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[ColonialRaptor]

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I actually had the second alternate Igni ability unlocked as well. It's really a great tool against slow enemies, but it suffers heavily against faster creatures, especially fast mobs. I actually respeced to put the points elsewhere. So the way my build works right now is to focus on the generation of critical hits (so much extra damage!) as often as possible.

I actually probably have far more points than you in the Red section.

I have Muscle Memory, Precise Blows, Strength Training and Crushing Blows all maxed out (5/5). I also have one point each in Whirl and Rend. Those abilities (Whirl and Rend) are somewhat akin to the alternate mode of Signs. So with either, you just hold down the attack button, and it has a new attack motion. Whirl is particularly cool looking and useful. You can see it here (it's a video of a bug, but it's actually handy for showing you what the animation looks like): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nD9T0NyFmY

Rend isn't nearly as exciting, but when fully leveled, it'll give me a nutty 50% additional critical hit chance. At this point, while combat isn't all that exciting, I can cut through a mob pretty quickly because of the crits I'm generating.

For Signs, all I have unlocked right now is Melt Armor (maxed) and Exploding Shield (maxed). If I could unlock anything else, I might do Yrden because slowing enemies down would probably help my playstyle.

Because I use Cat Armor, Cat School Techniques from the White/Neutral columns was an obvious addition. More critical buffs.

For Alchemy, I'm working on adding Heightened Tolerance and Poisoned Blades. I think this is the true I most underutilized.

Also, good on you for joining #TeamYen

I have found some excellent ideas for my play style in here and will definitely look into some of those more upgraded red options... I think that's going to suit my fighting style at the moment because I feel pretty decent at fighting and timing ripostes / counter attack and if it actually unlocks a new move... definitely wanting that. It just sucks putting points in a section on things that you're never going to use just so you can unlock the stuff higher in the tree. Heh.

50% crit hit chance and crit damage is definitely something worth chasing... I've kept a sword that is lower damage over a newer sword because it has 50% critical hit damage.

 

[RedSwirl]

I wonder if there's any chance they could release White Orchard by itself as a demo, similar to how Witcher 1 has a demo that's just Chapter 1.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

I have found some excellent ideas for my play style in here and will definitely look into some of those more upgraded red options... I think that's going to suit my fighting style at the moment because I feel pretty decent at fighting and timing ripostes / counter attack and if it actually unlocks a new move... definitely wanting that. It just sucks putting points in a section on things that you're never going to use just so you can unlock the stuff higher in the tree. Heh.

50% crit hit chance and crit damage is definitely something worth chasing... I've kept a sword that is lower damage over a newer sword because it has 50% critical hit damage.

Glad it gave you some new ideas! Let me know how you end up completing your build!

 

[ColonialRaptor]

When you hear The Fields of Ard Skellig start playing. I don't think I'll ever forget how I felt when I landed on Skellige and heard that song for the first time.

Ughhhh. My heart.

This. SO SO This. I love that voice!!

Also, does anyone know the max stats possible for saddle, saddlebags and blinders? I haven't found blinders above 20 anyway. I've got 100 points in saddlebags and 55 in saddle stamina.

 

[toastyToast]

Phew. Thanks for that. Yeah I don't mind knuckling up against shitheads at all. Makes me better in combat.

Also, I haven't posted my thoughts about the game so far. I'm taking it slow and easy. Suffice to say that I love it. Just a few quick thoughts on swordplay. It's poetry in motion. Parry, riposte, counter attack, sidestep, heavy blow, cast sign, flurry of quick strikes, roll away, heavy blow fatality. It's all so fluid. It's the first time I feel like an actual sword battle taking place in a game without immersion breaking. When I started out, I was just mashing square and triangle hoping to cut down foes (playing on Broken Bones difficulty). I actually got killed by a drunkard in a fistfight inside his bedroom. You NEED to parry and riposte to get an upper hand, and more importantly, enjoy the combat.

With that being said, I'm terribly upset that CDP chose the casual route by offering everyone very easy and easy difficulty settings. You can zip through any encounter in these settings without ever worrying about your health, casting signs, using bombs or using crossbow. Forget about collecting eatable items when you can meditate to renew your health. Come on CDP. Bloodborne showed you that people like a good challenge, so don't constrain your vision. Alas...

I think the combat would benefit from some action game mainstays like a Stinger attack (qucikly close space). I don't mind the sword combat at all but its that twirly attack that covers no distance at all that really dampens my enjoyment. Also, Geralt needs to move faster because enemies can circle and back up and dash and whatnot. Not running, but his creeping walk needs a speed boost. Also lock on needs to be able to pick out the closest enemy in the direction your looking like Dark Souls. Other than that it's cool.

Finished the game on Death March already and now playing on Blood and Broken Bones. The difference is enormous. Even fully upgraded masterworks gear at the end of the game the final boss did 70% per hit. Barely even using Quen now, clearing out Bandit camps with skull enemies. Aside from enemies having less health and you taking more damage it seems like humans run out of stamina a lot faster. On Death March if you didn't parry you weren't going to do any damage. Until you could 100% set them on fire that is.

 

[DXLelouch153]

I wish there was an option to romance Cerys. I'd rather Geralt end up with her. But maybe she's a bit young and/or that would be creepy? I didn't play the earlier Witcher games.

isnt she like his adoptive daughter?(someone spoiled that for me)
that would be really creepy and not like Geralt at all

 

[orthodoxy1095]

isnt she like his adoptive daughter?(someone spoiled that for me)
that would be really creepy and not like Geralt at all

More specifically, I think he's known her since she was a kid. So yes, like another child he's watched and helped grow up. Just sounds awkward.

 

[DXLelouch153]

More specifically, I think he's known her since she was a kid. So yes, like another child he's watched and helped grow up. Just sounds awkward.

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only he didnt have to kill this one in the end

i was legit surprised when i read who Alvin really was
like WTF it caught me off guard

 

[Apt101]

More specifically, I think he's known her since she was a kid. So yes, like another child he's watched and helped grow up. Just sounds awkward.

I see, I had a feeling there was more history there. She did kind of seem like a ward of his.

Edit: lol this Skellige quest:

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the white wolf at the door of the cabin. Christ CDPR has some terrific writers.

 

[Sifl]

I'm trying to get all of the Gwent cards, and in Velen there's supposed to be some available for purchase in

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Claywich village

. But there's only a single merchant there and he doesn't sell any cards - in fact he sells sweet FA really. Am I missing something?

I only remember there being 1 merchant there. Is the guy by the lake?

 

[Allnamestakenlol]

Was it Roche? I feel like 90% of the time I notice a random NPC saying something it is Roche's voice actor.

Don't think so. VA sounded like a cross between Ron Perlman and Vin Diesel. Reeeeal deep/gravelly.

 

[Mothman91]

Loading problems? It's stuck at loading....

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I'm at Skellige, went into the cave and killed that priest with the 3 guys who turned into bears. I can't load part after that. Anyone else have that problem?

 

[C.Dark.DN]

I'm on get junior. I read everything In my inventory and it's not flagging "read the documents you found." What do?

 

[LurkerPrime]

Man there's a nasty bug on PC where the game won't quit properly, requiring use of the task manager and end process. Really hope they fix it 'cause it's happened to me a few times now.

 

[Apt101]

Wow. This scene on the Isle of Mists. Fuck.

 

[Discotheque]

I googled it and wait...i'm still only on act one? lol jesus christ this game is long. I'm not tired of it in the slightest but I'm kind of amazed how much of a timedump it is.

 

[jpd1408]

Downloaded the dlc now how the hell do I find it?

 

[Virdix]

So what is everyone's favorite monsters designwise or just to fight? For me its (probably pointless spoilers but oh well)

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Leshens

they just look so cool and once youve done one you can tell during other contracts if it is one. The first one i fought was really intense and probably my favorite fight.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Downloaded the dlc now how the hell do I find it?

If you mean Yen's outfit, it's in the main menu before you load your game, under the settings.

 

[Apt101]

So what is everyone's favorite monsters designwise or just to fight? For me its (probably pointless spoilers but oh well)

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Leshens

they just look so cool and once youve done one you can tell during other contracts if it is one. The first one i fought was really intense and probably my favorite fight.

I like packs of cannibals. Reminds me of Conan the Barbarian.

 

[endlessflood]

I only remember there being 1 merchant there. Is the guy by the lake?

Yeah that's the one. He had bugger all to sell, and then ended up wandering off down the road. I'll try quitting and relaunching the game to see if that will fix it.

 

[jpd1408]

If you mean Yen's outfit, it's in the main menu before you load your game, under the settings.

I mean armors and quests. Shave kit etc.

 

[McBryBry]

So, on returning characters. How easy are they to find? People like

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Roche, Letho, Iorveth, and the dragon I didn't kill (Roche's path).

Repost in hopes of answer.

 

[Apt101]

Repost in hopes of answer.

There will be a quest that leads you to them via breadcrumbs. Not hard at all.

Edit: keep a look out for an old woman who needs help.

 

[Ghostmaster]

Repost in hopes of answer.

One is pretty easy since he factors into the part of the main quest, the other is easy if you do sidequests and contracts, the rest don't show up at all.

 

[naku]

So my friends bought me Ps4 and this game yesterday. Is my social life long gone now?

 

[orthodoxy1095]

So my friends bought me Ps4 and this game yesterday. Is my social life long gone now?

Yes. For at least a week or two.

 

[Sifl]

Yeah that's the one. He had bugger all to sell, and then ended up wandering off down the road. I'll try quitting and relaunching the game to see if that will fix it.

The guy by the lake sold it to me, but he never wandered away. I could be wrong about this, so apologies, but I think the merchant there who sells the cards was being held at one of the Person in Distress markers, so you should get some exp or dialogue when you talk to him the first time. If you don't you might not have freed him yet and it's a different guy your speaking to.

 

[O.DOGG]

I mean armors and quests. Shave kit etc.

The armor is sold by the merchant in the village in White Orchard. The quest I picked up on a sign board in the Skellige Islands, I think. Shaving can be done any time you find a barbershop. It's a scissors icon on the map. You can find two in Novigrad, one in Oxenfurt, and more scattered around in various places in Skellige.

 

[Nyteshade517]

I mean armors and quests. Shave kit etc.

The Temerian Armor for Geralt & Roach is in White Orchard

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(the guy you save from the Griffin at the very beginning of the game)

. You'll have to spend in-game money to buy them though. I think it's around 1.2K total for all the parts.

The Beard & Hairstyles are available from Barbers (scissors icon)...there are videos on Youtube showing them all

Yen's Alternate Look is in the Main Menu once you launch the game (Options > Downloadable Content > Choose On or Off)

No idea on the quest (haven't got to that area yet)

 

[ForsakenLotus]

So, can anybody lend me a hand? I missed out on the Gwent cards from the first innkeeper in the game. Supposedly they patched the game so the merchant in town sells the cards she initially sold, but they aren't there. I'm playing on PS4. I've tried searching, but everything I've seen says he should be selling them, but he isn't.

Any help would be extremely appreciated!

 

[Norwegian_Imposter]

Same here on xbox one. Also seeing a ton more glitches during cutscenes. Didn't have any of these problems with patch 1.01.

I hope it was just a rushed patch....

 

[JJDubz]

Dijkstra (major spoiler) - Why did you have to try and

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kill Roche and Ves

?

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I was fine with Dijkstra taking control, actually I thought it was a relatively good outcome. Ugh. I liked Dijkstra a lot, too.

 

[naku]

Yes. For at least a week or two.

I know it's a stupid question, but I know nothing about games nowadays. Can you tell me something about this one? Like, is it really awesome? Or really REALLY awesome?

 

[KingKong]

the dlc quest needs to be picked up from a message board. Somewhere in Skellige iirc

 

[ColonialRaptor]

Does anyone ever really use the decoctions? Do the effects they specify work only against the monster the decoction is for, or are its effects for everything? As in, it gives you a measure of that beasts power?

 

[orthodoxy1095]

I know it's a stupid question, but I know nothing about games nowadays. Can you tell me something about this one? Like, is it really awesome? Or really REALLY awesome?

I play a lot of RPGs. Like, they're probably what I spend the majority of my time on. I've played RPGs from every generation since the PS1 era, on both console and handheld.

With that history in mind, The Witcher 3 is the best (or second best) RPG I've played in the last five years, and probably going to end up in my top 10 all time games. Depending on the ending, it may be Top 5 or GOAT. I don't want to oversell the game, but it's an amazing thing. If you don't know anything about The Witcher series yet, make sure to take some time and invest in reading a bit before you start. It made my gaming so far truly memorable.

 

[Apt101]

Back in Kaer Morhen near the conclusion - I think. This is easily the greatest video game ever made. It's remarkable. Every other developer out there just got the bar raised so high over their heads I just know I'm going to be disappointed with new games for years after this.

 

[JJDubz]

Does anyone ever really use the decoctions? Do the effects they specify work only against the monster the decoction is for, or are its effects for everything? As in, it gives you a measure of that beasts power?

It's a buff that affects all monsters, or Geralt, unless stated otherwise. They last way longer than regular potions, too.

I think the greatest thing about the game is the phenomenal directing during the majority of dialogue exchanges. They could have taken the easy way out, like certain other major rpgs, and just had a single camera for each character, but they put a ton of thought into camera positioning and movement.

 

[C.Dark.DN]

Man it's taking a long time to see Triss again.

 

[Discotheque]

dat skellige music. that region and music gives me huge LOTR Rohan/Vikings vibes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gokhBJWSjeM

creeping up to become a top 10 game of all time for me. if the whole main quest sticks the landing that is.

 

[FunkyMunkey]

the more i play the more this game just cements itself as one of the most definitive rpg experiences. great stuff

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Man it's taking a long time to see Triss again.

No whining from #TeamTriss. Those of us on #TeamYen had to wait for like 30-40 hours to see her again

 

[Ghostmaster]

Back in Kaer Morhen near the conclusion - I think. This is easily the greatest video game ever made. It's remarkable. Every other developer out there just got the bar raised so high over their heads I just know I'm going to be disappointed with new games for years after this.

You still have like a 1/3 left, so you're not that close.

 

[Coreda]

So, can anybody lend me a hand? I missed out on the Gwent cards from the first innkeeper in the game. Supposedly they patched the game so the merchant in town sells the cards she initially sold, but they aren't there. I'm playing on PS4. I've tried searching, but everything I've seen says he should be selling them, but he isn't.

Any help would be extremely appreciated!

Afaik PS4 is only patched to 1.03 currently, while patch 1.04 is where they patched the missable cards in. 1.04 is available only on PC so far until it passes console certification.

 

[silva1991]

Should I kill

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Nathaniiel

or use Axii on him ? I mean there is no guarantee that he won't do it to other women is there?

 

[CoolOff]

So, how the hell do I find my way back to Putrid Grove? I'm supposed to collect a reward from

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The King of Beggars

for freeing

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Rico

, but I've been running around the block where the quest marker is without finding an entrance....

 

[Mothman91]

Anyone else getting endless loading for Kings Gambit?

 

[Rhaknar]

No whining from #TeamTriss. Those of us on #TeamYen had to wait for like 30-40 hours to see her again

But you had Keira in the meantime

 

[orthodoxy1095]

But you had Keira in the meantime

She couldn't fill the gaping hole in my heart