FFSGaming The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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FFSNot at all... if anything, I think these mods sound amazing. Especially the first one... thought I'd download it myself and give it a go. Tweaked the settings a bit myself to really add a bit extra to it... really impressed with the results:
Awesome!
You've just turned the hair brightness settings all the way up ffs
That mod does seem to be pretty cool, obviously @DatIrishFella wasn't showing its full potential when he posted it.Not at all... if anything, I think these mods sound amazing. Especially the first one... thought I'd download it myself and give it a go. Tweaked the settings a bit myself to really add a bit extra to it... really impressed with the results:
can you make him look like a white walker?
Jesus christ these mods pack it in.
pack it in.Finally had a chance to pick this up again (ironically when I have a ton of other games to finish and lots of work to be doing). It's bloody overwhelming isn't it?
I'm starting to get the addiction though...
I'm starting to get the addiction though...
I'm just waiting for Blood & Wine to be released to dive back in for a second playthrough. Can't wait.
It's ridiculous. The amount of meaningful content is amazing. I can only really play it if I know I've got at least three or four hours free.
I've just seen some screen shots for the Blood & Wine expansion and it looks like they're adding a new city to explore.
I shudder to think how many hours I spent playing it this weekend while I should have been doing other things.
Any good ways of levelling up? I guess it just requires doing side quests (which I am), but I feel really feeble. I'm playing on Difficulty 3 (can't remember the name) as well so i'm finding it quite hard. Spending a lot of time just trying to be groups of enemies. I like it that way though, reminds me of a mod I downloaded for Skyrim.
I remember in White Orchard I made a point of exploring every Point of Interest... feck that in Velen!
Any good ways of levelling up? I guess it just requires doing side quests (which I am), but I feel really feeble. I'm playing on Difficulty 3 (can't remember the name) as well so i'm finding it quite hard. Spending a lot of time just trying to be groups of enemies. I like it that way though, reminds me of a mod I downloaded for Skyrim.
I remember in White Orchard I made a point of exploring every Point of Interest... feck that in Velen!
You're actually better off doing the main story quests, they yield a LOT more XP than sidequests. Progress through the story for a while and once you're stronger, start doing the sidequests, witcher contracts and treasure hunts.
If you do quests when they are highlighted in green you get more XP too, if you level up too many levels above them turning grey and ya only get a tiny amount of XP, im not sure if that's just for secondary ones or both main and secondary though, but as was mentioned the main ones yield more XP so get them done while they are green.
You'll not make the most of the side quests' XP this way though. If you prioritize the story quests, you're going to be overleveled for many of the side quests and won't be able to pick up full XP for them. The best strategy is to take green side quests until you're a couple of levels above the recommendation for the story quest and then complete that. The only golden rule is you shouldn't let yourself go 6 or more levels above the recommendation for story quests.
That's true but if he's struggling right now then the quickest way to level up is to do the story quests.
I do wish that the levelling was better. If you do every quest you come across, you end up massively over leveled for the other ones. I'm level 25 and just walk around annihilating every enemy. Not much tension.
Then up the difficulty.
I intend to when I'm next on but I'm already playing on the second highest level and I'm not very good at games in general so I haven't usually felt the need to do so.
The game was a bastard while I was in White Orchard and in the early parts of Velen but the enemies don't scale well.
they rarely do in rpg's - that's why you can change difficulty throughout. I started on normal and was on death march by level 25 I think.
There is no enemy scaling in TW3.
Have you played the DLC? That's definitely more challenging then the main story.
That fecking frog prince...
That's what I meant. At the beginning of the game, level 5 Drowners were a challenge and could easily kill me if I wasn't careful. Now at level 25, I just slaughtered a level 30 Basilisk without much trouble at all.
Still haven't completed the main game but will check that out as soon as I have. How long does it take to complete?
I'd say about 10 hours of story content and some smaller quests/contracts on top of it. It's an engaging storyline that takes you to some interesting places. And I agree the difficulty is significantly higher, not just against bosses but also against groups of new regular enemies.
I agree with the last sentence. The frog boss was hard enough, but the new enemies were also difficult. The arachnids were very intelligent and worked together really well, while the boars were just very fast and direct on top of actually hitting really hard too.
I had to knock the difficult down to the second one... I was just struggling far too much. Those bloody Wraiths are a right pain in the arse.
I was on the mission with the Botchling and the Bloody Baron and just couldn't manage to complete regardless of which option I took. For some reason I didn't take as much satisfaction in the difficult as I would with Bloodborne or Dark Souls. It just infuriated me and felt like I wasted about 2 hours of my life.
I was on the mission with the Botchling and the Bloody Baron and just couldn't manage to complete regardless of which option I took. For some reason I didn't take as much satisfaction in the difficult as I would with Bloodborne or Dark Souls. It just infuriated me and felt like I wasted about 2 hours of my life.
That might be more to do with their levels than anything else. Aren't they all around level 35? I know the Fallen Knights guys are mid-thirties.
True most enemies are level 34 but even so the arachnids and wild boars are more challenging. I was level 39 when I completed the DLC and a pack of level 34 wild boars was still a lot harder than a pack of level 25 drowners when I was level 20. The DLC is tailored to high level characters and it makes for a better challenge than most of the regular game.
If you aren't already use quen and use it liberally. Also level it up for free healing and general OP'ness. It is by far the most helpful skill in the game.
Like a few others I'm waiting for Blood and Wine to come out then I can start a new run with both DLC's fresh. Looking forward to trying an alchemy build on death march. The start of the game will probably be hell!
I can attest to the opposite. An alchemy build is OP. I struggled somewhat using a quen/attack build. But an alchemy/signs build (just the basic signs, quen, igni, yrden & axii). Being able to knock back two decoctions plus 3-4 potions turns Geralt into a near invincible wrecking machine. Especially the Ekhidna decoction. Every time you use a sign you regain health.
I have heard that alchemy builds are the most powerful in the long term, but presumably when you are lacking potions, bombs and ingredients in the very early game it will make for a bit more of a challenge at first? I'm looking forward to trying it though because it will be quite a different playstyle to the signs/ quick attack build I ran the first time.
A signs build is certainly the most powerful in the early-to-mid-game. Investing a few points in Quen improves your chances immeasurably against groups of enemies at the start of the game. But I guess an alchemy build gives you more options once you have access to a bunch of decoctions and superior potions.
Yeah, I found that difficult too. A couple of side quests and liberal use of the thunderbolt potion and the botchling will be no match for you. Even I felt the difficulty to be skewed during that mission but now the game feels to easy. I am able to defeat almost everyone in my way without breaking a sweat.
It's like most RPG's ... tricky at the beginning (and outright difficult when you bump into enemies who are levels above you) but then after about half way, it becomes pretty easy due to how overpowered you are.
Yeah it's been well made. It's nice to get DLC content that actually adds a great deal to the overall game.
I'm on my second play through (upped the difficulty as the first one was too easy) and I've found myself using potions more. They can be a life saver in certain situations. It's easy to get overwhelmed when fighting a large group. I've also used crafting more and completed more of the witcher armour quests. Master crafted Ursine armour is just
.I had the weirdest bug whilst playing last night. I fast travelled to Crows Perch and ran up the bridge to go in and Geralt's legs were permanently bent like he was crouching. It messed up the camera and forced it into an almost first person mode. Next thing I know the same leg glitch had happened to everyone in Crows Perch.
Reloading fixed it obviously. I think that's the worst glitch I've had so far but most have probably been patched now.
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Did you manage to fight the Undertaker pre-patch? Now that cnut was Bloodbourne standard.