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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |OT2| Wanted to find Ciri, but everything Gwent wrong

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Repo Man

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Don't use the lockon button during mob fights, you'll do poorly. It's to be used on 1v1 encounters esp. with flying enemies.

Stop locking on. It doesn't really make sense to focus on one enemy when you're surrounded by 10. The soft lock is extremely generous and lets you switch between targets rapidly so you don't get cheapshotted from behind.

Ok thanks, I'll practice fighting without locking on. I swear I read a loading screen tip suggesting that if you lock onto a target and take them out 1 by 1, a fight will be easier but somehow this doesn't seem to be the case at all.
 

Laekon

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Even if you were into modding, the 460 isn't a card I'd play this with. I'd get it on PS4 if I had to choose between the two. Or upgrade your PC. I'd upgrade the PC.


So I bought a GTX 980 over the weekend. The performance I was getting with my 780 was pissing me off. It felt like no matter what settings I'd put it on, it'd always stay at less than 50fps. The GTX 980 runs this game literally maxed out(minus hairworks) at 60+fps. I love it.

I also decided to step-up the 980 to the 980ti. Hopefully, I can get 60fps with Hairworks with it. Or at least very close. Now to just wait on the step-up program.

Thanks. While I have the money I can't really justify upgrading my desktop at the moment. The only reason I'm looking at Witcher 3 is because I have a gift card at Best Buy to use and there is nothing interesting to me coming out this summer. I was not a big fan of the first games combat so I'm hoping this might be a little better. It does seem the world and side quest are better then DA:I.
 

Salsa

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thanks admiral sr

not sure if i'll play then.. maybe should take the opportunity to finish Axiom Verge

just wanna be sure to be done with tha witcha before batman
 
I forgot to ask about this but in act 2 in
the Isle of Mists
there's a weird reference when
Ciri reunites with Geralt and tells him her story. She stayed for a time with Avallac'h in a futuristic world. Is it my wishful thinking or was this a reference to Cyberpunk? I'm half expecting to run into Ciri, Avallac'h and the Wild Hunt in Cyberpunk 2077 now.
 
thanks admiral sr

not sure if i'll play then.. maybe should take the opportunity to finish Axiom Verge

just wanna be sure to be done with tha witcha before batman

If you're anywhere near the end, aka anywhere within 5 or so levels from level maybe
32
[?] you can beat the game. I can't recall what the highest main campaign level is but shouldn't be higher than that. I mean I beat the main campaign at 35 but it wasn't hard.
 
Thanks. While I have the money I can't really justify upgrading my desktop at the moment. The only reason I'm looking at Witcher 3 is because I have a gift card at Best Buy to use and there is nothing interesting to me coming out this summer. I was not a big fan of the first games combat so I'm hoping this might be a little better. It does seem the world and side quest are better then DA:I.

If PS4 is your only option, i'd take it. The game is incredible. Once the combat and the mechanics "click" with you, you'll not put this game down. I'm at 126 hours played and I haven't done half the side content. Literally just exploring the world is a ton of fun. Witcher 3 is filled to the gills with content. Buy this game.
 

Auctopus

Member
I forgot to ask about this but in act 2 in
the Isle of Mists
there's a weird reference when
Ciri reunites with Geralt and tells him her story. She stayed for a time with Avallac'h in a futuristic world. Is it my wishful thinking or was this a reference to Cyberpunk? I'm half expecting to run into Ciri, Avallac'h and the Wild Hunt in Cyberpunk 2077 now.

I think that's the general idea, yeah.
I thought she might just be making a reference to modern times but someone else suggested CP2077 and it made much more sense.
 

Moff

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Can you change the difficulty early in the game and still get the trophy at the end for playing at a higher difficulty? Some games have like a cutoff point where you need to have the difficulty changed. I started on the default, thought it was too easy and wanted the trophy for next one up. Played some but now want to change it to Death March. I've played about 4 hours, haven't killed griffin.

it's only 4 hours of a 100+ hours game, i would just restart if I were you. I wish I had started on death march btw because you are constantly overleveled after the first hours of the game.
 

Salsa

Member
oh yeah you'll be fine. But obsessing as much as I did I was able to beat it in a week.

How many hours? I'll never tell.

I basically had all the free time in the world during those first 3-4 days where I put the 50 hours

now i've been hella busy, finally can play, and xp bug

whyyy
 
I basically had all the free time in the world during those first 3-4 days where I put the 50 hours

now i've been hella busy, finally can play, and xp bug

whyyy

Get on my level bro

witch3iels.png
 

Loomba

Member
I forgot if I am missing a quest with (Witcher 2 character)
Vernon Roche, I done an eye for an eye but is there a quest after that one? I can't remember what it's called and I can't remember if there is one at all
 
lol...I was killing a couple ghouls in Velen and once I was done I turned around and here comes a bear charging for me...I decided the forest was his and got the hell out of there
 
Thanks, I remember him saying "come and see me" but I must have got the order wrong.
Well technically, you can go back there later (light spoilers for act 2)
the game will tell you with an automatically activated side quest and an explicit prompt. From there, just go see him. It's hard to miss.
 

Aikidoka

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What do you guys think of the loot in this game? I feel like every 20-30 minutes I find loot a weapon or armor piece that is better than the one I currently have. I don't really think this is a great thing since it feels like a big waste to invest runes into equipment that will also be obsolete in a few minutes. Same thing with crafted items. It seems a little bit of a waste to spend time crafting a weapon that you'll only use for a few minutes.

Also, why do some of the serious dialogues have "whaddya"? Just a funny mis-translation or something? It's pretty funny having the choice be like "whaddya mean we gotta kill him?" or "whaddya mean a monster ate your brother?".
 

Warablo

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hmm my plan to only do ?s today while I wait for the xp fix (hopefully) tomorow backfired since the Hidden Treasure variety of ? count as quests, and im not getting xp from any of them

oh well >_>

Damn, hidden treasures give XP? I lost some then..
 

Rhaknar

The Steam equivalent of the drunk friend who keeps offering to pay your tab all night.
Damn, hidden treasures give XP? I lost some then..

well Im assuming. they always have little quests that you do on the spot associated with them, and since its a quest one assumes they would give xp. but tbh I dont know. this xp bug throws everything out the window, maybe they just dont have xp coded into them because the treasure itself is the reward?

again, big fat /shrug

Im just a hair away from lvl 19, im crushing everything in velen even higher lvl, its not like im hurting for the issex xp, whatever it was
 
I'd feel similarly if it wasn't for Batman trying to rob my money away. I'll wait for the GOTY edition so I can play the full game without paying as much.


Batman you're not the hero I deserve. Nor the one I need.

fuck the season pass noise

got the game on nuuvem for like $25+

Green Man Gaming became the hero I needed over the weekend. Arkham Knight premium edition for $54 USD. Couldn't say no.
 

Rhaknar

The Steam equivalent of the drunk friend who keeps offering to pay your tab all night.
you know what kills bears?

fire

you know what kills everything?

fire

except rock golems, fuck off golems!
 

erawsd

Member
What do you guys think of the loot in this game? I feel like every 20-30 minutes I find loot a weapon or armor piece that is better than the one I currently have. I don't really think this is a great thing since it feels like a big waste to invest runes into equipment that will also be obsolete in a few minutes. Same thing with crafted items. It seems a little bit of a waste to spend time crafting a weapon that you'll only use for a few minutes.

Also, why do some of the serious dialogues have "whaddya"? Just a funny mis-translation or something? It's pretty funny having the choice be like "whaddya mean we gotta kill him?" or "whaddya mean a monster ate your brother?".

I havent really had the same experience (luck?) with loot. Ive used gear for many levels. Though Ive mainly stuck to the Witcher gear sets, though I did wear a pair of Assassins gloves/pants for a really long time.
 

KdylanR92

Member
Man, just when i thought the game can't go any darker, I do the quest a tower full of mice and
the way that women died, eaten alive from the inside out by rats while she is paralyzed but still conscious, is just horrific.
This game isn't afraid to be very extreme with the stories it wants to tell, and I really like that.

I just did this quest today
was not happy with the outcome, got her lover killed
 

Vinc

Member
That's the end of Act 2 BTW. But yeah it's a crazy moment.

Whoops! Thanks, corrected.

That was incredible and completely drained me of energy. Feels climactic enough to be the ending, in a way. Might be one of the craziest, greatest mission/quest I've ever played in a game.
 
Sunken treasure is so frustrating to get to.

Yup. Also, is it common in the ps4 version for it to freeze up while changing leader cards in your Gwent deck? It happens every single time, and usually it eventually unfreezes, but I had to close it out this time after waiting 10 minutes. Why do I continue to support CDPR when they constantly release broken games?
 

Rhaknar

The Steam equivalent of the drunk friend who keeps offering to pay your tab all night.
People shit on the ?s but I had a blast earlier clearing Velen of them (well almost got like 10 left)
 
Just finished up the Bloody Baron quest arc, man that was some good story telling.

I'm at like level 14 and just about to head to Skelliege been doing way too much side stuff haha.
 
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