official The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

[HawkMan]

So if you like SKyrims scaling, well play skyrim and don't try to turn all other games into skyrim then. many of us prefer no scaling to Skyrims "limited" scaling, as for not knowing the level of encounters... umm yeah, well that's easy to find out, just look at them and try to fight them and then run like a girl 

[basques]

I've just finished the game. Now my life is empty...

[guitmz]

im playing a couple of hours a day, doing quests, etc, checking some question marks.. lvl 23 with feline armor, it was the only armor quest i did so far and it was relly nice

 

this game is amazing, i feel the need to do everything i can in it

 

need to learn gwent tho, cant win from anyone -.-

[+Asmodai MVC]

So if you like SKyrims scaling, well play skyrim and don't try to turn all other games into skyrim then. many of us prefer no scaling to Skyrims "limited" scaling, as for not knowing the level of encounters... umm yeah, well that's easy to find out, just look at them and try to fight them and then run like a girl 

 

Skyrim was just an example, I'm not trying to turn all other games into Skyrim, exaggerate much?

As for finding out the level the point isn't because they may be too powerful.  That's fine because you can always come back later.  The issue is when you don't do thinks in the "right order" (for which there should be no "right order" in an "open world" game) you may out-level A LOT of content so you run around from one place to another going "nope, that's too low; nope, that's too low; nope that's too low" and have difficulty finding anything to do that actually IS your level or higher.

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I would argue that scaling is just a work-around for bad game design. The content should give players freedom, but also guide them and give them tools to figure out which content is appropriate for their current status. Having a big, open world is good. Having no direction and relying on scaling to fill in the gaps is not.

 

I don't want to get too much more into that we already have. I could go on for pages about why I think scaling is the worst thing to happen to RPGs since Dragon Age 2, but I'll just admit that it's a debate of differing design philosophies. Different strokes, and such.  

[soniqstylz]

Damn it! I was hoping to get in some Witcher time tonight, but I come home to find my girlfriend and one of her friends binge watching Orange is the New Black. Noooooooooo! Maybe tomorrow... 

 

Were they reenacting any particular scenes?

[techbeck]

So, went exploring in Skellige an found out there is a money cap.  Between 65k - 66k, you lost about 40k of it and go back down to 20k and start over from there.  Kind of an announce.  Yea, you never will use that much coin but still.

 

Anyway, I never bothered with the exploit to get money quick.  You get it quick enough in the game.  Found all the hidden water treasures (? marks) in Skellige and that netted me about 40k in just loot drops.  Then another 3k in just converting the currency I found in to crowns.  Kind of annoying all the enemies you face when discovering water areas, but at least they are easy to kill.

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Last night I finished a side-quest about a Werewolf. Even though the quest had a recommended level of 7, I was able to do it at 4 with old gear; despite the quick health regen that werewolves have. I loved how it was a "boss" fight, AND had dialogue in the middle of it with a chance to decide how it ends. So damn good. I love this game.

 

Are books worth keeping? I'm holding on to them thinking that there will be a NPC that will want some for a quest, and because they only weigh 0.01. So it's not a big deal to hold them, but should I just sell them? If I should sell them, is there a particular NPC I should sell them to that will give a good price for them? I've only run into small village vendors, and every one I've met only gives 1 crown for a book. Is there like a librarian NPC or something that will buy them for more?

 

Anyone know where to get emerald dust? I have the serpent sword recipes from the treasure quest I completed back in White Orchard, but I have never gotten an emerald. Anything drop them consistently? Any way to farm it?

 

Were they reenacting any particular scenes?

I don't watch the show, but I assume that means there are some lesbian shenanigans going on? lol, definitely nothing like that. They were just hogging the TV, is all.   

[HawkMan]

Skyrim was just an example, I'm not trying to turn all other games into Skyrim, exaggerate much?

As for finding out the level the point isn't because they may be too powerful.  That's fine because you can always come back later.  The issue is when you don't do thinks in the "right order" (for which there should be no "right order" in an "open world" game) you may out-level A LOT of content so you run around from one place to another going "nope, that's too low; nope, that's too low; nope that's too low" and have difficulty finding anything to do that actually IS your level or higher.

 

That's the beauty of a a open world game and how it SHOULD be, there is no "correct" order, there are quests and you do them whenever you can or want to, sometimes you try to early and you fail and you need to go back when you can. be it when it's doable or when it's super easy. it's up to you. 

 

it would make no sense for me to fail an encounter, then come back to it 20 levels later after I've become a massively more powerful hero and I can't squish the encounter with my left hand pinky while fondling triss with my other hand. 

 

also you don't have to do every quest and encounter. 

[techbeck]

 

Are books worth keeping? I'm holding on to them thinking that there will be a NPC that will want some for a quest, and because they only weigh 0.01. So it's not a big deal to hold them, but should I just sell them? If I should sell them, is there a particular NPC I should sell them to that will give a good price for them? I've only run into small village vendors, and every one I've met only gives 1 crown for a book. Is there like a librarian NPC or something that will buy them for more?

 

Books are useless once read.  Anything worth keeping is in the Quest menu.  There is a merchant in Novigrad that sells books.  Shop off the central area.  An actual building you go in to.  The merchant also has a quick quest you can do.

[+Random Stranger Subscriber¹]

man during and after the next main even for crones, the whole game went beserk. 

i was getting stuck in a wall and had to reload 3 times for the fight, and since then i see NPCs shaking and skipping all over the place, getting stuck.

 

 

tried to reload multiple times.  not sure if the latest patch ######ed it up or it is just a buggy area (though it is continuing even though i completed the quests)

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Books are useless once read.  Anything worth keeping is in the Quest menu.  There is a merchant in Novigrad that sells books.  Shop off the central area.  An actual building you go in to.  The merchant also has a quick quest you can do.

Thanks for the info. Does the NPC you mentioned pay a better price for books or the same 1c per book?

 

On a side-note, I have a problem hoarding all the bits and bobs I'm looting. Like, I have several rows of flowers, and several rows of crafting items, etc. in my inventory and I don't know what to sell or keep. I hate that feeling of "there might be something awesome to craft in the next village, so I don't want to get rid of all this string and netting!" I'd really just like to sell all of it, but I'm afraid I'll need it as soon as I sell it. Thank God I'm not like this in real life, but it's annoying in a game like this with limited inventory space.

 

man during and after the next main even for crones, the whole game went beserk. 

i was getting stuck in a wall and had to reload 3 times for the fight, and since then i see NPCs shaking and skipping all over the place, getting stuck.

 

 

tried to reload multiple times.  not sure if the latest patch ######ed it up or it is just a buggy area (though it is continuing even though i completed the quests)

I'm playing on the PS4, and thankfully the only graphical glitch I've run into was that any and all water randomly turned black with tons of clipping when I was running around in the wetlands area south of the Nilfgaard camp in White Orchard. Quitting to the main menu, and reloading my save didn't fix it. I had to close the application on the dashboard, and restart the game. But nothing else has happened since. I'm actually impressed with the performance so far. It's been a smooth 30ish FPS, the textures and lighting look great, and I haven't run into any gameplay bugs yet.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

The crones are amazingly designed. Love the quest surrounding them and they keep their word at the end of it

[techbeck]

Thanks for the info. Does the NPC you mentioned pay a better price for books or the same 1c per book?

 

On a side-note, I have a problem hoarding all the bits and bobs I'm looting. Like, I have several rows of flowers, and several rows of crafting items, etc. in my inventory and I don't know what to sell or keep. I hate that feeling of "there might be something awesome to craft in the next village, so I don't want to get rid of all this string and netting!" I'd really just like to sell all of it, but I'm afraid I'll need it as soon as I sell it. Thank God I'm not like this in real life, but it's annoying in a game like this with limited inventory space.

 

Never cared how much I got for books and money is not a problem later on in the game.  I am finding armor now worth 1k each.  And it seems you can only store 65k or so and then the game resets you back to 20k.  Armor and weapons sell for the most and runes as well.

 

Common items are normally cheap to buy if you need them so should be a big deal if you sell them. They dont take up much space anyway.  It is the armor/weapons that take up the most space.  And once items reach 100, it starts a new stack.  I normally keep around 50 or so if each item and sell when it goes past that.  Never needed any more.

[+Random Stranger Subscriber¹]

The crones are amazingly designed. Love the quest surrounding them and they keep their word at the end of it

 

yeah, felt good to meet them again later

[+Random Stranger Subscriber¹]

Never cared how much I got for books and money is not a problem later on in the game.  Common items are normally cheap to buy if you need them so should be a big deal if you sell them. They dont take up much space anyway.  It is the armor/weapons that take up the most space.  And once items reach 100, it starts a new stack.  I normally keep around 50 or so if each item and sell when it goes past that.  Never needed any more.

 

actually 10 items is a safe bet.  never needed 50 of anything, ever in this game.

 

also, this advice to sell books... hmm, i could not see the point, they don't bring cash, and if you sort your inventory or take a second to remember the book name you got, you have no problem reading and getting useful info.

otherwise, let them just stay there, why spend the effort to sell them if they don't bring cash

 

 

 

 

i am pretty frugal, and i now have over 12k, and that is without selling any books, or without selling all but heaviest alchemy equipment.  

money is only an issue early on. i loot all the equipment i can find and sell it off to blacksmiths.....  and armour, sold to armorers!    makes you a LOT of coin.

[Guest]

Sorry, Triss, but Yennefer is the hottest in-game character I have ever seen.

[techbeck]

i am pretty frugal, and i now have over 12k, and that is without selling any books, or without selling all but heaviest alchemy equipment.  

money is only an issue early on. i loot all the equipment i can find and sell it off to blacksmiths.....  and armour, sold to armorers!    makes you a LOT of coin.

 

I got reset already after I reached 65k.  Reset me back down to 20k.  Now I am at 34k.  I did a lot of exploring in Skellige and found all the hidden items in the water.  netted me a lot of coin.

Sorry, Triss, but Yennefer is the hottest in-game character I have ever seen.

 

To bad she is a bitch

[+Random Stranger Subscriber¹]

Sorry, Triss, but Yennefer is the hottest in-game character I have ever seen.

 

sorry yennefer, you look and sound annoying, while triss looks nicer, and is 10 times better.

i would not even like yennefer if i met her in real life. sexy stockings, are not helping.  maybe goths will like her.

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Yeah, Yen seems like a total bitch so far.

 

Yen, "I didn't want to interrupt your new relationship with Triss."

Geralt, "I lost my memory."

Yen, "That's no excuse."

 

WTF do you mean that's no excuse? That's literally the ONLY excuse. /boggle

[Hedon]

Sorry, Triss, but Yennefer is the hottest in-game character I have ever seen.

 

For me it's...

 

[Dotdot]

Yeah, Yen seems like a total bitch so far.

 

Yen, "I didn't want to interrupt your new relationship with Triss."

Geralt, "I lost my memory."

Yen, "That's no excuse."

 

WTF do you mean that's no excuse? That's literally the ONLY excuse. /boggle

I know, right?

Thought the exact same at that point. 

 

[+Red King Subscriber²]

I know, right?

Thought the exact same at that point.

That's her personality though.

[+Random Stranger Subscriber¹]

That's her personality though.

 

personality of a bitch? 

 

Sorry, Triss, but Yennefer is the hottest in-game character I have ever seen.

 

does that turn you on? personality of a bitch? then i understand...

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Yen is more than reasonable when you complete her sidequest in a certain manner. Think some of you must have had easy GF's all your life if you think she's really that bad in the game