The Witcher 3 Pre-Expansion Thread

[Gerrard]

What makes you think that Fallout 4 will be anything else than Skyrim with guns?

I don't get why big-budget AAA companies even bother to localize to Japan. The copies sold are so low it seems like it must barely recoup the costs of translation.

You think it sold more in Spain?

 

[Makabb]

What makes you think that Fallout 4 will be anything else than Skyrim with guns?

Because Todd said their new game is gonna be a big BOOM !

 

[Zeriel]

So I'm talking to some reviewer who gave the game 9/10 and only listed as flaws stuff like "text is too small". I bring this up, how it's weird that this is the biggest flaw he can find in the game. What about the gameplay? He replies with references to the graphics, the storyline, et cetera. I press him on the topic, and he just keeps talking about production quality stuff, being immersed in the world, and so on and so forth. And then I realize to this guy there is no distinction between the cinematic experience, the storyline, the ambience, and the gameplay. It's all the same thing. There is no "gameplay", there is just the game. I really wish I could experience any game like that. It would make most modern games a lot more palatable. Hell, I might even consider them 9/10's instead of 7/10's.

 

[Echo Mirage]

http://www.polygon.com/2015/5/28/8676645/witcher-3-bug-kills-experience-for-quests-devs-on-the-case

FUUUUU that's why I'm getting no damn experience. I just finished the whole main quest chain with Yen and was hoping for like 1000 xp...and zilch! Mangh, I want my 1000 xp back.

In one word: clusterfuck.

Now that expains how after several hours of gameplay, from putting on a play to chasing down a serial killer, I still have 545 XP.

 

[meanwhileInPoland]

So I'm talking to some reviewer who gave the game 9/10 and only listed as flaws stuff like "text is too small". I bring this up, how it's weird that this is the biggest flaw he can find in the game. What about the gameplay? He replies with references to the graphics, the storyline, et cetera. I press him on the topic, and he just keeps talking about production quality stuff, being immersed in the world, and so on and so forth. And then I realize to this guy there is no distinction between the cinematic experience, the storyline, the ambience, and the gameplay. It's all the same thing. There is no "gameplay", there is just the game. I really wish I could experience any game like that. It would make most modern games a lot more palatable. Hell, I might even consider them 9/10's instead of 7/10's.

And you are surprised? We are living in times where shit like "Gone Home" is hailed as an instant classic due to its groundbreaking theme,story and narration what about gameplay? what fucking gameplay retards buying AAA shit dont care about gameplay(excluding dudebros playing CoD) they care about their fucking cinematic experience and great story Wonder why mediocrity like "the last of us" is hailed by mainstream faggs like Neogaf/Reddit etc. as best story in video games ever? Its the same fucking generation that played ff7 and wept when aeris died worst kind of storyfags

 

[Metro]

So I'm talking to some reviewer...

First mistake.

 

[Zeriel]

So I'm talking to some reviewer...

First mistake.

I wrote a preview once so I'm now a dorito-munching prole and must pretend every game is 10/10 even if I hate it.

 

[DeepOcean]

I really wish I could experience any game like that. It would make most modern games a lot more palatable.

Well, just beat your head a few times with a concrete slab until lasting brain damage is done and you will experience AAA games like that.

 

[abnaxus]

CD Project sure gave their waifu Ciri a lot of awesome buttons.

 

[Ivan]

What I would have liked:

lose the levels and just have fixed stats for creatures, give prefixes to them and establish a hierarchy for each creature. as it is, it's stupid that I can go toe to toe with wolves in White Orchard but fuck me I better not in the next area. also, the game could warn you about entering a dangerous area (signposts, corpses) but as it is it's just dumb how erratic the lay of the land is with regard to the enemy scaling.

I guess it were more STALKERish in that, if you have the right tools, you can take on any fight, and not have to give a fuck about a creature that outlevels you so much that it will take 8 min of tactful dodging and attacking to take off 10% of its health.

MODS WILL FIX IT

 

[SumDrunkGuy]

The enemy AI is titty fucking amazing!





Difficulty is set at Blood and Broken Bones. Managed to take the whole fort with my level 4 Geralt XD.

Exploiting an AI bug, how original. Because other games have no AI bug.

Bug? That aint no fucking bug. The AI is literally just that bad. I catch them doing this stupid shit all of the time. But sure lets just make up excuses for shitty programming. Fucking brilliant idea. "AI going full retard you say? Well fuck you buddy, it's all your fault for playing the game wrong!"

You're an idiot.

 

[J_C]

The enemy AI is titty fucking amazing!





Difficulty is set at Blood and Broken Bones. Managed to take the whole fort with my level 4 Geralt XD.

Exploiting an AI bug, how original. Because other games have no AI bug.

Bug? That aint no fucking bug. The AI is literally just that bad. I catch them doing this stupid shit all of the time. But sure lets just make up excuses for shitty game design. Fucking brilliant idea. "AI going full retard you say? Well fuck you buddy, it's all your fault for playing the game wrong!"

You're a fuckin idiot.

Doesn't matter if it is a bug or design. My point was that standing at a safe spot and killing baddies from there is lame and I don't see the point. If someone don't want to bother with the combat and has to resort to these cheap tricks, then just play the game on the easiest difficulty to breeze through the combat.

On another note, could someone enlighten me what are those little red triangles on the minimap? I thought they are some kind of indicator for enemies, but when I go there, there isn't anything here, or the triangles just disappear.

 

[AwesomeButton]

Fuckin hell. The fights with several wraiths at once are tough as hell. And those where you gotta fight several groups of them in a row without rest is absolutely brual on deathmarch. These are the only instances I just had to lower the difficulty

What really irritated me yesterday was fighting the Cock-a-trice on Hard (as in difficulty level). Thing moves as fast as you move when on the ground, and can take you down in 3-4 hits max, while you have to chip away at its health even when using all the possible oils/bombs/potions. In the end I switched to easy difficulty which both gives enemies a handicap in DPS and you a bonus in DPS.

Also the Bestiary entry was wrong about it being most vulnerable to the 'telekinetic blast' sign. Igni had the best effect on it because it stuns it while taking away health. I wonder if the Bestiary is similarly wrong about other monsters too. Probably so.

 

[Beowulf]

The bestiary is somewhat right. It just doesn't tell you that in it's entry it really means, that by using Aard sign you can stun it in the air and force to land and fight on the ground. But at the same time you can do it with your crossbow.
Hence the recommendation of 'telekinetic blast' sign.

 

[Ultra]

On another note, could someone enlighten me what are those little red triangles on the minimap? I thought they are some kind of indicator for enemies, but when I go there, there isn't anything here, or the triangles just disappear.

It's a little height indicator, they disappear when you are no longer above or below whatever it's marking (plant, enemy, quest mark etc)

 

[SumDrunkGuy]

Doesn't matter if it is a bug or design. My point was that standing at a safe spot and killing baddies from there is lame and I don't see the point. If someone don't want to bother with the combat and has to resort to these cheap tricks, then just play the game on the easiest difficulty to breeze through the combat.

Where was any of this in the second video? I'm standing right in front of the mother fucker in a fairly open space while popping him with a weak ass cross bow. There's no objects between us, nothing preventing that level 9 enemy from walking over there and comitting brutal sex crimes on my level 4 Geralt.

Who needs safe spots and cheap tricks when the enemy AI is lacking incredibly basic behavoral patterns such as "don't stand in place while getting fucking shot to death".

 

[J_C]

Doesn't matter if it is a bug or design. My point was that standing at a safe spot and killing baddies from there is lame and I don't see the point. If someone don't want to bother with the combat and has to resort to these cheap tricks, then just play the game on the easiest difficulty to breeze through the combat.

Where was any of this in the second video? I'm standing right in front of the mother fucker in a fairly open space while popping him with a weak ass cross bow. There's no objects between us, nothing preventing that level 9 enemy from walking over there and comitting brutal sex crimes on my level 4 Geralt.

Who needs safe spots and cheap tricks when the enemy AI is lacking incredibly basic behavoral patterns such as "don't stand in place while getting fucking shot to death".

I know there are AI defficiencies right? But you are still abusing it and spend a minute to kill that weak enemy instead of fighting it and killing it in 10 seconds. If you don't like to fight, then as I said, play on easy.

 

[Surf Solar]

Is there any reason the quite awkward already name 'Roach' of the horse is translated into 'Plötze'? It sounds like something hiver would love to put into his vocabulary amidst the shit slurping. I hope there isn't more of this, as I quite enjoy the german voice for Geralt.

It's also a name for a fish.

 

[made]

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Płoć
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_roach
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotauge

As to why it's named after a fish? IDK, book readers probably do.

 

[Beowulf]

Is there any reason the quite awkward already name 'Roach' of the horse is translated into 'Plötze'? It sounds like something hiver would love to put into his vocabulary amidst the shit slurping. I hope there isn't more of this, as I quite enjoy the german voice for Geralt.

It's also a name for a fish.

"Plötze" is a direct translation of the horse's name from the books - "Płotka", which is used in Polish version as well.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotauge It's also called "Roach" in kwanzaspeak, and the wikipedia link warns you about not mixing it up with cockroach.

Edit: made beat me to it. All of his horses had the same name.

 

[Surf Solar]

Ah thank you! I was actually planning to read the books bit didnt know with which to begin - should have done that beforehand.

I kinda like the name in an awkward way!

 

[Beowulf]

[...] I was actually planning to read the books bit didnt know with which to begin - should have done that beforehand. [...]

I've read it in my late teens, so my opinion might be somewhat prone to nostalgia, but the short stories are great. The Wither Saga took a nosedive in quality for me and after the second book reads more like a road trip novella with clueless protagonist and occasional deus ex machina. But there is a whole bunch of people who seem to like them very much, so take my words with a grain of salt.

I haven't read any translations, but despite the story shortcomings Sapkowski is actually pretty good writer with a knack for witty, but not over the top, language (especially in dialogues).

 

[WhiskeyWolf]

I'm not sure how this may be related but 'Płotka' in polish also carries the connotation of 'insignificant'.

 

[Havoc]

Correct. His horses all die, sooner or later, so he names all of them "Płotka".

 

[Gerrard]

They should make all enemies teleport behind you if they can't reach you for 3 seconds. Would shut some dumbfucks up. Also they should all move faster than you.