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[Ryzaki]

A plague of werewolves?  Where do I sign up?  

 

And yeah, Branka's insane, but she's brilliant.  Fine line between genius and insanity after all.    And you have no way of owing that the king is gonna be an idiot about it.  At least by then you've defeated the blight.  Unfortunate outcome but...the day is saved and all that.  

 

And yeah, I liked the mage choice and the dalish choice as well.  Also thought the choice between Harrowmount and Bhelen for the dwarven king.  Harrowmount is the better person, but he is a staunch traditionalist and will hold the dwarves back as a race.  Bhelen was a SOB that murdered his brother, but he was progressive and will lead the dwarves to new heights.

 

XD

 

Common sense really look around and see how the dwarves treat the casteless why on earth wouldn't they see them as easily expendable golems. It's certainly not some great stretch. Harrowmont isn't that good of a person when he treats castless the same way the rest of the nobility does. Bhelen also is the type to throw anyone under the bus for his own benefit. It's really easy to see them abusing the ability to make golems.

[wright1978]

Yenn romance master race.

Triss romance is weird. Totally screws up the family dynamics too. You're Ciri's father who's banging Ciri's big sister? Poor Ciri is probably freaked the hell out.

 

'Big Sis' is just a name used, they aren't related and aren't anywhere near the same age.

As far as family dynamics are concerned, Ciri's an adult and she doesn't Geralt and Yen to stay together for her sake.

I'd say she'd be glad Geralt is with whoever makes him happy.

[I WANT YOU TO FUCK ME JERY]

'Big Sis' is just a name used, they aren't related and aren't anywhere near the same age.

As far as family dynamics are concerned, Ciri's an adult and she doesn't Geralt and Yen to stay together for her sake.

I'd say she'd be glad Geralt is with whoever makes him happy.

 

It's not just a name though. That's exactly how she sees her. Her big sister. Much like how Geralt is her father despite no blood relation. 

 

Phillipa actually comments on how bizarre the whole thing is too, lol. 

[KBomb]

It's not just a name though. That's exactly how she sees her. Her big sister. Much like how Geralt is her father despite no blood relation. 

 

Phillipa actually comments on how bizarre the whole thing is too, lol. 

It isn't the same. She doesn't see Triss as her sister and Geralt as her father in the same dynamic. They're two separate entities and it's being taken too literal when it shouldn't be. For example, I see my Godfather as my father. He was the one who was always there and played the father role in my life. One of my best friends is someone I consider a sister. We grew up together and she actually moved in with us when she was fourteen. Those are two separate things. I don't consider either of them in the same family dynamic.

 

That is how it is with Geralt. Ciri doesn't consider Triss as Geralt's daughter and she certainly doesn't see her as Yennifer's. It's in a completely different category. It's just the roles she assigned to them. If you have two best friends who are dating and you see one as a brother and one as a sister, those endearments and feelings are tied to you, not them. Now, if Geralt considered Triss his daughter or sister, then yeah. Super weird, but obviously he doesn't. Furthermore, Ciri is a big girl and she'll get over it.

[Cz-99]

Waifu-material in TW3...

 

Triss > Future Shani > Cerys > Keira Metz > Just kidding she left me for Lambert > Elf courtesan in the Passiflora > Priscilla > Ves > Carthia Van Canten > That one Nilfgaardian girl who I trained who also has a twin sister but her sister's not waifu-material > Elihal > Dudu transformed as Yenn > The Crones in their fake beautiful form > a rusty sword > Yen

[I WANT YOU TO FUCK ME JERY]

It isn't the same. She doesn't see Triss as her sister and Geralt as her father in the same dynamic. They're two separate entities and it's being taken too literal when it shouldn't be. For example, I see my Godfather as my father. He was the one who was always there and played the father role in my life. One of my best friends is someone I consider a sister. We grew up together and she actually moved in with us when she was fourteen. Those are two separate things. I don't consider either of them in the same family dynamic.

 

That is how it is with Geralt. Ciri doesn't consider Triss as Geralt's daughter and she certainly doesn't see her as Yennifer's. It's in a completely different category. It's just the roles she assigned to them. If you have two best friends who are dating and you see one as a brother and one as a sister, those endearments and feelings are tied to you, not them. Now, if Geralt considered Triss his daughter or sister, then yeah. Super weird, but obviously he doesn't. Furthermore, Ciri is a big girl and she'll get over it.

 

Meh. I just can't see it no matter which way I look at it, and would much rather not tamper with the character dynamics established in the books like the Triss romance does, frankly. But each to their own. 

 

Ciri did play a role in trying to get Geralt and Yenn back together once or twice in the past, so I definitely do think she'd be a bit uneasy with the prospect of Geralt and Triss over Yenn. Hopefully this new content they're adding doesn't overlook that and make the whole plotline even more fanfiction-ey than it (and the entire CDPR Witcher series, technically.) already tends to feel at times.

[Andraste Take the Wheel]

Yenn is the thinking man's waifu for someone who appreciates depth and complexity over constant sappiness and unicorns. Unless you're having sex on that unicorn. 

 

Triss is boring high school romance movie fluff.

 

fight me 

[wright1978]

It isn't the same. She doesn't see Triss as her sister and Geralt as her father in the same dynamic. They're two separate entities and it's being taken too literal when it shouldn't be. For example, I see my Godfather as my father. He was the one who was always there and played the father role in my life. One of my best friends is someone I consider a sister. We grew up together and she actually moved in with us when she was fourteen. Those are two separate things. I don't consider either of them in the same family dynamic.

 

That is how it is with Geralt. Ciri doesn't consider Triss as Geralt's daughter and she certainly doesn't see her as Yennifer's. It's in a completely different category. It's just the roles she assigned to them. If you have two best friends who are dating and you see one as a brother and one as a sister, those endearments and feelings are tied to you, not them. Now, if Geralt considered Triss his daughter or sister, then yeah. Super weird, but obviously he doesn't. Furthermore, Ciri is a big girl and she'll get over it.

 

Yep there's no suggestion of a view of Triss as in any way Geralt's daughter. Its a role Ciri assigned Triss at a young age, in reality Aunt would have been far more apt in terms of her role. It's not as if they grew up together, or shared parents. Yep Ciri is a big girl now and would be accepting and happy for Geralt if expressing surprise imo. So that's what i'm hopeful for seeing in added content.

[panzerwzh]

Yenn is the thinking man's waifu for someone who appreciates depth and complexity over constant sappiness and unicorns. Unless you're having sex on that unicorn. 

 

Triss is boring high school romance movie fluff.

 

fight me 

Nails it! Great job.

 

As of Ciri's feeling of Triss, hmmm

Spoiler

Triss was no longer running a high temperature but she was extremely weak. Geralt and Ciri were, by now, efficient at undressing and washing her. They had also learned to temper her ambitious but, at present, unrealistic attempts to manage on her own. They coped exceptionally well – he supported the enchantress in his arms, Ciri washed and dried her. Only one thing had started to surprise and annoy Ciri – Triss, in her opinion, snuggled up to Geralt too tightly. This time she was even trying to kiss him.

 

Geralt indicated the magician’s saddle-bags with his head. Ciri understood immediately because this, too, was part of the ritual – Triss always demanded to have her hair combed. She found the comb and knelt down beside her. Triss, lowering her head towards her, put her arms around the witcher. In Ciri’s opinion, definitely a little too tightly.

 

“Oh, Geralt,” she sobbed. “I so regret… I so regret that what was between us—”

 

“Triss, please.”

 

“…it should have happened… now. When I’m better… It would be entirely different… I could… I could even—”

 

“Triss.”

 

“I envy Yennefer… I envy her you—”

...

 

Yes, basically Triss ruined Fifty Shades of Grey for Ciri.

[nici2412]

I liked that Skellige girl. No waifu, just a one-night stand. Reminded me of books and Witcher 1+2 Geralt.

[KBomb]

Yenn is the thinking man's waifu for someone who appreciates depth and complexity over constant sappiness and unicorns. Unless you're having sex on that unicorn. 

 

Triss is boring high school romance movie fluff.

 

fight me 

Can't tell if you're serious. If you aren't,  --if you are being serious  That argument is beyond ridiculous. I do hope you mean for it to be.

Nails it! Great job.

 

As of Ciri's feeling of Triss, hmmm

Spoiler

Triss was no longer running a high temperature but she was extremely weak. Geralt and Ciri were, by now, efficient at undressing and washing her. They had also learned to temper her ambitious but, at present, unrealistic attempts to manage on her own. They coped exceptionally well – he supported the enchantress in his arms, Ciri washed and dried her. Only one thing had started to surprise and annoy Ciri – Triss, in her opinion, snuggled up to Geralt too tightly. This time she was even trying to kiss him.

 

Geralt indicated the magician’s saddle-bags with his head. Ciri understood immediately because this, too, was part of the ritual – Triss always demanded to have her hair combed. She found the comb and knelt down beside her. Triss, lowering her head towards her, put her arms around the witcher. In Ciri’s opinion, definitely a little too tightly.

 

“Oh, Geralt,” she sobbed. “I so regret… I so regret that what was between us—”

 

“Triss, please.”

 

“…it should have happened… now. When I’m better… It would be entirely different… I could… I could even—”

 

“Triss.”

 

“I envy Yennefer… I envy her you—”

...

 

Yes, basically Triss ruined Fifty Shades of Grey for Ciri.

Yeah, I don't really see how that supports the argument that Geralt/Ciri/Triss is some bundled up family where Geralt think of Triss as his "daughter" and Triss thinks of Geralt as her "father". The relationship dynamic Ciri has for Triss/Geralt aren't indicative of what Geralt and Triss feel for each other,  but only what Ciri feels for them.

 

Anyway, don't really care about circumstances in the book. I only care about what my Geralt feels and does. Again, as for Ciri--she is a big girl. She may be disappointed that "mommy" and "daddy" aren't together anymore, but she is an adult, not a child. She'll get over it.

[MoonDrummer]

Yenn is the thinking man's waifu

I suppose that's true, you have to think long and hard before deciding that you want Geralt to be miserable for the rest of his life. 

 

Radovid treats Geralt better than she ever will!

 

Can't tell if you're serious. If you aren't,  --if you are being serious  That argument is beyond ridiculous. I do hope you mean for it to be.

I see this stuff all the time lol.

"Slavs like Yen because slave mentality."

"Americans love Triss because girls next door."

It's rather dumb.

 

I don't really care for the whole family dynamic thing, because the only one that makes sense is Geralt and Ciri. I just don't see how you can consider someone a mother after spending only a few months with her, and if Ciri was so desperate for a mother figure, surely Triss would have got that role, because she was caring for Ciri before and longer than Yen did. 

[Andraste Take the Wheel]

Can't tell if you're serious. If you aren't,  --if you are being serious  That argument is beyond ridiculous. I do hope you mean for it to be.

 

I exaggerate of course, but I mean the gist of it, Triss' romance was boring. It felt so smooth-sailing fairy-tale in a way that just makes me yawn, and as other people have said before it felt more like fanfiction written by someone who read the books and shipped Geralt and Triss rather than an actual natural fit into the story 

[Akrabra]

Can't tell if you're serious. If you aren't,  --if you are being serious  That argument is beyond ridiculous. I do hope you mean for it to be.

Yeah, I don't really see how that supports the argument that Geralt/Ciri/Triss is some bundled up family where Geralt think of Triss as his "daughter" and Triss thinks of Geralt as her "father". The relationship dynamic Ciri has for Triss/Geralt aren't indicative of what Geralt and Triss feel for each other,  but only what Ciri feels for them.

 

Anyway, don't really care about circumstances in the book. I only care about what my Geralt feels and does. Again, as for Ciri--she is a big girl. She may be disappointed that "mommy" and "daddy" aren't together anymore, but she is an adult, not a child. She'll get over it.

"NO! You have to follow the books! You have no right to make your own personality for Geralt and choices!" Thats the responses i usually get. I bet the books are great, i just don't care. I play the trilogy as my Geralt and make choices based on that. 

[I WANT YOU TO FUCK ME JERY]

I exaggerate of course, but I mean the gist of it, Triss' romance was boring. It felt so smooth-sailing fairy-tale in a way that just makes me yawn, and as other people have said before it felt more like fanfiction written by someone who read the books and shipped Geralt and Triss rather than an actual natural fit into the story

While I don't disagree with the point...the entire Witcher game series is fanfiction, really. Sapowski doesn't consider it canon. In the 'canon' Witcherverse the tale of Geralt ended when Ciri dropped him and Yenn on the Isle of Avalon and they'd presumably be there to this day, no Eredin to ruin their fun.

[nici2412]

I exaggerate of course, but I mean the gist of it, Triss' romance was boring. It felt so smooth-sailing fairy-tale in a way that just makes me yawn, and as other people have said before it felt more like fanfiction written by someone who read the books and shipped Geralt and Triss rather than an actual natural fit into the story 

It felt like a typical bioware romance to sum it up. In general I agree that the Yennefer romance is more exciting and better written, but it's also tiresome. Geralt suddenly loosing his balls whenever he is together with Yen became really annoying at some point. So much that I didn't even want to interact with her anymore, although I think Yennefer is a extremely well written character.

[MoonDrummer]

I exaggerate of course, but I mean the gist of it, Triss' romance was boring. It felt so smooth-sailing fairy-tale in a way that just makes me yawn, and as other people have said before it felt more like fanfiction written by someone who read the books and shipped Geralt and Triss rather than an actual natural fit into the story 

The Triss romance definitely felt tacked on, I don't think it was going to be an option at all tbh. 

 

All three of these games have been fanfiction, The Witcher 3 plot feels like it was written by someone who read the books and shipped Temeria with Nilfgaard. 

[KBomb]

I exaggerate of course, but I mean the gist of it, Triss' romance was boring. It felt so smooth-sailing fairy-tale in a way that just makes me yawn, and as other people have said before it felt more like fanfiction written by someone who read the books and shipped Geralt and Triss rather than an actual natural fit into the story 

It was a natural fit into my story. My first introduction into the Witcherverse was through TW2, and after that I played the first one. Dave of Canada (an old poster here on the BSN) was kind enough to give me a pretty thorough set of crib notes on the books during my playthrough of TW2. Triss was my first experience with romance in TW series, as I am sure it was for a lot of people who stepped into the series during TW2. 

 

That being said, I like Yennifer and it was nice to have a playthrough where my Geralt romanced her because I hated her my first PT. When you romance her, you see a slightly softer side of her. I don't really see her as a complex character, but she is well written. I didn't choose Triss for her submissive nature, or her "girl next door" personality, as that sort of thing doesn't really suit me, I chose her because I genuinely like her. Yenn is great, but if I had to spend my entire life with her, I'd probably put a pillow over her face at some point (jk, maybe). 

 

I will agree Triss got the lower end of the writing when it came to relationships in the game. She does feel like she is tacked on, but CDPR is in the process of fixing that and from what I saw with the data mine, it seems like they are putting in a good effort. 

 

I don't really care whom the books consider as Geralt's forever love. I am playing a game made by CDPR based on the books ,who fortunately, gave me an opportunity to choose who is best for my Geralt. I choose Triss.

[Dreadstruck]

Guys, please c'mon. Let's not make it *that* thread, and by *that* I mean childish waifu/book canon waifu wars.

 

The other one over at Scuttlebutt has already been derailed by the likes of Elhanan, Skadi, Ariella etc. into a full blown argument about religion and atheism that has absolutely nothing to do with Witcher *or* Dragon Age.

 

So let's keep this one at a more higher standard, eh?

[KBomb]

Guys, please c'mon. Let's not make it *that* thread, and by *that* I mean childish waifu/book canon waifu wars.

 

The other one over at Scuttlebutt has already been derailed by the likes pf Elhanan, Skadi, Ariella etc. into a full blown argument about religion and atheism that has absolutely nothing to do with Witcher *or* Dragon Age.

 

So let's keep this one at a more higher standard, eh?

I agree. Thanks for the reminder.

 

As for NG+,  I am itching to play another NG+ on TW3, but I am holding off to see when the new Triss and gang's new content* comes out. I don't want to get past the point where the new dialog is presented. I am trying to do another playthrough of DAI to do an elf PT that romances Solas, since the consensus believes the last DLC will continue his story, but I have to say, after playing TW3, it's hard to go back to DAI. 

 

*By content, I don't mean new story stuff, but new dialog, etc. 

[nici2412]

Btw, some mods I tried out and can recommend:

 

http://www.nexusmods...her3/mods/361/?

The display of (potion) buffs is moved to the bottom center of the screen. (great for immersion)

 

Swords don't sheathe automatically anymore after a fight

http://www.nexusmods...her3/mods/319/?

 

http://www.nexusmods...her3/mods/353/?

You can zoom out the map much further and see the whole map.

 

http://www.nexusmods...her3/mods/326/?

This mod disables the automatic camera centering that happens when you stop controlling the camera yourself. (very useful to enjoy the environment when riding on roach)

 

http://www.nexusmods...her3/mods/428/?

Oils are redesigned and instead of +xx more dmg to yy they have a chance to cause burning/bleeding/freeze etc and buff signs

 

http://www.nexusmods...her3/mods/429/?

Smaller HUD

 

http://www.nexusmods...her3/mods/312/?

Minimap only appears while using the witcher senses and stays for 3 seconds (great way to get a "clean" screen)

 

http://www.nexusmods...her3/mods/325/?

The effect of cat potion is less bright

 

And my favourite mod:

http://www.nexusmods...s/?id=336&pUp=1

The camera is much closer to Geralt outside of combat (it needs some time to adapt to it, but it's awesome for the immersion. I really recommend to try it out)

[wright1978]

While I don't disagree with the point...the entire Witcher game series is fanfiction, really. Sapowski doesn't consider it canon. In the 'canon' Witcherverse the tale of Geralt ended when Ciri dropped him and Yenn on the Isle of Avalon and they'd presumably be there to this day, no Eredin to ruin their fun.

 

Hate the term fanfiction when its used dismissively in this regard. Reds bought the rights to make their alternate canon.

[Elhanan]

Guys, please c'mon. Let's not make it *that* thread, and by *that* I mean childish waifu/book canon waifu wars.
 
The other one over at Scuttlebutt has already been derailed by the likes of Elhanan, Skadi, Ariella etc. into a full blown argument about religion and atheism that has absolutely nothing to do with Witcher *or* Dragon Age.
 
So let's keep this one at a more higher standard, eh?

That ended long ago when this thread became another OT version of TW3 Musketeers; has nothing to do with what would aid the DA series. And I did try and refrain to speak on the topic on that other thread for some time, but the mods allowed it, much like they do here.

[MoonDrummer]

but I have to say, after playing TW3, it's hard to go back to DAI. 

I find it near impossible to play DA:I after the Witcher. The thought of playing through the Hinterlands again and trying to find matching socks for the people of Ferelden is enough to stop any new playthrough right in its tracks. 

 

Everything the Witcher can do better than Inquisition, it does do better than Inquisition, basically. 

[Elhanan]

I find it near impossible to play DA:I after the Witcher. The thought of playing through the Hinterlands again and trying to find matching socks for the people of Ferelden is enough to stop any new playthrough right in its tracks. 
 
Everything the Witcher can do better than Inquisition, it does do better than Inquisition, basically. 

Gotcha covered; am still playing DAI with the DLC's, and do not miss the purchase of TW3 that much any more. Prefer the features not found in TW3 such as Pause, CC, races and other character options.