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[Applesauce]

So there is a bandit camp in velen with a fast travel point. A person is in a cage but I can't find a key. Is it quest related somehow because usually the key is on some bandit...

Every time I stumble on a quest in the wild it has been something that's posted on a bulletin board. Check them out, you may get your answer that way.

 

[xezuru]

When does fist fighting get good? All my opponents have been incredibly basic and none have landed a single punch on me due to how broken countering and even just wailing on them endlessly has been. They last 10 seconds and it feels completely pointless.

At least it isn't rough or frustrating like horse racing though for sure. Both of these activities are lacking. Only Gwent is superb.

I don't know, I managed to find a fist fight double my level, and while the animations for the opponents punchers where faster it was still a super easy fight with parry fishing.

 

[Sifl]

Oh god my ending was horrible. Reloading a really old save to try to fix it and pretend like that didn't happen.

 

[emag]

I imagine that anyone complaining about the combat system is approaching fights a lot messier and less intelligently than I have.

By and large, people are complaining that the combat is shallow, sloppy, and boring, not that it is difficult. And compared to games like Bayonetta, DMC, Dragon's Dogma, D.Souls/BB, or even Batman Arkham City, the combat in W3 does fall far short. It's a lot better than AssCreed or Elder Scrolls, but that's faint praise.

 

[SDCowboy]

may have to try and change the time of day? Also I remember you have to go up to his front door and there will be an action button to knock on his door to start a cut-scene

Hmm...I tried morning, noon and night. Nothing. lol

 

[ElephantEyelash]

still fucking around in white orchard just doing question marks, there is one near the ransacked village that is like on top of a hill with some archers, how do you get up there?

also, fuck archers

I was stuck here for a little while too. If you follow the path towards the water (village on your left) and go clockwise around the barrier of the landmass, there should be large shelves of rock you can climb up like giant steps.

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

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You can give the crystal to Yennefer once you go to Skellige

Good to know! Especially since I'm

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considering working with Simi to kill Radovig

!

 

[kamineko]

Hmm...I tried morning, noon and night. Nothing. lol

If it's the same problem I had, I needed to knock on his door.

From the inside.

 

[KHlover]

So this is how it looks like when you combine Cat and Whale(?). Urgh.

 

[TimeEffect]

ANyone have video of extreme rainy weather? I just want to get a glimpse of it.

Apparently PC has a mod with extreme weather, which sounds really cool. I'm hoping the weather looks good enough on PS4

 

[void666]

First quest i didn't like. It's a novigrad quest about

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murders.

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So, murderer seems to be a religious fanatic. Nathaniel is a sadistic religious fanatic. Too obvious so i'm sure it's not him. Old coroner seems to be a nice guy but he has a dark past.
Young coroner is also nice. Maybe too nice all of a sudden. And he doesn't seem to age. Mmmm... maybe he is a vampire? Later i find Nathaniel torturing a woman. So he is the muderer after all! But no, he isn't. It's the young coroner who is in fact, a vampire. And his motivations seemed so weak. Maybe i was too busy rolling my eyes and didn't pay enough attention.

I mean, the quest itself is not bad. The objectives, the whole CSI novigrad are nice.
It's the conclusion i don't like.

 

[LiK]

First quest i didn't like. It's a novigrad quest about

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murders.

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So, murderer seems to be a religious fanatic. Nathaniel is a sadistic religious fanatic. Too obvious so i'm sure it's not him. Old coroner seems to be a nice guy but he has a dark past.
Young coroner is also nice. Maybe too nice all of a sudden. And he doesn't seem to age. Mmmm... maybe he is a vampire? Later i find Nathaniel torturing a woman. So he is the muderer after all! But no, he isn't. It's the young coroner who is in fact, a vampire. And his motivations seemed so weak. Maybe i was too busy rolling my eyes and didn't pay enough attention.

I mean, the quest itself is not bad. The objectives, the whole CSI novigrad are nice.
It's the conclusion i don't like.

I liked it overall. it was weird how it was tacked onto another quest tho.

 

[m_shortpants]

I kind of realized lately that this game is everything I wanted from Fable in a much better package.

I'm happy.

 

[Chitown B]

I kind of realized lately that this game is everything I wanted from Fable in a much better package.

I'm happy.

word. it's the best parts of Zelda, Fable, Elder Scrolls, and Dragon Age and then some.

 

[Primethius]

if you don't like this, then don't do it. problem solved.

But I do like it!

 

[Grimsen]

I finished the quests related to the Bloody Baron yesterday.

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Holy shit. In my head Geralt and the Baron were bros, and I dug that. And he fucking hung himself. I had to save those kids, though. What a terrific part of the game.

 

[SDCowboy]

If it's the same problem I had, I needed to knock on his door.

From the inside.

lol OK, I'll give that a whirl. Thanks man.

 

[Chitown B]

I finished the quests related to the Bloody Baron yesterday.

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Holy shit. In my head Geralt and the Baron were bros, and I dug that. And he fucking hung himself. I had to save those kids, though. What a terrific part of the game.

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Why would you think they are bros? The Baron was an asshole. Geralt was just doing it as a job.

 

[Grimsen]

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Why would you think they are bros? The Baron was an asshole. Geralt was just doing it as a job.

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Well, the dialog choices I made, plus I helped him to get his wife back.

 

[Akiyama_AE]

How close to the end am I

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Gathering allies to defend the Witcher school

 

[Noobcraft]

Totally cheesed the foglet boss with the crossbow. No regrets lol.

http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/Mr Noobcraft/video/2676156

 

[Chariot]

When does fist fighting get good? All my opponents have been incredibly basic and none have landed a single punch on me due to how broken countering and even just wailing on them endlessly has been. They last 10 seconds and it feels completely pointless.

At least it isn't rough or frustrating like horse racing though for sure. Both of these activities are lacking. Only Gwent is superb.

Just wait until you arrive at the end of the fights in Skellige. Also I don't know how you can even beat the later in 10 seconds. I already had a bit of trouble with Durden in Novigrad, but believe me, the last encounters in Skellige are something else.

But then again, I ran through all the fistfighting on level 16, I may have lacked damage which made the fights last longer. But that still changes nothing about Skellige. Just try it

 

[Chitown B]

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Well, the dialog choices I made, plus I helped him to get his wife back.

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You obviously didn't though since she died immediately after turning back, since you went that route. I did the same as you. Had to save the kids, and wtf did I care about that town? Plus I didn't know the tree would kill them.

 

[Grimsen]

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You obviously didn't though since she died immediately after turning back, since you went that route. I did the same as you. Had to save the kids, and wtf did I care about that town? Plus I didn't know the tree would kill them.

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yeah, those dead villagers were all crazies anyway.

And the Baron got his wife back... for a few seconds

 

[Sifl]

How close to the end am I

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Gathering allies to defend the Witcher school

Still a lot left.

 

[Chitown B]

Every open world RPG without level scaling basically has an inverse difficulty curve unless you force yourself to play content underleveled. I handle it by doing everything based on how fun it sounds rather than level requirements, so things are still tough here and there.

I always try to start quests 1-2 levels below recommended. Makes it more challenging.

 

[Frazley]

Got this game and man is it fun! Getting the feel for how the game works and love the question marks system. I'm addicted to it now! So much fun to do and just fun to go around killing stuff.

 

[Evolved1]

still fucking around in white orchard just doing question marks, there is one near the ransacked village that is like on top of a hill with some archers, how do you get up there?

also, fuck archers

The skill to block arrows (and deflect them back at the shooter like a Jedi) is essential vs archers. It's the first thing I purchase. And I upgrade it all the way lol.

 

[Akiyama_AE]

Still a lot left.

Whoa thats insane I thought

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That was gonna be like a huge battle and thats it

 

[Sai]

Any other PS4 players having issues connecting to the internet since this morning? Was working fine last night, and all my other devices are working just fine over wi-fi.

 

[Sifl]

Whoa thats insane I thought

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That was gonna be like a huge battle and thats it

It makes you think that, then it's like here's 10-20 more hours for you.

 

[Akiyama_AE]

It makes you think that, then it's like here's 10-20 more hours for you.

Thats awesome ! I have some

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Unfinished business that I wish to solve with the Crones

 

[Tovarisc]

Is innkeeper bugged in Arinbjorn, on Skellige Isles on main island? Rarely is in his inn and when he is I can't talk to him, but I can flick candle on and off as much as I want <.<

 

[Onimusha78]

Can you not remove glyphs from your swords?

 

[Chitown B]

The skill to block arrows (and deflect them back at the shooter like a Jedi) is essential vs archers. It's the first thing I purchase. And I upgrade it all the way lol.

Don't you still have to be very quick to block though?

 

[Vincent Grayson]

Can you not remove glyphs from your swords?

You can remove them at an armorer/weaponsmith. If you remove them, the glyphs/runes are gone. If you dismantle them, the item is gone but the glyphs/runes are returned.

 

[Applesauce]

Can you not remove glyphs from your swords?

You get a blacksmith to remove them

 

[Chitown B]

You can remove them at an armorer/weaponsmith. If you remove them, the glyphs/runes are gone. If you dismantle them, the item is gone but the glyphs/runes are returned.

good to know about the second part, thanks.

really makes you think about adding anything but a super powerful rune to a sword you like.

 

[Rhaknar]

can someone quickly explain alchemy? when I craft something it says I already own it after, so do you only craft it once until you use it or something?

 

[EatChildren]

The quests between the tail end of Act 2 and early Act 3 are a bit too much back-to-back for my taste. Enjoyable, but by the end I was eager for the game to relax a bit (which it does) and get back to the open worlds.

can someone quickly explain alchemy? when I craft something it says I already own it after, so do you only craft it once until you use it or something?

Everything under alchemy needs only be crafted once. Look at alchemy like gear: bombs, potions, and oils. Once you have a recipe and craft them they're yours forever, though have limited uses, and every time you meditate you'll use one bottle of alcohol to refill all that have been spent. You can then acquire additional recipes to craft upgrades to already crafted alchemy. So Swallow -> Enhanced Swallow. But yeah, craft once, yours forever, refill by meditating.

 

[Onimusha78]

You can remove them at an armorer/weaponsmith. If you remove them, the glyphs/runes are gone. If you dismantle them, the item is gone but the glyphs/runes are returned.

Alright cheers

 

[AlimNassor]

is it just me or is this game kinda hard? Getting shit stomped by regular bandits..

 

[GwyndolinCinder]

How close to the end am I

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Gathering allies to defend the Witcher school

Another 1/3 left

 

[Chariot]

can someone quickly explain alchemy? when I craft something it says I already own it after, so do you only craft it once until you use it or something?

Potions and bombs refill itself while you meditate as long as you have strong alcohol. You don't need to craft these twice.

 

[Badpsychometry]

Can someone tell me where the bank is in Novagrad? Trying to exchange stone coins for crowns

 

[Cathcart]

is it just me or is this game kinda hard? Getting shit stomped by regular bandits..

Try putting an ability point into the skill that lets you deflect arrows while parrying and then put some points into improving Axii. Both come in really handy for bandit fights. Also don't forget you can knock bandits off of their horses with Aard.

 

[Venom Fox]

Can someone help me with sign intensity?
I know what it is but I'd like to know how to improve it.

 

[LiK]

Can someone tell me where the bank is in Novagrad? Trying to exchange stone coins for crowns

In the main square. It has the same icon as a merchant, oddly enough.

 

[Chariot]

Can someone tell me where the bank is in Novagrad? Trying to exchange stone coins for crowns

Is at the main plaza where they

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burn people

. The bank is a dwarf with unique name. He also plays Qwent. Play more Qwent.

In the main square. It has the same icon as a merchant, oddly enough.

Bankers are technically merchants too.

 

[Vincent Grayson]

In the main square. It has the same icon as a merchant, oddly enough.

Yeah, I wish the world map had better icons for merchants. I hate trying to remember who I can go to in order to sell/craft specific things since their world map icons are basically all the same until you're close.