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[SomTervo]

Bomb throwing, even just quick tap-throws without aiming, is way too slow. Geralt can efficiently draw his sword for a quick slice from almost any animation, but so often the delay on tapping the bomb button and when the actual thing launches is so disparate that often it whizzes right past enemies heads, or Geralt himself is caught in the blast because the moment of opportunity is long gone and the enemies are within melee range while the throw tracks its target super close. Just unreliable especially when trying to set up that perfect group hit against fast moving trash like Nekkers or Drowners. I use bombs regularly, but they consistently are a fumbling block in execution with their long delay time.

Yeah this is one of the few huge problems imo.

What's especially bad is that you can't roll and immediately throw a bomb. I'm used to games like AC or Batman, where you can roll and hold an aim button, and the character will segue straight into the aiming animation. But in TW3, you have to wait a full second or two after rolling before the game lets you aim a bomb.

This second or two is enough to get you killed if you're against a horde or fast, aggressive enemies like Drowners. Once you're in combat with them you basically have no chance to get a bomb out, short of using the terrible bomb-auto-aim which always throws bombs miles past your target.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Posted on last page already

So Friday for ps4 lol

 

[Auctopus]

I have done the L3 whistle and at times Roach will not come, but i figure he is just stuck somewhere. I do it again and there he is.

You have to wait a few seconds after quick-travelling before you can call for Roach.

It's not to do with fast-travel, happens randomly. He wandered round a corner mid-mission as I was following Triss somewhere and I could call him again. It happened a second time so I completed a few missions and I could summon him again.

I thought it might be because he was stuck but his icon doesn't appear at all and there's no whistle. When the bug happens, the only thing that fixes it is mission completions or similar (I'm not fast travelling in this play through).

 

[MaulerX]

I found this and thought it was pretty well done.

This pic might help me decide who to chose. LOL

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Triss

 

[KHlover]

This pic might help me decide who to chose. LOL

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Triss

*brofist*

 

[Nordicus]

What do I loot/dismantle to get Vitriol?

It is a high end crafting material that you need a formula for to create and uses White Gull among other things

 

[NastyBook]

Did you read this in the loading screen? I realized this after i killed a

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Royal Wyvern.

I need to go back to every nest now. haha

Nope. Took out a Rot monster nest outside of Novirgrad, then just happened to pass over it. Got a lot of good mats from it.

Heh, usually the loot from nests is semi-rare and expensive monster parts as well

Ahh, so it's rare? Good, I don't feel so bad now. I really thought I was just leaving good mats on the table for a moment.

You should be able to go back and loot them, loot in the game doesn't seem to despawn at all if unlooted.

I noticed this when in White Orchard, I had left all the nests for the last thing to do, killed all the monsters at all of them but when I got to the last one I realised I could loot it and went back to all the others to loot them too.

Try and see if you can still loot them, loot seems to remain in the world indefinitely.

Okay, I'll definitely do this. Took out all the White Orchard spots before I left for Velen. Can't hurt to see.

 

[Majukun]

This pic might help me decide who to chose. LOL

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Triss

already decided from what i've seen of the two...the relationship between triss and geralt seems to work when both are themselves and they are on an equal plane..geralt and yennefer work only when geralt acts like her dog

 

[Cathcart]

That hairstyle would probably look much better if the armor wasn't so fugly. I have a feeling I'm going to be keeping the default outfit for quite a while simply because fashion > stats for me in games like this. lol

Unless you're Billy Idol that hairstyle never looks good.

 

[JustinBB7]

Yesterday or 2 days ago I crafted supreme griffen armor, only to find out I couldn't wear it until level 23. I was level 18 at that point and my last save was too long ago lol. Been sitting in my inventory for a while now.

Also for the XP bug thing. Greyed out means no xp right? I arrived at Skellige last night and I'm doing all the low side quests/contracts first now. The ones that are not greyed out at least. Will do the greyed out ones after patch on monday.

 

[aku:jiki]

Amusing banter overheard:

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They say at Ragnarok, every creature imaginable from men's nightmares will come forth from the caves... with me wife's mum leading at the head.

Hahaha... this game.

My favorite exchange so far is the one between a rich guy and a random bard. It's too long to paraphrase but it boiled down to the rich guy being mad that the bard wouldn't do creative work for free.

(The joke makes more sense if you've ever been in a "can someone design my company website for free because design work is easy and anyone can do it" type thread.)

 

[KorrZ]

I found this and thought it was pretty well done.

I need that Triss model in my life.

 

[Phamit]

I can't finish the eye on eye Quest,

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Rosh

doesn't show up at the hanging tree

Anyone knows what to do?

 

[Nordicus]

Ahh, so it's rare? Good, I don't feel so bad now. I really thought I was just leaving good mats on the table for a moment.

Oh umm, you are, actually. I meant rare as in frequency, not item type. It's usually Relic level crafting mats

 

[Sifl]

Wait, do certain skills not need to be activated to get their effect or is this a glitch? I just noticed I'm getting the effect of Refreshment even though it's not in a slot.

 

[brau]

Wait, do certain skills not need to be activated to get their effect or is this a glitch? I just noticed I'm getting the effect of Refreshment even though it's not in a slot.

So you do get the perks even if you don't equip them?

 

[Radec]

I found this and thought it was pretty well done.

Now waiting for Keira and/or Priscilla

 

[RoboPlato]

It is a high end crafting material that you need a formula for to create and uses White Gull among other things

Need to get the formula then.

 

[zlatko]

I thought the loading screens in Bloodborne were bad...

 

[Akhe]

I found this and thought it was pretty well done.

Niiiice!!!!!!!

This pic might help me decide who to chose. LOL

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Triss

Sword of Omens, give me sight beyond sight!

 

[indigo-cyclops]

already decided from what i've seen of the two...the relationship between triss and geralt seems to work when both are themselves and they are on an equal plane..geralt and yennefer work only when geralt acts like her dog

Yea, man...even wanting to follow what I presume to be canon I made a huge mistake picking Yen. Triss, regardless of how she took advantage of Geralt, it seems like she really cares about him and has respect for him as a human. Yen just seems so far from that, continuously proving how much of a disingenuous cretin she can be if it doesn't fit her agenda. Even in the small moment of genuine affection later on, it still felt incredibly distant. Argh!

 

[Sifl]

So you do get the perks even if you don't equip them?

Trying to find out. I am, but I don't think you're supposed to.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Well, main quest is now gray coloured, guess I should go in with it now..

 

[Hystzen]

Geralt : "incase you haven't noticed im not exactly good at showing expressions"

Irine : "all you have to do is pull angry faces and talk in a gravely voice"

bahahha oh i love this company being able to openly take piss out of Geralts VA , which i have always loved i know some people openly hate it

 

[Einchy]

Where can I find the new contract?

 

[7DollarHagane]

have they put out the patch that improves performance on 600 series cards yet?

 

[GwyndolinCinder]

already decided from what i've seen of the two...the relationship between triss and geralt seems to work when both are themselves and they are on an equal plane..geralt and yennefer work only when geralt acts like her dog

Equal field where geralt has amnesia, and triss takes advantage of him.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

Where can I find the new contract?

Its in Skellige

 

[Primethius]

The combat is starting to get on my nerves. Particularly the hitbox/hit-detection issues with the enemies.

Was doing the Royal Wyvern quest at lvl. 13. The quest itself was not difficult but I died several times because Geralt would combo and the Wyvern would take no damage, I'd hear no sword hit sound despite the animation playing out fully. Meanwhile the Wyvern would just turn around and two-shot me with a combo.

Extremely frustrating to die through no fault of your own.

 

[xezuru]

It weirds me out that Geralt and Witcher 2 Character Spoiler:

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Letho.......

, follow the common notion that Witchers are mutated to be emotionless, especially Geralt because he's basically a super mutant among them, but it always feels like what we've seen of other Witchers have nowhere near that amount of lethargy.

 

[mileS]

Wait what.. people actually think the tree spirit isn't

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evil?

yes the book may be false but did you even listen to what it had to say at all? All the dead bodies around it... yeahh.

 

[7DollarHagane]

have they put out the patch that improves performance on 600 series cards yet?

sorry to quote for new page. Don't want to start it until they get this patch out.

 

[Einchy]

Its in Skellige

Thanks.

 

[Not Spaceghost]

Trying to find out. I am, but I don't think you're supposed to.

I wanna test this with axii delusion. I think it's supposed to work in convos when not slotted but im not sure.

 

[blueteainfusion]

It weirds me out that Geralt and Witcher 2 Character Spoiler:

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Letho.......

, follow the common notion that Witchers are mutated to be emotionless, especially Geralt because he's basically a super mutant among them, but it always feels like what we've seen of other Witchers have nowhere near that amount of lethargy.

I seriously don't get how people can play The Witcher 3 and still think that Geralt is emotionless.

 

[Chariot]

Geralt is obviously not the only mutant out there.

 

[bidguy]

Wait what.. people actually think the tree spirit isn't

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evil?

yes the book may be false but did you even listen to what it had to say at all? All the dead bodies around it... yeahh.

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does it actually free the kids or just kill them ?

 

[Grady]

I wanna test this with axii delusion. I think it's supposed to work in convos when not slotted but im not sure.

You need it in a slot.

 

[razgriz417]

Now waiting for Keira and/or Priscilla

Thats a good Ciri, tho I'm partial to this one

 

[xezuru]

I seriously don't get how people can play The Witcher 3 and still think that Geralt is emotionless.

Well regardless about what you say about character choices and romance and stuff, Witchers are mutated to be emotionless with pretty much the same intention as Metal Gear soldier therapy to at the very least mute the emotions to heighten all battle senses and silence anything that would interfere with killing monsters.

 

[Sifl]

I wanna test this with axii delusion. I think it's supposed to work in convos when not slotted but im not sure.

So far, it's only giving me the benefits of the alchemy tree without equipping. Nothing from the signs, and I don't have any melee skills so I can't test unless I respec.

 

[zlatko]

Fuck the casino quest.

20 some dudes in a space the size of my fucking thumb...

Die? Enjoy 30+ second long ass loading screen.

I'm about to call it a wrap for a few days on Witcher 3. :/

 

[Brandon F]

Sorry question, is the Emperor of the Southern army Ciri's biological father, who was cursed in past Witcher games? And Geralt saved him and claimed Ciri?

Why does the Emperor dislike Geralt? And why doesn't Geralt sort of hate the Emperor for destroying the North, when he was the one who sent that evil Witcher to kill the Northern king, who later also kidnapped Triss?

Also, how do I know what my Witcher 2 decisions are in my playthrough? What did CDPR decide was canon in regards to the more important Witcher 2 choices?

Kind of,

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I believe in the books(not games since they take place long after this event) Geralt did in fact help Emyhr and as part of the "pact of surprise"(weird nebulous Witcher contract), Geralt was rewarded Ciri whom he took to Kaer Morhen to train.

As for Letho. He was initially instructed by the Lodge of Witches in W2 to take down King Demavend(since he was weak and the lodge just wanted his land to claim as their own free 'sorceress realm'). Foltest was not a target by the lodge, but instead a secret Emhyr target to ripen the North for invasion. Letho was told his Witcher school would be reborn if completed. He only kidnapped Triss as a means to use her teleport to escape the events of Act 1 in W2. He let her go afterwards, and eventually chose to rescue her from Nilfgaard in Act 3 if Geralt chose NOTto save her himself.

Geralt doesn't really have any true allegiance with the kingdoms, so while he was kind of a friend to Foltest, he doesn't really get involved with the conflict. Though obviously he does quite a bit in W2, its usually only to help his own aim or to prevent some catastrophe.

 

[ironcreed]

Nice one of Yen.

 

[NastyBook]

bahahha oh i love this company being able to openly take piss out of Geralts VA , which i have always loved i know some people openly hate it

Geralt's VA is great, imo. The only thing that pisses me off about him is the fact that Christopher Lambert is too old to portray him in film.

Also, just met up with

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Lambert

outside of Novigrad. If anybody is doing this mission, choose Meet up later, otherwise you get screwed out of looting an enemy if you weren't fast enough to do it before the cutscene begins.

 

[Chariot]

Fuck the casino quest.

20 some dudes in a space the size of my fucking thumb...

Die? Enjoy 30+ second long ass loading screen.

I'm about to call it a wrap for a few days on Witcher 3. :/

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Do "Gangs of Novigrad" if it's too difficult alone, if you choose that you will accompany Cleaver's dwarfs in a raid into the hideouts.

 

[Einchy]

"something I've always wonder, what do you Witchers do once there are no more monsters and giants trashing around"

I don't know, random Skellige guard. I don't know.

 

[Devilinthiscity]

So no patch for XP bug on the console version until the middle of next week? I don't even think I can wait that long.

 

[KHlover]

Fuck the casino quest.

20 some dudes in a space the size of my fucking thumb...

Die? Enjoy 30+ second long ass loading screen.

I'm about to call it a wrap for a few days on Witcher 3. :/

Are your opponents human? Alt Axii their ass to oblivion

 

[Ghostmaster]

Wait what.. people actually think the tree spirit isn't

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evil?

yes the book may be false but did you even listen to what it had to say at all? All the dead bodies around it... yeahh.

The

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spirit gives a perfectly good answer to this if you ask it - Nature doesn't care. Which makes perfect sense since you fight a bunch of wolves to get there, wolves don't care if you're a man/woman or a child, they will kill you to protect the tree

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does it actually free the kids or just kill them ?

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Yes, you can find them later on