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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |OT3| Metz Some Ploughing Good Ladies In the Forest
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Yeah,Novigrad should have taken a smaller portion of the game or at least more of the quests should have been developed outside the city,it kinda dragged at times,although the story was interesting indeed.
If we cut W3 into 3 parts being Velen,Novigrad and Skellige,i think Novigrad was chosen to be the calm part in between Velen and Skellige which are the full throttle points of the W3...kinda of like the soothing part between a loud song
If they bring out an enhanced edition fixing small details and trimming fat here and there,man i think i'm going to travel to Poland just to thank them personally
cormack12
Gold Member
I eventually rotated round the room and used the stairs as a choke point. The main problem was being winged and then being under the stairs. Camera wasn't rotated so I could see the enemies and kept getting caught on the level. Proper infuriating. The fistfights are generally easy like the champions of Velen or madman 'Lugo' was it? But for tight indoor places? No thanks. It's probably compounded on this playthrough because I've had 3/4 come quite close together just by the way I'ev chosen to do my questlines.
I don't mind Novigrad but it has a lot of toing and froing and the questlines seem really long, as a result I've overlevelled some by some way already and I'm not exactly grinding. Also, are those guys in Novigrad meant to always attack you? The same band of 3 that wait in the alleyway? Annoying killing them every time I cut through. Choosing to just disengage now.
Just got around to finishing Hearts of Stone finally, what a great addition to the game and it only cost me 10 quid but now I'm left wondering what next ? There doesn't seem to be many things to do at my level ( 37, almost 38 ) aside from a few treasure hunts and clearing out the remaining points of interest. I got a few weapons in my inventory but I'm too low level to use them and since I seem to be lacking quests to do should I consider NG+ ? That is if I feel like replaying the game. Kinda torn atm. On one hand I want to keep adventuring in this well crafted world, I just don't want it to end but on the other hand I could just put it aside for now and play other games untill Blood and Wine comes out.
What a pity! Unless you have File History enabled on Windows 8, or an earlier drive backup I'm not sure anything can be done, though others may have a suggestion. I usually make zipped backups of the game save directory every so often, but there are auto backup tools available.
After a bit of googling found a Witcher 3 profile manager for PC. It's a launcher that appears to allow for multiple save profiles.
Reading the posts and documentation of the above program I'd make a backup copy of the saves folder first before testing it. I'm also using the GOG version and the default location in my case is DocumentsThe Witcher 3gamesaves.
Thanks a lot man for the post. I'm going to check that link out!
Daughter is going to start again. I'm really loving the game, I just wish the controls were smoother. I'm still struggling with movement sometimes and it's the only thing so far that let's the game down a bit.
Graphics wise it looks so amazing on PC and some of the mods have been cool and useful as well. 6000 carry weight ftw :-D
WadiumArcadium
Member
Yay, finally got my platinum trophy. There were a few parts I struggled with but Death March wasn't too bad overall.
Should I use my Level 36 Geralt in Hearts of Stone or go ahead with my Level 59 NG+ Geralt? Or doesn't it really matter?
Should I use my Level 36 Geralt in Hearts of Stone or go ahead with my Level 59 NG+ Geralt? Or doesn't it really matter?
shouldn't matter....if you use your ng+ file on hearts of stone they will scale up to i believe level 60 so at that point you may be underpowered.
WadiumArcadium
Member
Before finishing my DM playthrough it seems Roach gained some new abilities.
cpp_is_king
Member
Finally got the Card collector trophy. That was stressful. So many of the cards are buggy and/or the information about how to obtain them online is wrong. You really have to watch that trophy like a hawk your entire playthrough or you could fuck yourself out of it just by making one wrong decision in something seemingly completely unrelated.
And to make matters worse, they don't carry on a NG+, so you're really hosed if you make the slightest mistake.
I had to reload saves 5 or 6 times even though I followed the guide to the tee, because there are so many ways to fuck yourself out of the cards that aren't even discussed by the guide at all.
And to make matters worse, they don't carry on a NG+, so you're really hosed if you make the slightest mistake.
I had to reload saves 5 or 6 times even though I followed the guide to the tee, because there are so many ways to fuck yourself out of the cards that aren't even discussed by the guide at all.
i think the thing to take away from this is just play and beat every npc that plays gwent while they are available to play...
this really isn't a trophy to clean up after all the quests are done it seems
cpp_is_king
Member
It's not just that. There's a merchant who you have to rescue that sells some cards, there's no other way to get them. He very often is bugged and you can never acquire the key to release him.
Then, all the leader cards are completely messed up. You're supposed to win them from completing the regional gwent quests, but some of them i never received. The Relentless comes to mind. So I'm freaking out because i had 50+ hours of playtime since completing that quest. Some googling suggests you get it from beating Sasha in High Stakes, so i went and did that quest, but didn't get it there either. Someone said to complete the quest so i did all the extra stuff to get the 4500, still didn't have it. Then repeated the whole quest with different dialogue options and somehow i got it.
In another instance, i sent Zoltan to Kaer Morhen before playing him. Oops, impossible to trigger Gwent: Old Pals now, reload a save from 5 hours ago.
It's ridiculous how perfect your every action has to be to get some of the cards, and there is no room for error since they don't carry over to ng+
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
Hahaha yeah, that horse gives no fucks.
I guess I lucked out then, but I believe CDPROJEKTRED has tried to patch the game a few times so the cards can be made available in other ways and not so dependent on quests/storylines.
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
Yup, apart from the couple of missable cards from the gwent side quests, all others are obtainable.
None of the Gwent: Old Pals cards are missable, you can trigger the gwent game from their speech menu even after you have sent them(Zoltan, Lambert) away somewhere.
None of the Gwent: Old Pals cards are missable, you can trigger the gwent game from their speech menu even after you have sent them(Zoltan, Lambert) away somewhere.
cpp_is_king
Member
Where are they after you send them away? I haven't done Isle of Mists yet, I'm guessing they will show up later?
Anyway the card with the guy in the cage is missable if your game bugs. And I'm pretty sure a few of the leader cards are missable too if you don't get them from gwent quests (eg Gwent: Velen etc) or High Stakes as happened to me the first time.
First time I declined Sasha's invitation to have dinner after killing the guys in the warehouse. Quest was over, no Relentless card. Second time i had dinner and more with her and then i got the card.
I think rewards have also been changed throughout the patches or something. At one point i had cards that everything online and in the official guide claimed are available only through High Stakes, even though I hadn't done the quest yet.
Zoltan should be back at the Rosemary and Thyme after Isle of Mists I think...
StrongBelwas
Banned
Is there an ETA on the next expansion? I thought it was originally billed as early 2016?
Jay Shadow
Member
Originally it was. Then it was quickly changed to first half 2016.
cpp_is_king
Member
Yen gave me a bad vibe. When she threw my bed (that i had Triss history with) out the window and teleported me 1000 yards away to fall out of the sky into the ocean, i knew she was a vindictive bitch and i had made the right call
StrongBelwas
Banned
We call that Trisstory.
I picked Yen, I hated Triss' voice. Her whole character design in fact just felt off to me.
I picked Yen, I hated Triss' voice. Her whole character design in fact just felt off to me.
I'm doing a quest to find some dude called dandelion... It has to be the longest quest I've ever taken on in my life and TBH it's getting to the point where I'm losing interest :-/
Please guys tell me not all quests are like this...
Also if anyone has some essential side quests to do for a player lvl 13ish that will make me like this game again I'm all ears!
Thanks
Please guys tell me not all quests are like this...
Also if anyone has some essential side quests to do for a player lvl 13ish that will make me like this game again I'm all ears!
Thanks
Coreda
Member
i posted this in the screenshot thread but figured i post it here as well:
Lighting and pose looks straight from a commercial. Nice shot.
Just checked the official Twitter and dang, some spot on cosplays were featured recently. Cerys is one of the best characters.
Psychoward
Banned
That part definitely drags but it picks up again after imoI'm doing a quest to find some dude called dandelion... It has to be the longest quest I've ever taken on in my life and TBH it's getting to the point where I'm losing interest :-/
Please guys tell me not all quests are like this...
Also if anyone has some essential side quests to do for a player lvl 13ish that will make me like this game again I'm all ears!
Thanks
cpp_is_king
Member
I'm doing a quest to find some dude called dandelion... It has to be the longest quest I've ever taken on in my life and TBH it's getting to the point where I'm losing interest :-/
Please guys tell me not all quests are like this...
Also if anyone has some essential side quests to do for a player lvl 13ish that will make me like this game again I'm all ears!
Thanks
Worst part of the game imo. The whole Novigrad story was a real drag imo, but it gets better
I'm glad it's not just me. If I didn't have the mod where you can fast travel from anywhere I would have maybe given up! Going to a signpost all those times would do my head in.
Hopefully I'm nearly done with this quest. I'll do some side stuff after I think
Psychoward
Banned
If I continue with the brothers in arms quest will it lock me out of sidequests or can I keep going?
i think you can keep going, it's when you go to the isle of mists that some secondary quests will get locked out, they even warn you before you enter
I'm about 7 hours in and so far "do side quests to up your level for the main quest" seems like inapplicable advice. After arriving in Velen, almost every single side quest I get is too high for me, whereas the only quests that seem somewhat doable are the main quests. Is there an area that's best suited for someone who's just arrived in Velen, or should I just do the main quest first?
Jay Shadow
Member
I don't know where you got that advice, but it's the opposite. You do the main quest to get the levels to do the side quests.
Smokey_Run
Member
I finally finished the game after two months. Man, what a great game. It took some time to get used to the combat, but after that, it was smooth sailing. I'm gonna take a little bit of a break from it and come back to it when both expansions are out.
CDPR, lol. It's the tutorial pop-up for advancing through the game.
Psychoward
Banned
Alright, thanks that's what I thought.
endlessflood
Member
Explore a little bit, visit the PoIs on the map ("?"), check out all of the notice boards. Just be prepared to leg it if you come across enemies who are a much higher level (and you will). I'm assuming you did everything in White Orchard already? If not then I'd recommend doing that first.
Im only a few hours in but after glitching money I feel I can I can actually play the game. Having to manage overburden, picking every flower traveling back to stashes to keep what to dismantle and sell feels like horrible waste as it is in every game with limited inventory or weight limits and repairing equipment.
Philtastic
Member
Just did the Path of the Warrior side quest in Skellige. That was a really nice diversion with some nice combat scenarios. Spoilering the rest of my comments:
I've been at this game for 145 hours, and it still surprises me.
I enjoyed the fights with sirens and harpies on narrow cliffs since it changed things up as you really shouldn't dodge on those ledges. The views were spectacular with their mix of fortress ruins while nature swayed below and such sublime music played. In the underground segment, I actually died twice fighting the pair of level 13 golems in the enclosed area at level 28 since they take off half my health per hit in light armour which is why I've been really enjoying Death March: still can't get sloppy even with such an over-levelled character.
I've been at this game for 145 hours, and it still surprises me.
Incitemaybe
Member
Just started this game and super overwhelmed by the crafting system......I read through the Op and hopefully didn't overlook some good begginer/crafting tutorials. Any solid suggestions out there?
Also, I've taken all the quests from the quest board and completed most of them as I found out the hard way I wasn't strong enough to defeat the Griffin, but I'm still not the recommended Level 3 and my quests aren't showing up anywhere anymore, I know I have at least two from the board I haven't done yet they seem to have dissappeared...
Also, I've taken all the quests from the quest board and completed most of them as I found out the hard way I wasn't strong enough to defeat the Griffin, but I'm still not the recommended Level 3 and my quests aren't showing up anywhere anymore, I know I have at least two from the board I haven't done yet they seem to have dissappeared...
Each notice isn't necessarily a quest. Sometimes the notices just put undiscovered locations on your map.
Q
Queen of Hunting
Unconfirmed Member
Just starting the game. Whats best way to play through the game. I have a thing of in many games wanting to clear all of map
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
I love exploring the map as well but you will be under-leveled and under-geared for a lot of points of interest on the map while starting out. If you don't mind spending time doing that, go ahead. If you have limited time then try exploring the points while doing main and side quests but don't go out of your way to find them. Many points will get marked on your map by looking up notice boards in various towns and talking to npc's.
The starting area of White Orchard is small and can/should be fully explored before moving on. If you're looking to level up fast, concentrate on main quests, they give the most xp.
Coreda
Member
So these new replacement bomb icons in patch 1.12...
They probably wanted to redraw them to differentiate the ones seen in TW2, but not really a fan tbh.
On a semi-related note wish the Character bio images could have improved image masks. That white fringing wouldn't fly even on GAF
They probably wanted to redraw them to differentiate the ones seen in TW2, but not really a fan tbh.
On a semi-related note wish the Character bio images could have improved image masks. That white fringing wouldn't fly even on GAF
WadiumArcadium
Member
I'd seriously avoid doing that. If you go after every question mark on the map you'l burn out so quickly. Focus on quests and the occasional point of interest. You'll run into a lot of stuff unexpectedly too.
Yes. There is.
Just started playing after buying the game on its release date last year in May or whatever. I played a bit back then but stopped because of framerate issues, UI problems, etc. Glad I waited...game is much more playable now and I'm enjoying it so far.
Feeling very overwhelmed, though, with all that their is to do. Kinda crazy how many little systems and items there are that come into play. What's the best way to get new equipment? Have it crafted? Buy it? Find it? Just looking for some guidance as far as starting out goes. I'm not really a completionist so I have no intent to complete every single side quest or find all the hidden areas, etc.
Feeling very overwhelmed, though, with all that their is to do. Kinda crazy how many little systems and items there are that come into play. What's the best way to get new equipment? Have it crafted? Buy it? Find it? Just looking for some guidance as far as starting out goes. I'm not really a completionist so I have no intent to complete every single side quest or find all the hidden areas, etc.