Xbox One - Loading issues and quest-bugs
After spending about 85 hours on that game so far, I would like to share some unfortunate issues and bugs I found so far in the Xbox One version of the game:
1. It seems that the game has some serious trouble with loading the cities NPC's and so on. For about 20 hours of game time I can see that areas won't be loaded completely. Important NPC's does not appear, some are popping up a few minutes later. Unfortunately it is not possible to speak to those guys. I am missing the "A" sign above their heads to talk to them. My only solution so far is to press the Select Button to get in the Menu. Sometimes it helps and that "a" appears so I can interact with the people.
2. Loading issues with horse races. (Especially the tournament at the Vegelbuds property- sorry if the name is not correct. I am playing the german version. Maybe there are different names) The problem here is, that I am not respawning at the race line. For some reasons I was respawn in the garden now or far away from the race track. Sometimes I am at the correct place, but my opponents are not spawning. I lost some races due this bug because their was no opportunity to finish the race.
3. There is a "person in trouble" sign in the southwest of the gallow hill in Velen. Unfortunately there are no enemies I can fight with to get the keys and rescue that guy in the cage. I tried it a several times. No success. He is waiting there inside the cage and I can't do anything.
4. There is a quest nearby the gallow hill in the area where Geralt arrives in Velen. I do not know the exact quest name in English. The german version is "Falsche Papiere" so it could be "forged documents" or "false papers" or something like that. Well, in that quest I have to help the brother-in-law of a guy to receive some Documents to get into the north area. Well I used Axii after saying him, that I will help him to get a discount. It works, I haven't got to do the quest and Axii was enough to receive the documents but the quest is not finished. It still tells me that I have to go back and pick up the documents. After going back that guy, I can see the mark on the map where he should be but there is no one I can talk to and get the quest done in my quest list.
5. Yesterday I got some trouble with the Gwent tournament in the Passiflora in Novigrad. Normally I was on my way to Sigi Reuven to meet him in the Passiflora and talk about some...serious murder case. But I have no opportunity to talk to him due the tournament. There are guards at the doors and they don't let me get through. So I have to start the tournament although lvl 26 were recommened and I was only level 17. I failed pretty hard in the first leg of the tournament and met sascha at the balcony. I was so deeply disappointed to fail on that tournament only to be able to start another quest. After a while I was allowed to leave the Passiflora and was able to start the Sigi Reuven Quest. I hope there is a opportunity to win this Gwent cards anyway.
In addition to these points I would like to share some other main issues with the Xbox One Version of the game:
It would be great if you could optimize the horse ride. Sometimes it stops without any reason while I was sprinting. It seems that the horse get stuck on something.
The Framerate could be fixed. It is not on a AC:Unity level but the game still feels not so smooth. Especially in Novigrad.
Last but not least please check the streaming. I am truly enjoying the game. It is motivating like just a few other games which are released yet but it is quite annoying when things will be loaded too late and you are not able to interact to NPC's or the NPC's will be even missed although there is a mark on the mini map.
I hope you guys are taking care of the feedback here and are forwarding the relevant topics to the responsible departments.
I would like to finish my feedback in a positive way and I want to give thanks to the whole Team behind this game. It is always hard to develope an open-world-rpg game. You guys did a nearly perfect job. It is a pleasure to play The Witcher 3.
After spending about 85 hours on that game so far, I would like to share some unfortunate issues and bugs I found so far in the Xbox One version of the game:
1. It seems that the game has some serious trouble with loading the cities NPC's and so on. For about 20 hours of game time I can see that areas won't be loaded completely. Important NPC's does not appear, some are popping up a few minutes later. Unfortunately it is not possible to speak to those guys. I am missing the "A" sign above their heads to talk to them. My only solution so far is to press the Select Button to get in the Menu. Sometimes it helps and that "a" appears so I can interact with the people.
2. Loading issues with horse races. (Especially the tournament at the Vegelbuds property- sorry if the name is not correct. I am playing the german version. Maybe there are different names) The problem here is, that I am not respawning at the race line. For some reasons I was respawn in the garden now or far away from the race track. Sometimes I am at the correct place, but my opponents are not spawning. I lost some races due this bug because their was no opportunity to finish the race.
3. There is a "person in trouble" sign in the southwest of the gallow hill in Velen. Unfortunately there are no enemies I can fight with to get the keys and rescue that guy in the cage. I tried it a several times. No success. He is waiting there inside the cage and I can't do anything.
4. There is a quest nearby the gallow hill in the area where Geralt arrives in Velen. I do not know the exact quest name in English. The german version is "Falsche Papiere" so it could be "forged documents" or "false papers" or something like that. Well, in that quest I have to help the brother-in-law of a guy to receive some Documents to get into the north area. Well I used Axii after saying him, that I will help him to get a discount. It works, I haven't got to do the quest and Axii was enough to receive the documents but the quest is not finished. It still tells me that I have to go back and pick up the documents. After going back that guy, I can see the mark on the map where he should be but there is no one I can talk to and get the quest done in my quest list.
5. Yesterday I got some trouble with the Gwent tournament in the Passiflora in Novigrad. Normally I was on my way to Sigi Reuven to meet him in the Passiflora and talk about some...serious murder case. But I have no opportunity to talk to him due the tournament. There are guards at the doors and they don't let me get through. So I have to start the tournament although lvl 26 were recommened and I was only level 17. I failed pretty hard in the first leg of the tournament and met sascha at the balcony. I was so deeply disappointed to fail on that tournament only to be able to start another quest. After a while I was allowed to leave the Passiflora and was able to start the Sigi Reuven Quest. I hope there is a opportunity to win this Gwent cards anyway.
In addition to these points I would like to share some other main issues with the Xbox One Version of the game:
It would be great if you could optimize the horse ride. Sometimes it stops without any reason while I was sprinting. It seems that the horse get stuck on something.
The Framerate could be fixed. It is not on a AC:Unity level but the game still feels not so smooth. Especially in Novigrad.
Last but not least please check the streaming. I am truly enjoying the game. It is motivating like just a few other games which are released yet but it is quite annoying when things will be loaded too late and you are not able to interact to NPC's or the NPC's will be even missed although there is a mark on the mini map.
I hope you guys are taking care of the feedback here and are forwarding the relevant topics to the responsible departments.
I would like to finish my feedback in a positive way and I want to give thanks to the whole Team behind this game. It is always hard to develope an open-world-rpg game. You guys did a nearly perfect job. It is a pleasure to play The Witcher 3.
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