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[slimgrin]

I've been honing my combat skills and I can't wait for arena mode cause we'll get to try out different builds as we progress. I think the combat is miles ahead of TW1. 

I don't agree at all with Federico saying there is no player agency, when every big choice you make not only has massive impact on the story, it may lead you to new quests, new areas, and being aqcuainted with different characters. In every small quest or story related event you are given the choice to affect the outcome. If that isn't player agency I don't know what the hell is.  And you don't need to read a single Witcher book to understand the plot, you need to read the in-game journal and pay close attention to the story. 


Here you can demo TW2 online. Very cool little service:

http://www.gaikai.com/games#

Modifié par slimgrin, 30 août 2011 - 01:04 .

[Kaiser Shepard]

Hey guys, possible future Witcher fan here. As I happen to be a console gamer, and don't possess a pc able to run the odd exclusive I do want to play, there will be no other option for me than to start with the second entry in the series for me. The thing is, I am curious as to how 'standalone' the Witcher 2 is, and if it does a proper job of introducing the game world like I assume the first one did.

[Ulous]

Kaiser Shepard wrote...

Hey guys, possible future Witcher fan here. As I happen to be a console gamer, and don't possess a pc able to run the odd exclusive I do want to play, there will be no other option for me than to start with the second entry in the series for me. The thing is, I am curious as to how 'standalone' the Witcher 2 is, and if it does a proper job of introducing the game world like I assume the first one did.

Importing my save from the first Witcher seemed to do very little with regards to how Witcher 2 reacted to what happened in the first game (almost alarmingly so), so to keep it simple yes it does stand alone well.

[KnightofPhoenix]

Kaiser Shepard wrote...

Hey guys, possible future Witcher fan here. As I happen to be a console gamer, and don't possess a pc able to run the odd exclusive I do want to play, there will be no other option for me than to start with the second entry in the series for me. The thing is, I am curious as to how 'standalone' the Witcher 2 is, and if it does a proper job of introducing the game world like I assume the first one did.

Jumping mid-series is always difficult. The Witcher 2's plot is certainly stand alone. Now does it introduce the lore and Witcher world? I am not sure, since I have played TW1 so I already knew.

What I would advise is checking the wiki a bit to have a general idea (avoid spoilers!). And checking out this trailer. And this one.

[naughty99]

Any suggestions for some fun quests in Flotsam, or some way to get back into enjoying this game?

I pre-ordered in December, played right after release date for about 10-12 hours, then I got somewhat bored in the Flotsam area and haven't been able to motivate myself to dive back into it.

I found the combat encounters got a bit repetitive (at least on the "Hard" setting) as most enemies in open spaces tend to stop attacking you if you take a few steps backward and wait for you to heal. Is this something that was fixed with one of the patches?

also, any good mods you might recommend to improve crafting, inventory, or anything else?

[Nigawatts]

Pfft what enemies are you fighting? The kids in Lobinden? I can assure you a pack of Nekkers or an Endrega aren't gonna sit back and wait for you to regain health (as slowly as it regains anyways). If a Nekker gets behind you (which is very likely if you are at the nests) a 2 shotter in the back is gonna kill you, and when you run away they are just gonna crawl into the ground and regain their health, so there you just gained nothing but a loss of life that will take about 5 minutes to regen.

Endrega is gonna charge you if you keep backing up mindlessly, and side steps are hard in the canopy's they nest in since their is usually a tree in the way.

I didn't know they had released super easy mode yet.

[naughty99]

Nigawatts wrote...

Pfft what enemies are you fighting? The kids in Lobinden? I can assure you a pack of Nekkers or an Endrega aren't gonna sit back and wait for you to regain health (as slowly as it regains anyways). If a Nekker gets behind you (which is very likely if you are at the nests) a 2 shotter in the back is gonna kill you, and when you run away they are just gonna crawl into the ground and regain their health, so there you just gained nothing but a loss of life that will take about 5 minutes to regen.

Endrega is gonna charge you if you keep backing up mindlessly, and side steps are hard in the canopy's they nest in since their is usually a tree in the way.

I didn't know they had released super easy mode yet.

I've experienced this with the Nekkers in the cave near Flotsam, the Endrega and the Scoiatel that you encounter near the waterfall.

They have these very limited ranges and if you take one step on the other side of the line, each of these creatures turns around and stops fighting you.  The Endrega seem to have a bit larger range, but for the Nekkers in the cave, it was really small, like a only few steps backward.

Playing on "hard" mode.

Perhaps there is a mod, or one of the recent patches that adjusts this setting? 

Modifié par naughty99, 30 août 2011 - 06:05 .

[Ulous]

Naughty99 is right, I noticed this as well.

[Chromie]

naughty99 wrote...


Perhaps there is a mod, or one of the recent patches that adjusts this setting? 

Not sure but I know what your talking about but there is a "balance" mod haven't tried it yet though.

[KnightofPhoenix]

That only happened to me in one cave (the one with the Malena quest).

[Nerevar-as]

naughty99 wrote...

Nigawatts wrote...

Pfft what enemies are you fighting? The kids in Lobinden? I can assure you a pack of Nekkers or an Endrega aren't gonna sit back and wait for you to regain health (as slowly as it regains anyways). If a Nekker gets behind you (which is very likely if you are at the nests) a 2 shotter in the back is gonna kill you, and when you run away they are just gonna crawl into the ground and regain their health, so there you just gained nothing but a loss of life that will take about 5 minutes to regen.

Endrega is gonna charge you if you keep backing up mindlessly, and side steps are hard in the canopy's they nest in since their is usually a tree in the way.

I didn't know they had released super easy mode yet.

I've experienced this with the Nekkers in the cave near Flotsam, the Endrega and the Scoiatel that you encounter near the waterfall.

They have these very limited ranges and if you take one step on the other side of the line, each of these creatures turns around and stops fighting you.  The Endrega seem to have a bit larger range, but for the Nekkers in the cave, it was really small, like a only few steps backward.

Playing on "hard" mode.

Perhaps there is a mod, or one of the recent patches that adjusts this setting? 

I noted this too. With Swallow it gave time enough for the health to regen, on the minus side I couldn´t get the queens to walk into as many traps as I wanted to.

[ErichHartmann]

pc.ign.com/articles/119/1191548p1.html

According to this The Witcher 2 has sold 940,000 copies since release.  I was a little surprised to see digital copies only account for 20% of sales.  I was expecting it to be much higher compared to physical copies. 

[billy the squid]

ErichHartmann wrote...

pc.ign.com/articles/119/1191548p1.html

According to this The Witcher 2 has sold 940,000 copies since release.  I was a little surprised to see digital copies only account for 20% of sales.  I was expecting it to be much higher compared to physical copies. 

Impressive, and congratulations to CDPR, proof that one of the best forms of DRM is, make a good game and don't be arses when dealing with the fans, good will goes a long way.
 
It is also good to know that the calls of PC gaming dying are overblown rubbish. Considering the PC technology far outstrips the current console's generation tech, developing PC first to take full advantage of the system, produces some excellent results, if the developers really want to push the PC systems to the limit. TW2 ubersampling for instance.

As to the digital copy sales, I'm not particularly suprised, I would have expected it to be a little higher, but I didn't really believe the claims that the digital market was huge anyway, or at least as big as was claimed by publishers in many cases.

Personally, I think publishers and retailers are squaring up for a queen sized bi*ch fight in the future. I find it amusing that there have been moans from certain developers and publishers regarding the practices used by large retailers to enforce distribution criteria. When until the early 1990's publishers were actually engaged in the same practices due to the smaller nature of the retailers, before mergers and acquisitions created retail giants, which pushed back.

[slimgrin]

naughty99 wrote...

Any suggestions for some fun quests in Flotsam, or some way to get back into enjoying this game?

I pre-ordered in December, played right after release date for about 10-12 hours, then I got somewhat bored in the Flotsam area and haven't been able to motivate myself to dive back into it.

I found the combat encounters got a bit repetitive (at least on the "Hard" setting) as most enemies in open spaces tend to stop attacking you if you take a few steps backward and wait for you to heal. Is this something that was fixed with one of the patches?

My solution would be don't run from all the enemies, but stand and fight them. I think the reason they have enemies do this is you could easily exploit traps if they all just followed you around.  Enemies will guard their turf; to get past them takes a proactive approach. also, if enemies like Nekkars just kept coming and you had no traps, you wouldn't stand a chance. They're too fast and they'd overwhelm you in seconds. Back shots kill almost instantly on hard.

But if you're bored with Flotsam, the game probably isn't for you.

Modifié par slimgrin, 31 août 2011 - 01:50 .

[RedJohn7]

naughty99 wrote...

Nigawatts wrote...

Pfft what enemies are you fighting? The kids in Lobinden? I can assure you a pack of Nekkers or an Endrega aren't gonna sit back and wait for you to regain health (as slowly as it regains anyways). If a Nekker gets behind you (which is very likely if you are at the nests) a 2 shotter in the back is gonna kill you, and when you run away they are just gonna crawl into the ground and regain their health, so there you just gained nothing but a loss of life that will take about 5 minutes to regen.

Endrega is gonna charge you if you keep backing up mindlessly, and side steps are hard in the canopy's they nest in since their is usually a tree in the way.

I didn't know they had released super easy mode yet.

I've experienced this with the Nekkers in the cave near Flotsam, the Endrega and the Scoiatel that you encounter near the waterfall.

They have these very limited ranges and if you take one step on the other side of the line, each of these creatures turns around and stops fighting you.  The Endrega seem to have a bit larger range, but for the Nekkers in the cave, it was really small, like a only few steps backward.

Playing on "hard" mode.

Perhaps there is a mod, or one of the recent patches that adjusts this setting? 

Well, I don't know if there is a mod that ''fixes'' this ''problem'', but nevertheless, bear in mind that each game has its unique characteristics. TW2 has the escape thing which you mentioned, DA2 had others... It's not bad, it's natural. That's the exact reason why it is called game. Regardless, c'mon, the fact Geralt can escape from monsters is pretty much rational... I mean, even my grandma can(nah, just kidding)but running is not that hard, really... Relax and enjoy the game as it is. Thing is, is running from several pathetic little monsters suited to a super mutant swordmaster? It's like Geralt had a second amnesia in TW2 in which he forgot how to fight, despite the fact that the official excuse is that Geralt hones his abillities.

Modifié par RedJohn7, 31 août 2011 - 08:20 .

[naughty99]

slimgrin wrote...


But if you're bored with Flotsam, the game probably isn't for you.

I have already purchased the game, so I want to get the most out of it. Also, I really enjoyed Witcher 1.

Maybe I just need to make it to a different city, some other area in the game. I was a bit confused about the Scoiatel attacking me, as I sided with the Scoiatel in every section of my Witcher 1 savegame. It seems I have to fight them in the beginning now, and then later there is an opportunity to side with them?

Modifié par naughty99, 31 août 2011 - 10:42 .

[Chromie]

naughty99 wrote...

slimgrin wrote...


But if you're bored with Flotsam, the game probably isn't for you.

I have already purchased the game, so I want to get the most out of it. Also, I really enjoyed Witcher 1.

Maybe I just need to make it to a different city, some other area in the game. I was a bit confused about the Scoiatel attacking me, as I sided with the Scoiatel in every section of my Witcher 1 savegame. It seems I have to fight them in the beginning now, and then later there is an opportunity to side with them?

Well by now you already now the specific elves who were attacking you were with the assassin and Iorveth's hatred for Roche seem like two good reasons to attack. Lets not forget Iorveth is not Yaevin he is more aggressive.

[RedJohn7]

Hey guys! I made a tribute to Vernon Roche, one of our favorite heroes! Check this out (1st tribute!)

Modifié par RedJohn7, 01 septembre 2011 - 03:40 .

[Kaiser Shepard]

Ulous wrote...

Kaiser Shepard wrote...

Hey guys, possible future Witcher fan here. As I happen to be a console gamer, and don't possess a pc able to run the odd exclusive I do want to play, there will be no other option for me than to start with the second entry in the series for me. The thing is, I am curious as to how 'standalone' the Witcher 2 is, and if it does a proper job of introducing the game world like I assume the first one did.

Importing my save from the first Witcher seemed to do very little with regards to how Witcher 2 reacted to what happened in the first game (almost alarmingly so), so to keep it simple yes it does stand alone well.

KnightofPhoenix wrote...

Kaiser Shepard wrote...

Hey guys, possible future Witcher fan here. As I happen to be a console gamer, and don't possess a pc able to run the odd exclusive I do want to play, there will be no other option for me than to start with the second entry in the series for me. The thing is, I am curious as to how 'standalone' the Witcher 2 is, and if it does a proper job of introducing the game world like I assume the first one did.

Jumping mid-series is always difficult. The Witcher 2's plot is certainly stand alone. Now does it introduce the lore and Witcher world? I am not sure, since I have played TW1 so I already knew. 

What I would advise is checking the wiki a bit to have a general idea (avoid spoilers!). And checking out this trailer. And this one. 

Thanks, both of you.

[Chromie]

Well this is bull****. Hopefully CDProjekt doesn't get hurt too bad ><!

[TobiTobsen]

Just finished my second runthrough, this time on Roche's side after my first run directly after the release was with Iorveth and I have to say that I really enjoyed my first runthrough more.

All the way through chapter two on Roche's side I thought that I was clearly on the wrong side of the fog. So many disgusting human beings. Why am I helping you guys again? Could you all please crawl into a bush and die?

I'm just pleased that I could arrange it that Henselt and Loredo got what was coming for them.

Oh... and I didn't read the books, so maybe somebody can tell what exactly did the Nilfgaardian Empire do that everbody goes "omg Nilfgaard is pure evil!", while we only see the wretched hives of the northern kingdoms that are pretty "morally ambiguous" themselves.

Modifié par TobiTobsen, 03 septembre 2011 - 05:20 .

[Nerevar-as]

Nilfgaard has tried to conquer the northern kingdoms twice in the recent past, the second time they were even partly successful, so the northern kingdoms aren´t very fond of the Empire. I wouldn´t say they are more evil or not, although the Emperor is rather cruel (in a cold pragmatic sense more than because he enjoys it, but he orders very brutal things) he also knows the world is heading towards extinction if nothing is done about it. But the best solution to that so far was something even he wouldn´t do.

[Nigawatts]

naughty99 wrote...

Nigawatts wrote...

Pfft what enemies are you fighting? The kids in Lobinden? I can assure you a pack of Nekkers or an Endrega aren't gonna sit back and wait for you to regain health (as slowly as it regains anyways). If a Nekker gets behind you (which is very likely if you are at the nests) a 2 shotter in the back is gonna kill you, and when you run away they are just gonna crawl into the ground and regain their health, so there you just gained nothing but a loss of life that will take about 5 minutes to regen.

Endrega is gonna charge you if you keep backing up mindlessly, and side steps are hard in the canopy's they nest in since their is usually a tree in the way.

I didn't know they had released super easy mode yet.

I've experienced this with the Nekkers in the cave near Flotsam, the Endrega and the Scoiatel that you encounter near the waterfall.

They have these very limited ranges and if you take one step on the other side of the line, each of these creatures turns around and stops fighting you.  The Endrega seem to have a bit larger range, but for the Nekkers in the cave, it was really small, like a only few steps backward.

Playing on "hard" mode.

Perhaps there is a mod, or one of the recent patches that adjusts this setting? 

Only time I've experienced that was in a cave when their was a buttload of them. I never ran away to the point of losing "aggro", even when I was using cheap tactics like circling walls or trap piles. A swallow never seemed to HoT significantly unless I invested in the Alchemy tree, so I still don't get where this quick regen health is coming from. Maybe I judge time differently but it seems to me you are standing around for half a minute doing nothing most of the time.

[TobiTobsen]

Nerevar-as wrote...

Nilfgaard has tried to conquer the northern kingdoms twice in the recent past, the second time they were even partly successful, so the northern kingdoms aren´t very fond of the Empire. I wouldn´t say they are more evil or not, although the Emperor is rather cruel (in a cold pragmatic sense more than because he enjoys it, but he orders very brutal things) he also knows the world is heading towards extinction if nothing is done about it. But the best solution to that so far was something even he wouldn´t do.

Well... at least the Emperor seems to be way more competent than those degenerates in the north, at least if I believe Letho.

I'm just hoping that Saskias rule over the Pontar Valley and her idea for a state without discrimination works. But looking at the crapsack world that The Witcher is...

[Zcorck]

Ringo12 wrote...

Well this is bull****. Hopefully CDProjekt doesn't get hurt too bad ><!

It sure is! I hope CDPR will stomp the **** out of Namco in the end, but atm I guess no good deed goes unpunished.