Aard.
A harpoon is simply a pointy stick with a rope attached. A crossbow is as good a method of launching it as any other. And the crossbow should work under water if it's metal rather than wood.
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A harpoon is simply a pointy stick with a rope attached. A crossbow is as good a method of launching it as any other. And the crossbow should work under water if it's metal rather than wood.
I do like the idea, but you know what, it's probably still not going to make the people who didn't use the potions before, use them & I don't even think this new auto-refill system will either.
I said it before & I'll say it again... If people get a few hours into TW3 & they haven't used potions for awhile but they're doing perfectly fine, new system or old do you really think they're going to actively make an effort to even bother drinking the potions & activating mutagens?
I really don't think so. Unless some crazy boss fight comes along that they get stomped on & they go "Oh yea potions" (Or most likely they just ask online), they're going to completely ignore the feature anyway.
I'm speculating bullshit of course, but it's honestly what I personally believe. There's no point ripping the old system out & taking away an integral part of the Alchemy/Witcher experience that the core fans love, in some attempt to get new people using their potions which I honestly think won't work anyway. That's my belief & it's going to be frustrating to see it if it happens.
Well you won't kill a Kraken with it. A small fish in a reasonable distance though, well that's another story.
Well, even a large fish. Not a friggin monster though that's for sure. A monster, no shells included, might be damaged enough to run away. I guess.
Now we have a solution I think.
And after only one 'sip' left in the bottle, Geralt could say in a monologue that 'it's almost empty'. Then we would know it's time to gather some herbs.
This system would still require regular harvesting but it would also make grinding more worthwile and less frustrating. I think I would use the potions more.
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The problem they're trying to solve is people not using depletable resources, not people keeping too many of those resources on them.
Yep, I hope that @Marcin Momot can give us any more tiny clue how this auto-replenishing system are imagined. I still can't believe that alchemy in The Witcher game will be watered down to this point of casuality.
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Well, you're facing three problems with the crossbow under water:
a) the crossbow's string will get wet, which kills a lot of the force it can store. Even rain can be a serious problem for bows/crossbows, now imagine it being underwater.
b) water has a way higher resistance then air which would kill the speed and therefor force of the bolt.
c) the crossbow arms will meet a higher resistance too, since they'll have to push water forward on release instead of air.
I'd say it would be very, very ineffective overall, if not dysfunctional.
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This makes perfect sense. Still no other option for Geralt to put up a fight underwater though. Sword strikes are off the question, and in my opinion so are signs. Unless the Sign is powerful enough to ignite in the water. Aard will simply push the water away. Yrden...And Axii will earn you a fishy friend.
There's so many other problems about Geralt fighting underwater that I think the weapon is only a small part of it. The weight of his clothes, the fact that he's a land creature fighting a sea creature and therefore going to be disadvantaged. Why would he do this? It would make a lot more sense to fight from a boat or a convenient rock.
And this is why Geralt does not fight underwater in the books.
And even says so. But that is another matter. If there is fighting underwater, the crossbow seems like Geralt's best option, other than Igni. His only options I might add. Think of it this way. The crossbow will actually be a useful addition to the game
That's what they're solving apparently, don't ask me.
Personally, I feel like they're not really solving the problem, they're just getting rid of the source - depletable items. If they're infinite, they're no longer depletable.