The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

[Mangler]

Didn't they initially say that they were bringing redkit to tw3?

[Eisberg]

Didn't they initially say that they were bringing redkit to tw3?

Yeah, like in 2013. I think things have changed in the last 2 years, perhaps they realized they couldn't get them out in good enough time to make it actually matter for the modding community.

[GanjaStar]

What's with the entitlement these days... CDPR releases mod tools, something the vast majority of devs don't bother to do anymore, and the response is to bitch that they aren't good enough.

People are probably just disappointed that witcher 3 won't be skyrim with regards to mods.

[OlderBudweiser]

People are probably just disappointed that witcher 3 won't be skyrim with regards to mods.

TW3 is better than Skyrim with 300 mods.

[daPhoenix]

that they aren't good enough.

Because they aren't?

When you release modding tools that are comparable to what people have released while programming them on their free time and call it awesome, you're setting people for a massive letdown.

[Brainstew]

Because they aren't?

When you release modding tools that are comparable to what people have released while programming them on their free time and call it awesome, you're setting people for a massive letdown.

How can something that they have 0 obligation to give you not be good enough? Unless you're saying what they gave us is worse than nothing?

[GanjaStar]

TW3 is better than Skyrim with 300 mods.

so now imagine witcher 3 with 300 mods.

[|MaguS|]

TW3 is better than Skyrim with 300 mods.

That's why my Skyrim has almost 500 mods.

[SD-[Inc]]

Took me 130 hours but I finally finished the game. Overall I consider it a masterpiece. It still has a few glitches here and there. But the overall love the developers put into every square inch of this game is amazing. I was constantly blown away that in such a large open world you could find uniqueness almost everywhere you go. Random ponds with fog, rocky, snow covered cliffs, unique trees and forests per region, wild animals roaming and acting natural, beautiful sky and weather effects, towns alive with busy people going about daily life, ... There were dozens upon dozens of interesting quests and contracts. Even after 130 hours I couldn't do it all. I am sad that it is over. My main gripe was that it was too easy to over-level and make the game too easy. But, I am sure that design was for players who prefer to rush through the game and finish it. If you like to do everything, the game becomes too easy fairly quickly. I turned the difficulty up but it still wasn't much of a challenge. Both Ciri and Geralt easily dominated during the end game. Can't wait for more content!

[GatsuTheBerserk]

I think they went this way also because the RedKit for Witcher 2 was largely unused (probably cause it arrived a couple of years later IIRC).

[Dyre Straits]

How many more patches do we need to expect? I quit playing weeks ago when the patches started coming in at 7+ GB downloads.

[OlderBudweiser]

How many more patches do we need to expect? I quit playing weeks ago when the patches started coming in at 7+ GB downloads.

I don't think they really were that big. I guess the patches only changes what needed to be changed when you install it. I guess when you quit playing after 1.02, and you download the 1.07 patch, the patch will be that big.

[Dyre Straits]

I don't think they really were that big. I guess the patches only changes what needed to be changed when you install it. I guess when you quit playing after 1.02, and you download the 1.07 patch, the patch will be that big.

I was playing up through 1.05. The next two patches I got were both 7.2 GB. I did apply them both sequentially, too. I just didn't bother starting the game when it seemed they were going to be making so many changes.

[Andy22]

Go crazy...it's out!
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-witcher-3...out-now-on-pc/

[kepler]

I love RPGs but I've never managed to finish a single witcher game without getting bored first.

[switchAMG]

I love RPGs but I've never managed to finish a single witcher game without getting bored first.

Same here, having way more fun with POE

[Meteor_of_War]

My idea on the reason for why certain people just can't get into the Witcher games is simply because they are RPGs but ones that you are locked into playing a set character, Geralt.

Of course this is integral to the story of these games, but I feel lots of people who don't really like these games might like them more if they could create their own playable character.

[KAC]

Been witching all night. Failed my first quest but was too late to go back. There were some drunks that I had to take care in Novigrad but I went on completing an existing quest and got a quest failed notification. Didn't want to roll back to about 30 minutes earlier when I received the quest. .

As you can imagine my OCD is running rampant.

[jimjobob]

Been witching all night. Failed my first quest but was too late to go back. There were some drunks that I had to take care in Novigrad but I went on completing an existing quest and got a quest failed notification. Didn't want to roll back to about 30 minutes earlier when I received the quest. .

As you can imagine my OCD is running rampant.

I had one failed quest for not keeping some guy alive after passing on a message because he was an idiot and the quest was well above my lvl so even though I killed every thing it wasn't fast enough and that drove me nuts but I refused to re do it just because that didn't fit with playing the game, making choices and living with the consequences.

[Brainstew]

Same here, having way more fun with POE

I forgot POE existed because I was so addicted to the Witcher. I suppose it's time to get back into it. My problem in that game is once I got to the huge city I got bored, same with Baldur's Gate. In the Witcher 3 when I got to Novingrad it just increased the fun, because the city quests were excellent.

[nycdarkness]

Got the worst ending sigh.

[KAC]

I just boned Triss. Also boned Keira before that. Pretty sure Yennefer won't find out right? Just like Triss had no issues with me boning Keira before her.

[daPhoenix]

U dun ****ed up now, son.

[KAC]

I think Triss is a better character than Yen so I am Ok telling Yen to **** off.
I am also facing another problem. I have over levelled so much so fast that I have so many quests left that are only giving me like 1-5 experience points. At level 17 doing a level 11 quest really gives you a finger when you complete it.

So for now, I am doing everything that is under level 17 just so that I don't have any failed etc quests anymore. I am even tempted to reload the save and avoid the failed quest. Will also give me an option not to bang Triss.

[Brainstew]

I think Triss is a better character than Yen so I am Ok telling Yen to **** off.
I am also facing another problem. I have over levelled so much so fast that I have so many quests left that are only giving me like 1-5 experience points. At level 17 doing a level 11 quest really gives you a finger when you complete it.

So for now, I am doing everything that is under level 17 just so that I don't have any failed etc quests anymore. I am even tempted to reload the save and avoid the failed quest. Will also give me an option not to bang Triss.

Meh, play for the fun, not the xp. I ran into the same situation from time to time, it isn't too big of a deal. There might be a mod out already to change it.

I'm still waiting on the mod to play as Uma.

Also, I liked Yen. To me her dialogue with Geralt was usually some fun verbal jousting, nothing serious. Triss seems too infatuated with you, like a school girl chasing her teacher,with Yen I feel like I'm dealing with my equal. Let's not forget that Yen literally died trying to save Geralt after the pitchfork incident.

[Meteor_of_War]

I am still fairly early on in the game (lvl 12) but I can tell it intends for you to pay attention to the suggested levels for each quest. I regularly have a few quests available at or around my level, and lots of quests that are way above my level. I simply focus on the quests around my level. Haven't run into any leveling issues so far.

[Higgy10]

I am still fairly early on in the game (lvl 12) but I can tell it intends for you to pay attention to the suggested levels for each quest. I regularly have a few quests available at or around my level, and lots of quests that are way above my level. I simply focus on the quests around my level. Haven't run into any leveling issues so far.

That's my only complaint with the game so far. I really dislike quests and loot being level based. Especially the loot, makes most of it useless I find outside the witcher gear sets.

[Brainstew]

I am still fairly early on in the game (lvl 12) but I can tell it intends for you to pay attention to the suggested levels for each quest. I regularly have a few quests available at or around my level, and lots of quests that are way above my level. I simply focus on the quests around my level. Haven't run into any leveling issues so far.

There's so many quests in the game that I think it's literally impossible to do that without doing some quests over leveled.

[KAC]

Yes, I am trying to at least keep main quests at decent level. Contracts mostly I do when I am one to two levels above. But still getting over leveled.

[Meteor_of_War]

There's so many quests in the game that I think it's literally impossible to do that without doing some quests over leveled.

Yeah I am at some point along the way its going to start getting tough to do every quest while still in the green level wise. But so far so good. I think also that might be why quests are "in the green" when a few levels above yours.

But @ Higgy10, I agree its not the ideal way you'd want to do quests in an RPG. I hate any kind of level scaling with quests, treasure, etc. Unfortunately I think its just a fact of life in the game development world, as it becomes far more difficult to balance the gameplay without some sort of level scaling. I think Elder Scrolls Oblivion was the first game I experienced this in, and I pretty much rage quit when I realized and never completed it.

[Arioch]

Got side-tracked from doing any questing now that mods are rolling out. There are now mods to remove the annoying screen effects I disliked in the game - dirty lens effect, rain drops on the screen, and the low health effect. I am using a mod that allows you to toggle the HUD completely with a single button which allows you to admire the scenery a lot better. Hopefully the first person camera mod while exploring gets the bugs worked out in the next version.

Going to get some questing down over the weekend with some of the free time I will have.

[Brainstew]

Got side-tracked from doing any questing now that mods are rolling out. There are now mods to remove the annoying screen effects I disliked in the game - dirty lens effect, rain drops on the screen, and the low health effect. I am using a mod that allows you to toggle the HUD completely with a single button which allows you to admire the scenery a lot better. Hopefully the first person camera mod while exploring gets the bugs worked out in the next version.

Going to get some questing down over the weekend with some of the free time I will have.

I haven't used it yet, but I saw a mod to let you zoom out more on the map. That was one of my biggest annoyances when I played the game, so I would definitely check that out if you're still playing.

[Munkus]

Recently picked this game up and I'm really enjoying it. Only question I have is: why does Geralt start off at level 1 with 0 xp or skills? At least Witcher 1 had the "amnesia" excuse.

Yeah, I know, all CRPGs are like this. It's just a nitpick for an overall great game so far.

[Exposed]

It's level 1 within the Witcher 3 world. He's not a level 1 character in general.

[KAC]

Recently picked this game up and I'm really enjoying it. Only question I have is: why does Geralt start off at level 1 with 0 xp or skills? At least Witcher 1 had the "amnesia" excuse.

Yeah, I know, all CRPGs are like this. It's just a nitpick for an overall great game so far.

What kind of stupid question is that? He is level one since he hasn't boned Triss or Yen for 6 month.

[Munkus]

It's level 1 within the Witcher 3 world. He's not a level 1 character in general.

Yeah that's pretty much how I've taken it. Seems a bit odd, but it really wouldn't be a CRPG if characters started out at high levels with uber skills. Character leveling is part of the fun.

Only other nit I have with this game is how windy it constantly is. Any mod out there to calm the winds down a bit?

Other than that, this is my favorite Witcher game so far. The graphics are beautiful and very smooth when maxxed at 1080p. I'm not a big fan of motion blur, though, so I turned that off.

[Danny Nissan]

What kind of stupid question is that? He is level one since he hasn't boned Triss or Yen for 6 month.

Geralt the low-level scrub.

I haven't tried NG+ yet, have some other games i need to finish before another run

I think Risen 3 will be a tough playthrough after the master piece that was TW3.

[Sir Duke]

Geralt the low-level scrub.

I haven't tried NG+ yet, have some other games i need to finish before another run

I think Risen 3 will be a tough playthrough after the master piece that was TW3.

Oh man, Risen 3, was so monotonous. I had 60 hours logged, couldn't finished it, because I was using magic and was crushing everything so easily.

[SD-[Inc]]

Yeah that's pretty much how I've taken it. Seems a bit odd, but it really wouldn't be a CRPG if characters started out at high levels with uber skills. Character leveling is part of the fun.

Only other nit I have with this game is how windy it constantly is. Any mod out there to calm the winds down a bit?

Other than that, this is my favorite Witcher game so far. The graphics are beautiful and very smooth when maxxed at 1080p. I'm not a big fan of motion blur, though, so I turned that off.

That's the way it is in Velen. Travel around some more and you'll get different weather...

[Munkus]

That's the way it is in Velen. Travel around some more and you'll get different weather...

Yep, I'm noticing that. Very cool.

BTW this game has some of the most beautiful scenery since Skyrim. I sat for about 10 minutes just watching the sunset.