I abuse the dodge button a lot, so that makes me feel pretty agile even against faster enemies. In fact, I use the dodge button to move through the battlefield more than the analog stick movement. Dunno if it will help with you but... yeah, dodge dodge dodge.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |OT| Gwent Player, Monster Slayer, EVEN RACISM
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I abuse the dodge button a lot, so that makes me feel pretty agile even against faster enemies. In fact, I use the dodge button to move through the battlefield more than the analog stick movement. Dunno if it will help with you but... yeah, dodge dodge dodge.
I have 3 maxed out in combat. 3 in General and 1 (the mind control) in sign. I hit hard for only a level 15.
lordfuzzybutt
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Pretty awesome, Very good build, paper and print quality. Smells nice too lol.
The art is so so pretty.
Sorry for the poor nexus 5 camera.
ugh... what about the statue? i saw earlier some people with very low quality ones.
I am tempted to get one. But i might just order the book from Ebay or something. Thoughts?
You should expand.
RadioactiveLobster
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Perhaps it's because I've not progressed far enough in the story (or perhaps I'm just an idiot) but I don't get it...
In my opinion, very excellent game with certain mechanical issues.
My statue is fine if that counts.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Instead of Ciri they should have had sections of the game where you play as the singing rock troll dude. Trollololo indeed.
RustyNails
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I'm still waiting for the PS4 patch to drop so they can embiggen the text. Anyone know when its supposed to be out?
The Jackdog
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Im only like 10 hours in but so far i think id agree with this.
when it all clicks its fantastic and then my horse gets stuck on a rock and i dismount and circle the rock ten times trying to get around it.
but then i get where i want and its awesome
lordfuzzybutt
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The statue is quite nice.
EXCEPT for Geralt, who looks like shite compared to the Griffin. Damn.
razgriz417
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Lol... he looks really derpy.
Rightyo.
This is what I'm leaning towards. The world building far surpasses that of any other open world RPG I've played. Novigrad, Velen... They actually "feel" alive. The bigger quests are mostly great, and the technical accomplishment of being able to travel for hours without a loading screen is amazing. The game is mostly gorgeous (with some warts, but what game doesn't have those), and the characters memorable.
But, movement is still sketchy, combat is average, every boss I've faced has been forgettable, and the over reliance on Witcher Senses dampen my enjoyment of every quest they figure in. Plenty of other minor issues that can hopefully be sorted out by modders over time.
If I wasn't a gameplay first kinda person, it would be excellent, no doubt. But the combat & lack of decent bosses (playing on Death March) holds it back a tad for me. Still, the overall experience is spectacular, and I can let the little things go most of the time... Most of it.
This i can agree. It would not be that bad if it wasn't for the mega slow downs. I think this has been present in every Witcher game. So at this point it might as well be a feature. Slow down in UI enhancing player experience by allowing for faster reaction times.
Aces&Eights
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It's the closed eyes that does it. You can see why they did it tho, to get witcher eyes correct is probably hard for the people that did these things.
Winner!
It just doesn't look very high quality does it? i have 3 figures on my desk. Marcus Fenix, Connor from AC3 and Batman from Arkham City. All of them really nice. So far that figurine doesn't seem to be at the level of quality. Or is it? Just curious.
amazing
I mean, considering how much they want you to do in the inventory (applying oils, selling goods, repairing things, alchemy, etc.) it's absolutely mind blowing to me that I can't even sort items or recipes by value, availability, or recency.
Everything else is fine though. Combat's great, quests are fulfilling, contract monsters are a blast to fight, and once you turn off POI's on the map, it's a really immersive open world.
Sodding_Gamer
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Just keep playing... those words will haunt your dreams soon.
Yea.. there is no sort. Or organize button. Just the lag makes it really annoying, and nothing is sorted out properly, I have oils first, then a wall of books and texts, then i have the potions, which i can only equip 2 at a time. Kind of annoying.
qa_engineer
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Anyone else playing on the hardest setting? It's pretty tough, but makes the combat feel much more rewarding other than button mashing, rinse, repeat.
grounded_dreams
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You rang?
He wrote Dodge not Doge. :3
Playing on the bones difficulty. One before hardest. So far i have a blast, and fights against 10 level higher enemies are tactical and very tense.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
I was but after a certain encounter in novigrad
fighting my way out of the witch hunters camp with triss
Dragon1893
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Brilliant.
orthodoxy1095
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Holy cow. Fight against the cat armor diagram dude? Laughably easy.
Jugendstil
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I totally agree, although I will say my opinion of the game has improved as I've gotten further. I think part of it is that I'm so drawn into the world now, I've stopped noticing the mechanical issues or at least become accustomed to them. I also think combat becomes a bit better as you acquire more skills. I really like it when you're fighting one on one with the monsters you hunt via Witcher contracts, but fighting groups is still annoying, especially any fight indoors.
It's an incredible game with some baffling UI/control problems.
It's amazing, just not perfect and I think I'm happy with that. Some UI mods on PC would be more than welcome.
Here's an example of things that need fixing:
Crafting: If I don't have a material, but I have something that can be crafted/dismantled into that material, clicking on the item should take me to the relevant crafting page.
Item Sorting: If you won't let me sort by weight/number, then at least create a separate tab for all non-quest necessary books. They should NOT be clogging up my consumable page. I'm playing on hard, I have no natural regen, I need to use that tab a lot.
Swimming: If I press ascend/descend, under no circumstances should Geralt ever, EVER do the exact opposite motion. It's happened way too often and is bizarre. If I press down, don't go up. Like, come on. Also, let me move the camera while surfacing. No reason to lock it upwards. That might get me killed if an enemy creeps up on me.
Menu Tabbing: Right trigger should not bring up a pointless stat list. It should be used to move between the left and right sides of the inventory/alchemy menus. There's a clear divide in the middle of the screen, I shouldn't have to thumb the stick over several times to scroll to the side that I want.
Bomb Equipping: Why do I only have two slots for potions/bombs? I should be able to have them all equipped at all times. All that needs to be done is add a up/down section to the LB item wheel for bombs. It wouldn't add clutter and would help a lot in keeping the pacing of fights up.
Potion EquippingHolding up/down should activate the equipped potion while tapping it should just scroll through them. That way I don't have to pause the game and go into inventory management mode every fight when I run out of one/need a different buff.
Aces&Eights
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I know, but it's 7:30AM after a 3 day weekend. I'm tired, loll.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | OT2 Let Me Just Do This Baron Quest Real Quick.....
It's not as high quality as others, but is fine in my eyes. I paid £105 for mine (should have been £139), with a Amazon discount and Amazon messing up the listing price.
EatChildren
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RustyNails
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Gah "week" is too long! I hope they don't mean to wait till the end of the week and drop the patch at 11:59 PM on sunday.Nothing official yet other than "this week", still waiting:
link1201
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Me either. This is the most fun I've had with a game in a long time.
Aces&Eights
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I laid around all weekend doing nothing save playing this game. Probably aged my heart 5 years for inactivity and it's shots like this that make me want to feign being sick at work so I can go home and play more.
It's kind of annoying that you can't buy the art book separately. I really want it, but don't want to pay the CE price with all the other junk. Skyrim pulled the same shit and I ended up buying it. It feels bad not to have it though considering I have the art book for the first two games.
artsi
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Finished the game, 72 hours on the clock.
What a great experience.
I think the romance part was a bit lazy though in the end, I felt it didn't really matter who you choose.
What a great experience.
I think the romance part was a bit lazy though in the end, I felt it didn't really matter who you choose.
I chose Triss and dumped Yennefer, but Yen still kissed me and accompanied me whenever a sorceress was needed. Didn't even see Triss during the final battle / ending cutscenes.
At least Geralt moved in with her according to the ending.
At least Geralt moved in with her according to the ending.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
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whats your usual damage on light and heavy attacks?
i reached level 12 yesterday and im currently spec'd like this
6 on combat (3 fast/3heavy attacks +dmg)
11? Signs (Max igni, max yrden Ward, max axii the dialogue/mind numb one )
2 in general (the one that heals you when not in combat +stamina when in combat, and the one that fills stamina points up when you use signs)
i usually do between 200+250 (when not buffed up)
Coriolanus
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No.
It does seem to be the one with the most quality content, tho.
Done a ton of random quests and didn't run into a single collect ten bear asses or fedex quest.
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