yeah, first playthrough on medium, i did a decent bit of xp farming in ch2 and 3 (graveirs give you 230 xp each, and spawn endlessly in the crypt in the sewers).even with that, and wiping each and every map entirely clean at least once, I only managed to make it to level 43 at the end.i suppose if i spent two entire game weeks just going into that crypt over and over and over again, I might have managed to break 50.i killed over a hundred graveirs in the crypt as it was though... the tedium would simply not be tolerable.hmm, or would it?i wonder just how many levels i could gain if all i did for one entire (realtime) day would be to kill graveirs over and over and over again.*no*... must ... resist...meh, i decided to hunt wyverns in the swamp instead. more xp, and better ingredients (in fact, wing membrane is the only source of rebis/albedo in the game, and fleders in ch2 are too random too hunt).more exciting, too. especially on hard. it's pretty much a death sentence if you get surrounded by three or four of them. have to use both potions and bombs for maximum killing efficiency.
I'll try to hit max level before the last act, but I'm only in my second play-through. I'm currently at level 17 in Act 1 (been farming Echinops at the cave...it's down to a measly 65xp per kill. I'm thinking of whether or not I'll aim for lvl 20 before going in to Vizima).Can anyone list down the best places to farm (as well as XP per creature kill and at what level you get that XP, coz' XP decreases per kill decreases per level up. From what I've seen from the Echinops, it's 5XP lost per level up)?
Hello,I am on my first witcher currently, in medium difficulty mode, and somewhere in Chapter 1.I like to play pure mage characters (even physically weak ones) in all games I play. As far as I can tell from what I saw so far in the game and some forum searches, Igni/Aard will be my two main signs to use.So I would spend my bronze/silver/gold like this:1) Max Igni after I found it (skipping certain bonus skills that don't seem that worthwhile)2) Max Int+Sta3) Take from Aard and alchemy whatever seems useful at the time4) ??? - maybe spend the rest of available points accross everything else, Str and the Sword skillsDoes this make any sense, or will I end up where it will all be quite un-fun and not feasible? To be clear, what happens if I spend nothing at all into Str or the sword kills, to be extreme?If I take each from Igni every time I level up, and then spend the rest of the points on anything else, will I be able to max Igni up to level 5 when I hit the level cap? Or should I save some points each level to spend on Igni next level (weird question, let's see if someone gets it 
).I do not have so much time to play, so this character will keep me happily busy for a long time. At the moment, I do not really think that I will play the game through again afterwards, I am exploring everything with this one and wait for expansions/mods. So I'd like to make it count.Thanks in advance, and a happy christmas + a very new year!
).I do not have so much time to play, so this character will keep me happily busy for a long time. At the moment, I do not really think that I will play the game through again afterwards, I am exploring everything with this one and wait for expansions/mods. So I'd like to make it count.Thanks in advance, and a happy christmas + a very new year! Jup, I agree there.The Witcher is not like all the other roleplay games, where you can be either mage or warrior.A Witcher usually is a hybrid class if you want to divide his skills into classes. Or the Silversword wouldn't be their trademark weapon ;-)You need both, melee and sign-magic. But you decide which one of the two is more support and which one is your major weapon.You need strength for hit points and being able to deal more damage and last longer.You need dexterity to evade damage, and get less bounced around like a pin-ball - also hit faster enemies.Beeeeecaaaaause, you encounter enemies that might be immune against certain magic, or resistant. And you encounter them in large numbers like zergs.And your endurance is faster used up than you can kill them all in time and meanwhile you need to slash a little about to kill them.
I'm going to disagree with the other commentary you have gotten so far.by the time you reach act II, you can indeed kill everything with igni.don't bypass ANY of the igni perks - they are all usefull. focus on getting incineration as a perk as soon as you get your sign, though.don't forget to focus on endurance and intelligence, too. intelligence for power and lower costs, endurance for a deeper magic well, faster recharge, and resistances. add points into dexterity after you add points to the end and int. dex has bonuses to dodge (always useful) as well as some decent resistances you can't get via potions (like resist blind and incineration).always start every combat day by swigging an albedo tawny, followed by a marribor. full moon can keep you alive without having to boost your strength for the extra hps., and a swallow/rubedo will keep you healthy for tougher combats. on hard, you might also need to occasionally quaff a Petri's Philter (it's highly toxic, though, so make it with albedo). make sure to pick the perk that allows you to use magic power boosting nodes twice per day, and then don't forget to use them. picking the endurance perk that gives you bonuses when your tox level is over 50% will come in handy, too, since you won't be focusing as much on dex and st.so, other than very early on (which is the case in many rpgs), you can indeed make it through pretty much the entire game just incinerating everything. especially when you get the fear/pain perks for igni.there will be a couple of things that will have to use some other magic style to get by, though:Javed is a fire mage, and strangely enough, will take damage from igni, but it seems to drop off precipitously, and you might want to switch to using traps.genies (iifrit) are immune to fire damage IIRC.other than that... blast away.I went for a slightly more balanced character on my first playthrough on medium, and pretty much found it was still just quicker to kill stuff using igni anyway.
Playing as a warrior mage has its benefits, in killing hordes of mob. I played through the game using mainly igni on all the enemies even bosses. Aard, is useful to some extend to knock out smashable obstructions and some enemies during single one to one combat. The other signs are good in some ways but to me it looked lame and plus the fact its time dependent. If you find the going gets though you can always use a game trainer and level up your signs to max or master levels. Remember, swinging your sword with mouse clicks is not an option in this game, it becomes a liability and soon you will find yourself facing the ceiling more often then you wished for. Plus with multiple enemies wanting a piece of your butt, you really need to understand how to use your tooth picks. Using both magic and steel you can handle almost all the enemies in this wonderful game. Apart from that i cannot comment anymore, so have fun and enjoy the best RPG of 2007.ics said:Hello,I am on my first witcher currently, in medium difficulty mode, and somewhere in Chapter 1.I like to play pure mage characters (even physically weak ones) in all games I play. As far as I can tell from what I saw so far in the game and some forum searches, Igni/Aard will be my two main signs to use.So I would spend my bronze/silver/gold like this:1) Max Igni after I found it (skipping certain bonus skills that don't seem that worthwhile)2) Max Int+Sta3) Take from Aard and alchemy whatever seems useful at the time4) ??? - maybe spend the rest of available points across everything else, Str and the Sword skillsDoes this make any sense, or will I end up where it will all be quite un-fun and not feasible? To be clear, what happens if I spend nothing at all into Str or the sword kills, to be extreme?If I take each from Igni every time I level up, and then spend the rest of the points on anything else, will I be able to max Igni up to level 5 when I hit the level cap? Or should I save some points each level to spend on Igni next level (weird question, let's see if someone gets it
don't know I finshed lvl39 on hard without any grinding but doing all the quests.Now i restarted and grinded a little in Act 1 (echinops cave - barghests in the village - ghoul crypt) but it's boring and to be honest, the last levels of the game are too easy, so if I get there maxed out it will be even more un-challenging.
@ OP - Don't pay attention to these guys, you can certainly get through the game on Hard mode using only spells, Igni is the most important skill to level up, and will probably be what you use to kill 80% of your enemies (but there are other spells like charm that you can play around with). Sell your witcher swords in the beginning and spend the money on creature/ingredient books.You'll also be creating alot of Tawny Owl potions, and circles of power will be very helpful to use.Edit: ok my mistake, I didn't read beyond the first few posts - it looks like others have been telling you the same. Apologies and have fun!
meh, for me the extra leveling is just to be able to experiment with different abilities.like you say, past ch2 there isn't much challenge in the combat area any more, except to find new and interesting ways to annihilate your easy opponents. I'm kinda curious to see what "circle of death" is all about, for example, and maybe check out what maxed quen does for the battle with the koshchey, while still really focusing on playing a character that focuses on sword styles this go-round.impatiently (and almost ready to give up on) waiting for the SDK to come out so modders can make new and more difficult combat scenarios, etc.
i used it twice during act iiince to turn the salamander mage during the big combat before you get to the professor, and once to turn one of the kikimore soldiers while fighting the prof himself.that was it, and only required bronze level talents.neither use was required, but turning the kiki soldiers was useful to keep them off your back.
nce to turn the salamander mage during the big combat before you get to the professor, and once to turn one of the kikimore soldiers while fighting the prof himself.that was it, and only required bronze level talents.neither use was required, but turning the kiki soldiers was useful to keep them off your back.Level 64 lmao i think your playing with something other than your mouse chiefHellasVagabond said:
I played through the game on normal - actually I am not sure, can't really remember the setting - and was lvl 31 at the end. But I missed some side quests and some of the hunter quests too. A good place to level could be the area just before you enter the teleporter and fight the Professor. If you do not enter the teleporter an endless stream of enemies will come to the cave but if you have the right potions up you can stay alive for awhile.
and what was the second potion he took before he went to sleep in the sarcophagus?