Anyone know why I'd be getting red/unselectable conversation choices that require Delusion levels? I swear I've put at least 2 points into it, is there something else I have to do? Here's an example
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |OT| Gwent Player, Monster Slayer, EVEN RACISM
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Yeah I get the feeling most people will fill out their maps before getting to the end of act 1, which means there's less side content to do inbetween main story stuff later on.
lordfuzzybutt
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Well, the books did not specifically hint at what he actually wanted when he invoked the Law of Surprise so I will say he did not actually know what he would get.
Gwent has sent us down a path to this, and I'm fine with that:
Yes we have OT for Gwent, come to join us \o/.
Me too me too, Iam early in game, only level 4 but doing quests that recommend level 7. So fun (playing 2nd hardest difficulty) and hard.
Did everything I found from starting area, took over 10 hours to do them.
Turin Turambar
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Yep. They changed it, now crafting material weight barely anything at all, even if doesn't make a lot of sense (you know, steel plates, ingots, etc). I've been over-encumbered just once in 40 hours of game, selling stuff just when I return back to a village or when by chance I encounter a trader.
DamagedInc
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How do you active/use alternate modes on signs, i've not quite figured that out yet?
Hold down the button instead of tap once you have it unlocked on the tree.
Majukun
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that's what i thought at first..but then i read about it online and it seems like it's kinda the default outcome..a guy has to give up the child born while he was at war...it happened exactly the same way for another character in the books..same law..same result.
maybe it's just that tons of other people get other tings but the books decide to concentrate on the 2 cases that resulted in a child changing hands
it's an interesting custom...anyway...but what if he also got a new horse at home?he can choose what to give ?
maybe it's just that tons of other people get other tings but the books decide to concentrate on the 2 cases that resulted in a child changing hands
it's an interesting custom...anyway...but what if he also got a new horse at home?he can choose what to give ?
Gravemind IV
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Love the ability to deflect arrows back.
http://xboxclips.com/Gravemind+IV/03c98835-bfc2-45bb-8234-02c1fc1860ae
http://xboxclips.com/Gravemind+IV/03c98835-bfc2-45bb-8234-02c1fc1860ae
Darkstorne
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I'm guessing you haven't equipped the skill? I made that mistake with the arrow parry skill. It's not enough to just spend a skill point on it - you also have to equip it in a slot on the right hand side of the Character screen.
DamagedInc
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Looking at the guide,
it looks like each of the three sections of Act I has as many critical quests as Act II or III. Going by that approximate metric, Act I would be 60% of the main quest.
If most people do a lot of side stuff during Act I on top of that, I wouldn't be too surprised if Act I covered a very large chunk of their playtime. Perceptually, it might have been better to split Act I into three acts.
I haven't finished Novigrad and I've already played something like 40 hours. I'm not expecting the main story to be three times that.
This is a huge departure from my last similar experience, DA:I, which had this pretty short critical path with a shitload of things to do on the side. So far, Witcher 3 seems longer and broader.
lordfuzzybutt
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that's what i thought at first..but then i read about it online and it seems like it's kinda the default outcome..a guy has to give up the child born while he was at war...it happened exactly the same way for another character in the books..same law..same result.
maybe it's just that tons of other people get other tings but the books decide to concentrate on the 2 cases that resulted in a child changing hands
it's an interesting custom...anyway...but what if he also got a new horse at home?he can choose what to give ?
When I was reading through that part, the first thought that popped into my mind is that:
"What if he goes home and finds out that his wife makes him a surprise pie, you dumbass?"
Exentryk
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So, while exploring, I ran into a powerful monster guarding a treasure chest. Monster was level 14. I was level 4.
Snuck through and stole the treasure like a pro haha! Geralt for master thief XD
Snuck through and stole the treasure like a pro haha! Geralt for master thief XD
Yeah but they cant shoot through each other, which is always fun to see some poor dude take one in the back.
Tart Toter 9k
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I think they sort of did?
Book 1 spoilers:
Geralt is told that he can have whatever he wants from Duny. Geralt responds by telling him that witchers are a dying breed and they lack successors.
So he wants what they already have but do not know that they have (hinting that the princess is pregnant). Geralt also tells them that he will be back in six years.
So he wants what they already have but do not know that they have (hinting that the princess is pregnant). Geralt also tells them that he will be back in six years.
However.
Witcher 3 midway spoilers:
When you talk about Ciri to the dream-o-mancer Geralt tells her that he was surprised by the fact that he could have Ciri and didnt know what to do with her.
I've put in 40 hours and have only just finished
doing the first two quests with Crach's son and daughter
They are a lot shorter and have much more of an urgency that Act 1 doesn't have. Act 1 is mostly detective work and following leads. Acts 2 and 3 deal with some much heavier stuff, as expected. I think overall they did a great job pacing the main story.
tokilamockingbrd
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How many major Explorable zones are there besides the ones that you can see on the world map following the end of the prologue?
(ie is
the last major zone you unlock, I assume there will be some small places like the capitol you unlock for specific story sequences)
I am currently level 7 and just now at the point I can pretty freely explore
except for the occasional quest 20 levels above where I am.
Not looking for names, just a number. If this is all there is I am fine, I just don't want to be expecting more to just realize this is it.
(ie is
Skellig
I am currently level 7 and just now at the point I can pretty freely explore
"No Man's Land"
Not looking for names, just a number. If this is all there is I am fine, I just don't want to be expecting more to just realize this is it.
I think a big part of this is that traditionally only men could be witchers so he truly had no clue what to do with a girl. If it was a boy it would have been quite clear that he would have trained him to be a witcher (or have to kid die trying)
Yeah that was some comic relief after all that frustration. What was even more puzzling was a level 1 archer 1-shot killed a level 5 axe wielding enemy who walked in the line of fire!
Yeah, not even when they say "key required".
This shit is real annoying on dreath march
Really? I assumed at least these could be opened!
darkwing-buck
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Finished Carnal Sins
WOW what a quest. I knew he was a vampire however I didn't know he was the killer at first seeing as how the murders were a twisted ritual inspired by the Eternal Fire.
I am hoping some of these doors become openable with useful things behind them during the future expansions...
lordfuzzybutt
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To be honest, I read the book too long ago so that slipped my mind. Now that you mentioned it I vaguely recall it being the case.
I would also like to know this. Anyone?
Shit. That explains it. Pity, I've missed out on some of the better paths thanks to that. Guess I better rummage around in my inventory and see if I've got a blue mutagen I can pair it with.
I was stunned after it was shown what the consequence of my actions were during a previous quest, as I never thought it would tie into that storyline.
tokilamockingbrd
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thanks.
Velen/Novigrad is huge, and finding Sidequest and Bounties for all different level tiers made me think this is the case.
I might actually like this, now I can comb through these thoroughly instead of trying to push on.
I thought I read that the total map size in this game was larger than Skyrim? Is that true. If Skellig is the same size or larger than Vellen/Novigrad I could see it. However there is no way total explorable area will be larger, all the ruins in Skyrim we just huge. But just the map? Its could be close.
I've just retrned to Crow's perch after I completed the
plotline.
I want to help them
Blood Baron
My quest resulted in the Baron taking Anna to the moutnains to see a healer to help her. When I returned to Crow's perch, I confronted some guards who were trying to rape a woman. I stopped this, and went to the Baron's mansion to report this to the replacement boss. However, the mansion had been burnt and damaged, and I was told by one of the guards that they have a 'new order' now and to deal with it
I want to help them
tokilamockingbrd
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what build are you going for? 1st Witcher game so I am going on Sword and Story, its not hard really, but I like being able to heal with meditation so I have no raised it......
Oh, this is kinda less than I expected. I just assumed that the whole map will become availible during the course of the game... It is still a massive game and probably the best RPG I have ever played up to this point. I just hoped there would be a bit more diversity in the landscapes. I am approximately 30h in, level 14 and I start to become sick of swamps...
Well, it's called the Law of Surprise.
I went and fought a level 17 bear (level 8) because of guarded treasure, took down the bear, found the 'treasure'
6 orens.
boredandlazy
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Quick question for someone who hasn't played any Witchery games before... What difficulty should I choose? I have bo qualms with a game being challenging, but with an open world game like this I don't want to get frustrated either...
you shouldnt do that again since the loot in treasures scales with your level. you could have found much more powrful stuff if you waited
Maybe I did something wrong, mine ended when I killed the Eternal Fire dude who had the prostitute tied up. Although..on returning to Novigrad there does seem to be some copycat murders going on.
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