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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |OT3| Metz Some Ploughing Good Ladies In the Forest
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Jay Shadow
Member
Yes
Coreda
Member
They restock. Bought mine from the Novigrad vendor IIRC and it's still available.
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
This Roach video made my day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoL1NRh8JOI&feature=youtu.be
Kid you not, I was on the floor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoL1NRh8JOI&feature=youtu.be
Kid you not, I was on the floor.
sackboy2197
Member
You're not the only one. I loved the part when they showed the dubbing.
RandomSeed
Member
The mo-cap doing Roach push-ups...oh man.
Yrden.
Jay Shadow
Member
Fire...which is the opposite of what the conversation before the fight would lead you to believe.
firestream! all you need for this boss lol
If you don't have it, it's worth the potion to respec. At that point in the game talent choices become less important anyway, you have so many options you can swap in and out. Firestream is good to have for any build.
MadYarpen
Member
I don't have signs build (actually I have not spent a single point in this tree) and my tactics was:
Fire bombs and:
1. Quen
2. dodge its tongue
3. roll towards it
4. hit once
5. dodge away or be kicked away
6. repeat 1-5
And above all - don't be greedy.
I have to say I really liked this fight.
Elysium-777
Member
Finished Hearts of Stone yesterday, it's probably the best DLC I've ever played. The writing was very good, and Boss fights were well done. "
" on NG+ felt like playing through a Souls game with how difficult it was.
Only dissapointment was
after the ending. I felt it gave Geralt's
more character.
Scenes from a Marriage
Only dissapointment was
not keeping the scar on your face
face
It's unreal how good HoS is.
MadYarpen
Member
I agree, and I have to say that boss fights in particular are much improved.
I really liked the first one, even if it was quite frustrating. I used all my bombs, most of all my potions to kill it. Felt like a job well done.
But the fights with the
gardener in the mansion
nightmare in the end
With
gardener in the mansion, they managed to show that his punches have a lot of weight
I hope they keep it up for B&W.
Intheflorsh
Banned
I've been bit by the Witcher bug again, replaying the game again and I'm about to wrap up the Bloody Baron quest. There's a lot of stuff I'm looking forward to seeing and there's a fair bit of stuff I'm discovering too.
I mostly ignored Gwent my first time through, so that's fun too.
I mostly ignored Gwent my first time through, so that's fun too.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
God I started playing this again (got distracted by other games halfway through the Bloody Baron questlines) and I forgot how obnoxious it is to need to repair my swords this often. Every second protracted fight I need to repair my silver sword. Bleh.
I decided I'd find a way to craft my own sword repair kits but can't find shit. I googled it and it told me I could find the diagram in in Midcorpse but I only found the armor repair kit diagram there. I'm doing Novigrad quests and I can't find a single blacksmith in town except one who I have to do a level 24 quest to activate apparently and I'm like 13-14.
1) Are there any other blacksmitsh there? I don't see anything on the map
2) Where do I find the ploughing diagrams
3) Even if I find the diagram won't I need to fast travel to a stupid crafting merchant every time I need to make one anyway?
I decided I'd find a way to craft my own sword repair kits but can't find shit. I googled it and it told me I could find the diagram in in Midcorpse but I only found the armor repair kit diagram there. I'm doing Novigrad quests and I can't find a single blacksmith in town except one who I have to do a level 24 quest to activate apparently and I'm like 13-14.
1) Are there any other blacksmitsh there? I don't see anything on the map
2) Where do I find the ploughing diagrams
3) Even if I find the diagram won't I need to fast travel to a stupid crafting merchant every time I need to make one anyway?
cpp_is_king
Member
I almost never needed to repair. Steel is worse than silver because when you're always hitting guys who are parrying and blocking with shields and swords, and that destroys your durability, but monsters are pretty soft and usually don't block, so I never found myself repairing that much. By the end of the game I had like 30 of each kind of repair kit.
Novigrad has a couple of blacksmiths. go to the big square in the center of town (forgot what it was called) and there's one slightly to the southwest in the fish market area.
Coreda
Member
1) As a reference all the blacksmith/armorer locations can be found on the interactive map, filtering by type.
2) Pretty sure I bought mine from armorers or blacksmiths, however according to this the locations are randomized, so you may have to check other merchants.
3) Yes; at which point you may as well just buy them.
That name change, woah.
sackboy2197
Member
He is not the first one I have seen complaining about it; I'm not sure how some people have this problem.
I repaired every once in a while, when I went to talk to the Baron for example, but I don't remember it ever being any trouble. Maybe we were doing something differently?
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
How often are people changing swords? I use the best sword available for a given slot and have a fairly aggressive style. Up there someone is saying that deflected blows wear out durability, if that's true then that might partially explain it since I take attacks of opportunity that get deflected quite regularly. I find it difficult to tell whether the enemies will or will not block a given attack.
lordfuzzybutt
Member
I hardly change sword at all, only when I find a better one. Do you also block a lot? In my experience, both hitting against blocks AND blocking attacks wear the weapons out much faster. I used Quen and dodge almost exclusively for defence.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
Hardly block. Quen is my main also.
endlessflood
Member
I think the Witcher swords are way more durable. Early in the game I had to repair very regularly in the field, but later on it was just when I would visit blacksmiths.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
Also how do I upgrade witcher armor or the one you start with coz the armour I'm rolling with is super ugly
Wolf Akela
Member
I think Witcher armor usually has reduced damage from monsters?
I upgraded my armor at the first blacksmith (dwarf dude).
I upgraded my armor at the first blacksmith (dwarf dude).
Some of the blacksmiths have maps to the locations of the witcher armor, it will then be in the treasure hunts tab of your missions
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
endlessflood
Member
Yeah. Obviously you have to work harder to get the best stuff.
Alternatively, use the other stuff and carry repair kits with you.
Wolf Akela
Member
Aside from the ones unlocked by quests, are there secrets on the map that don't have a map marker?
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
Would you rather buy them via Micro-transactions?
Shake Appeal
Member
I have played 61 hours of The Witcher 3 in the two weeks since I finally bought it. It was worth waiting for a new PC to do this. Holy hell, I love this thing. What a journey since the janky (but startling) first game all those years ago.
Just got there
automatically failed the brothers in arms quest cause she dead.
Can anyone shed any light on this, is the witcher armor the best armor in the game?, as atm the numbers aren't adding up!!
DrGonzo615
Banned
I think the different armor sets are more for different styles of play. The Bear armor I believe has the best protection but its heavy and sucks for magic.
Im no expert though, im sure somebody has a spread sheet on all this.
The Witcher armor/weapons are generally the best, each affording you some great benefits depending on the way you play. But there are some rarer pieces of equipment you can find with slightly better base stats and some glyph slots to make something at least comparable(and in some cases, look better than what the Witcher schools offer).
Finding those pieces is kinda dependent on luck though.
I think there are some ways to make it viable for Signs as well depending on the abilities you have equipped. Like, taking advantage of Adrenaline or something.
I'm kinda anxious to jump back into this game. Blood & Wine needs to hurry up and come out.
MadYarpen
Member
Griffin armor is AFAIR weaker one - it has lower lvl requirements and quests to find it are lower lvl to.
The rest of them (ursine, feline, wolf) have higher lvl requirements and all can serve you till the end of the game. I'm pretty sure there is nothing better than feline/wolf/ursine mastercrafted sets in base game.
To answer your question - witcher armor IS the best armor in the game and all three sets are worth getting and upgrading. Griffin is the weakest of witcher sets so that's why you probably started to get some better items. And - superior isn't the highest tier (not 100% sure cause I never know how was it translated from Polish - but I think it is 1st upgrade is enhanced, then superior and at the end mastercrafted)
Thanks for the info on the witcher armor sets, just noticed there actual a 4th set, Wolven!. This seems to be a good all rounder.
Got me think though is it possible to mix and match all of the 3 (not including wolven) armor sets to give you the best of both worlds. Im think Griffin armor set (as it gives the best sign strengths) and then using the swords from Cat (as they seem to do the best damage)??
Got me think though is it possible to mix and match all of the 3 (not including wolven) armor sets to give you the best of both worlds. Im think Griffin armor set (as it gives the best sign strengths) and then using the swords from Cat (as they seem to do the best damage)??
OdysseusVA
Banned
I have about 80 hrs in this game and am just now finding out about the free DLC lol How substantial are they?
Jay Shadow
Member
4 side quests, some regional armor sets, School of the Wolf armor treasure hunt, alternate outfits for Triss/Yennifer/Ciri, alternate Gwent card art, and New Game +.
sti4thewin
Member
Hey guys posting this from buy/sale gaf thread
Witcher 3 press exclusive long board
I'm moving guys and need this gone. Is this something that interest any Witcher fans. These were given our during a press event about a month before the Witcher 3 came out. I would expect maybe about 30 of these were made for Witcher 3 preview event in Venice, CA.
Not really sure on how to price this thing but I'm open to offers.
Located in SoCal
Never used and perfect for a collector to hang on wall.
Witcher 3 press exclusive long board
I'm moving guys and need this gone. Is this something that interest any Witcher fans. These were given our during a press event about a month before the Witcher 3 came out. I would expect maybe about 30 of these were made for Witcher 3 preview event in Venice, CA.
Not really sure on how to price this thing but I'm open to offers.
Located in SoCal
Never used and perfect for a collector to hang on wall.
OdysseusVA
Banned
Thanks! Just got done with the Cat and Wolf quest
$1 shipped
Since, you know, you got it for free and you need it gone
Coreda
Member
Speaking of mixing armor, it's disappointing that both Wolven and New Moon trousers clip with all other boots besides their matching set, since they're among the nicest looking trousers available.
Sent a bug report a while back but I guess it was too low priority to see fixed, though it's a very noticeable issue.
Sent a bug report a while back but I guess it was too low priority to see fixed, though it's a very noticeable issue.
RoyaleDuke
Banned
So I couldn't take it anymore, started hearts of stone after I finally replayed the game all the way up to
At this point in NG+ and at level 57 I switched from a mixed set of Enhanced Legendary Ursine armor, and superior Griffin gaunts and trousers, Superior Griffin swords with runestones(I'm poor after buying tier 2 of the runesmith lol), to straight up full set of Superior Griffin Gear and it's actually pretty fucking good, looks good
So I started it and wow, I was completed dark on this and I was super confused at first because I thought hearts of stone was blood and wine. Then I thought for a second we were
, but nop
with adds. Well played CDPR.
Overall, I love the fact that it seems the
Kaer Morhen, rounding up allies.
but the ursine armor is god tier. Already have a set of Superior ursine armor waiting for dat level 60.
So I started it and wow, I was completed dark on this and I was super confused at first because I thought hearts of stone was blood and wine. Then I thought for a second we were
going to olfieri or whatever
e huge tough ass dark souls battle
Overall, I love the fact that it seems the
Man of Glass is totally some kind of magical being, because he appeared in a chair out of nowhere, put a weird seal on Geralts face, and nearly drowned Geralt in the process of "saving him". When you agree to meet him, there are children in the day time at the meeting spot that sing a nursery rhyme about the man of glass. It's really great, sets him up as a mysterious potential big bad or unpredictable force.
Ursine gear ftw
Sort of. There are "maps" you can buy from certain vendors that will lead you to areas to find all the witcher gear for one tier from a school (bear, cat, etc.). Then if you want to upgrade that gear, you'll need the map for the next tier to lead you to the upgrade diagrams (which require predecessor gear). Then you repeat the process until you have sick mastercrafted gear.
From what school? Are you sure you're not talking about the Witch Hunters Armour? That confused me at first when I received it...
Sort of. There are "maps" you can buy from certain vendors that will lead you to areas to find all the witcher gear for one tier from a school (bear, cat, etc.). Then if you want to upgrade that gear, you'll need the map for the next tier to lead you to the upgrade diagrams (which require predecessor gear). Then you repeat the process until you have sick mastercrafted gear.
From what school? Are you sure you're not talking about the Witch Hunters Armour? That confused me at first when I received it...