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[EatChildren]

Valve is independent in the sense that they're a privately traded company where shareholders are likely senior staff still present at the company (eg: Gabe) or departed senior staff and nobody is trading their percentage ownership. Valve operations are funded by their own developed revenue.

CDPR are a mostly publicly traded company that would still answer to shareholders who partially fund the company if, for example, their titles started severely underperforming. They're not quite like Valve, as funds come from their own revenue and shareholders/banks/whatever.

But they, like Valve, aren't tethered to any publisher and retain ownership of their titles.

The game does have some really nice minor character models, but main characters' designs follow different rules.
Cerys is rad and so are those NPC girls with large noses, but they're minor, non-marketable and non-ploughable characters and that's why they get to look different. Elihal also stood out, but not only was he a minor character, he was basically a punchline.
Iorveth was nice (though it's not like he was a male model with a strategically unbuttoned shirt), but he was also in a game where female leads didn't HAVE to wear high heels.
Sorceresses doll up, except for Triss, who couldn't even fix herself with magic until CD Projekt Red came in and "improved" her. Meanwhile, Geralt's entire body is still a huge mess of scars.

Right, but none of this changes Wild Hunt being what it is. I mean, yes they follow rules, because that's the characters they chose to have in the game. Like I said, Ciri is maybe the only curve ball that warrants further discussion based on her intended build and abilities and what they actually present. Triss and Yennefer look the way they for reasons that don't require reimagining. The rest of the cast is supporting, regardless of gender, and in my opinion nicely mixed.

 

[d9b]

Ciri would have been found by now if my Geralt loved her as much as Gwent.

Lol. Same here. I just want to reach Skellige so I can hunt more cards.
I hope they introduce PvP online matches. Maybe accessible from the main menu...

 

[Sblargh]

I am really bad at combat in this game. I remember being really bad at Witcher 2, too, (choo?), but got better as the game progressed. I never seem to be able to dodge stuff unless the tell is super obvious, so I'm mainly facetanking stuff and spamming light attacks, acting on the notion that food never ends, so I can just heal after.

 

[Chariot]

Ciri would have been found by now if my Geralt loved her as much as Gwent.

I am not there yet, but I imagene them finally meeting like this:

Geralt: "Ciri!"
Ciri: "Geralt!"
Geralt: "I finally found you!"
Ciri: "I am so glad you- "
Geralt: " Hey, I heard you had a rare gwent card, so let's play!"
Ciri: "You came for me... because I had a rare gwent card."
Geralt: "Let me look into my guide how to answer that."

 

[Majukun]

so..what is exactly the progression with gwent...even by limiting myself to the first guys in velen,i stil get crushed and have a very limited deck (i can basically only play one time for now)
really don't get this card game at all..and usually i really dig them

 

[toastyToast]

So I'm on a second playthrough and read in this thread that you could do something sneaky with the first two plotlines in Velen. So if I

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free the tree spirit

before starting the quest for the

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Crookback Bog witches everything turns out peachy

?

 

[Majukun]

I am really bad at combat in this game. I remember being really bad at Witcher 2, too, (choo?), but got better as the game progressed. I never seem to be able to dodge stuff unless the tell is super obvious, so I'm mainly facetanking stuff and spamming light attacks, acting on the notion that food never ends, so I can just heal after.

well...they entire system is really kinda rigid...

it has a sword?parry with the block button when his health bar glows red
it attacks fast?get out of the way with b (dodge button)
it's charging at you with womething that follow you?jump out of the way with a (generic action button)

the rest is mostly reading the bestiary so to use the right signs and/or oils and positioning,lots and lots of positioning

if you wanna have a very easy time against single enemies,upgrade the mind-sweeper sign...enemies will become temporary allies,that means you can whack the without repercussion for a good amount of time...if it's not anything really big,it usually dies or gets killed by his once friends

 

[Exentryk]

i do have a gog copy
just used the drm free version and not the galaxy one,since i had to restart the download with galaxy so many times that it wasn0't evven funny anymore

If it's a GOG copy and you have it in your library on GOG, then Galaxy should recognise it. If you have any trouble, just contact their support.

 

[Flaboere]

I need a little advice/help.

I somewhat lategame I'm guessing, at the main quest where I have to

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gather friends to help in the fight against The Wild Hunt.

Seems I'm not doing to good already;

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Talked to Emhyr, but didn't come to terms with him. Not sure what I should've said to do, seemed like there was little choice. Then I went after Triss. I was already in the middle of a quest with her, where you go to the ball, and romancing Yen, so no hanky panky at the ball. The entire quest line just ended with her leaving by boat, and I never got the option to talk to her about helping at Kaer Morhan. Do you HAVE to romance her for her to come help

? Please try not to spoil further events in your answer, only just finished that quest Just looking to know if I could have done this different, if then, how.

 

[Newman96]

I can't find the horse races in Crows Perch and I'm certain I haven't done them, is it possible to miss them?

 

[viveks86]

Just completed Ladies in the Woods and the Bloody Baron storyline. HOLY SHIT! These 2 quests alone are worthy of my purchase. Wow.... Bravo, CDPR. Bravo!

 

[Rhaknar]

my beard is taking ages to grow back and its making me sad. me and Geralt, we're both sad.

are these contract trophies good for anything besides using one of them? or should I just sell them, because they are taking both inventory space and weight

edit: also all these letters and books in the potions tab, can I sell all of this shit? I just want my potions there ;(

 

[Cpt.Underpants]

That's a beautiful shot of Ciri

Unshaven Geralt is always superior

 

[Newman96]

I can't find the horse races in Crows Perch and I'm certain I haven't done them, is it possible to miss them?

Nope, it's not in my quest log and yet the note for it isn't on the Crow's Perch board anymore. Twice the game has done me out of a trophy now, fuck sake.

 

[Holdfing]

I killed a cat and ate its Raw Meat. This game is amazing.

 

[Zakalwe]

Unshaven Geralt is always superior

Shaved Geralt is just Bearded Geralt waiting to happen.

#teambeard

 

[fantomena]

Just completed Ladies in the Woods and the Bloody Baron storyline. HOLY SHIT! These 2 quests alone are worthy of my purchase. Wow.... Bravo, CDPR. Bravo!

Wait, how did you get that first person screenshot?

 

[Zakalwe]

Just completed Ladies in the Woods and the Bloody Baron storyline. HOLY SHIT! These 2 quests alone are worthy of my purchase. Wow.... Bravo, CDPR. Bravo!

Incredible shots viv, please don't stop.

Also I agree, those interwoven quest lines are among the best in gaming. Incredible with no hyperbole.

 

[Gorger]

Unshaven Geralt is just Bearded Geralt waiting to happen.

#teambeard

I checked out the barber myself realizing quickly...

Loaded that shit immediately and pretended it never happened.

#teambeard

 

[DOWN]

This game has the most bloated script I've ever experienced. And I've played MGS 4. its starting to really wear on me. Surely it has dethroned New Vegas' Guinness record for most lines

 

[viveks86]

Wait, how did you get that first person screenshot?

Free cam mode on PC. Thought I'd see what the game could have looked like in first person. Fought the werewolf 4 times just to get the framing I wanted. lol

 

[fedexpeon]

I checked out the barber myself realizing quickly...

Loaded that shit immediately and pretended it never happened.

#teambeard

Yup.
I was like oh my god...I need to reload my save.
Grizzly beard forever.

 

[Cyborg]

Quick question:

Im doing the mission Wandering in the Dark (with t

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he witch

)

I just defeated the Wild Hunt guy, in that room there is a secret room. But when I enter it I see a strange Sign, but I cant do anything. When I use my Witcher sense it becomes yellow (and I see a strange sign, like a sun) but cant interact.

Whats up with that? How do I break trough it>

 

[Gorger]

edit: also all these letters and books in the potions tab, can I sell all of this shit? I just want my potions there ;(

Yes you can, just make sure you read them once before doing so as it can add new bestiary notes etc. Many of the important notes will be in your quest inventory tab, and after having been read automatically gets moved to the consumable tab for you to do whatever you want with them. Very stupid I know since they go above potions.

I use the bookkeeper in Novigrad to sell all my books and letters.

 

[Cerity]

Quick question:

Im doing the mission Wandering in the Dark (with t

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he witch

)

I just defeated the Wild Hunt guy, in that room there is a secret room. But when I enter it I see a strange Sign, but I cant do anything. When I use my Witcher sense it becomes yellow (and I see a strange sign, like a sun) but cant interact.

Whats up with that? How do I break trough it>

You'll get an item later on.

 

[Cyborg]

You'll get an item later on.

Thanx man

 

[Super Stardust]

Quick question:

Im doing the mission Wandering in the Dark (with t

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he witch

)

I just defeated the Wild Hunt guy, in that room there is a secret room. But when I enter it I see a strange Sign, but I cant do anything. When I use my Witcher sense it becomes yellow (and I see a strange sign, like a sun) but cant interact.

Whats up with that? How do I break trough it>

It's an illusion, go to the next room with Keira and she gives you an item

 

[fedexpeon]

Quick question:

Im doing the mission Wandering in the Dark (with t

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he witch

)

I just defeated the Wild Hunt guy, in that room there is a secret room. But when I enter it I see a strange Sign, but I cant do anything. When I use my Witcher sense it becomes yellow (and I see a strange sign, like a sun) but cant interact.

Whats up with that? How do I break trough it>

It is an illusion wall.
Kaira will give you the eye to see it.
Go back to the cave-in to collect your relic sword.

 

[meep!]

I'm far from finishing the game but I can't wait for the expansions. I don't want this game to ever end, so more content is always welcome.
I hope there will be more than 2 expansions. In the announcement about Cyberpunk 2077 not being talked about until 2017 they said this and next year is the year of the Witcher I'm really hoping that means more expansions in 2016!

 

[viveks86]

Incredible shots viv, please don't stop.

Thanks! Don't think I can stop even if I wanted to. The game has sunk its claws so deep into me! :/

Also I agree, those interwoven quest lines are among the best in gaming. Incredible with no hyperbole.

Totally blown away by it. After TLOU, there are only 2 games that I had fallen madly in love with. Driveclub and The Witcher 3. Words don't describe how ashamed I am that I'd never played an Evo or a CDPR game before!

 

[tootsi666]

Just finished the novels. Backstory for all the characters is amazing.

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I really, really hate Eredin and Emhyr now.

 

[Zakalwe]

This game has the most bloated script I've ever experienced. And I've played MGS 4. its starting to really wear on me. Surely it has dethroned New Vegas' Guinness record for most lines

Why is it wearing on you exactly?

Totally blown away by it. After TLOU, there are only 2 games that I had fallen madly in love with. Driveclub and The Witcher 3. Words don't describe how ashamed I am that I'd never played an Evo or a CDPR game before!

Driveclub is on my list. I loved PGR and I hear it's similar? Plus those graphics... Those weathers...

Can buy a copy for under £15, too.

 

[Rhaknar]

guys...the beard is returning. I should murder every barber in Velen so I never risk losing it again

anyway, this

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Dandelion

quest, what usually in another rpg would be "go talk to these 5 people" here its "go talk to these 5 people and have real ass branching quests from each of them inside the quest you were already on"

its ridiculous and beautiful

edit: actually only 2 of them have quests of their own (just happened to be the first 2 I talked to lol) but still!

 

[-Deimos]

After Now or Never, does Triss

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continue to make appearances in the main quest?

 

[plasmawave]

Why is it wearing on you exactly?



Driveclub is on my list. I loved PGR and I hear it's similar? Plus those graphics... Those weathers...

Can buy a copy for under £15, too.

Even with the excellent writing, the main quest can get repetitive.
Go talk to this guy here and then the guy will give you some job for you to do in exchange of information.

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That pretty much sums up 70% of the story mission.

 

[Newman96]

Does anyone know the requirements for the Geralt: The Professional trophy? I'm sure I've done all the Witcher Contracts but it hasn't popped


Edit: Found the one I hadn't done, was over in the Nilfgard camp

 

[Zakalwe]

Even with the excellent writing, the main quest can get repetitive.
Go talk to this guy here and then the guy will give you some job for you to do in exchange of information.

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That pretty much sums up 70% of the story mission.

See that as a strength more than anything else. Every quest has context and the writing, as you say, is excellent.

 

[Onimusha78]

Even with the excellent writing, the main quest can get repetitive.
Go talk to this guy here and then the guy will give you some job for you to do in exchange of information.

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That pretty much sums up 70% of the story mission.

Yeahh part of me wishes you could just use Axii to stop them pissing about, but then part of me doesn't want this game to end

 

[BeeDog]

Is there a list of what side-quests become unavailable after starting/doing the "Isle of Mists" quest?

 

[HappenstanceUK]

My Geralt showing off his impressive diving ability!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQvmBX4niCk

 

[ForsakenLotus]

Is it weird that I take a perverse pleasure in running into a monster that annihilates me? I'm playing on Blood and Broken Bones, and unfortunately I'm a higher level than a lot of quests. But sometimes I'll be picking some flowers and something taps me on the back of the shoulder and pimp slaps me as I turn around to look.

 

[Backfoggen]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_ujI3ptpas

 

[Ivory Samoan]

On Death March, the odd boss fight cheese still feels great.

The hallmark of an excellent RPG IMO.

 

[Palette Swap]

Enjoying alternate Ignii so much makes me question my sanity.

Also, Enhanced Feline set looks great, I hope the Superior set isn't too much of a visual downgrade.

 

[Nemmy]

Finally picked it up, got to meet

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the emperor

on the same day. Can't stop playing as long as there are those ?s on the map... So good

Quick question, is there a way to cook my raw meat? Or am I doomed to chew on those raw wolf livers in combat forever?

 

[Lakitu]

So... where's the

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King of Beggars hideout

in Novigrad? I can't find it and the whole city feels like a maze. I want to go to the merchant there.

 

[Sblargh]

So, y'all who are playing, you are just ignoring the XP glitch or what?

 

[phaze]

So... where's the

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King of Beggars hideout

in Novigrad? I can't find it and the whole city feels like a maze. I want to go to the merchant there.

Were you there already on a story mission ? I 'm not sure if you can get there without it. It's near the gate of hierarch, circular set of buildings on the map.

 

[Ark]

I know this has been asked before, but I can't seem to find anything myself, but is there a way to store gear somewhere? I have both Griffin and Feline armour at the moment and obviously I can't use both, but carrying them both (and eventually the Ursine armour) is going to be annoying.

 

[Lakitu]

Were you there already on a story mission ? I 'm not sure if you can get there without it. It's near the gate of hierarch, circular set of buildings on the map.

Yeah I did go there on a story mission, I'll have a look now, thanks. Hopefully I can go in.