The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

[Gikoku]

The bloody baron was an awesome quest but I wanted to kill those Crones so goddamn badly. I don't think I could pick an absolute favourite quests they are all great, but if I had to then I'd likely choose anything with Keira Metz Or Triss Merigold. Not because I'm a perv (I am) but more because I really loved their characters and wish that they could be in the entire game. Also I'm pretty sure I'm a total nerd and have fallen in love with Triss even more than Morrrigan from Dragon Age Origins.

I'm currently level 21 in Skellige back with Yennefer doing the quest Echoes Of The Past resuming the search for Ciri. Also if you hadn't figured it out there are two brothels in novigrad each with three prostitutes, just throwing it out there.

Edit; Just done the Pig village quest dlc and I've now clocked over 7 days in game, usually when I do that many hours in a game I feel great shame of having wasted so much time but not this time, no I feel quite proud. That's rather sad isn't it?

I think my favorite thus far has to be the Ladies of the Wood quest especially how this single quest dips its fingers in so many various bits of the lore with a "What the hell's gonna happen next?", very well-written characters in this (****, very well-written characters for all the quests so far). Also, once you notice Keira Metz' exposed areola you'll never unsee it "Oh, I'm sorry were you saying something? I was too distracted by YOUR GOD DAMN NIPPLE SLIPS". But I definitely like Keira more than Yennefer, not sure what it is about Yeneffer, but I'm not really connecting with her character that well.

>_> I'm uh... Level 7 now... still doing a lot though! Fought my first harpie the other day, where the crossbow works amazingly well against them (just use the right bumper for a quick shot to bring 'em down). I don't find it sad, I wanna dump more hours into this game, but I'm already juggling a bunch of other games at the moment. Way I see it, every hour I put into this game is every hour that I get to appreciate (and show appreciation for) all the hard work CDPR slaved over this. Time not wasted, but time well spent rather. I'd feel ashamed if I were to have ever done such for a COD game or something, which thankfully I've never done.

 

[queenofdisco]

So I'm back at Kaer Morhen (Finished in Skellige) and I think the story has finally caught up to my level as I'm getting story missions my level now. I haven't done a whole lot in Skellige so I might start doing em soon but the story is really keeping me entertained atm, I really made up I decided to get this game i've spent like 8 days on it now.

 

[Gikoku]

Still taking my time with the story and mainly focusing on the secondary quests and contracts (they're so darn interesting), can't remember if it was stated if we can continue the game after beating it though. Hope so. Also, is it just me or do most of Geralt's outfits make him look like a damn jester? They're all so colorful and stripey, it makes me sad I can't trigger him to tell a joke and dance.

Glad to see there's more content coming out this week as well, my god, had this been Warner Bros. it would've been scattered amongst countless retailers as pre-order nonsense.

 

[Dark Drakan]

can't remember if it was stated if we can continue the game after beating it though. Hope so. Also, is it just me or do most of Geralt's outfits make him look like a damn jester? They're all so colorful and stripey, it makes me sad I can't trigger him to tell a joke and dance.

Glad to see there's more content coming out this week as well, my god, had this been Warner Bros. it would've been scattered amongst countless retailers as pre-order nonsense.

You can continue after ending apparently, only some story heavy quests are lost if you haven't done them due to story effecting them.

I haven't downloaded ANY of the free content yet but will hopefully get some time to play it when I get back.

 

[Gikoku]

You can continue after ending apparently, only some story heavy quests are lost if you haven't done them due to story effecting them.

I haven't downloaded ANY of the free content yet but will hopefully get some time to play it when I get back.

Ah awesome, thanks for that tip also. Will make sure I cover as much as I can so I don't miss anything good.

Better do so, it's pretty good stuff there.

 

[queenofdisco]

Playing it atm, and god-damn this game is LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNGGGGG. Though I can safely say I'm nearly done with the story, I have rescued Ciri and I'm bringing the fight to the wild hunt in Novigrad. It just keeps getting better and better I even might actually say that this is the single greatest rpg I've ever played, aside from all the bugs that is.

Now for bragging time; I'm currently lvl 30 at 10 days, and 20 hours into the game. I'm fairly certain I've nearly finished it but can't say for sure, besides I do have the season pass to download after the credz roll on by.

So far throughout the entire game Vamps are my favourite thing to battle, really awesome unique design to them, just wish I could encounter them randomly they only seem to be quest enemies so far. Oh and also when driving boats you can use your crossbow to kill aerial enemies such as sirens and the like, only figured that out when my boat was half destroyed.

If you can try and play the dlc quests they are quite awesome.

 

[Gikoku]

Playing it atm, and god-damn this game is LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNGGGGG. Though I can safely say I'm nearly done with the story, I have rescued Ciri and I'm bringing the fight to the wild hunt in Novigrad. It just keeps getting better and better I even might actually say that this is the single greatest rpg I've ever played, aside from all the bugs that is.

Now for bragging time; I'm currently lvl 30 at 10 days, and 20 hours into the game. I'm fairly certain I've nearly finished it but can't say for sure, besides I do have the season pass to download after the credz roll on by.

So far throughout the entire game Vamps are my favourite thing to battle, really awesome unique design to them, just wish I could encounter them randomly they only seem to be quest enemies so far. Oh and also when driving boats you can use your crossbow to kill aerial enemies such as sirens and the like, only figured that out when my boat was half destroyed.

If you can try and play the dlc quests they are quite awesome.

Damn, 20 hours is really good for the main story. Skyrim didn't have much meat for its main quest line and could be knocked out in 10hrs, 5hrs if you fast traveled all the time. Does Ciri tag along as a companion after you've rescued her? Gets kinda lonely out there, just me... and Roach. I haven't encountered any bugs yet aside from getting stuck on those damn trees (and character pop-ins), but I have seen some amazing glitches via Youtube and such.

Psshh, still higher than me and I've got a long way to go, but I'm still loving it.

My favorite creatures thus far are the harpies, they're not that difficult, but they're very fun to fend off especially with the crossbow. Plus they're just awesome in motion. I have all the DLC thus far, but I haven't done much of them as their locations weren't very obvious.

 

[queenofdisco]

Ciri accompanies you on quests, though not in 'free-roam'.

I think I'm exceedingly close to the ending just have to fight Eridin, but I may do a bit of back-tracking and replay it from Kaer Morhen as I'm not happy how the Romance subplot turned out.

I've also started reading The Last Wish, it starts off with Geralt breaking a curse of King Foltest's daughter who has been a Striga for the past fourteen years. It's really good so far, so looking forward to more of that.

I've barely done any if not anything of side missions or contracts in Skellige. But I have churned out like 240 hours on it. I never actually managed to finish Skyrim's storyline I foolish and quite funnily thought the storm cloak rebellion was the main story.

So after that I never bothered, I'm pretty sure I've clocked about the same time on Skyrim with all the quests and faction storylines.

 

[Dark Drakan]

Be careful with quest spoilers as I'm still essentially at the start of the game and haven't had time to play at all in weeks.

 

[Gikoku]

Ciri accompanies you on quests, though not in 'free-roam'.

I think I'm exceedingly close to the ending just have to fight Eridin, but I may do a bit of back-tracking and replay it from Kaer Morhen as I'm not happy how the Romance subplot turned out.

I've also started reading The Last Wish, it starts off with Geralt breaking a curse of King Foltest's daughter who has been a Striga for the past fourteen years. It's really good so far, so looking forward to more of that.

I've barely done any if not anything of side missions or contracts in Skellige. But I have churned out like 240 hours on it. I never actually managed to finish Skyrim's storyline I foolish and quite funnily thought the storm cloak rebellion was the main story.

So after that I never bothered, I'm pretty sure I've clocked about the same time on Skyrim with all the quests and faction storylines.

I've got over 1,000hrs in Skyrim (only beat the main quest twice), but most of that is from modding rather than actually playing the damn game properly. I was a little embarrassed at my hours until I started seeing other folks with 5,000+ hours in Skyrim... jeez. I hope the modding community will really take off for Witcher 3, it has some serious potential here.

Shame about the Ciri companionship, was really hoping for that. Ah well, another reason why I can't wait for the mods to take off for this game! I'm still getting sidetracked by side quests a lot and keep forgetting about the main quest since I prefer to not spoil myself with the fast traveling and do the game world justice with exploring the old-fashioned way and bump into all these question marks. Very distracting.

Be careful with quest spoilers as I'm still essentially at the start of the game and haven't had time to play at all in weeks.

I do wonder though, since your rig is all go now, are you sticking to the console version or making the hop to PC?

 

[Dark Drakan]

I do wonder though, since your rig is all go now, are you sticking to the console version or making the hop to PC?

I will finish play through on console then likely go for PC version for 2nd play through. Don't want to lose the time I've already put in as don't have much free time at moment to get progress back.

 

[Dark Drakan]

Next free DLC coming to Witcher 3 is New Game+.

 

[queenofdisco]

Awesome I might finally be able to defeat that pesky griffin

 

[Dark Drakan]

WITCHER 3 PATCH 1.08 TARGETS PERFORMANCE ISSUES

Patch 1.08 will mainly target performance issues, including those that may have been caused by the release of patch 1.07 earlier this month. The next patch also introduces the Wolven Hour potion, which reduces the level requirement on all gear for one hour. With patch 1.07, level requirements were increased for certain items, leaving some players with unusable gear. Wolven Hour will give players an hour to either level up or find usable equipment. It will be added to every player's inventory once the new patch is installed.

Patch 1.08 Notes

PERFORMANCE

• Overall improvements to performance, including some issues that may have been caused by 1.07.

UI

• [Japanese Only][PS4 Only] Fixes an issue where the background text of certain books would flicker.
• Fixes an issue where part of the Kaer Morhen map would not display properly.

GAMEPLAY

• Fixes a rare issue where items would disappear from the stash.
• Fixes a very rare issue which would cause Geralt to get stuck when trying to run.
• The interaction pop-up will no longer appear on lootable objects that are empty.
• Fixes an occasional glitch in one of the dwarf combat animations.
• Heads chopped off during finishers will no longer disappear.
• "Players can perform a roll just before landing to significantly reduce the damage caused by falling.
• We've added a tutorial pop-up window explaining this to make it clearer."
• In patch 1.07, the level requirements for certain items were scaled up, leaving some players stuck with only unusable gear. With patch 1.08, we are introducing the Wolven Hour potion. This potion will be available in everyone's inventory once they install the patch. It will reduce level requirements on all gear for a period of one hour. This will give players time to level up or find alternative equipment using the gear that was available to them in patch 1.05 but became unusable after patch 1.07. After one hour, the potion's effects will cease and the requirements for all gear will revert to their original, pre-potion values.
• Fixes an issue where players were unable to compare their items with ones sold by merchants.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Players will now be able to complete the Card Collector achievement.
• Achievements are now working properly again and will be unlocked if players meet their requirements after installing this patch (PC version).

GRAPHICS

• Fixes an issue where interiors would sometimes not display properly on the minimap.
• Fixes an issue where certain world elements would sometimes be missing and noticeable visual glitches would be present while in Novigrad.

QUEST

• Fixes an issue where players were unable to finish the "It Takes Three to Tango" quest, even though they had obtained wine at the Kingfisher.
• Fixes an issue where Geralt would sometimes die after traveling to Velen in the quest "Something Ends, Something Begins."
• The entrance to the area where the Sunstone is obtained will no longer be blocked off if the player exits it prematurely during "The Sunstone" quest.
• Fixes an issue where players were unable to complete the "Get Junior" quest on certain occasions.
• Fixes an issue where players were unable to finish the "Scavenger Hunt: Viper School Gear" quest due to a closed gate.
• Fixes an issue where some players were unable to investigate rooms during the "Family Matters" quest, effectively blocking their progression.
• Fixes an issue where players were unable to finish the "Hey, You Wanna Look at my Stuff?" quest.
• Fixes an issue where players were unable to talk to Roche during the "An Eye for an Eye" quest.
• Fixes an issue where Roche would stay at his camp instead of going to the Oxenfurt Bridge in the "Get Junior" quest.
• Fixes an issue where, under certain circumstances, Yennefer would not appear in Oxenfurt during the "The Great Escape" quest.
• Drowners will have a harder time killing Nidas during the "Black Pearl" quest.
• Fixes an issue which led to an infinite loading screen during the "To Bait a Forktail..." quest under certain circumstances.
• Fixes a rare issue where the basement was locked during the "King's Gambit" quest.
• Fixes an issue where players were unable to free the merchant during the Person in Distress event in the Claywich area.
• The trolls at the Circle of Elements will no longer attack Geralt if he opts for a peaceful resolution.
• Fixes an issue where players were unable to talk to Roche during the "Brothers in Arms" quest.
• Fixes an issue where Zoltan's card was unobtainable.

GENERAL

• Preparatory features paving the way for the introduction of New Game + in the future.

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[Gikoku]

Lovin' the stream of updates, but I was quite surprised that the 1.07 update was so huge though. 7GBs on consoles and 5GBs on PC (in a compressed 2GB download). I haven't tried the new movement style for Geralt yet, but I've heard good things about it, always didn't like how he had that sluggish/clumsy GTA-style movement going on. Going to get back into it today now that I've got some more time for it.

For the New Game+ though, it should be noted that your Gwent collection won't carry over with it. D:

 

[Dark Drakan]

Lovin' the stream of updates, but I was quite surprised that the 1.07 update was so huge though. 7GBs on consoles and 5GBs on PC (in a compressed 2GB download). I haven't tried the new movement style for Geralt yet, but I've heard good things about it, always didn't like how he had that sluggish/clumsy GTA-style movement going on. Going to get back into it today now that I've got some more time for it.

For the New Game+ though, it should be noted that your Gwent collection won't carry over with it. D:

I have downloaded the patch ready but haven't had time to play it again yet properly, the tighter turning arc is a godsend and feels MUCH better. New patch will likely be out before I get to try it again though.

They have noted that the Gwent collection won't carry over into new game+.

 

[Gikoku]

Managed to squeeze in a good chunk of more time in for the game, I'm up to level 10 now closing in to 11, also finished a good chunk of quests up til then. Currently working on the "Return to Crookback Bog" quest then probably make my way to Novigrad. I've chosen my path decisions in dialogues a lot more carefully now as I am surprised at how easy it is for you to get in over your head when further pursing a situation in a quest. Do I tell them I'll go the extra mile, or do I just count my coins and go? Playing the hero isn't always the best choice I found as it can just make your life a living hell sometimes. Not everyone ends up being grateful either.

Also, Ciri's alternate DLC outfit is badass. I love it.

Involving Keira Metz though... (if you haven't done all of her quests yet, don't click)

Spoiler

I engaged the romance with her and was really digging her personality and story. Got laid, we laughed, she went off to do her thing, but when I bumped into her again I find out she double crosses me. She used me for sex or so I assumed anyway. Wasn't sure if she truly appreciated the mattress mambo or not, but I also didn't care anymore. You don't cross big daddy Geralt and get away with it, I had the chance to forgive her and continue the romance but said the hell with it and killed her in an awesome magical fight to the death. No regrets.

I love it when a game throws choices at you like that, helps make the characters and situations feel more real.

 

[queenofdisco]

Ohhhhh.

Spoiler

I killed her at first, but reloaded. Dunno how it'll play out later on for you. You'll need as many allies as possible.

I'm replaying the end, currently level 31. Just tried out the alt Ciri outfit, it's probably the only alt outfit that is awesome. I'm very close to to the end and I'll probably do the skellige quests after the story then the dlc. The alt killing moves are pretty cool too.

Hope you enjoy the rest of the story, it can get so seriously awesome. And remember to only pick Triss or Yenn, if you pick both it'll bite you in the ass later on, that's why I'm replaying. Not a major spoiler, just warning you.

 

[Gikoku]

Ohhhhh.

Spoiler

I killed her at first, but reloaded. Dunno how it'll play out later on for you. You'll need as many allies as possible.

I'm replaying the end, currently level 31. Just tried out the alt Ciri outfit, it's probably the only alt outfit that is awesome. I'm very close to to the end and I'll probably do the skellige quests after the story then the dlc. The alt killing moves are pretty cool too.

Hope you enjoy the rest of the story, it can get so seriously awesome. And remember to only pick Triss or Yenn, if you pick both it'll bite you in the ass later on, that's why I'm replaying. Not a major spoiler, just warning you.

Damn, ah well..

Spoiler

I honestly couldn't help it though as she was so smug, sarcastic, and nonchalant about the whole ordeal. If she had just asked me or was straight up front with me, I would've honestly supported her. But I just felt I had to put my foot down on that one, though now I kinda regret it... and even miss her a little lol. I'll try not to sever ties with too many people from now on.

Though I really shot myself in the foot with the Crones when I screwed them over for the trapped spirit to save the children. Man... what a bad move, as the consequences bled over into the sidequest I was doing when returning to the bog and it completely blew up in my face and dominoed on my peers. I actually felt like **** afterwards too and it really caught me off guard.

However, I'm too far ahead to turn back now. Gonna have to live with my choices and face the consequences... just like reality. :lol:

Yeah, I saw Triss' alternate DLC outfit and hated it immediately, but I was pretty okay with Yenn's so I enabled it for her. I think I'll be saving the DLC quests for last as well but I don't recall seeing any of the new finishing moves yet, I'll have to keep an eye out. I finally made it to Novigrad though and this place is amazing! Huge too. It feels and looks like an actual city, there's so many people going about their business through the town and I just love it, was growing a bit tired of all the villages earlier on. So I'm having some fun with this place at the moment.

Oh I'm loving the story so far and it's not even just the main story, but all the little side quest stories as well. I'm really impressed at how each side quest feels unique and stands on its own, instead of being some copypasta throwaways. I do a side quest and sometimes I end up completely forgetting that it's not a main quest, they're that good. I caught up with Triss now and she's definitely the one I'm going for, her and Geralt just feel perfect for each other... really makes me wish I finished Witcher 2 (and Witcher 1) properly for that save transfer. Ah well. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Dark Drakan]

I am currently with Triss doing a couple of quests and she seems a far nicer person than Yenn and I like her accent too, I think I have done the Return to Crookbag Bog quest (last time I played it) and pretty sure im in Novigrad also. Hoping to get some time on it in the next few days so I can remember where I got to. I have purchased a cable to set an XB1 controller up to PC downstairs now so I can stream XB1 to my PC so might have more chance to play while downstairs so im not on opposite side of house to Amy feeling like im ignoring her while playing (I rarely play when shes at home as I feel bad like im ignoring her). :lol: