Gully State
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Salaadin said:
The game is 4 years old at this point. I think GOG carries stuff released in the early to mid 2000's. So it wouldn't really be a stretch even if they didn't develop Witcher.
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The Witcher |OT| Damn all dissonances
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The game is 4 years old at this point. I think GOG carries stuff released in the early to mid 2000's. So it wouldn't really be a stretch even if they didn't develop Witcher.
Gully State
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Anyone play the modules (Price of Neutrality and Side Effects)? Are they worth playing through or should I not even bother?
Jay Shadow
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Price of Neutrality was decent and had some new characters in it. Side Effects I barely even remember so I guess that makes it forgettable.Gully State said:
DOUBLE POST OF JUSTICE
Got to Chapter III. Seems interesting so far. Knights! Fancier hookers! Rich people! Chapter II had it's moments, but I'm glad it's over. Each chapter seems to have a ton of quests. I just read a guide about Chapter II and I was surprised about how many quests I missed. Though I'm glad I missed the
Got to Chapter III. Seems interesting so far. Knights! Fancier hookers! Rich people! Chapter II had it's moments, but I'm glad it's over. Each chapter seems to have a ton of quests. I just read a guide about Chapter II and I was surprised about how many quests I missed. Though I'm glad I missed the
Squirrels vs. Order battle because I want to be neutral for now.
RustyNails
Member
You can stay neutral throughout...I'm sort of glad I did because I could not identify with either side.
Gully State said:
Yup, after beating the main game... Price of Neutrality was pretty fun, it takes place in a new region directly outside the Witchers' castle. Side Effects was basically running through Vizima trade quarter (yet again) doing fetch quests to raise money to bail Dandelion out of jail. Both are pretty short (2-3 hours), if you could only play one, I'd definitely go with Price of Neutrality, it's more interesting (since it takes place in a new area).
War Peaceman
You're a big guy.
RustyNails said:
Yeah, I flipped between the two sides depending on how I evaluated the situation. I ended up with what I guess counts as the neutral ending. It was.... unpleasant. I felt like such a bastard.
Ok - it's done - FINISHED. A few questions though, read at your PERIL:
I tried to maintain neutrality throughout but I think what I loved the most about it is that it's almost impossible to in later situations, or at least it seemed to be.
In the final FMV was I supposed to recognise the face of the assassin?
What "endings" are there, so to speak. That ghost king told me I'd pretty much ruined the lives of everyone in the entire world, before Dandelion's monologue about the world returning to normal....
What "endings" are there, so to speak. That ghost king told me I'd pretty much ruined the lives of everyone in the entire world, before Dandelion's monologue about the world returning to normal....
I tried to maintain neutrality throughout but I think what I loved the most about it is that it's almost impossible to in later situations, or at least it seemed to be.
Jay Shadow
Member
NoMoobabe said:
just the fact that it was a Witcher
The actual end of the game doesn't change much if at all. Most of your decisions play out before reaching the end.
Moobabe said:
No you aren't. Everything is pure speculation, and there are a lot of different theories out there, from the Salamandra being able to create a witcher like assassin to one of the other witcher schools offering their services to make this assassin a witcher. It's all guessing but I'd like it to be on the schools as that would broaden the lore on the history of witchers. All we know is that the assassin is a witcher of some sort.
Seemingly important plot choice in Chapter III:
So was this a throwaway decision or an important one? Should I keep my recent save?
So I was in the trade quarter turning in random bounty quests and whatnot, I exit a building and a child approaches me saying the bank is being robbed and the order has sent him to fetch a witcher. Long story short, I end up in the basement of the bank and Yaevinn offers to let me join the Squirrels. I noticed there was an option to stay neutral, but based on Leuvarden's comments earlier in the chapter, I figured I'd be forced to pick eventually. I chose to join them, mostly because they seem like cooler characters to surround myself with than a chode like Siegfried, and also because I unwittingly led the order against the scoia'tael in the battle in chapter II and I felt I should make up for it haha. I exited the sewers and went back to the bank and the mob was gone. Should I expect repercussions?
So was this a throwaway decision or an important one? Should I keep my recent save?
Jay Shadow
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It's one of the 2 biggest choices in the game for that storyline.Slo said:
Siding with the Order is no longer possible. It's Squirrels or neutral now.
Finished!
I was forced along the
path, because I went into the building without knowing that there was a decision made there. Then in chapter 4 I chose to
instead of running, which I thought wouldn´t be possible.
Oh well.
. I leaned towards the cause I ended up supporting, but in the short story compilation book they were total dicks. Well, both sides were. I wihs I had managed to stay neutral.
I spared every monster when possible
, but I slayed the
, but I couldn´t loot his body for some reason.
Overall it was pretty fun and I´ll play the extra missions one day, but right now I´m glad it´s over. Hard difficulty was almost too easy in teh end, only a few encounters were tough. Alchemy added a lot. I drank so many different potions before the last chapter my HUD looked like the desk of a child with his first rubber stamp set.
Only thing I strongly DISLIKED was a stupid bug that came up in the later part of the game, where I sometimes couldn´t cast spells anymore without restarting. I killed a certain dual hammer wielder and the main baddy without being able to use magic for half the fights :/
PS: Now I have to google how my choices are going to carry over into TW2, I hate choices!
PPS: IMO the game has some really beautiful vistas and nice enough textures, even compared to more recent "RPG" "games" *cough*
I was forced along the
So´ciaetel
help the damn elves
Oh well.
Killing knights was fun though, but killing Siegfried sucked
I spared every monster when possible
Adda and the Werewolf, Berengar 
King of the Wild Hunt
Overall it was pretty fun and I´ll play the extra missions one day, but right now I´m glad it´s over. Hard difficulty was almost too easy in teh end, only a few encounters were tough. Alchemy added a lot. I drank so many different potions before the last chapter my HUD looked like the desk of a child with his first rubber stamp set.
Only thing I strongly DISLIKED was a stupid bug that came up in the later part of the game, where I sometimes couldn´t cast spells anymore without restarting. I killed a certain dual hammer wielder and the main baddy without being able to use magic for half the fights :/
PS: Now I have to google how my choices are going to carry over into TW2, I hate choices!
PPS: IMO the game has some really beautiful vistas and nice enough textures, even compared to more recent "RPG" "games" *cough*
Jay Shadow
Member
Binabik15 said:
There are 3 different ways to start the Witcher 2 depending on who you sided with. Other then that, no one really knows how any other choice effects anything. Some equipment will carry over too.
Gully State
Member
Binabik15 said:Finished!
I was forced along thepath, because I went into the building without knowing that there was a decision made there. Then in chapter 4 I chose toSo´ciaetelinstead of running, which I thought wouldn´t be possible.help the damn elves
Oh well.. I leaned towards the cause I ended up supporting, but in the short story compilation book they were total dicks. Well, both sides were. I wihs I had managed to stay neutral.Killing knights was fun though, but killing Siegfried sucked
I spared every monster when possible, but I slayed theAdda and the Werewolf, Berengar, but I couldn´t loot his body for some reason.King of the Wild Hunt
Overall it was pretty fun and I´ll play the extra missions one day, but right now I´m glad it´s over. Hard difficulty was almost too easy in teh end, only a few encounters were tough. Alchemy added a lot. I drank so many different potions before the last chapter my HUD looked like the desk of a child with his first rubber stamp set.
Only thing I strongly DISLIKED was a stupid bug that came up in the later part of the game, where I sometimes couldn´t cast spells anymore without restarting. I killed a certain dual hammer wielder and the main baddy without being able to use magic for half the fights :/
PS: Now I have to google how my choices are going to carry over into TW2, I hate choices!
PPS: IMO the game has some really beautiful vistas and nice enough textures, even compared to more recent "RPG" "games" *cough*
I didn't have a problem with
slaying seigfried. The guy was a total coward anyways... At least Yaevin wasn't.
maniac-kun
Member
Just got it on Steam for 7.99 Downloading now...
Downloading now...jakershaker
Member
maniac-kun said:Just got it on Steam for 7.99
No playing it until at least tomorrow. They ran out of keys afaik.
maniac-kun
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jakershaker said:
jakershaker
Member
maniac-kun said:
Yeah never fun when it happens.
The good parts:
- The Witcher is still selling some nice numbers in sales if the keys run out. Which means a strong fanbase for Witcher 2.
- Steam is usally fast to get new keys, should be fixed by monday. Suck when it happens on weekends though.
- You will still love the game.
CecilRousso
Member
Just can´t beat the boss in act 3. Any tips? As it seems now, I either have to download a cheat mod, or just give up on the game.
CecilRousso
Member
Salaadin said:
The Professor.
CecilRousso said:
He went down easy for me. Make sure your steel sword is equipped, and if you have some diamond dust or an oil make sure to apply it. Use strong style and concentrate everything on attacking the professor. I cast Ignis on him whenever it was charged. The Kikimore warriors will leave you alone as soon as he falls.
maniac-kun
Member
Just played the first 3 hours of the game loving it so far
Tried to delve into Chapter IV a little bit, and quit out after about 15 minutes. I was excited to have a change of scenery after the last chapter, but I'm really fatigued with the Witcher's approach of vomitting 10000 quests at you at the beginning of a chapter and then letting them slowly weave together as the chapter winds down. I think I've been a bit overwhelmed with the start of chapters 2, 3, and 4.
Hopefully a couple days away from the game will put me back into the mood.
Hopefully a couple days away from the game will put me back into the mood.
Minsc
Gold Member
Slo said:
The quests in chapter 4 are really fun though, so do stick with it. It does sound like you're a little burnt out, but when you return you have maybe 10 hours of fun stories to complete, chapter 5 and the epilogue are very very linear, you'll get through both in like a single night.
Gully State
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Chapter 2 is what killed my initial Witcher playthrough. But yeah, sounds like you're just burned out..Go play something else and come back to it. Just don't take too long of a break as the end relies on you remembering choices you made for the big payoff.
I'm on Act 2 about 12 hours in and I agree about the pacing. They just drop so many quests on you from the beginning, I hope it's not like this in Witcher 2. Although I did like the way the quests tied up in Act 1 and it looks like the other acts will be similar. End of Act 1 really did make me feel like a bit of a shit tbh with the choices I'd made prior.
Just a question about the combat do I ever upgrade my witcher sword? And are the daggers/ axes/ clubs useful at all or just to spice things up.
Just a question about the combat do I ever upgrade my witcher sword? And are the daggers/ axes/ clubs useful at all or just to spice things up.
Detox said:
The pacing is kinda weird. My complaint isnt so much the number of quests they give...its where they send you to do them - sewers, swamps, sewers, swamps. Lots of quests is a good thing in my book, they just need to give you different stuff to look at when youre doing them. The load times dont help at all.
The best thing to do is check every quest and find out where its sending you. Then go to that area and knock off as many quests as you can before heading back to town.
Ignore any weapons except swords. Carry a torch on you in case you dont have any Cat potions. Sell everything else.
You will come across Witcher sword upgrades. Youll know it when you get there.
Yeah, the pacing can be very uneven. When I first enter a new area and a dozen new quests pop up, I tend to feel overwhelmed especially when half or more if of them are fetch quests. The upside is that once I start to complete them and see how they all come together, that's when the game pulls me in the most. In the end, the payoff is worth it for me.
Anyways, I need to get back into this. I've been too addicted to one game to touch the dozens of others I have been working on, but I'm towards the end of ch. 4 so hopefully I can bang it out soon.
Anyways, I need to get back into this. I've been too addicted to one game to touch the dozens of others I have been working on, but I'm towards the end of ch. 4 so hopefully I can bang it out soon.
Snuggler said:
Ch4 was such a nice change of pace.
I agree about being overwhelmed with the quests. I HATE the contract kills where you have to kill certain enemies. Its not a pain by itself but when you realize that you didnt read the proper books to harvest those ingredients, you get annoyed. And then you see that the book costs 600-900 oren. FFFFUUUUU
Funny thing is that even with the repeating and lots of quests, I still dont mind it as much as other games that pull similar stunts. I guess its like you said, the payoff is ultimately worth it. The world and characters are so good and seeing what affect your choices have really pulls you in.
Dog Problems
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I loved chapter 4. Such beautiful scenery.
Gully State
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Salaadin said:
The venders aren't the only places where these books are available. Depending on who you interact with, there's usually a free alternative.
LastWindow said:
Yep, and the music that plays when you're running through the fields of Murky Waters. So good.
Although i totally fucked up my investigation
, i finally finished Chapter II. Ran like 20 hours through Vizima (and the swamp)... Chapter III is good till now. Wasn't really keen on playing on because of Chapter II but now i'm back on track. Geralt is picking up ladies left and right
had kalkstein as suspect and everybody else was fed up with me so that i couldn't enter the cementry anymore