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Post by Faceman on Mar 12, 2019 12:58:33 GMT
I finished Reason of State. I've disliked Radovid ever since he locked me up in one of the scenarios in TW2. My thinking is that he's a threat to Nilfgaard conquering the whole map, which is good. Yet he's a mortal threat to my friends, and he's also losing his sanity it seems. I decided the latter two outweighed the former, so I joined in on the assassination.
He ordered me killed after I gave Phillipa's location to him, or so he thought. His death at my assistance doesn't bother me at all now, lol. Dykstra sounded power hungry early on. Him turning on Roche and the rest after the assassination didn't really surprise me. I wasn't going to walk out and abandon them, so Dykstra kicked the bucket too. Yeah, that's pretty much how I play it as well. It's too bad, in a way, what happens with Dykstra. But he brings it on himself, he shouldn't underestimate a certain monster killer.
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Post by novatrex on Mar 13, 2019 4:39:08 GMT
I finally finished the base game. Haven't done the expansions yet. I enjoyed it. Early on I started skipping a side quest here and there to save it for another play through. The game has a lot of content that you can sink some hours in. I got to a point where I abandoned doing contracts and nearly all secondary quests and just stuck with the main quest line. It was time to move things along to a conclusion, lol.
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Post by Laughing Man on Mar 13, 2019 17:25:16 GMT
I finally finished the base game. Haven't done the expansions yet. I enjoyed it. Early on I started skipping a side quest here and there to save it for another play through. The game has a lot of content that you can sink some hours in. I got to a point where I abandoned doing contracts and nearly all secondary quests and just stuck with the main quest line. It was time to move things along to a conclusion, lol. Yup, though to be fair, TW3 did side quests better then some other games. The expansions are definitely where I had the most fun overall though.
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Post by novatrex on Mar 19, 2019 2:07:10 GMT
I finished the Hearts of Stone expansion. It didn't connect with me very well. There were parts that I enjoyed but there were parts that I found uninteresting to the point where I was just going through the motions to get through it. I don't really have any criticisms at the moment. Maybe I will after I have digested it for a while.
It's possible that I'll appreciate it more doing another playthrough down the line. That has happened to me in other games. Honest Hearts in Fallout NV was like that for me. I almost quit it several times and pushed myself to finish it when I initially played it. When I tried it again about a year later I enjoyed it more.
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Post by Onecrazymonkey1 on Mar 19, 2019 4:02:08 GMT
I finished the Hearts of Stone expansion. It didn't connect with me very well. There were parts that I enjoyed but there were parts that I found uninteresting to the point where I was just going through the motions to get through it. I don't really have any criticisms at the moment. Maybe I will after I have digested it for a while. It's possible that I'll appreciate it more doing another playthrough down the line. That has happened to me in other games. Honest Hearts in Fallout NV was like that for me. I almost quit it several times and pushed myself to finish it when I initially played it. When I tried it again about a year later I enjoyed it more. while I loved HOS because Gaunter O'Dimm was a villain that gave me chills and was charismatic enough that he stole the show for me in every scene, I still think I enjoyed blood and wine far more. Something was missing for me with HOS. For myself I think I was slightly disappointed at how self contained it all was and would've probably preferred an expansion that tied more into the main story. Maybe something for the wild hunt to flesh them out more? Seeing Shani again was a plus though.
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Post by slimgrin on Mar 19, 2019 12:02:49 GMT
I'll bet anything technical limitations prevented them from having a larger scale battle with more NPCs, and the story had to follow suit. It does feel contrived that Geralt bends over backwards for these guys and they all dismiss him so readily. Either that or something went wrong in development. Originally they had planned for a large scale invasion of a burning Novigrad with all the factions thrown in.
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Post by Onishiro on Mar 19, 2019 23:34:07 GMT
I'll bet anything technical limitations prevented them from having a larger scale battle with more NPCs, and the story had to follow suit. It does feel contrived that Geralt bends over backwards for these guys and they all dismiss him so readily. Either that or something went wrong in development. Originally they had planned for a large scale invasion of a burning Novigrad with all the factions thrown in. The game often did seem to tease that with how you had the Wild Card Hunt, Novigrad's crimelords/Eternal Fire, Radovid's forces, and Nilfgaard all converging around it. I thought there'd be a huge battle. One thing I'll always remember from my first playthrough was when I first felt brave enough to venture north of Crow's Nest. Being in Velen with its dreary mood and weather made me feel a bit tired of the same battleworn villages and settlements. So I went up the roads that lead to Drahim Caslte and eventually found myself at the Elven/Dwarven village on the outskirts of Novigrad and Cunny of The Goose. I remember first seeing the flowery trees and beautiful fields with bees nests and honey all around the castle and seeing the wonderful hills and friendly atmosphere, and the music! It was great. It was almost like seeing the Citadel for the first time only a little brighter.
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Post by Laughing Man on Mar 19, 2019 23:42:28 GMT
I'll bet anything technical limitations prevented them from having a larger scale battle with more NPCs, and the story had to follow suit. It does feel contrived that Geralt bends over backwards for these guys and they all dismiss him so readily. Either that or something went wrong in development. Originally they had planned for a large scale invasion of a burning Novigrad with all the factions thrown in. Heh... The ironic thing is, when you have something going wrong during development: With Bioware you end up with something like ME:A / Anthem... With CDPR you end up with TW3... Tbh, other developers should take notes on how to properly "fail" from CDPR...
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Post by novatrex on Mar 20, 2019 0:13:29 GMT
I finished the Hearts of Stone expansion. It didn't connect with me very well. There were parts that I enjoyed but there were parts that I found uninteresting to the point where I was just going through the motions to get through it. I don't really have any criticisms at the moment. Maybe I will after I have digested it for a while. It's possible that I'll appreciate it more doing another playthrough down the line. That has happened to me in other games. Honest Hearts in Fallout NV was like that for me. I almost quit it several times and pushed myself to finish it when I initially played it. When I tried it again about a year later I enjoyed it more. while I loved HOS because Gaunter O'Dimm was a villain that gave me chills and was charismatic enough that he stole the show for me in every scene, I still think I enjoyed blood and wine far more. Something was missing for me with HOS. For myself I think I was slightly disappointed at how self contained it all was and would've probably preferred an expansion that tied more into the main story. Maybe something for the wild hunt to flesh them out more? Seeing Shani again was a plus though. I know what you mean. I wonder if I had played HoS prior to starting the base game if I would have gotten more immersed into it? Maybe so...
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Post by Sundance on Mar 20, 2019 0:19:32 GMT
while I loved HOS because Gaunter O'Dimm was a villain that gave me chills and was charismatic enough that he stole the show for me in every scene, I still think I enjoyed blood and wine far more. Something was missing for me with HOS. For myself I think I was slightly disappointed at how self contained it all was and would've probably preferred an expansion that tied more into the main story. Maybe something for the wild hunt to flesh them out more? Seeing Shani again was a plus though. I know what you mean. I wonder if I had played HoS prior to starting the base game if I would have gotten more immersed into it? Maybe so... {https://i.imgur.com/AXqOMrX.png} If you slot it (the HoS DLC) in before the end of the main game and not betray Gaunter he can tell you how to save Ciri (depending on what you choose as a reward).
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Post by novatrex on Mar 20, 2019 0:32:56 GMT
I know what you mean. I wonder if I had played HoS prior to starting the base game if I would have gotten more immersed into it? Maybe so... {https://i.imgur.com/AXqOMrX.png}If you slot it (the HoS DLC) in before the end of the main game and not betray Gaunter he can tell you how to save Ciri (depending on what you choose as a reward). I read about the options that you're given after I finished HoS. Then I looked elsewhere at one of the wikis to get more details. Not sure which one. It seems like there's two or three of them. It said you have to do it prior to saving her from the Isle of Mists. I guess it's accurate, not sure. I've gotten some bad info a few times.What does he tell you when you ask?
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Post by Sundance on Mar 20, 2019 0:43:43 GMT
{https://i.imgur.com/AXqOMrX.png}If you slot it (the HoS DLC) in before the end of the main game and not betray Gaunter he can tell you how to save Ciri (depending on what you choose as a reward). I read about the options that you're given after I finished HoS. Then I looked elsewhere at one of the wikis to get more details. Not sure which one. It seems like there's two or three of them. It said you have to do it prior to saving her from the Isle of Mists. I guess it's accurate, not sure. I've gotten some bad info a few times.What does he tell you when you ask? You need to complete the DLC before finding Ciri, so that was good advice from the Wiki. Here's a video of the choice: {https://i.imgur.com/AXqOMrX.png}
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Post by slimgrin on Mar 20, 2019 0:55:56 GMT
I loved HoS. I felt it was the perfect length as a side adventure. I enjoyed chilling with the peasants, the heist, and of course Gaunter. Then the tax dude got me and Shani barfed all over my Geralt. It was great.
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Post by novatrex on Mar 20, 2019 1:01:59 GMT
I read about the options that you're given after I finished HoS. Then I looked elsewhere at one of the wikis to get more details. Not sure which one. It seems like there's two or three of them. It said you have to do it prior to saving her from the Isle of Mists. I guess it's accurate, not sure. I've gotten some bad info a few times.What does he tell you when you ask? You need to complete the DLC before finding Ciri, so that was good advise from the Wiki. Here's a video of the choice: {https://i.imgur.com/AXqOMrX.png}
I thought the answer would be something to help you locate her. She lived and became a witcher in my ending. Things didn't turn out on the map so great because I helped assassinate Radovid, but I figured something like that was going to happen because he was about the only one that could challenge Nilfgaard from taking completely over it seemed. Plus Dykstra also died.
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Post by Faceman on Mar 20, 2019 20:37:20 GMT
You need to complete the DLC before finding Ciri, so that was good advise from the Wiki. Here's a video of the choice: {https://i.imgur.com/AXqOMrX.png}
I thought the answer would be something to help you locate her. She lived and became a witcher in my ending. Things didn't turn out on the map so great because I helped assassinate Radovid, but I figured something like that was going to happen because he was about the only one that could challenge Nilfgaard from taking completely over it seemed. Plus Dykstra also died. I don't have a problem with the map with those choices. The Emperor gets the North with Temeria being a serf nation - no big deal since not really any of the Northern kings or kingdoms impressed me as particularly enlightened kingdoms.
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Post by novatrex on Apr 5, 2019 6:54:31 GMT
Faceman , Laughing Man , Onecrazymonkey1 , slimgrin , Onishiro , Sundance I finally got around to completing Blood & Wine. I had fun playing it. It's a good sized expansion with a whole new region and nice additions to the mechanics. Like the base game I left quite a few secondary quests for another playthrough. I've played the base game and both expansions now. The amount of content is huge. This game offers more bang for your buck than any other RPG that I'm aware of, a lot more.
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Post by Faceman on Apr 5, 2019 11:47:35 GMT
Faceman , Laughing Man , Onecrazymonkey1 , slimgrin , Onishiro , Sundance I finally got around to completing Blood & Wine. I had fun playing it. It's a good sized expansion with a whole new region and nice additions to the mechanics. Like the base game I left quite a few secondary quests for another playthrough. I've played the base game and both expansions now. The amount of content is huge. This game offers more bang for your buck than any other RPG that I'm aware of, a lot more. It does indeed deliver on the value-for-dollar front, even if you never play it again.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2019 12:22:58 GMT
I finally got around to completing Blood & Wine. I had fun playing it. It's a good sized expansion with a whole new region and nice additions to the mechanics. Like the base game I left quite a few secondary quests for another playthrough. I've played the base game and both expansions now. The amount of content is huge. This game offers more bang for your buck than any other RPG that I'm aware of, a lot more. CDPR did a fantastic job in designing quests (with the exception of Reason of State) that went with the story, theme and Geralt's profession. Not sure but think it's the only game I've played where you go back after completing a quest and see what the results and/or impact at least of some of the quests.
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Post by slimgrin on Apr 5, 2019 19:56:53 GMT
There's more reactivity in the game than most people realize. I try not to spoil myself but I've read a few wikis and every single quest is multi-thread. I had no idea about the multiple endings to the Barons quest for instance. It's classic CDPR punch you in your gut stuff.
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Post by Onishiro on Apr 5, 2019 21:39:27 GMT
Faceman , Laughing Man , Onecrazymonkey1 , slimgrin , Onishiro , Sundance I finally got around to completing Blood & Wine. I had fun playing it. It's a good sized expansion with a whole new region and nice additions to the mechanics. Like the base game I left quite a few secondary quests for another playthrough. I've played the base game and both expansions now. The amount of content is huge. This game offers more bang for your buck than any other RPG that I'm aware of, a lot more. Glad to see you enjoyed it. Even the smaller, less important characters feel more memorable than some games' main characters. After well over 200 hours and having owned it for a year, I still have a lot of "?" on my map in Velen and Skellige. That's value right there and it should be an industry standard.
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