Mister_Bubbles
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Snuggler said:
Of all of them, this is definitely my favourite. 'Print out and frame' material.
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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings |OT| Plough 'Em All
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Of all of them, this is definitely my favourite. 'Print out and frame' material.
indigo-cyclops
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This game..so eager! These screenshots and videos are the only thing keeping me going right now.
I think he just meant he isn't sure but should be today.
Exuro said:
I think he just meant he isn't sure but should be today.
fizzelopeguss
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That coin and map is giving me a boner, i love that shit. Still got my oblivion (spit) CE septim hanging around somewhere.
They come with the "standard" edition too right?
They come with the "standard" edition too right?
Witcher 2 website says it does. And that Oblivion CE was the best part of the game, to be honest.fizzelopeguss said:
i wonder why no companies do buy a copy, get digital version now, boxed copy in a few days.
they like to do the opposite though, buy a copy and register it for digital version. (mostly steam i guess). i guess there's no real big incentive to, since it just costs more money.
they like to do the opposite though, buy a copy and register it for digital version. (mostly steam i guess). i guess there's no real big incentive to, since it just costs more money.
fizzelopeguss
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob70bRiMjSU
Hmmm, apparently we get a "cursed" little baby coin in the premium edition instead of the royal crown monster.
I can't really justify £65 for the CE right now so i'll have to settle for the normal version.
Hmmm, apparently we get a "cursed" little baby coin in the premium edition instead of the royal crown monster.
I can't really justify £65 for the CE right now so i'll have to settle for the normal version.
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Deleted member 80556
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zlatko said:
According to the OP, no. Although, I hope that we can! I really want this on my Steam Games' List officially.
graywolf323
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zlatko said:
no
Revolutionary
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Instruction manual is up for reading on Steam: http://cdn.steampowered.com/Manuals/20920/The Witcher 2 Manual - English.pdf?t=1305141546
Bad news: the barfights are QTE's.
Bad news: the barfights are QTE's.
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Deleted member 17706
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zlatko said:Hmph. This leaves me in a weird predicament. On the one hand the things you get from GOG as well as the ability to pre-load it now plus the money going straight to the developers is great, but on the other hand there is fucking Steam which owns me.
Do you own nothing else on GOG? Why not
?Revolutionary said:Instruction manual is up for reading on Steam: http://cdn.steampowered.com/Manuals/20920/The Witcher 2 Manual - English.pdf?t=1305141546
Bad news: the barfights are QTE's.
That's too bad. They were ridiculously easy and the controls were a bit janky in the first game, but I imagine they could have been fun with TW2's new and improved combat system.
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Deleted member 80556
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Zefah said:Do you own nothing else on GOG? Why not
Because it's freaking Steam, man! You don't like Steam, you are owned by Steam.
Okay, that was hyperbole
Its not like the barfights in the Witcher 1 were any different.Revolutionary said:Instruction manual is up for reading on Steam: http://cdn.steampowered.com/Manuals/20920/The Witcher 2 Manual - English.pdf?t=1305141546
Bad news: the barfights are QTE's.
The Q/A session confirms that Steam will also get a preload, possibly today.zlatko said:Hmph. This leaves me in a weird predicament. On the one hand the things you get from GOG as well as the ability to pre-load it now plus the money going straight to the developers is great, but on the other hand there is fucking Steam which owns me.
We've known about this for months, if not a year. TW1's barfights were terrible broken. I honestly didn't know what they were trying to do with it.Revolutionary said:Bad news: the barfights are QTE's.
Typographenia
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I thought this had been announced quite a while ago? I think it's the only part of the game that will be qte that aren't optional.Revolutionary said:Bad news: the barfights are QTE's.
I didn't mind the idea of qtes, but I've never done them on a keyboard before. Is it better, worse, or just as bad than controllers?
Those papercrafts in the video are the creepiest things I have ever seen. Still, I want that art book. : (
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Fox318 said:
I've never been a fan of this logic. The whole "it sucked in the previous version, so remove it/replace it with something simple" thing doesn't sit well with me. If actual fun combat mechanics were put in place (which looks to be the case with TW2), and difficulty was tweaked depending on your opponent, the bar fights could be quite challenging and entertaining. I'd much prefer that to quick time events. It's not that big of a deal, though. They are probably a very minor part of the game in this, too.
Revolutionary
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My bad - I had no idea. As the other poster said, I was hoping for something that was like the new combat system.. not something entirely different, like QTE's.Exuro said:
I don't think it's a big enough part of the game to get a complete overhaul. If it were more integral I would agree, but it's just a mini game like poker dice and arm wrestling.Revolutionary said:
No one is saying remove it nor is anyone saying it should be dumbed down. Honestly I don't think you could dumb it down past what TW1 had for it. At least with QTE's we'll get cool animations of Geralt beating the living snot out of people. It's not a huge part of the game so I don't see the need to add some overly complex system to it.Zefah said:
BruceLeeRoy
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Excellent OT Snuggler. I can't believe I am going to be playing this game so soon.
Jay Shadow
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They have said that you can fist fight enemies in regular combat using the new combat system. But barfights will always be QTEs.Revolutionary said:
graywolf323
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zlatko said:Hmph. This leaves me in a weird predicament. On the one hand the things you get from GOG as well as the ability to pre-load it now plus the money going straight to the developers is great, but on the other hand there is fucking Steam which owns me.
just buy it on both
honestly that's what I'm probably going to end up doing >_<
Vasili2K38
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I've just finished reading the manual, nothing that we don't know already. Holy shit, I'm not too old, but I'm feeling like a kid, full of excitement waiting this game. Indeed it's been a long time since I've been so excited about the launch of a game. Monday can't come soon enough!
Jay Shadow
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Once nice thing that the manual mentioned is that there's a key to toggle between controller and keyboard. When I heard they both weren't active at the same time I was kinda bummed, but that works out well.
Azure Dream
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In the newest TF2 update, three new items for the Scout were added to the game files:
Sign of the Wolf's School
Three-Rune Blade
Hero's Tail
So further Steam pre-order bonuses incoming. And possibly some TF2 players into this topic asking "how do i witch?"
Sign of the Wolf's School
Three-Rune Blade
Hero's Tail
So further Steam pre-order bonuses incoming. And possibly some TF2 players into this topic asking "how do i witch?"
Complistic
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lol those are awesome. Im sure they're just preorder bonuses.
Jay Shadow
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So disappointed if that sword can only be used by the scout. But so happy they did this
Typographenia
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Congrats Corky! Take a photo of the shirt when you get it!Snuggler said:
Also, grow long, white hair and put it in a ponytail, if possible.
I would think this would get put up soon, maybe tomorrow. TF2 items are a big incentive for some people. Actually sounds really late if these are pre-order items. If they are for achievements or something I could understand that.
Actually, with the recent news of a preload it'll probably get shown off when that goes up in a new thing on the main page. Tomorrow still sounds likely though.
Actually, with the recent news of a preload it'll probably get shown off when that goes up in a new thing on the main page. Tomorrow still sounds likely though.
WanderingWind
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antonz said:
Since I just upgraded from a 4879 to a 6950, I have 2 questions.
1) What the hell is flashing?
2) What the hell is a shader?
3) Why would I want to do either?
4) Why can't I count?
WanderingWind said:
The 6950 Cards have dual bios built in that can be accessed via a switch on the card. What is done is you replace one of the bios and it allows the card to have its full potential unlocked.
The 6950 besides for lesser memory chips are basically a 6970 that AMD "locked" down to 6950 level. Unlocking it you get a 350 dollar GPU for 220-250 range.
Some people worry about durability so dont full unlock the card and only unlock the extra shader operations which boosts card performance but not as much as a full unlock.
I have had my 6950 fully unlocked to 6970 and overclocked for 3 months now and it operates flawlessly.
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antonz said:
Are only certain 6950s able to be flashed or am I misremembering something I read online? I was looking at the GT570s yesterday. I'm stuck ordering on Amazon though as I have a ton of gift certificate balance with them.
I might see how my 4870 runs Witcher 2 as I wasn't planning on upgrading until Battlefield 3/Diablo 3. I just have a bad feeling though especially with the performance I see in the original.
I purchased my Witcher 2 copy from GoG. I couldn't resist with getting a copy of Divine Divinity free.
Crazymoogle
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The only difference between the 50 and 70 in this case is clockspeed and shaders, I'm guessing. Often the cheaper GPUs aren't actually built to be a certain speed - the manufacturer simply makes the fastest one all the time and every GPU that fails a performance check (either because it can't take the heat or has some microscopic deformities) is "rebinned" as a cheaper, slower part. The video card firmware or bios determines just what clock speed and how many shaders are available.WanderingWind said:
The thing is, binning is a quick process. Sometimes GPUs that can work at full speed are binned lower, often because they can work but only at an unacceptable heat level, but also sometimes just because too many GPUs passed the speed check; even if everything passes they still need to sell the cheaper cards.
Flashing is basically a "do at your own risk" procedure where you make the card think it's the faster part. If it works, you just upgraded the card for free. If it doesn't, it either doesn't work, runs too hot, or shows lots of visual errors. Considering the savings, it's not surprising the hardcore community tries it though.
Shaders can be considered sort of the engines running pixel conversion. The basic gist is more shaders = better performance. Probably.
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