Obliterator
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Well I think I'll go ahead and give it a shot today. We'll see how it goes
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |OT2| Wanted to find Ciri, but everything Gwent wrong
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Well I think I'll go ahead and give it a shot today. We'll see how it goes
Yeah, just checked again and Novigrad Dreaming is recommended for level 7 Geralts. I'm 14, so that's why I didn't get an XP. I just did a few other sidequests and got the XP, so I guess I'm not affected after all.
It can still happen to anyone though. Be sure to check if you get XP after everything you do!
toastyToast
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I just played 6 hours straight. I thought these long sessions were behind me.
Story went full throttle for a while but now it seems like I'm free to wander around again. Looks like I'm pretty close to the end.
Game straight up showered me in XP during that time. This progression is ridiculous.
Story went full throttle for a while but now it seems like I'm free to wander around again. Looks like I'm pretty close to the end.
The Battle of Kaer Morhen was, damn. That was really well done. Everyone was there and played interesting non-trivial roles (except for Roche, Ves and Letho but I suppose they're mostly just swords). Knew it wouldn't end without a hitch. Don't worry, I got that sweet revenge with the quickness
Game straight up showered me in XP during that time. This progression is ridiculous.
The first time I found a abandoned old house that had a basement and in that basement I found some good loot was the time I decided I will go full on exploring all everywhere.
Devilinthiscity
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I just completed that quest and got nothing
Does anyone know how much XP you get from that quest? I'm currently level 17.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Gotta admit, I don't like Ciri's voice actor. By far the weakest link.
The only things i keep is the health, buffs, and bosses and enemies health. All of that goes away if you are not in combat.
Just press the touch pad on the controller, check map. see if you are heading in the right direction. You even pay more attention to the map and notice places that are not marked yet but there is clearly something there. Its been awesome so far.Obliterator
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Yeah I try to explore everywhere. The ?'s on the map don't actually show where everything good is. I've found badass treasures in just random hidden places. Its for sure worth taking your time and really exploring the world
I've been working from home lately and playing when I'm not working. So I'm actually progressing.
It's like the best place to get lost, though.
It's certainly pretty difficult, especially near the beginning of the game.
I'm not even halfway through the game yet, and I've died more times than I did in Bloodborne.
My vote goes to loading screen guy (who is actually
Dandilion
Reading that bug thread notified me that completing quests 5 levels below you (greyed out) nets you no XP. Damn...guess I really do have to finish up these contracts before I start committing to the storyline.
does it say you get XP but then you don't? because you'd think that if you didn't see XP pop up that would be your first red flag.
so fucking awful. And it's so low you can barely hear him too.
Nyteshade517
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yeah...there are a lot of chests just laying around to be found that are good. Going to the ? marks is fine but it pays to really just search everywhere.
also, I fought a bear...they hit hard
orthodoxy1095
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THIS GAME.
Post-Dandelion rescue plot:
Post-Dandelion rescue plot:
I go to do the secondary Dandelion quest, and just when I think I'm done and about to have a nice cabaret show...BOOM! Good Lord
Philtastic
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I usually don't like to generalize but, here, I'm pretty sure most people complaining about the combat being "unresponsive", "shallow", "sloppy", and similar adjectives either prefer button mashy games, really haven't learned to play the game, or don't like to think about their games. The Witcher 3's combat requires far more tactics than many of those other games you listed simply because it's tuned to commit you to actions: actions take time to perform and you can't instantaneously interrupt it, thus you will be punished for wading in thinking you can just spam some buttons. Basically, it sounds like you are probably getting interrupted a bunch OR you are being so careful that you are playing in a very boring way, both because you aren't positioning well and you're not using all of the skills and items available to you.
Watch my basic combat tutorial. I'm not a perfect player so, if I can do this, you can too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFm5qHBRcuU
You need to become comfortable with dodging enemy attacks and getting familiar with how they move. For fast enemies, you even need to become proficient at predicting when they'll attack BEFORE THEY GLOW RED since that's often not enough time for a regular person to react (as I show in the above video). While practicing your dodge, don't bother trying to attack: just get a feel for how the enemies move and when they tend to attack based on how close you are to them and their posture. This will allow you to pre-emptively dodge attacks as well as bait them. The second most important thing is positioning: always keep every enemy in front of you (unless you have some plan that requires you to have someone behind you eg. to isolate one from the rest) so that you don't have to keep spinning the camera around, you can always see when an enemy attacks you, and so you don't take back attacks (I make this mistake at least once in the video, the first time I take damage - I let one circle behind me while I attacked).
Once you get comfortable with dodging and rolling to make space, start throwing in just one attack and dodging/rolling out. After you get good at that, start throwing in signs and bombs to create openings against multiple opponents where you crowd control (CC) a bunch of them which allows you to swing with impunity to take a chunk out of someone. With those fundamentals down, I think you'll be a lot more comfortable with the combat.
toastyToast
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Lambert is such a tosser. It's fantastic.
I have found some chests and houses locked up needing a key, I guess for later or for a quest perhaps
Apparently you don't even get the pop up.
Ray Wonder
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I have found some chests and houses locked up needing a key, I guess for later or for a quest perhaps
Yeah I found a couple like that too, normally there's a POI close by that has a hidden treasure quest with the key.
He is gloriously salty
Oh damn good tip, will pay more attention then.
GenericBadGuy
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Haven't been able to play the game much yet - still in the starting area and only level 2, but I'm running into a couple issues that are the same I ran into in the other two games:
My combat skills are sloppy - really sloppy. I'm not really sure how its supposed to flow. You're often fighting a group, and its difficult to dodge away from multiple guys at once. There's always some jerk shooting arrows in the back. With monsters its the fact that they attack through your attacks, and I can't afford to keep trading.
There is so much stuff to pick up everywhere. I see I have a maximum weight but I don't know what adds to it and what doesn't. Items have values but the merchants in the area only seem to want to pay you 5% of it. I'm not really sure what junk I'm supposed to be keeping or avoiding, and I always seem to have a shitload of ingredients I can't use and none of the ones needed for very helpful items like Swallow potions or Oils. I'm bleeding cash and can't seem to make it back.
My combat skills are sloppy - really sloppy. I'm not really sure how its supposed to flow. You're often fighting a group, and its difficult to dodge away from multiple guys at once. There's always some jerk shooting arrows in the back. With monsters its the fact that they attack through your attacks, and I can't afford to keep trading.
There is so much stuff to pick up everywhere. I see I have a maximum weight but I don't know what adds to it and what doesn't. Items have values but the merchants in the area only seem to want to pay you 5% of it. I'm not really sure what junk I'm supposed to be keeping or avoiding, and I always seem to have a shitload of ingredients I can't use and none of the ones needed for very helpful items like Swallow potions or Oils. I'm bleeding cash and can't seem to make it back.
Devilinthiscity
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Yeah, it always pops up after completing a quest. I just finished a main plot quest and got nothing. This bug is such a bummer. I hope it's patched soon.
Chance Hale
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Spoiler about the loading screen voice:
I kept expecting there to be a twist about why Dandelion sounded awful like it being part of a play or old man Dandelion but nope. Is it even the same actor?
toastyToast
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I found out why and felt bad for him but he's still a tosser
Don't button mash when you engage, every monster has different limit for how much of a beating they can take before countering. With groups of enemies have your bombs ready, if they outnumber you massively then keep your distance and separate members from the group.
If you are on horseback then cut the fools down with speed and extreme prejudice by holding the attack key when you close in and enjoy the satisfying slow mo slash.
Get that shit out of here. No, this games does not "require more tactics" than most games. You can beat any fight in the game by spamming quen and dodging. Wow, such tactics.
Fighting in Bayonetta on Infinite Climax or Revengence on revengence (try saying that five times fast) takes more physical dexterity and mental focus than anything in Witcher 3. And then on the slower, more thoughtful end of the spectrum - the Souls games demand player self-regulation and thought far beyond Witcher standards.
so no, I don't dislike it because I "don't like to think" or because I'm bad. The combat is slow, dull, and thoughtless. It doesn't fit with the world contextually or thematically. Geralt should be fast and deadly, a glass cannon in a world of first-mistake-losses. And yet combat feels like hitting a guy or monster with a wooden sword until their body spontaneously tears itself apart. This is a great game CDPR has built here but pretending as if detractors have nothing to say is just damned disingenuous.
Everything about Ciri is weak.
Nyteshade517
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I'd say just make sure you cast Quen before fighting. For humans Axii is your best bet. Igni is good for wolves. Make sure you look around the area you're fighting in too. Sometimes there will be explosive barrels that you can light to thin out a group.
ScepticMatt
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Is armor subtractive or percentage based? Is resist percentage (e.g. vs slashing) before or after reduction?
Found a second earth elemental, 10 levels above me. Fighting it isn't hard, but the first one took me 15 minutes and one mistake insta-kills me, andI died fighting the second one.
So I'm wondering what's the best way to increase my damage output in very long fights.
Found a second earth elemental, 10 levels above me. Fighting it isn't hard, but the first one took me 15 minutes and one mistake insta-kills me, andI died fighting the second one.
So I'm wondering what's the best way to increase my damage output in very long fights.
LurkerPrime
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Every item adds to encumberance, though most weigh next to nothing. Armour and weapons will be where most of the encumberance comes from.
And yeah, you'll be poor at the start. Witcher contracts will be necessary to resupply & repair, which will in turn gives you more levels and better equipment. Once you start getting good equipment, combat will become easier and money will slowly become less of an issue. Selling excess weapons and armour is a good way to make money early on, say from bandits. And pro tip: blacksmiths and armourers pay more for their respective speciality goods, weapons and armour, compared to regular merchants.
For combat, it's something you'll ease into as the game progresses. Knowing when to dodge, quen, roll, parry, or riposte will be what separates the good from the great. Generally, from what I've seen, you'll want to avoid monster attacks and parry/riposte human attacks - though exceptions apply. Against powerful foes I'd highly recommend using quen, unless you need a sign to make them vulnerable to begin with. Pro tip: the combat skill that lets you block ranged attacks is very useful.
The existence of wraiths alone completely invalidates your hyperbole.
At the combat's core is knowledge: how you move, how your enemy moves, and your respective capabilties & weaknesses. Keeping these things in mind is the path to flawless victory.
Enosh
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eh idk how to describe it without spoiling it in the first place, just general spoilers from like middle to 2/3rds into the game
man the scene with him, geralt and that other witcher getting drunk was great, even admitted that while acts like an ass to you he would still go to hell and back for you, all of the 3 other witchers are great bros even if they constantly shit on each other ^^
VE3TRO
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Mark somewhere on the map that you know such as an empty building then drop gear you dont need for now. It will stay there the entrie time. I've placed all mine in a hut next to a travel post so if I need something I can quick travel to it.
ScepticMatt
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Many of the junk items are heavy (hides, ladders etc.)
and weapons and armor obviously.
RollTIde1017
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I'm confused, my PS4 downloaded a Witcher patch last night but, says that I'm on version 1.02 under "information" while showing patch notes for 1.03 under "recent updates". So, am I on 1.02 or 1.03? Is it common for patch notes to show up before the patch has downloaded?
chancellor
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Are merchants meant to refresh their stock? Quite a few merchants in my game have all my old stuff and hardly any coin.
probably gonna do this. I have some armour that I don't need right now but don't want to get rid of.
I guess that's it.
ScepticMatt
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1.03, patch notes have a typo.
Lovely Salsa
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get the 100 weight increase in Novigrad
I disagree. I personally think a eprson must be incredible strong to stay hidden and scape the wild hunt for so long. Yeah, she got help, but she did most of the work.
If you want to take the time, go through and look near the descriptions to see how heavy everything you have is.
Also does anybody know where the merchant who buys books is? I don't even care if it's for 1 crown lol
Where is this if you can be more specific. I'm still at 90 as well.
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