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[Philippo]

Call me shallow, but I really appreciate these two most:

Yeah UI customization is a nice thing, what they showed in the last trailer was very obtrusive.

 

[Carlius]

Love it, especially the AI part.
That note on easy difficulty may worry some gamers though.

then withcer 3 isnt the game for them..if there is one thing i hated about witcher 2 is how they nerfed the difficulty from 1.0 to appeal the more casual crowd. god that was so annoying.

 

[RoboPlato]

Weapon degredation is the worst news. Just let me hit things with my sword in a game about hitting things with swords without me getting worse at hitting things with swords the more I hit things with a sword.

 

[Summer Haze]

Weapon degredation is the worst news. Just let me hit things with my sword in a game about hitting things with swords without me getting worse at hitting things with swords the more I hit things with a sword.

I agree. Ugh, this is disappointing for me. I hate weapon degradation in games.

I wouldn't mind if your blades became dull the more you used them, resulting in the damage values dropping slightly as a result and needing you had to use a whetstone to keep them sharp, but having them completely break unless you visit a craftsman "regularly" sounds annoying.

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

Please. I want it now. Right now

 

[heringer]

Guess I'll wait for the mod that fixes the weapon durability problem.

And fuck inventory space. I hate this kind of pointless mechanic in RPG's.

 

[misho8723]

then withcer 3 isnt the game for them..if there is one thing i hated about witcher 2 is how they nerfed the difficulty from 1.0 to appeal the more casual crowd. god that was so annoying.

Yeah, exactly.. well I played W1 before W2, so I knew what the function of all signs were and so, but I didn't had any major problems in the tutorial section.. it could have used more info tips and stop the action to give the player the time to read them, but still I was ok with the state in which the difficulty was in the 1.0 version.. but they I went to the net and all what I saw was people bitching about dying and about dragon.. I even didn't mind the QTE elements, but whatever.. and after all that, they released the patches which made the game so much easier, it wasn't challenging even on the hardest difficulties.. I hope that W3 is going to be a much harder game, fair but hard

 

[Starsunder]

Guess I'll wait for the mod that fixes the weapon durability problem.

And fuck inventory space. I hate this kind of pointless mechanic in RPG's.

Inventory space doesn't bother me, but FUCK weapon durability mechanics.

The only disappointing thing I've read about the game.

 

[Sanctuary]

Glad to hear about weapon diversity and durability.

Hope the skill trees are balanced. Witcher 2 felt like you had to take the sword tree or you were just wasting your points.

Maybe after the nerf patches, but if you weren't dumping points into Quen and its upgrades, you were wasting points before that.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Breakable weapons makes me sad but everything else is fantastic.

Yeah, I really don't care for weapon durability.

 

[OneUh8]

Even though this might be my most anticipated game, I feel as though I will never finish it. Hopefully the durability aspect is not over the top to here I am constantly having to repair my items.

 

[Gbraga]

Love all this info, I hope it's as difficult as it should be, 2 started really strong with the whole "you must prepare for what you're about to fight" aspect to it, but once you leave Flostam (actually even a bit before that), it becomes press X to kill, and stays that way the rest of the game.

I want some challenge, bring it.

 

[silvermember]

So when weapons maintenance is in a Souls game, everyone is ok with that, but if it's in W3, everyone is shiting on it? ehmmm..why?

Well considering the first two did not have it.

Secondly, why would I complain about a game I thought was terrible dark soul.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

i for one respect a AAA rpg that doesn't cater to every whim of the more casual action gamer

 

[silvermember]

then withcer 3 isnt the game for them..if there is one thing i hated about witcher 2 is how they nerfed the difficulty from 1.0 to appeal the more casual crowd. god that was so annoying.

Well considering the combat was that great in w2, nerfing was for the best.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

Can't fucking waittttttt

 

[ironcreed]

- enemy AI is really good. Wolves and bandits spread to cut off all of Geralt's escape routes. If you kill their respective leaders, they end up completely disorganized. One enemy can use himself as a living bait to give the rest of his squad a chance to put Geralt in a corner If you set up a trap or Yrden sign in front of the enemy, he will avoid it

 

[Tigress]

I wouldn't mind weapon durability if it is like fallout where I can fix my own weapons (and maybe even rely on a skill on how well I can do it). But if I have to stop exploring/fighting to go back to a town to repair my weapon, yeah, that would be a pain. I foresee carrying several weapons so I can retire one 'til I can get it fixed.

 

[Alpende]

I just want to play this game, haven't watched any other trailer than the Griffindor one and I can't wait to dive in.

 

[greenegt]

This will be my first Witcher game and I am pumped. Sounds awesome.

 

[Spazznid]

Is it terrible of me to think that the best news was the in-game settings?

 

[Enosh]

witchers use swords, not going to be touching anything else, especially since most of them seem to be quite beautiful and in comparison to 90% of fantasy swords actually look like swords not clubs

 

[Turin Turambar]

To be fair, it didn't used to be. Oblivion had durability on weapons; you needed to maintain them.

Damn, I really didn't remember it. Was Morrowind the same?

 

[Nordicus]

Damn, I really didn't remember it. Was Morrowind the same?

I carried more tongs and repair hammers than actual equipment

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Is it terrible of me to think that the best news was the in-game settings?

i'ts a great fucking relief after TW2

 

[His Majesty]

Just to clear some confusion about durability system, the word "destroyed" wasn't maybe the most accurate translation. The weapon will never completely break, but it can end up so dull that you will deal only a minimal damage until you fix it.

I like the system. It encourages the use of multiple weapons and introduces a money sink. Nothing worse than walking around with an infinite amount of cash.

 

[Tigress]

then withcer 3 isnt the game for them..if there is one thing i hated about witcher 2 is how they nerfed the difficulty from 1.0 to appeal the more casual crowd. god that was so annoying.

I don't get this. If they make the easy level actually easy and it doesn't affect the other levels, why do you care? You can still play it with the challenge you want and it is more accessible to people who may not find games as easy as you. I'm not sure what's bad about making it easier for some people *as long as it doesn't affect other challenge levels*.

I mean I will admit I can understand mistrusting that if they make the easy level easier that with how they do it it may make the more challenging levels harder (like they develop it for the easier level and just change it to add the challenge) But if they design the game to be challenging, and just gimp it to make an easy level, what's the harm?

 

[Varna]

Jesus... all the people against weapon durability and inventory management.

Inventory management is one of my favorite things about RPGs. Deciding what to bring, who carries what, making hard decisions about what I need to keep. Pretty essential stuff for an RPG.

 

[eshwaaz]

then withcer 3 isnt the game for them..if there is one thing i hated about witcher 2 is how they nerfed the difficulty from 1.0 to appeal the more casual crowd. god that was so annoying.

That's what difficulty settings are for, though - Easy should actually be easy. I only played Witcher 2 on Normal, though. If Hard or Dark failed to be a challenge for you, then I see your point.

 

[PFD]

I think rotating out skills sounds dumb. I would like some type of justification behind it. I mean what, Geralt didn't bring his armor melting igni to this fight, just the normal one? If your Igni can melt armor then it can melt armor. It doesn't make any sense that you need to equip it.

It's a video game

 

[RK9039]

Good thing for PC players is that if you don't like weapon durability. There will be a mod for that. Everything else sounds like a dream. Can't wait.

Yeah and also a larger level cap to get all the skills in the game.

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

I can't wait for this game. It's going to be so epic

 

[Exentryk]

Shavod added this:

Just to clear some confusion about durability system, the word "destroyed" wasn't maybe the most accurate translation. The weapon will never completely break, but it can end up so dull that you will deal only a minimal damage until you fix it.

I guess this is better than it completely breaking at least.

 

[Dictator93]

Call me shallow, but I really appreciate these two most:

Hah, I actually got a light smile when I read about in game grahpical options. A massive step up from TW2.

 

[raphier]

Shavod added this:



I guess this is better than it completely breaking at least.

That's even worse, it gets annoying and you end up fixing every single item a hundred times because of the placebo effect: Is the tip dull or why that slash was suspicious? It makes people sceptical even at 100%.

 

[Denton]

Shavod added this:



I guess this is better than it completely breaking at least.

Sounds good actually. I like this a lot.

 

[flaxknuckles]

Um, that weapon durability tidbit actually drained a significant amount of my hype. I hate shit like that, absolutely hate it. The only game it wasn't annoying in was Fallout: New Vegas because you always had a bazillion weapons on you anyway and you could repair them by absorbing duplicate ones.

 

[bbd23]

10 more days!

Spoiler

 

[Soyongdori]

Weapon durability = needless hassle.

 

[Grief.exe]

Weapon durability = needless hassle.

 

[Shito]

Dark Souls has an unlimited inventory space though, which lets you carry a lot of alternate weapons.
Durability + limited inventory space = bad mix.

 

[Crossing Eden]

Dark Souls has an unlimited inventory space though, which lets you carry a lot of alternate weapons.
Durability + limited inventory space = bad mix.

Witcher 2 was pretty good about inventory space though because the items are about quality over quantity and the best stuff came from crafting.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Weapon durability = needless hassle.

Yeah, not really a big fan of weapon durability. Not a big turn off for me or anything, but I'd rather not have it.

 

[misho8723]

10 more days!

Spoiler

10 more days till what?

 

[Jay Shadow]

10 more days till what?

Until the original release date before it was pushed back.

 

[tuxfool]

10 more days till what?

The previous release date.

 

[Emperor_Uriel]

Hmm... everything sounds great except for level requirements on weapons and durability.

Finding a great sword after a tough fight, only to realize you can't use it for another 5 hours, would be a bit demoralizing. It's one thing the Souls games avoid by having weapons grow in strength through upgrades.

Durability is usually not done very well in games, and I'm simultaneously worried and excited about how it'll be treated here.

 

[KePoW]

I hate weapon durability!!1

 

[bwakh]

Will be diving into the series first time with 3. Also i'm alone in saying I like that they included the weapon degradation mechanic. Is one more step towards more immersion for me.

Everything else sounds

 

[SuperSonic1305]

So when weapons maintenance is in a Souls game, everyone is ok with that, but if it's in W3, everyone is shiting on it? ehmmm..why?

It wasn't in the first two games so why add it now?