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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |OT2| Wanted to find Ciri, but everything Gwent wrong

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Love the title. One day I'm going to learn my lesson about trusting evil spirits, but until then, everything is quite assuredly Gwoing wrong :p
 

Certinty

Member
Love the title.

I don't get what's up with the contracts and side missions, every one I've had so far has been recommended level 7 or under then out of nowhere I get a recommended level of 33 for a contract? What the hell? I'm only a level 7.
 

bombshell

Member
I have two caves that don't turn to gray even when I think I found everything. The caves are: the one where
the bear comes from in the quest where you have to find the goat
, and
the lair of the shrieker
. Did I miss anything? Also, monster decks in gwent are f*** bullshit.

I haven't been to those two caves yet, but I had another where I also thought I had looted everything, but there was a well hidden ladder up to a chest that turned the marker grey.

So you must be missing something as they should turn grey when everything has been opened.
 

nbraun80

Member
Ok, is the
Gangs of Novigrad
quest glitched? I progressed
Get Junior
quest before touching it and now I am in a position where I can't progress it. Quest description says that I should
Think over Cleaver's offer to help me find Whoreson Junior.
but talking to him results in Geralt saying
I am not interested in your squabbles.
. If I progress
Get Junior
,
Gangs of Novigrad
fail.

I wouldn't worry about it if you fail it, it was just another way to do a part of the get junior quest. The mission just goes to his casino and arena and you and the dwarfs kill everyone, so if you already fought in the arena, and worked you're way in the casino, its not needed.
 
Just got done with White Orchard, moved on to Velen. This game has one of the longest intros to a game I've ever seen. Literally, White Orchard is like a 10 hour preface to the actual game. Crazy amount of stuff. I left with a few "?" left on the map. I'll return to them eventually.

Also, stumbled on some level 10 deserter's and had to run away like the level 4 coward I am. Velen is so friggin' big.
 
If your level is too high are some of the contracts disabled? I'm level 10, and a level 7 contract is selectable but it doesn't show anywhere on map.

It's the one you have to kill the
werewolf
.
 
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Deleted member 325805

Unconfirmed Member
Just got done with White Orchard, moved on to Velen. This game has one of the longest intros to a game I've ever seen. Literally, White Orchard is like a 10 hour preface to the actual game. Crazy amount of stuff. I left with a few "?" left on the map. I'll return to them eventually.

Also, stumbled on some level 10 deserter's and had to run away like the level 4 coward I am. Velen is so friggin' big.

The start of Velen is amazing IMO, it's when the game went from good to "there's a stain in my shorts".
 

SomTervo

Member
Im playing the game in the way it intended at this point and I think Geralts movesets work relatively well against other humans but I find no joy in fighting any creatures for the most part. Thats when I feel the heaviness of the combat and it seems disjointed with the agility the enemies I am fighting.

Yeah, the monster's attack patterns, attack boxes and hit boxes are a bit unbalanced. I'd definitely agree with you. Sometimes neither of Geralt's dodges are quite the right movement to avoid their attacks, it's in a grim middle ground. And the slow momentum into dodge/attack doesn't help either. Combat against humans feels great in comparison.

I definitely empathise with you. Although I don't think we can call the combat broken by any means.
 

Chariot

Member
If only he didn't stop dead in front of a 2 ft drop while 9 wolves are chasing me, he would be amazing.
Haha, yeah.

after playing the Witcher 3 did anyone buy the expansion pass? i did and i have no regrets.
It's definitly on my list, but given that the first season pass DLC doesn't hit earlier than december, I rather invest in guide and World of Witcher atm. But it's nice that you support the developers early.
lol :D
 

Chitown B

Member
they really need to fix the durability on these weapons. If I get into two brawls I have to go repair my shit every time. It's really really taking me out of the story.
 

cresto

Member
The game has one. The first time you play it; in the tavern in White Orchard. Explains everything you need to know :)

I know that. I've done one card game. I was talking more on the strategy side of things. I played the bloody baron and he kicked my ass. Didn't know two of the same card doubled the card's points. Lots of nuance I would like explained. More than just your card goes here and what not.
 

Courage

Member
The OT has a lovely recap, but is there anywhere I can read up on what happened between the 2nd and 3rd games? Specifically about Triss...

I just saw her again and apparently she's pissed at me? Was her and Geralt's split after the end of the third game not an okay one? I thought making sure Yen was okay would be important to her as well. Or did she take it as Geralt leaving her for Yen?

I think it's the latter. There seems to be tension between her and Yen, which is how the game sets up you choosing between them
 

Chariot

Member
they really need to fix the durability on these weapons. If I get into two brawls I have to go repair my shit every time. It's really really taking me out of the story.
I don't know happen to you guys. I don't have to repair that often. In fact, I go more often to a smith to sell stuff I looted from humans than to repair.
But I also honestly have no idea how the degration actually works. I don't block, just dodge around all day.
 
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Deleted member 325805

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after playing the Witcher 3 did anyone buy the expansion pass? i did and i have no regrets.

Not yet, but I will. In the past 5 or more years only two games have entertained me to this degree, those being Witcher 3 and Dying Light. £20 for 30 more hours is a good deal to me.
 

Venom Fox

Banned
Guys, I have 82 ? On my map with a few more notice boards left to check.

I'm thinking I should explore 10 of them in between every quest.
Or should I just explore them all and go back to the quests?
 

dedhead54

Member
Posted this in the other OT right before it got 86'd:

In regards to Gwent:

I didn't intend on playing any gwent but now I have the gwent sidequest open and I really don't want to stare it it forever. I need to win some special cards from two different people but I haven't played any gwent besides the tutorial game and these guys are destroying me. If I can just win these cards will this quest be it or are there more gwent quests? Please say no.
 
I have one question...does playing on Blood & Broken Bones difficulty mean no ? marks on the map? I know there's no health regen through meditation on this difficulty.
 

bombshell

Member
It's definitly on my list, but given that the first season pass DLC doesn't hit earlier than december, I rather invest in guide and World of Witcher atm. But it's nice that you support the developers early.

The first is in October, but yeah, not really any reason to get the pass yet.
 

phaze

Member
Gotta say, as dumb as Roach act some times, it's nice to see what he does when he idles. He actually goes to water troughs or rivers to drink instead of just standing around and staring. Also got a huge laugh out of me when he ran away from Geralt when I set him on fire. Such small details are incredible.
Yeah but i think he's drinking water people use to wash their clothes in. Bad Roach!

I was planning on the NoYen,NoTriss walkthrough but after the latter(sigi's treasure quest spoilers)
went through torture and sacrificed 4 fingernails for my sake, I may yet change my mind. Menge went out much quicker than I expected him too.
 

Chariot

Member
Posted this in the other OT right before it got 86'd:

In regards to Gwent:

I didn't intend on playing any gwent but now I have the gwent sidequest open and I really don't want to stare it it forever. I need to win some special cards from two different people but I haven't played any gwent besides the tutorial game and these guys are destroying me. If I can just win these cards will this quest be it or are there more gwent quests? Please say no.
There are five quests involving playing different groups of players and one quest with a whole Qwent tournament. :)
The first is in October, but yeah, not really any reason to get the pass yet.
Ah, my bad. All the better. I am sure to pick it up by then.
 
It's such a pain having to jump around various blacksmiths to get decent money for armour/weapons, especially as they have limited amounts of money to spend.

Tempted just to dump some stuff on the ground.
 

Not Spaceghost

Spaceghost
I don't know happen to you guys. I don't have to repair that often. In fact, I go more often to a smith to sell stuff I looted from humans than to repair.
But I also honestly have no idea how the degration actually works. I don't block, just dodge around all day.

I have to repair very frequently, like maybe once every 10 fights or so. I feel like weapon durability is a bit on the crap side in this game. My armor has never been damaged much at all but my weapons particularly my silver sword is always falling to pieces after an hour of roaming the country side and cutting down nekkers, rotfiends and drowners.
 

Yeul

Member
Posted this in the other OT right before it got 86'd:

In regards to Gwent:

I didn't intend on playing any gwent but now I have the gwent sidequest open and I really don't want to stare it it forever. I need to win some special cards from two different people but I haven't played any gwent besides the tutorial game and these guys are destroying me. If I can just win these cards will this quest be it or are there more gwent quests? Please say no.

When you win against certain people they will list more people who you can beat around the world so the quest keeps updating until you finish them all.

Oh well... If there's one thing I care less about than achievements, it's GOG Galaxy achievements.

Yeah lol I feel you. I'm the same way pretty much with steam achievements. Just kinda like..oh I got an achievement? Cool, thanks.
 

Kosh

Member
Finally beat the Baron in Gwent after 4-5 tries. That damn Scorch card is a pain and he has at least two of them.
 
Gotta say, after seeing the lenghts CDPR went to craft such an enjoyable game and being constantly wowed by their craft and attention to detail, I'm up for everything that comes for it, either free or paid. You see this money in my wallet, CDPR? It's not mine anymore, it's yours.
 

Dance Inferno

Unconfirmed Member
Can someone give me some advice on how to use the combat system properly? I'm tag teaming this game and Dark Souls 2 and I'm finding the combat in this game nothing but frustrating. I've resorted to dropping the difficulty to easy, dropping the Yrden sign, and spamming quick attacks. But I'm not having fun and I want to figure out how the combat works.

My problem is when I'm fighting multiple enemies I can essentially get stunlocked by them all attacking me at different times. The dodge is iffy at avoiding damage and it's hard to get more than one or two hits off before getting hit by another enemy. Problem is my swords also do shit damage (I'm level 4) so if I constantly dance in, get one hit off, then dance out, it'll take forever to kill anything.

I think playing it alongside Dark Souls 2 is just emphasizing to me how janky the combat system in Witcher 3 can be, but maybe I'm missing something.
 

Window

Member
Any idea where to find red mutagens? I have tons of blue and green ones but so far have only found 4 red.

This game is fantastic. I know many people didn't like the swamp from The Witcher (1) which I loved and this game takes the best aspect of exploration from there and adds to it an incredible amount. That was something I really missed in Witcher 2.

My problem is when I'm fighting multiple enemies I can essentially get stunlocked by them all attacking me at different times. The dodge is iffy at avoiding damage and it's hard to get more than one or two hits off before getting hit by another enemy. Problem is my swords also do shit damage (I'm level 4) so if I constantly dance in, get one hit off, then dance out, it'll take forever to kill anything.

2-3 hits at best before backing off is also what I've been able to pull of against enemies. Using signs such as Axii, Aard, Ingi where you can stun/knockdown/burn them will give you time for extra hits. Not sure what can be done beyond that. Use of potions/oils and well just finding/upgrading to better weapons I guess.
 
I know that. I've done one card game. I was talking more on the strategy side of things. I played the bloody baron and he kicked my ass. Didn't know two of the same card doubled the card's points. Lots of nuance I would like explained. More than just your card goes here and what not.

Only if the card has a special ability like that. It says the abilities on the card, just press R2 to zoom in. Personally I thought after three - four rounds of Gwent it all became obvious, but yeah, check out Gwent |OT|, there are tips in there, I'm sure.
 

Chariot

Member
I have to repair very frequently, like maybe once every 10 fights or so. I feel like weapon durability is a bit on the crap side in this game. My armor has never been damaged much at all but my weapons particularly my silver sword is always falling to pieces after an hour of roaming the country side and cutting down nekkers, rotfiends and drowners.
I starting to think I do something very correct. I was running around in the wildernis and did the whole Whoreson Jr. Quest
minus his assault on the bath and the arena
without repairing once and my stuff is still not red. Well, I play on the second easiest difficulty, so I guess I don't need to hti enemies that often and thus my degredation isn't going as fast now that I think of it.

I have one question...does playing on Blood & Broken Bones difficulty mean no ? marks on the map? I know there's no health regen through meditation on this difficulty.
This is something else. You can deactivate undisocvered POIs in the video options.
 

-tetsuo-

Unlimited Capacity
Does anyone know the name of the song on the soundtrack that plays during most of the Family Matters questline dialogues. I must find eet.
 
I starting to think I do something very correct. I was running around in the wildernis and did the whole Whoreson Jr. Quest
minus his assault on the bath and the arena
without repairing once and my stuff is still not red. Well, I play on the second easiest difficulty, so I guess I don't need to hti enemies that often and thus my degredation isn't going as fast now that I think of it.

This is something else. You can deactivate undisocvered POIs in the video options.

ok...thanks
 

boskee

Member
I wouldn't worry about it if you fail it, it was just another way to do a part of the get junior quest. The mission just goes to his casino and arena and you and the dwarfs kill everyone, so if you already fought in the arena, and worked you're way in the casino, its not needed.

Cheers. Still, they probably missed the possibility of someone approaching that story line differently and that quest should've failed sooner or the
dwarf should acknowledge that I already killed everyone in the arena and casino.
 
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