By the way that's such a silly, game-y decision. What ARE talent points and levels and why are they a requirement for better armor and swords? And why is the damage and defense scale so ridiculous? Even enhanced gear makes initial *Witcher* gear look like toys. How can a slightly more padded armor be several orders of magnitude more protective? I think the Reds saw this too much as a video game and not so much as a role playing game. A good compromise would have been to define a sensible damage and armor scale and place different materials in different places. Crafting could be a linear combination of process and materials, yielding different damage and protection numbers with magical bonuses on top, like sign intensity or stamina recovery speed.
@RivenII
That's precisely what I had in mind. Armor and swords shouldn't simply be "inherently better" than more recently found armor and swords, simply because the numbers say so. Their value should be derived from their materials, enchantments, crafting process, etc. I like the idea of there being a select group of master blacksmiths and armorers, but the items themselves are pretty similar to a BG1 interpretation of D&D armor: plate > chain > leather just because. Again the difference between the most damaging sword and the initial witcher sword (still unique items) shouldn't so huge. All swords and armor sets would be better if they compared to each other in terms of bonuses and other preferences, such as absolute protection vs. mobility.
And yes I also wanted to be able to improve other items. For instance the warriors jacket, so heavily featured in the trailers and yet we outgrow it in a matter of hours. And let's not even get into the character progression system...
But maybe there's still time for upgrades, enhanced editions and expansions. And of course CP2077.
So I'm not the only one suffering from the lighting bug.
Protip. Save your game. Quit to main menu and load it again. Should fix it.
Interview with Marcin Blacha.
Original article in polish:
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So...a simple yes or not will be enough as an answer, thank you.my Ciri never became an Emperess because I advise her don't meet Emhyr?
but I can't... I ... can't..
How could I?
I am very sorry, Your Highness...this picture offends me!!!!!!! how dare you
Probably 350 hours in and I've just realized the best character is in Novigrad.
Probably 350 hours in and I've just realized the best character is in Novigrad.