Wolfgunblood Garopa
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Good, I can go back to Heirarch Square again.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |OT3| Metz Some Ploughing Good Ladies In the Forest
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Good, I can go back to Heirarch Square again.
NullPointer
Member
Yeah, that's definitely the issue. Didn't know it was limited to Hierarch Square and thereabouts but thats where I've been running around lately, so it felt like every NPC conversation was bugged.
And man that's great news on the patch. This game just started to completely pull me back in when the load times problem hit. Will wait for this hotfix and jump back in.
Thanks for the answers guys.
I have 33gigs of space free. I seriously doubt the patch is 15gig, and if it is, it's probably a good thing I can't download it!
Vic_Viper
Member
Finally fixed my PC and can run this game without crashing and I have a few questions:
Is there a good way to get money other than doing the contracts? I always seem either too low level or need some item I don't have yet.
Is there a good way to get more xp in the early game? Should I just do the main quest till I'm high enough level to start the contracts and secondary quests?
Is there a good way to get money other than doing the contracts? I always seem either too low level or need some item I don't have yet.
Is there a good way to get more xp in the early game? Should I just do the main quest till I'm high enough level to start the contracts and secondary quests?
endlessflood
Member
Points of Interest (the ? on the map) will give you small amounts of XP and also some loot, which you can sell. If you find yourself short of cash but unable to qualify for good Witcher Contracts or Story missions, then hit up some Points of Interest while you're waiting.
For levelling, the main story missions and Witcher Contracts are where you get almost all of the XP. The other stuff (side missions, points of interest, killing monsters) only gives minimal XP. The main issue you'll face is trying not to oversees the quests available to you, rather than not being able to do them. Early on you'll be presented with quests that are meant for very late in the game; just leave them in your quest log, and come back to them at the appropriate time. Stick to the quests that are around your current level.
nortonff
Hi, I'm nortonff. I spend my life going into threads to say that I don't care about the topic of the thread. It's a really good use of my time.
I did something I knew I shouldn't yesterday.
I started the game just to check out the 1.30 patch on the PS4.
Deleted my old save. Made a Death March + Level Scaling new game.
The game is running really smooth and I feel that I'll end up replaying the whole game again.
With the backlog I currently have, that was a HUGE mistake.
What an amazing game.
Edit: Was Gaunter O'Dimm always at the first inn you enter in the game or just after they released the expansion? lol I laughed when I saw him there.
I started the game just to check out the 1.30 patch on the PS4.
Deleted my old save. Made a Death March + Level Scaling new game.
The game is running really smooth and I feel that I'll end up replaying the whole game again.
With the backlog I currently have, that was a HUGE mistake.
What an amazing game.
Edit: Was Gaunter O'Dimm always at the first inn you enter in the game or just after they released the expansion? lol I laughed when I saw him there.
Got so pissed off with the
fight that I just turned down the difficulty to get through it. It was that or give up. Doesn't feel great but so be it.
This is easily the best piece of additional content I've played for any game. It's just so damn brilliant. Brings me well over 100hrs on TW3 which I just don't spend on single player games anymore.
Dettlaff
This is easily the best piece of additional content I've played for any game. It's just so damn brilliant. Brings me well over 100hrs on TW3 which I just don't spend on single player games anymore.
R_thanatos
Member
he was always there . They planned those stories from the start
nortonff
Hi, I'm nortonff. I spend my life going into threads to say that I don't care about the topic of the thread. It's a really good use of my time.
That's amazing.
Did you go to see the Unseen Elder, or take Syanna to Detlaff?
If you did the latter, you have to try to be empathetic and understanding of Syanna's past during the available dialogue options with her, in addition to winning her ribbon back. Then, after you investigate the fifth victim, you have to suggest that Syanna forgives her little sister when you talk to her before her trial.
If you did the latter, you have to try to be empathetic and understanding of Syanna's past during the available dialogue options with her, in addition to winning her ribbon back. Then, after you investigate the fifth victim, you have to suggest that Syanna forgives her little sister when you talk to her before her trial.
Vic_Viper
Member
Game is finally starting to pick up the pace and I'm finally getting better xp and money. Almost at level 10 and finished the Red Baron quest line stuff completely. Going to meet up with Triss.
Is there any special items or gear I should be trying to find around this level?
Also when is a good time to start the Hattori stuff?
Is there any special items or gear I should be trying to find around this level?
Also when is a good time to start the Hattori stuff?
Philtastic
Member
Coming back to this game after getting distracted by Space Engineers. Finally fought the first boss of the Hearts of Stone expansion. I remember a lot of people here complaining about that fight and how hard/annoying he was. Although I can see why some people might have been annoyed, it really wasn't that difficult, even on Death March with a melee-centric build. As I've constantly mentioned, the combat is actually really good and some of the best in any RPG ever if you use all of the tools in your arsenal.
Here's a video of my 4th attempt on this boss. I hadn't discovered any devastating weaknesses, was still getting a feel for him, and wasn't even using the right oil since you fight him immediately after a cutscene and didn't know that you can apply oils in combat now, so it's not a perfect or even impressive fight but the point is that he's not bad as long as you take your time and, in general, don't over commit unless you've stunned him (or possibly dodged one of his jumps). Obviously, spoilers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iomdylgoRCU
Edit: After beating him, I went and looked up how others beat him on YouTube and it appears that
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Here's a video of my 4th attempt on this boss. I hadn't discovered any devastating weaknesses, was still getting a feel for him, and wasn't even using the right oil since you fight him immediately after a cutscene and didn't know that you can apply oils in combat now, so it's not a perfect or even impressive fight but the point is that he's not bad as long as you take your time and, in general, don't over commit unless you've stunned him (or possibly dodged one of his jumps). Obviously, spoilers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iomdylgoRCU
Edit: After beating him, I went and looked up how others beat him on YouTube and it appears that
the Toad can be lit on fire very easily contrary to Shani's hint that it doesn't fear fire, thus the best strategy to beating it is to throw Dancing Star bombs to set him on fire which will allow you to wail away
Vic_Viper
Member
Anyone know of a good resource of builds? I've been following this guys build I saw on YouTube, think he calls it the whirling blades build that uses light armor. But I would like to see some other options and I can't seem to find a good place that has a bunch of builds with pics showing how they have their abilities set up.
Also is there a respec option in the game if I decide to go a different route or want to experiment? I'm only level 10 still so I don' think I've made any big decisions yet.
How important is the conversation ability in the game? I've seen a few chances to use it so far but I haven't leveled it up to take advantage.
Also is there a respec option in the game if I decide to go a different route or want to experiment? I'm only level 10 still so I don' think I've made any big decisions yet.
How important is the conversation ability in the game? I've seen a few chances to use it so far but I haven't leveled it up to take advantage.
Wolf Akela
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Yeah you can respec. Some merchants sell Potion of Clearance for 1000g I think.
illusionary
Member
Does anyone know for certain when those Dark Horse figurines actually release (specifically for the UK, but any info would be good)? I can see a variety of release dates from different merchants - including Amazon UK, from whom I've ordered and which show two of them as already released, but they immediately just show no stock.
Dark Horse's own site shows 26 October for the first of them - can that be taken as correct?
https://www.darkhorse.com/Products/30-232/The-Witcher-3-Geralt-Figure
Dark Horse's own site shows 26 October for the first of them - can that be taken as correct?
https://www.darkhorse.com/Products/30-232/The-Witcher-3-Geralt-Figure
I finally finished Blood and Wine today. I got the ending where
Now that I have finished all the quest content including expansions and most of the other stuff I can say with certainty to this is the best game I have ever played and also my favorite. I've never been so moved by a game before. What a memorable experience. Thanks, CDPR. I will support the shit out of you guys forever now.
Syanna kills the duchess, and then Yen showed up at Corvo Bianco and we live happily ever after.
Now that I have finished all the quest content including expansions and most of the other stuff I can say with certainty to this is the best game I have ever played and also my favorite. I've never been so moved by a game before. What a memorable experience. Thanks, CDPR. I will support the shit out of you guys forever now.
Bl@de
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V1LÆM
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it's fixed in patch 1.31
Philtastic
Member
Wow, that's amazing! Geralt has now been truly cemented as a Polish cultural icon.
V1LÆM
Gold Member
gwent is next! after that we have cyberpunk 2077 but i don't expect we'll get that until 2019.
itsinmyveins
Gets to pilot the crappy patrol labors
First off: I like the game a lot. Amazingly well realized world, and large at that.
BUT.
There's just sooo much to do. I've reached Skellige and I've got a ton of quests waiting to be done, even though I basically spend 75% of my time just doing side quests, treasure hunts and such.
And I have no idea what to do with the insane amount of food and drink I'm carrying around. For healing I just use that red potion that fills up when you meditate.
BUT.
There's just sooo much to do. I've reached Skellige and I've got a ton of quests waiting to be done, even though I basically spend 75% of my time just doing side quests, treasure hunts and such.
And I have no idea what to do with the insane amount of food and drink I'm carrying around. For healing I just use that red potion that fills up when you meditate.
Just carry around water; really don't think you need any other food items. And the Swallow potion raises your toxicity for similar health regeneration.
As for all the side quests, just try to do what's on the way to your next objective in the main questline. It's easy to get lost in the world because there's so much to do, but if you feel that you're spending too much time away from the main questline, do your best to ignore those Points of Interest until you reach a lull in the main questline.
As for all the side quests, just try to do what's on the way to your next objective in the main questline. It's easy to get lost in the world because there's so much to do, but if you feel that you're spending too much time away from the main questline, do your best to ignore those Points of Interest until you reach a lull in the main questline.
itsinmyveins
Gets to pilot the crappy patrol labors
Vic_Viper
Member
I've also been wondering about this.
I haven't run into encumbrance problems yet but I fear I will be soon. Plus I have a ton of books and alchemy items that I have no idea what to do with. Alchemy items don't have weight though right?
Alchemy, and crafting items no longer add to your weight.
If you've kept every piece of literature you've picked up until now, you should go to the book store in Novigrad's Hierarch Square and sell them all off; you should make a nice profit.
I personally tend to keep books, journals, and notes related to quests I've done. Don't have to, but I do.
If you read a book for an addition to the beastiary entry, it stays there even if you get rid of the book.
If you've kept every piece of literature you've picked up until now, you should go to the book store in Novigrad's Hierarch Square and sell them all off; you should make a nice profit.
I personally tend to keep books, journals, and notes related to quests I've done. Don't have to, but I do.
Finally reached Skellige! I'm getting Skyrim vibes from that location, it is simply amazing. Ever since I reached the island I never opened the world map, not even once, and I disabled the quest tracker (well, more like I selected the Gwynt quest, which has no objective): I want to really explore the area by myself, instead of jumping from point A to point B by following a trail (well, I guess I will need to do that for some quests, since most quests are impossible to track without the magical trail on the minimap), and enjoy the landscape.
Initially I wanted to disable the minimap altogether, but finding specific NPCs suddenly become quite an ordeal. Oh well.
That being said, I met quite a few bugs here too:
Initially I wanted to disable the minimap altogether, but finding specific NPCs suddenly become quite an ordeal. Oh well.
That being said, I met quite a few bugs here too:
- I met a merchant, but I couldn't buy anything from him: the dialog box went back to conversation selection, and a double of that merchant popped out of nowhere before disappearing.
- Taking the elevator down actually killed Geralt. No, I didn't fall: simply activating the elevator "Use" teleported Geralt on it, lying on the ground, with an empty health bar and the screen fading to black. Thanksfully the screen showed my Geralt on the elevator a few seconds later, somehow he recovered his health and everything is fine, didn't need to reload a save. Weird though. That elevator is nasty.
I think I finished the main quests in Velen finally.
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Also, I thought the Pellar was fantastic. Really funny.
I think I need to go to Novigrad now? Or maybe I should stick around Velen and finish up a bunch of sidequests and contracts? I think I'm level 11 or 12. I also only found 2 places of power and have no idea how to find the other ones aside from googling it or hitting every ? on the map... which there are way too many of for my tastes.
Other than that I'm kind of just flailing about because I don't really know a lot about what I should upgrade or what skills I should take. I'm completely skipping everything Gwent related because I didn't find the tutorial for it very interesting at all.
The witches of the bog and the spirit in the tree are seriously nightmare fuel. I made the choice to kill the tree and the kids are gone, now the Baron wants to go take back Anna, which seems like a secondary quest but I'll probably go and do it anyway. But seriously those witches freaked me the hell out, especially the one with legs hanging out in front of her. Just disgusting.
Also, I thought the Pellar was fantastic. Really funny.
I think I need to go to Novigrad now? Or maybe I should stick around Velen and finish up a bunch of sidequests and contracts? I think I'm level 11 or 12. I also only found 2 places of power and have no idea how to find the other ones aside from googling it or hitting every ? on the map... which there are way too many of for my tastes.
Other than that I'm kind of just flailing about because I don't really know a lot about what I should upgrade or what skills I should take. I'm completely skipping everything Gwent related because I didn't find the tutorial for it very interesting at all.
MadYarpen
Member
Don't hunt ? marks. Just do whatever you feel like doing. That's the best way to approach the game.
Had my first hang on a loading screen last night after 32hrs of playtime. Had to find some secret entrance by following a pickpocketer and each time it went to load a cut scene it would hang. Ended up having to go the beggar route. The loading it pretty bad on the PS4 in Nurandavile or whatever that city is called.
Ace Harding
Member
I've just started scratching the surface of this game and good god - it is AMAZING. I can already tell it's going to be up there in my personal GOAT list. I feel like this game was made for me - it's like Elder Scrolls meets Red Dead which couldn't be a better combination for me.
I'm in Velen, and just took a boat across a huge sea to continue on this witch quest in a swamp. Before that I rode Roach aimlessly up a road and see this huge fucking city ahead of me, beckoning me to explore. I turned back, thinking I have more pressing matters to attend to, but I look forward to see what's happening there. I also have the Bloody Baron quest after this one, which I have not had spoiled for me other than hearing it's an awesome quest.
I played a bit of Witcher 2, but for some reason it never clicked for me. The combat felt a bit too complicated and the world more restricted and structure more linear than I prefer. I know some people don't like the simplified combat in this one but I think it's fun so far. Everything is more intuitive and fluid and while there appear to be lots of different ways to approach encounters and character builds it's not at all overwhelming. But the best part is how huge it is. I know I've only seen a very small chunk of the world of this game but it feels enormous while also feeling "alive." I love games where I can just wander and things happen, where I can hunt down materials to craft items and gear for hours, and I can loot dungeons and discover quirky hidden side quests. The story and dialogue are also excellent so far. I know it's early but I haven't found one fault in this game.
I got the Complete Edition so I'd have something to play for 100+ hours and I'm so glad I did.
I'm in Velen, and just took a boat across a huge sea to continue on this witch quest in a swamp. Before that I rode Roach aimlessly up a road and see this huge fucking city ahead of me, beckoning me to explore. I turned back, thinking I have more pressing matters to attend to, but I look forward to see what's happening there. I also have the Bloody Baron quest after this one, which I have not had spoiled for me other than hearing it's an awesome quest.
I played a bit of Witcher 2, but for some reason it never clicked for me. The combat felt a bit too complicated and the world more restricted and structure more linear than I prefer. I know some people don't like the simplified combat in this one but I think it's fun so far. Everything is more intuitive and fluid and while there appear to be lots of different ways to approach encounters and character builds it's not at all overwhelming. But the best part is how huge it is. I know I've only seen a very small chunk of the world of this game but it feels enormous while also feeling "alive." I love games where I can just wander and things happen, where I can hunt down materials to craft items and gear for hours, and I can loot dungeons and discover quirky hidden side quests. The story and dialogue are also excellent so far. I know it's early but I haven't found one fault in this game.
I got the Complete Edition so I'd have something to play for 100+ hours and I'm so glad I did.
MadYarpen
Member
Like 200 + LOL.
And if you just like to explore the world.... Who knows if not 300+ man.
Dries
Member
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There is a small epilogue sequence afterwards. Playable, of course.
JumpJeff84
Member
How do the two paid DLC packs work? If I start a new game with them purchased can I access them at the start of the game, or are they balanced for end game characters? How do you access the DLC quests?
Basically I just started a playthrough on PC (previously played 20 hours on PS4 but I find the improved frame rate on PC is making me enjoy the game a lot more) and I'm wondering if it makes sense to have the DLC right away?
Basically I just started a playthrough on PC (previously played 20 hours on PS4 but I find the improved frame rate on PC is making me enjoy the game a lot more) and I'm wondering if it makes sense to have the DLC right away?
sackboy2197
Member
Iirc you can get the first quest for the DLCs on notice boards. You can buy them from the start but they're meant to be played when you reach a higher level. You can do them after you finish the main story for example. You'll notice which quests are from the DLCs as they have an icon of a different colour. So I suggest going through the game and then doing Heart of Stone and to finish it off Blood and Wine. Alternatively you can also start the DLCs in a "standalone" save, with a premade character, ready to tackle the challenge of the DLCs.
If you start a new game, you'll have the option to play one of the exlansions alone, with Geralt at a level and with equipment appropriate for each.
If you're playing the game normally, the expansions are best suited as post-ending content.
I started my second play through yesterday.
Damn the start of this game is almost perfection. It's SO good. It's such a shame that my GOTY vote last year was coloured by the rather weak and plodding ending.
I feel like if they had cut everything after
, then the game would easily have been one of my favourite ever.
Damn the start of this game is almost perfection. It's SO good. It's such a shame that my GOTY vote last year was coloured by the rather weak and plodding ending.
I feel like if they had cut everything after
You find Ciri
Coreda
Member
And miss the
battle at Kaer Morhen?
the Ciri Witcher ending
Nah, the BoKM is part of what I consider the ending. It's the culmination of what you've been searching for the whole time.
That's where I'd like it to stop though. The other stuff didn't interest me, and it felt like a great point for the game to end.