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[marshalleck]

Magic Zarim wrote...

Wouldn't it be neat if CDPR would allow you to play either Gerald or Triss for the 3rd installment? Each with their own unfolding story arc.. Allows you women to love it up with Geralt too!

That would be an awful lot of work, you'd almost have two different games since Triss and Geralt are not carbon copies of each other, like male and female Shepard or Hawke. It would certainly trump Bioware's "play as a female" option at any rate. 

Modifié par marshalleck, 18 mai 2011 - 10:35 .

[zazally]

Sigh the only sound I got is from this G35 headset and this game isn't compatible with the G35 a good 90 dollars wasted brb time to go mix vodka with sleeping pills GRR!

[upsettingshorts]

There's a workaround.

You can find details on Google (Witcher + G35) - I'm tired and about to head off - but the gist is you need to "update" your G35 drivers with "USB Audio Device" drivers.

It turns it into a more generic headset but it will work. When it's patched you can re-apply the Logitech drivers.

[Apollo Starflare]

Edit: ^^^^ Now that is an example of something where CDP blows BioWare away heh.

marshalleck wrote...

Apollo Starflare wrote...

marshalleck wrote...

TW2 blows away all of Bioware's recent efforts since Mass Effect in every single way. Assassin of kings indeed.

Well, not every single way. I don't think anyone can deny BioWare still come out on top in the 'letting you play as a woman' department. 

Not that it matters, since playing as a woman has no effect on the story whatsoever. It's a superficial cosmetic difference. 

Tell that to female gamers who find it difficult to play games as a male protagonist? It may be primarily cosmetic, but it can affect the game in various ways and add new options. Even at a purely cosmetic level character appearance customisation is still something BioWare (currently) does better.

Regardless it was mainly a jokey (if valid) response to the hyperbole in your original statement. TW2 may be better than DA2 in most ways, but many would argue that BioWare still hold the crown in regards to English VA (Polish being the main language for TW), along with party mechanics and other such things.

Modifié par Apollo Starflare, 18 mai 2011 - 11:27 .

[Zmajc]

xnoxiousx wrote...

Let's not even mention WItcher 2 is miles ahead of DA2 in pretty much every other aspect as well. It's pretty evident it's a game made with passion instaed  made to milk as much money as possible with shortest possible development time possible like DA2 was.

[twincast]

TW2's Act III and ending(s) reportedly suffer from similar issues as DA2's, but oh well, at least the rest is great and free DLC should patch up the third act to a meatier state soon enough, so I'm still immensely looking forward to installing (and playing, obviously) it when I get home today.

[Skilled Seeker]

Don't get too cocky peeps. Bioware still owns CDPR any day of the week and I'm sure DA2 will outsell TW2.

[TEWR]

Upsettingshorts wrote...

zazally wrote...

You seem like your hard to please

If you'd like I can talk about the incredible presentation of the environments and characters, and the fact I love the weapon and armor design much more than Dragon Age.

There's a lot about the game to like. 

With that Nathan Lane dancing gif as your avatar, I find it hard to not laugh at anything you post. I'm not saying your posts aren't worth taking seriously, but it's because I end up seeing Nathan Lane dancing.

Same thing goes for the poster Chelseaisthepan with the Jim Gaga avatar

[Dreadstruck]

Skilled Seeker wrote...

Don't get too cocky peeps. Bioware still owns CDPR any day of the week and I'm sure DA2 will outsell TW2.

Sadly, that is true. Catering to the mass market and all that.
Still, we all know where the superior quality lies, aye?

Modifié par Avalla'ch, 18 mai 2011 - 11:44 .

[blitzerman]

It would be interesting to see how much the 18 rating affects sales. Wonder if anyone's ever done a study on it.

[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

Skilled Seeker wrote...

Don't get too cocky peeps. Bioware still owns CDPR any day of the week and I'm sure DA2 will outsell TW2.

Outsell? Probably.

TW 2 is PC exclusive and DA 2 was a multiplatform release. So really, if we were playing even, you wouldn't expect TW 2 to get more than a third of DA 2's sales.

Origins sold something like 3x more copies than TW 1.

But I really think that TW 2 has a chance to nearly match up with DA 2's sales. DA 2 is what, 2 million-ish now. If TW 2 has good word of mouth, I can easily see it reaching 2 million sales.

I have to admit, although it's not as intensely a roleplaying as say, Origins, The Witcher 2 is one hell of an Action RPG.

While I acknowledge that they are different types of games, I can easily see why comparisons are drawn between the Witcher 2 and Dragon Age 2. Despite having different focuses, different type of combat system & game mechanics, etc etc, they both aim for a cinematic Action RPG experience.

I'm only a few hours in (Flotsam), but this is shaping up to be the best Action RPG I've ever played. If the entire game is this good, it may dislodge Morrowind as my 4th favourite RPG of all time.

[Kroepoek]

Skilled Seeker wrote...

Don't get too cocky peeps. Bioware still owns CDPR any day of the week and I'm sure DA2 will outsell TW2.

It's ok. An relativety unknown producer from Poland with no big sack of money like EA behind Bioware has managed to deliver a far superior product that isn't rushed out to milk the whole franchise and **** in their fans faces.
Where as they gain nothing but praise, the people will now take a poop on DA2 in comparison to TW2.

What goes around, comes around.

[slimgrin]

zazally wrote...

Upsettingshorts wrote...

Yep, got bored of the whole thing in Flotsam. Not even sure when I'll give it another go.

Story and characters just aren't very interesting to me. That isn't to say there wasn't a lot to like, I just wasn't compelled to see any more of it.

I'd compare it to There Will Be Blood, a great, exceedingly well made movie that I barely got through and would never watch again simply because I wasn't hooked by anything or anyone in it. 

Are you saying the game is horrible? 

Well, Upsettinghsorts doesn't like it...

*uninstalls game*

Glad I got that ironed out.

[MassFrost]

Skilled Seeker wrote...

Don't get too cocky peeps. Bioware still owns CDPR any day of the week and I'm sure DA2 will outsell TW2.

Sales figures ≠ Quality of game

Not really a fair comparison anyway, since one is a PC-only release.

[Magic Zarim]

Heads-up for those playing on any ATI / AMD CrossFire ™ configuration:

Currently no crossfire profiles have been released, contrary, it's even adviced to turn off crossfire by disabling "Catalyst A.I.".

HOWEVER: There's a workaround method that lets TW2 use a crossfire profile from another game. It has been established that the profile for the game "Dirt 2" has the best results (i.e. sufficient scaling without glitches).

HOW TO:

- Go into your TW2 game directory. Then go into the "bin" folder. There you will find a file "witcher2.exe". Make a copy of this file in the same directory using your standard Windows copy/paste. Leave the original file untouched.

- Rename the copy (which should be called something like "Copy of witcher2.exe" into "dirt2.exe".

-Run the renamed file, AMD drivers will recognise the game as "Dirt 2" and activate the corresponding crossfire profile.

REMARKS:
- Do not force AA/AF through Catalyst, just keep them set to "Use application settings".
- Running TW2 through the launcher does not run the renamed file. To play TW2 using the crossfire profile, directly run the renamed file ( dirt2.exe )
- You'll have to do this file renaming after every patch (witcher2.exe may have been patched)

Have fun!

[Skilled Seeker]

Avalla'ch wrote...

Skilled Seeker wrote...

Don't get too cocky peeps. Bioware still owns CDPR any day of the week and I'm sure DA2 will outsell TW2.

Sadly, that is true. Catering to the mass market and all that.
Still, we all know where the superior quality lies, aye?

Indeed. The Witcher caters to a niche market and is only on PC.

[Apollo Starflare]

I do wonder if the system specs could hurt TW2 sales as well? I'm not that hot on the ins and outs of PC sales, but does the majority of the consumer base have TW2 viable PCs? Just seems like it might be offputting for some.

I would happily see it match DA2 for sales though, a success that big for a smallish European dev that has pushed the boat out for an RPG would be great to see. Plus I'm really hoping their free DLC thing shakes up the market a bit.

[Skilled Seeker]

CDPR isn't small. That's all part of their act to pretend to be an underdog as people always root for the underdog. I'm not saying they match EA but they certainly aren't small by any means.

[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

I think CDPR are planning on a console release. They wanted to with the original, but couldn't fund it.

I'm not sure, but I believe that Witcher 2 was actually designed with the intention of porting to consoles eventually. So that probably means that the engine is flexible and that the game is very scalable.

Skilled Seeker wrote...

CDPR isn't small. That's all part
of their act to pretend to be an underdog as people always root for the
underdog. I'm not saying they match EA but they certainly aren't small
by any means.

They are small compared to the mainstream western RPG developers like Bethesda or Bioware.

They didn't have enough money to port a console version of Witcher 1, so it's not like they are that big either.

Modifié par mrcrusty, 18 mai 2011 - 12:15 .

[Firky]

Skilled Seeker wrote...

Indeed. The Witcher caters to a niche market and is only on PC.

You know, I've started wondering whether this kind of game could have more mainstream appeal just for being true to what it is. It's not everything to everyone but it does what it does really well, if you know what I mean.

IMO, the interface feels designed for gamepad (compared to TW1, anyway.) They are releasing it on consoles. When? Not sure, but I thought it was a matter of months.

Personally, I'd wish it great success on console, because it feels enough old school/PC to me.

(Also, why am I discussing this here? Why is their forum still down?)

[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

Firky wrote...

Skilled Seeker wrote...

Indeed. The Witcher caters to a niche market and is only on PC.

You know, I've started wondering whether this kind of game could have more mainstream appeal just for being true to what it is. It's not everything to everyone but it does what it does really well, if you know what I mean.

IMO, the interface feels designed for gamepad (compared to TW1, anyway.) They are releasing it on consoles. When? Not sure, but I thought it was a matter of months.

Personally, I'd wish it great success on console, because it feels enough old school/PC to me.

(Also, why am I discussing this here? Why is their forum still down?)

Definitely possible. What I highlighted is the same type of appeal that Bioware games have typically had since the Baldur's Gate games.

[Zmajc]

Skilled Seeker wrote...

Avalla'ch wrote...

Skilled Seeker wrote...

Don't get too cocky peeps. Bioware still owns CDPR any day of the week and I'm sure DA2 will outsell TW2.

Sadly, that is true. Catering to the mass market and all that.
Still, we all know where the superior quality lies, aye?

Indeed. The Witcher caters to a niche market and is only on PC.

Witcher 1 PC sales numbers were at 1.2 million around march 2009 time and Witcher 1  was a new IP game from a then small unknown easter european developer.

I can see Witcher 2 breaking 2 million, maybe even outselling DA2, and that's a PC exclusive vs multiplatform game. 

[Damariel]

ohh Saskia, Saskia....