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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |OT2| Wanted to find Ciri, but everything Gwent wrong
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Admiral Woofington
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You can still choose Yen if you want but the kiss is a must if you plan to romance Triss later
Damn, King's Gambit was fucking great
I loved the moment when the game actively lied about the monster I was facing. The lock-on said "Bear", but I recognize the red fur, the face scar, and the bear's health bar was white! I'd been expecting a fight with berserkers since the dungeon with Keira!
I went with Hjalmar just so he wouldn't do anything dumb and get himself killed and shame his family for no benefit. I guess that was the way to make sure he'd become the king, eh, I can live with that. I might have preferred Cerys but this was natural and it was 55/45 anyway because I don't think rest of Skellige would have been very obedient to their new ruler during Nilfgaard threat.
But, I never officially found out the mastermind behind the attack. I highly suspect it was the former Queen. How she'd get her family to rule Skellige and wasn't going to bargain for it, makes so much sense in that context.
I just let Hjalmar kill the druid without finding the mastermind's identity. Would it have been possible had I stopped him?
Or is it something only Cerys can figure out, or do I get to finish this subplot in Act 2... or did I simply goof up?
If it's something only Cerys can do, her branch would have still left their family name a bit tainted, I'm guessing
I went with Hjalmar just so he wouldn't do anything dumb and get himself killed and shame his family for no benefit. I guess that was the way to make sure he'd become the king, eh, I can live with that. I might have preferred Cerys but this was natural and it was 55/45 anyway because I don't think rest of Skellige would have been very obedient to their new ruler during Nilfgaard threat.
But, I never officially found out the mastermind behind the attack. I highly suspect it was the former Queen. How she'd get her family to rule Skellige and wasn't going to bargain for it, makes so much sense in that context.
I just let Hjalmar kill the druid without finding the mastermind's identity. Would it have been possible had I stopped him?
Or is it something only Cerys can figure out, or do I get to finish this subplot in Act 2... or did I simply goof up?
If it's something only Cerys can do, her branch would have still left their family name a bit tainted, I'm guessing
I went with Cerys and
you figure it out and confront the person/s. Cerys family name gets cleared.
I'm on my phone so I can't see it that well, but is that just golden nilfgaard armor, or a different design?
Admiral Woofington
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just seems like golden Nilfgaard armor. Armor is ruined by the frilly things on top lol
bananafactory
Banned
I should have complained about the lame armor sooner
Not an hour after bitching that my Geralt looks like a clown, I found an entire diagram set for Griffin Armor and crafted it
Now I look like a badass
Not an hour after bitching that my Geralt looks like a clown, I found an entire diagram set for Griffin Armor and crafted it
Now I look like a badass
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
I'm just extremely disappointed by this game's performance on ps4. White Orchard wasn't bad but reaching Novigrad the framerate is unbearable. I'm going pc very soon
Discotheque
Banned
act 2 spoilers
got drunk at kaer morhen with the witchers and put on yen's clothes...god damn it aint a witcher game without hilariously slurred dialogue and drunk fuckery in a mission
Turin Turambar
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Came across rather shiny armor.
That has to be the companion of the shiny gold plated boots I had.
Warablo
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I would but this game is so long. I already restarted once. Maybe I should save at different points in the game.
Stratosphere
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What are the best glyphs for a melee focused build? Freeze and poison? Should I just sell off the other lesser glyphs i have?
sell off lesser glyphs, keep the few greaters you want
freeze is useless, the damage over time effects are super powerful - poison, bleed, burning.
Just finished up Yens side quest and at the end of it I felt bad because
I don't know if a game ever made me feel bad like that before.
Level 20 now and made my entire set of enhanced feline gear. Good stuff. First game I actually enjoy the crafting in because you don't have to go out of your way really.
I had to reject Yen because I already told Triss I loved her. It just sucked to have to do that and see how hurt she was but I didn't want to tell them both that.
Level 20 now and made my entire set of enhanced feline gear. Good stuff. First game I actually enjoy the crafting in because you don't have to go out of your way really.
brickarts295
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Does anyone know if Gwent is affect by the game's difficulty? I'm planning on playing Death March as well getting into gwent to get the trophies.
So, Im playing on act 1 and my level is 5 almost 6, but I still have the same silver sword, in the prologue I found skematic for the silver vyper sword, but the Esmerald Dust is 500+ orens to buy, should i just get that or wait? Im compjetley overpowered by enemies right now with my current sword.
Mastercraft Gryphon armor looks awesome, really grown on me. Very Knightly with the golden chainmail. Pictures really dont do it justice
One question, I assume so but just to check, we end up doing all those quests in
correct? One doesnt impede the rest?
One question, I assume so but just to check, we end up doing all those quests in
Final Preperation
His Majesty
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Ghostmaster
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As far as I know wraiths drop those, so you may try to find some of them instead of spending all that gold, also there should be a better silver sword in some of the treasure chests by this point.(better than your starter one)
You can do that, or find some wraiths. They usually drop it.
The sword should last you until ~level 10 or so, so it's worth it to make. You won't be getting rid of it right away.
Hasphat'sAnts
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Wraiths drop emerald dust I think. Did you get a chance to fight the noonwraith in White Orchard?
Just beat it, fucking amazing game. Only have bugged out things left now.
, and a novigrad quest I can't continue for some reason which got bugged last patch. Oh and I missed a few missable Gwent cards so can't do that. Besides that I've done everything there is in the game. Every quest, question mark, explanation mark. Took me 103 hours according to Steam, but I had a bunch of crashes that might have lost a bit of time here and there.
I did however not see the mission with the vampire where that funny gif comes from. Anybody know where that is supposed to be? I really think I did everything there is to do, unless it has something to do with those
which I can't do anymore..
Hm I just beat it and I did 1 and 5 only. And I got the same ending you did. I'm gonna go read up on all the different endings and other things possible now. Get some easy achievements tomorrow, then do the same thing as you, wait till after Batman at least and start up a new game, perhaps NG+ if it allows a difficulty change to Death March, Broken Bones was fun, but wanna try Death March.
The statues with Triss thing
I did however not see the mission with the vampire where that funny gif comes from. Anybody know where that is supposed to be? I really think I did everything there is to do, unless it has something to do with those
statues + Triss
Hm I just beat it and I did 1 and 5 only. And I got the same ending you did. I'm gonna go read up on all the different endings and other things possible now. Get some easy achievements tomorrow, then do the same thing as you, wait till after Batman at least and start up a new game, perhaps NG+ if it allows a difficulty change to Death March, Broken Bones was fun, but wanna try Death March.
Hasphat'sAnts
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So like, I ran into a bunch of bandits burning a house with an elf inside in Velen. But they were level 10 and I was level 3. So I ran away like a punk bitch.
Now that I'm level 6 I'm pretty sure I can kill them all with my hands tied behind my back. But I can't find them anymore.
:/
Yes.
Now that I'm level 6 I'm pretty sure I can kill them all with my hands tied behind my back. But I can't find them anymore.
:/
Yes.
Turin Turambar
Member
for the ending conditions
If you don't visit Emhyr, it's enough to do two of the things. If you do visit him, you need three of the things.
BlackGhost
Banned
So how about I just now realized you can steer the boats in the witcher..... I'm a good couple hours in too 😳
Ah I see, I saw
those things in her flashbacks when she went to face the white frost.
One of the main reasons I don't use a lot of potions/bombs in combat. They really needed a system similar to the Souls games where you can queue up several different items and scroll through them quickly.
As is, it's too annoying to constantly jump into the menu essentially after each fight to switch bombs. It's much faster to just meditate and use the same potion/bombs over and over.
Primethius
Banned
I just finished the game on Death March. Ended up clocking 116 hours. Great game.
I really enjoyed the quest design, how some of them interacted with each other, the writing/dialogue, world design and just generally exploring the world around you.
I thought the combat serviceable at it's best moments, awful at its worst. Some things were borderline useless (oils) and generally speaking, most of the gameplay elements in the game were lacking, from the inventory system to even basic things, like Geralt's movements. A lot of the systems felt like they had promise, but the implementation felt half-assed. The loot/balance of the game was also pretty bad and I can't help but feel that the item scaling system was to blame.
It was generally a game I enjoyed most while I was exploring the cities, the wild and conversing with people and was at it's weakest when I was partaking in combat or struggling against the swimming/horse controls.
Lastly, the main story was a bit of a disappointment. The quest design for the main story takes a pretty steep dive I felt like. The Baron quest was the highlight of the game. Which brings me to my next issue, the bosses in this game were absolutely awful. I think CDPr should have stepped away from designing boss encounters, because they aren't very good at it. The first few boss encounters were fine, nothing special but nothing that bothered me. The last few boss encounters were pure tedium. They weren't fun, they weren't challenging, they didn't require much skill... even on Death March. The boss fights were just... god, they were just awful.
Overall, if I had to put a number on it, I'd give it around an 8.5/10. Great quests, world and writing are let down by mediocre combat and other gameplay mechanics.
I really enjoyed the quest design, how some of them interacted with each other, the writing/dialogue, world design and just generally exploring the world around you.
I thought the combat serviceable at it's best moments, awful at its worst. Some things were borderline useless (oils) and generally speaking, most of the gameplay elements in the game were lacking, from the inventory system to even basic things, like Geralt's movements. A lot of the systems felt like they had promise, but the implementation felt half-assed. The loot/balance of the game was also pretty bad and I can't help but feel that the item scaling system was to blame.
It was generally a game I enjoyed most while I was exploring the cities, the wild and conversing with people and was at it's weakest when I was partaking in combat or struggling against the swimming/horse controls.
Lastly, the main story was a bit of a disappointment. The quest design for the main story takes a pretty steep dive I felt like. The Baron quest was the highlight of the game. Which brings me to my next issue, the bosses in this game were absolutely awful. I think CDPr should have stepped away from designing boss encounters, because they aren't very good at it. The first few boss encounters were fine, nothing special but nothing that bothered me. The last few boss encounters were pure tedium. They weren't fun, they weren't challenging, they didn't require much skill... even on Death March. The boss fights were just... god, they were just awful.
Overall, if I had to put a number on it, I'd give it around an 8.5/10. Great quests, world and writing are let down by mediocre combat and other gameplay mechanics.
Stratosphere
Member
I'm assuming it's wroth investing a few points in Resolve if I've already got Focus/Adrenaline Burst? (Melee focused build w/Axii, Quen)
Jay Shadow
Member
IMO they can easily fix this by doing the following:
- Increase the amount of potions and bombs you can hold to 5.
- Be able to apply oils from the quick menu.
Moved from Enhanced Feline armor (which I do like) to Enhanced Ursine armor. Fucking swag. Griffin armor looks legit cack compared to these two. Love the long coat of the Ursine one.
Level 24, treasure hunting atm, still haven't finished the main story missions in Skellige.
Level 24, treasure hunting atm, still haven't finished the main story missions in Skellige.
MrPink93485
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So I'm nearing the end of Act I, just curious does progressing to Act II lock you out of any areas/quests? Just wanted to make sure before I advanced the storyline.
what the fuck was up with the completely random
quest?
Geralt just
. Also its a lvl 14 quest and I only randomly got it at the end game (when Im 32 lol)
What am I missing?
Soldier Statue
Geralt just
pulls a statue out of his ass and asks Triss to change it back to human and its some random guy and thats it, nothing happens...whut
What am I missing?
Die Squirrel Die
Member
Dammit, just did Triss'
Most of the time the overlapping quest design is great, really adds to the game but I really feel like it dicked me over on this one.
Now or Never quest, except I didn't mean to. I was going to her for a different quest, the one with the magic statuette and it railroaded me into her final quest and now she's gone and the quest I meant to do is uncompleteable.
Most of the time the overlapping quest design is great, really adds to the game but I really feel like it dicked me over on this one.
It's marked on the map as person in distress, I ran too.
BouncyFrag
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I finally rescued
Dandelion. Man, that took a lot of leg work. Geralt was not pleased when he had to help write a play to coax out Doodoo.
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