The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

[Sir Duke]

120 hours in, still in skellige, level 23. I was playing on blood and bone, it gets way too easy, so turned it up now to death march.

I can no longer get gwent cards from merchants by beating them the first time. The biggest challenge for Gwent was the tournament in Novigrad, when I had not such a good deck. After it was a breeze.

[Grov]

I've not tried gwent, no idea how to play it. Might have to check it out.

I'm level 13 now still in Velen, i'm just finishing going to all the question marks ive not been to.

I've got loads of witcher contract. I'm trying to get the achievement for 2 contract kills without using any signs or bombs, etc just use ya sword. I thought id try it on some I found that were level 7 when im 13 but it would seem they don't work if your overlevelled for the achievement.

[Dungeoncrawler]

i'm lvl 18 and trying to clean-up any lower level quests i still have. still have not ventured to skellige yet. any new hair-cuts available there btw? need to release some more cuts for geralt

[Brainstew]

i'm lvl 18 and trying to clean-up any lower level quests i still have. still have not ventured to skellige yet. any new hair-cuts available there btw? need to release some more cuts for geralt

Don't think so. I was really partial to the default one though.

[Grov]

How do you use alternate signs guys? ive put a 4th point into axii and wanna use it to enemies kill others.

[SD-[Inc]]

Press and hold sign activation ("Q" key)

[Hidavi]

done at 182 hours. Masterful.

[Mangler]

Teaser for the expansion:

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[ThirdEye]

cool, gotta remember to reinstall before it's out

[Grov]

Press and hold sign activation ("Q" key)

I have changed my keys, and that does nothing. Cannot figure out what it is.

[Meteor_of_War]

I have changed my keys, and that does nothing. Cannot figure out what it is.

Did you also equip the ability? They are not passively active once you have them.

[Grov]

Of course.

[Napoleonic]

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[Exposed]

Teaser for the expansion:

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Hells yeah...more Witcher 3!

I do want to know how those thugs were able to easily capture my level 34 super overpowered Geralt

Or is this truly standalone where everything is reset back to level 1?

[Meteor_of_War]

I have really neglected this game since MGSV came out.

My plan is once I finish Metal Gear, I will try and finish Witcher 3 before November when Fallout 4 comes out. If I can't it will probably get neglected again, and for a long time since Fallout 4 may keep me busy through until the Dark Souls 3 release.

I wish I could finish long games faster but its just not possible, especially since I like to play through shorter games in between. Sadly, in the end I think I just personally don't like Witcher 3 all that much. Definitely a great game overall, but certain annoyances like the combat controls just make the game a chore even despite the game being easy.

[Eisberg]

Hells yeah...more Witcher 3!

I do want to know how those thugs were able to easily capture my level 34 super overpowered Geralt

Or is this truly standalone where everything is reset back to level 1?

Not stand alone. The expansion starts at level 30.

[Arioch]

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Wow, that looks fantastic! Can't wait to try it on my 4K tv when I get home next weekend.

[theshadowcult]

Maybe it's cause i have not played it in a while, but i do't remember the lightning NOT looking like that. Only thing about the video that excites me is Devin.

[SD-[Inc]]

How did he do the cinematic camera angles?

[ThirdEye]

How did he do the cinematic camera angles?

free cam

[Dungeoncrawler]

free cam

great mod, but keep in mind when activating the free-cam it can cause strange behavior with npc's.

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[Grov]

Im still not understanding these controls for the signs and its annoying. Ive managed the cast the secondary axii one the mind control, seems fun, but I cant seem to do it all the time.

I have my cast sign button assigned, to clicking the mouse wheel to the left. This sorta stuff is ruining a great game.

[Evileh]

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I have no idea what I"m looking at

[Evileh]

Im still not understanding these controls for the signs and its annoying. Ive managed the cast the secondary axii one the mind control, seems fun, but I cant seem to do it all the time.

I have my cast sign button assigned, to clicking the mouse wheel to the left. This sorta stuff is ruining a great game.

You have to use a modifer button of some sort plus the reg button. Easy as pie for me because i use a controller

[Grov]

Ah.

Whats the modifier button? I cant see it listed in the controls.

[noko]

Are you missing anything if you don't play the first two Witcher games? Or the last one? Since Steam has this on sell it is tempting.

[SD-[Inc]]

Are you missing anything if you don't play the first two Witcher games? Or the last one? Since Steam has this on sell it is tempting.

The history of the region and story is related. But, I think you could definitely start with the 3rd without playing the other 2. Of course, you won't have any reference on any of the characters that return. But, that shouldn't detract from the game. There is so much to discover and do in the game that is totally new that it won't really matter if you played the first 2 or not.

[noko]

The history of the region and story is related. But, I think you could definitely start with the 3rd without playing the other 2. Of course, you won't have any reference on any of the characters that return. But, that shouldn't detract from the game. There is so much to discover and do in the game that is totally new that it won't really matter if you played the first 2 or not.

Thanks, will pick up. I might as well pick up the Bundle which is like $4 more with the first two games and play the 3rd first and then back track.

[theshadowcult]

I think dandelion would be a confusing character for anyone who has not had a history with him.

[Nagorak]

Thanks, will pick up. I might as well pick up the Bundle which is like $4 more with the first two games and play the 3rd first and then back track.

Honestly, I think you should just play the first two first. I've only played the first game so far, but it was a solid game and definitely worth playing. Graphics are a bit dated (lighting in the EE is overly shiny is the worst thing), but overall they aren't too bad.

It's better to play the games in order, rather than going back and playing them out of order. I made that mistake with Gothic 1/2 and I won't do it again. If it's a series like GTA where there basically is no real connection with one another then it probably doesn't matter, but The Witcher is all about Geralt and his adventures, and the people he meets.

[Hidavi]

Are you missing anything if you don't play the first two Witcher games? Or the last one? Since Steam has this on sell it is tempting.

You'll enjoy the game, but you'll be missing out on 50% of what makes the universe worth saving without any background. Trust me, the first two are amazing, they just didn't get played by as many people so you don't hear as much hype. Play 1, then 2, and finally 3 to get a full 100% enriched experience.

BTW, you'll also want to read the books to double the fun.

[Lazy8s]

I think dandelion would be a confusing character for anyone who has not had a history with him.

There's far too much back story that would be missed if the first two weren't played. If someone just wants to grind quests, listen to great music and have general fun, that's fine too. But anyone who really wants to enjoy the full series for what it is needs to play all of them.

On a sidenote, the first is still my favorite, dated graphics notwithstanding. Only thing I had against it were the number of fetch type quests/rerunning the same areas over and over.

The combat was much better though imo, and the music and run to the final boss battle was pretty awesome.

[Dungeoncrawler]

Rumor the company is signing a publishing deal or is being bought by EA.

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/rumor-cd-projekt-red-to-sign-a-publishing-deal-or-be-bought-by-electronic-arts/#more-80841

[MNB4800]

Rumor the company is signing a publishing deal or is being bought by EA.

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/rumor-...ts/#more-80841

They just denied that.

Otherwise, RIP.

[GanjaStar]

what could go wrong when our EA overlords are involved?

[Meteor_of_War]

This news is absolutely terrifying please let it not be true.

[Sweetz]

You'll enjoy the game, but you'll be missing out on 50% of what makes the universe worth saving without any background. Trust me, the first two are amazing, they just didn't get played by as many people so you don't hear as much hype. Play 1, then 2, and finally 3 to get a full 100% enriched experience.

The Witcher 1 is not a good game by modern standards and is very had to put up with. I played through Witcher 1 and 2 a little over a year and absolutely could not stand W1, but enjoyed W2. I had to actively force myself to finish W1 and it was painful.

I just started playing Witcher 3 a week ago and I'm still only in Bloody Baron quest line, but as far as I can tell nothing in it references anything meaningful from the events of W1 - which is even more apparent because their "tell us what happened in the last game if you didn't import a save" scene references nothing from W1.

They barely even reference the events of W1 in W2, which is probably for the best given how W1's story gets a lttle ridiculous at the end. So I'd say that you could safely skip W1. I mean it's not like Witcher 1 is an origin story in the first place. That game already throws you into a mythology without doing all that much to set it up for those completely new to the universe.

Not the biggest fan of Kotaku, but their world guide for new players, is pretty good.

[Exposed]

There were alot of references to Witcher 1, even some characters that I completely forgot about until they literally said "hey, remember me? I'm the guy that helped you in Witcher 1!"

Witcher 1 is worth replaying just to get to know Triss, Zoltan and dandelion.

[Sweetz]

Witcher 1 is worth replaying just to get to know Triss, Zoltan and dandelion.

Or you can read about them and spare yourself 60 hours of tedium and one of the most annoying combat systems ever found in an RPG.

The Witcher 1 needs fast travel and the combat system from 2 & 3 and it would be a tolerable game. I still can't believe it came out in 2007, it seems so much more dated than that.

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Regarding the Witcher 3, I love everything about it except I'm not sure about the new potions system.

Ultimately, it's probably better for gameplay. Truth be told there wasn't really match strategy or thought needed with the potion systems in the previous games - even though they gave the perception of it. At a certain point you simply learned to load up with the same basic set of buffing potions before what you presumed would be a tough battle, and the procedure became rote.

On the other hand, purely from a "lore" point of view, it kind of removes the idea of a Witcher having to prepare themselves for a tough monster battle at all. They still kind of accomplish that via story beats, with you investigating a major monster before fighting it, but it's not quite the same as preparing for a battle on your own via game mechanics.

[Exposed]

Or you can read about them and spare yourself 60 hours of tedium and one of the most annoying combat systems ever found in an RPG.

The Witcher 1 needs fast travel and the combat system from 2 & 3 and it would be a tolerable game. I still can't believe it came out in 2007, it seems so much more dated than that.

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Or you can play the game and enjoy the best 60 hours of rpg gaming history. Why do you need Fast Travel? The gaming areas in W1 are small sandboxes per Chapter. Combat was fine to me. It was all about combos which was easily done with the keyboard (not sure if it supports gamepad).

You're in the extreme minority of those who don't like Witcher 1. The majority does, and chances are new people will enjoy it immensely.