I started going magic for Delusion spell for dialogue and then a bit in sword. THEN I realized I should focus on a spec.
So now I'm a hybrid Sword + magic..that flamethrower made my life much easier. That + Griffin set utility and the set = 100% intensity = awesome! Unless you run into a fire resistant monster..in which case I went Strong Attack as backup.
PS: I'm on Death March as well...I've been killing monsters 10+ levels above me for quite some time now..I'm level 15 now and going to kill those 20+ ones that had guarded loot on Velen map..good times.
I like this thread.
I'm currently level 13 on Death March. Really enjoying the combat. Focusing on Swordsmanship and then later on gonna dip into a bit of Signs and Alchemy. This is what I have so far:
Swordsmanship
Tier 1: Muscle Memory 5/5 (=> fast attack damage)
Tier 1: Strength Training 5/5 (=> heavy attack damage)
Tier 2: Precise Blows 5/5 (=> fast attack critical)
Tier 2: Fleet footed 5/5 (=> damage reduction while dodging)
General
Cat school techniques (=> fast attack bonuses for every light equipment)
Focus (=> adrenaline increases Sign and weapons)
Next I'm going to focus on Whirl for 5 points (=> spinning attack), and Counterattack (=> more damage when riposting, I love counter-attacks). After that, Signs and Alchemy. In Signs I'll probably focus on Igni, mostly because the flamethrower looks cool, and in Alchemy Frenzy is really catching my attention (=> slow motion when an enemy counters if your toxicity is above 1).
Edit: Bugger, just aid attention and my strong attack damage isn't really all that better than my fast. Maybe it's due to Cat Techniques. I'll respec. Maybe three into Arrow Deflection, and then 2 into Undying to reduce the amount of reloads? I dunno. I think I rather just improve my attacking skills (in Geralt's numbers as well as my reflexes) rather than investing two points into something that I don't think grants me any edge in combat.
I'm also considering getting rid of Focus. Not sure how much it adds to my numbers. Thoughts?
Domination sounds good for crowd control, but honestly I enjoy the tension when facing groups and dodging around like crazy that I think I'll skip it. I think Domination will make me too passive.I'm probably going to focus on Fast Sword until at least Whirlwind, grab Undying and then continue hard up the Signs tree, because I -really- want Domination*
I am only level 2 and still in the prologue area (white orchard), but since I am playing on Death March, the first ability I decided to learn was that Vitality regeneration ability called "Sun and Stars". I think it's a really useful ability to have in this difficulty as you can always heal back to full health outside of battles. The next ability I got was Quen upgrade. Honestly, all I really need is Quen to be able to take on enemies so far.
Anyway, I plan to have a mix hybrid build with emphasis on Sword and Magic. I'll post my build in this post once I get far enough.
I thought about Sun and Stars, but eventually decided that healing is easy enough with the auto-refill (haters gonna hate - I'm having a blast with it), so it felt a bit like a wasted point to me. I can't imagine it being too influential in combat, so I rather spend it elsewhere and then just have Geralt eat sandwiches between fights while riding Roach.Sun and Stars is a must have early ability for DM mode.
Arrow deflection... I'm considering it mostly because it seems cool, but I don't think it's too crucial for my playstyle. As I mentioned above, there are too many things I want to dip into this. And, again, I really like that crazed rush towards archers. The rolling and dodging while arrows buzz around me.How do you find arrow Deflection? I'm not sure on it's worthiness.
Edit: @blizzunit and WhiteLupus - I tried QUen upgraded..not really sure if it's worth it either. The heal one popped so fast. I love me some QUen, but I might wait and skip a few...
I'm kinda consciously neglecting defense because I think it makes fights much cooler. I also minimize Quen use for the same reason. Not against wraiths, though. I hate their ethereal guts.
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