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

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Chitown B

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I've played an average of 5 hours a day since launch and I still haven't been to Skellige. Just finished the
Dandelion and Junior
quests. Level 17
 
Kamina

Kamina

Golden Boy
Auctopus said:
Has a very Witcher 3 vibe about it (Despite being Scottish), I think that's cause Skellige is like a mix of Scottish and Scandinavia.
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How come you see scottish stuff in Skellige?
I only see Germanic/North-Germanic(Viking) references there....
 
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SenatorBot

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daninthemix said:
I have a question regarding all the junk I'm picking up - you know, bits of meat, alchemy and crafting things, books etc. Even with no main items in my inventory, I'm still using 25/90 encumbrance, so I presume this is all those little items adding up.

What do I do about it? Should I sell loads of stuff, and how do I know what to get rid of?
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Considering how you can get saddlebags in novigrad to boost your equipmenet weight to 160, don't worry about throwing things out. Alchemy and crafting things is especially useful if you're crafting end game armor and do not want to head out to fight monsters to collect enough parts to build. Food is pointless, always keep alcohol for meditation and read books and throw em away.
 
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abundant

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MJFJD said:
alchemy is still powerful but having so few slots makes it a hassle imo. Having to open inventory all the time for alchemy items just makes me stick to melee/sign builds.
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That's the crux of the matter. While an All Alchemy build become fun later on, it requires way more effort than an All Melee or All Sign build.
 
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daninthemix

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Jignx said:
Considering how you can get saddlebags in novigrad to boost your equipmenet weight to 160, don't worry about throwing things out. Alchemy and crafting things is especially useful if you're crafting end game armor and do not want to head out to fight monsters to collect enough parts to build. Food is pointless, always keep alcohol for meditation and read books and throw em away.
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K, thanks man.
 
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slop101

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Aw, crap!

I delayed starting Witcher 3 (PS4) so I can wrap up Witcher 2 (360) first.

But now a couple hours in, looks like I'm going to have to restart. I just realized that I should've answered "Yes" instead of "No" to "simulate Witcher 2 save" in order to get to the part where I make the decisions as to what happened in W2. The menu option made it sound like choosing "no" would let you create your own save, not the other way around. Blurgh.
 
cheezcake

cheezcake

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Ya know, I remember pre-release when the devs were going on about having 100 hours of content in a single play through, and all I could think was "that number is gonna be generous as fuuuuuck". Well I just hit 80 hours in the game and I'm nowhere NEAR done.

Well done CDPR.
 
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abundant

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cheezcake said:
Ya know, I remember pre-release when the devs were going on about having 100 hours of content in a single play through, and all I could think was "that number is gonna be generous as fuuuuuck". Well I just hit 80 hours in the game and I'm nowhere NEAR done.

Well done CDPR.
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Yep, this is one of those rare times where a dev making a comment like that was telling the truth.
 
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kurahadol

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Is there a way to see how long you have been playing on PS4? I'm almost scared to know but I'd like to see in context to what I have accomplished so far.
 
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pLow7

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I NEED HELP with the Werewolf Quest

I went back. Now he has Full HP and insane Life Reg i can't get him down, i read somewhere that i need bombs. Any tips?
 
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hunchback

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Can someone tell me how bad this XP bug is? I'm just about to start the Griffin quest but I'm very hesitant to start the quest. I really want to play but don't want to have to restart or go back. Thanks for any info.
 
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abundant

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kurahadol said:
Is there a way to see how long you have been playing on PS4? I'm almost scared to know but I'd like to see in context to what I have accomplished so far.
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R2 in the inventory screen, although there is a bug where the timer doesn't stop when you put the PS4 in suspend mode.

Can someone tell me how bad this XP bug is? I'm just about to start the Griffin quest but I'm very hesitant to start the quest. I really want to play but don't want to have to restart or go back. Thanks for any info.
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It's not too bad, not game breaking bad at least. There has been people here who had the bug, yet still ended up over leveled in the end.
 
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toastyToast

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I was running through the Novigrad fish market going about my business and I happened upon Triss standing on a corner for some reason. Then I remembered I started the A Matter of Life and Death quest forever ago.

I think she's been there for 3 in game weeks.
 
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KdylanR92

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I think everyday I go to a point of interest, see a monster i've never seen before, go "WTF is that!" and beeline straight to it while swinging my sword like a idiot.
 
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Chitown B

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toastyToast said:
I was running through the Novigrad fish market going about my business and I happened upon Triss standing on a corner for some reason. Then I remembered I started the A Matter of Life and Death quest forever ago.

I think she's been there for 3 in game weeks.
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LOL. I need to go start that.
 
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Blue Ninja

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Whoa, made it to [Act 2]
Kaer Morhen
and my Ursine armor is spazzing out.

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Had to re-equip my Griffin armor set, which doesn't have the same issues. Any time I get that Ursine set out it starts a new Conjunction of the Spheres.
 
Kamina

Kamina

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Blue Ninja said:
Whoa, made it to [Act 2]
Kaer Morhen
and my Ursine armor is spazzing out.



Had to re-equip my Griffin armor set, which doesn't have the same issues. Any time I get that Ursine set out it starts a new Conjunction of the Spheres.
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Looks like a missig mesh. Did you do something in the game files?
 
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Blue Ninja

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Kamina said:
Best delete the game installation and let the console reinstall.

Edit: Okay maybe it was a glitch...
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Maybe, but I just noticed it's still glitched in my inventory. Gonna restart and see what happens.

EDIT: That seems to have done it. Ursine armor flapping in the wind again.
 
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DTKT

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I've completed velen and I've only played 40 hours? I thought the game was longer? Even with the next zone, I don't think 200 hours is probable.
 
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Nordicus

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RandomSeed said:
Is an alchemy build less exciting this time around? Hulking out on go go juice was probably my favorite build in W2, but at least by descriptions and early impressions, it doesn't seem as interesting. I'm early in a second playthrough on death march, and the build felt like a slog. I actually drank a respec potion to see how effective signs are (I went straight swordsmanship first time), and things are dying so much faster.
Is it the case that alchemy becomes more powerful later on, when various skills synergize, such as having potion duration stacking, and more available bombs?
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Yeah, alchemy skyrockets once you get to last tier of skills and Superior grade bombs/potions.

Nearly every Superior grade item gets a new secondary effect that turn even weakest potions into something amazing. Superior Blizzard gives you stamina-free signs and rolling when at 3 Adrenaline! Combine that with Superior Maribor's Forest that gives you 1 free adrenaline point when you consume it, and the usual higher adrenaline gain
 
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Palette Swap

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Okay, give a NG+ feature, CDPR.
And by NG+ I mean New Gwent+.


abundant said:
Yep, this is one of those rare times where a dev making a comment like that was telling the truth.
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Hell, this is one of those rare times someone doesn't post prerelease "done, finished it in X hours" and everyone starts worrying, pulling dev quotes and arguing while waiting for the game to release.
 
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Chitown B

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DTKT said:
I've completed velen and I've only played 40 hours? I thought the game was longer? Even with the next zone, I don't think 200 hours is probable.
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you obviously rushed through the main quest, which takes 25-40 hours. I do every side quest and treasure hunt I can find, plus get all the map points, etc. I'm probably not halfway through the game and I've spent at least 85 hours.
 
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CarbonFire

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pLow7 said:
I NEED HELP with the Werewolf Quest

I went back. Now he has Full HP and insane Life Reg i can't get him down, i read somewhere that i need bombs. Any tips?
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Werewolves have health regen when they get to 1/3 health. You either have to continue damaging them to kill them (Devil's Puffball Bomb or fire DOT helps), or use a Moon Dust Bomb to prevent them from using that health regen ability. Use Cursed Oil to increase the damage you do to them and use Yrden to slow them down while you're fighting them.
 
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AngryMoth

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I don't know if this is just them starting to get reptitive but I feel like the quality of the side quests has dropped off in the level 12 - 16 range. The one I'm on at the moment though with Triss is really good.

Oh, and quick location question. I heard you can
go back to Kaer Moren
. Will I get that as part of the main quest?
 
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DTKT

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Chitown B said:
you obviously rushed through the main quest, which takes 25-40 hours. I do every side quest and treasure hunt I can find, plus get all the map points, etc. I'm probably not halfway through the game and I've spent at least 85 hours.
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Well, I'm not sure how far along I am in the main quest, but the Velen map is fully explored and I'm meeting Cleaver/Junior in the "main quest".
 
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Vaga

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DTKT said:
I've completed velen and I've only played 40 hours? I thought the game was longer? Even with the next zone, I don't think 200 hours is probable.
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Took me about 100 hours to complete all primary and secondary quests, contracts, treasure hunts and all ?s in White Orchard, Velen & Novigrad. Barely touched it but I expect at least 50 more hours for Skellige alone.
 
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FunkyDealer

Banned
kitch9 said:
Just to cut through the hyperbole, the vast majority of time the game runs comparatively fine on the PS4.

The arguments are over the 5-10 percent where there is an issue, but at this point both machines have similar issues with maybe the Xbox being slightly better.

The res is always higher on the PS4 though.
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Ok, thanks. I'll probably go PlayStation then. And I'll give CDPR a couple more weeks to patch things before jumping in, since I've got other games to finish atm.
 
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RageWaffles

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I started my second playthrough while waiting for the exp fix, and I'm finding myself really enjoying using maces. I wish there were stronger ones in the game because I like their weightiness and they seem to be very good at breaking through people's guard and armor.

(I know witchers use swords, but whatever. Maces are fun.)
 
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Blue Ninja

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DTKT said:
Well, I'm not sure how far along I am in the main quest, but the Velen map is fully explored and I'm meeting Cleaver/Junior in the "main quest".
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Allow me to visualize.

Beginning ------------- You ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Me------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ending
 
link1201

link1201

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Blue Ninja said:
Allow me to visualize.

Beginning ------------- You ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Me------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ending
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I don't think I'm going to finish until the Fall.
 
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