Yeah this is a real bummer... I hope they fix it and make knives retrievable before my playthrough because that was going to be a main part of my character :/
Each day that goes by I grow exponentially disappointed with this game.
Who in their right mind thought it was a good idea to make knives disappear into thin air after throwing them?
So I have to deal with this bullshit throwing knives build because devs didn't care to test it out?
Was beta testing even a thing for this game?
So much secrecy for in the end the game comes out unplayable for some and filled with bugs like no other.
Who in their right mind thought it was a good idea to make knives disappear into thin air after throwing them?
So I have to deal with this bullshit throwing knives build because devs didn't care to test it out?
Was beta testing even a thing for this game?
So much secrecy for in the end the game comes out unplayable for some and filled with bugs like no other.
I think this throwing knive topic is not as trivial as many of you describe it and also the way you would like to change it. I think it may be a game design to make throwing knives not overpowered. It probably is intended to only throw knives, which are trash anyways, but also still will make a lot of damage with all the throwing knive perks. Most of the time you are able to kill people with just one knive throw or damage more than half their HP, which is huge. In my eyes its mostly a perk you have to use wisely in rare situations.
Iam sure CDProjekt can design it differently, but I do not think they should make this perk too easy to use. There should be still some kind of drawback to throw knives, otherwise it would be too easy.
Iam sure CDProjekt can design it differently, but I do not think they should make this perk too easy to use. There should be still some kind of drawback to throw knives, otherwise it would be too easy.
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I made the mistake of picking this perk too. It would be so awesome if they fixed it. Maybe decrease the damage a bit and let us retrieve?
This was the first perk I took, then I found out you can't retrieve knives. That's 1 perk point I'll never get back. RIP Me.
Bumping this because I was also shocked upon discovering that your knives permanently dissolve into the ether after throwing them. This cannot and should not be the solution considering that knives are not a consumable items, they occupy a weapon slot, have rarities and can be quite expensive depending on said rarity.
I can only assume that the current behavior is not intended, as its implementation makes no sense.
Additionally, I would also like to note that stealth kills with a knife should definitely use the knife for the kill.
I can only assume that the current behavior is not intended, as its implementation makes no sense.
Additionally, I would also like to note that stealth kills with a knife should definitely use the knife for the kill.
Gonna bump this as well. Why is there even a perk to throw knives if we can't pick it back up?! Imagine if you had a gun that just disappeared into thin air after every shot fired!
Somebody mentioned that there should be a downside to knife throwing so it's not OP, and I agree. The downside is that you have to go pick up your knife after throwing it.
Somebody mentioned that there should be a downside to knife throwing so it's not OP, and I agree. The downside is that you have to go pick up your knife after throwing it.
I just looked up one of the issues I had, namely not being able to stelath-kill an enemy with your pistol, Katana and/or knife. I just re-watched footage of gameplay from an earlier version they released last year where they showed the first mission in the game (the one with the trauma team) and V literally kills an enemy from behind with a pistol silently, animation an all. Where the hell is this in the final game?