rip off are soldiers, since a lot of them seem scummy.
Pffft the other option is better.
Yes, sidequests can get locked. If the sidequest runs along the main quest and you complete the main quest first by accident or just decide to ignore the side quest because you didn't like where the side quest was going.
They can also get locked by progressing the main story past a certain point but the game gives a warning in this case.
statham
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In Velen the area that has the houses slightly above damp water, lots of boats around I was selling to the vendor and he ran out of money, so I kept mediating and it appeared.
looking online , this maybe the same trader I got it from.
I was worried they wouldn't keep up the quality - this guy is wrong, right? :
Maybe he played too much too quickly?
Maybe he played too much too quickly?
Ive seen one get marked as failed when i went too far into the main story
Not sure about Gwent
CambriaRising
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That guy is really wrong. I think your assessment is right about him playing too much too quickly. "First few areas" misses the point entirely as it assumes they are areas to be consumed and forgotten about. That's just not the case.
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