Whores were fuckable in the game, because for a price, all whores are fuckable. It only makes sense. Doesn't mean Geralt has to pay that price.So Geralt doesnt frecuent whores in the books, also. but I heard no one crying over that misenterpration of the character...
He doesnt even fool around all the time, as far as I know... Lady Yennefer, Triss, Essi Daven, Shani (maybe the Lady of the Forest? I didnt got to the last book yet). 5 women in all 7 books...
Keep in mind I'm talking about underwater combat here, I don't mind having diving in the game.
Well, it looks like they're getting closer to the lore more than ever (Johnny, music, proper monster hunting, more characters from the books, etc) but at the same time further away as well (underwater combat, weird potion mechanic, the c word).That's what lore tells us:
Geralt doesn't like the ocean. He doesn't like swimming and he doesn't like diving. He feels unsecure and vulnerable in the water and he lacks the proper means and weapons to fight effectively in the ocean. Unterwater fights would be a clear violation of the lore of the witcher world. Even the whole diving aspect is already a violation of the canon and I cannot approve that, sorry.
While I don't see the latter ones as huge a problem, I understand others who are concerned about them.
I agree. This whole situation is getting a bit ridiculous if you think about it. We are like inquisition now, ready to burn any new additions to gameplay at stake. While some ideas seem to stray from the lore, devs need something new to make the game fun and fresh, its a huge open world with about 100 hours of gameplay, they need to make gameplay diverse and interesting...
So Geralt doesnt frecuent whores in the books, also. but I heard no one crying over that misenterpration of the character...
He doesnt even fool around all the time, as far as I know... Lady Yennefer, Triss, Essi Daven, Shani (maybe the Lady of the Forest? I didnt got to the last book yet
from The Sword of Destiny, Andrzej Sapkowski
Apart from that you were never forced to have sex with random women or whores in the games. It was one of the choices given to you to restore Geralt's character as you like him...
What about Geralt's inventory? Should he dispose of his stash before he takes a swim?
@GingerEffect is lurking again, he will have a hard time catching up with the comments.
i agree it won't be super efective but it can get the job done
there are a few things you got wrong there
a) i agree but also wet string/cloth is harder to break so you can pull on it harder to compensate or maybe someone would have been smart enough to dip the damn string in fat or something so it wouldn't get soked
c) again i agree with you but the surface that has to push the watter is small so there won't be a lot of resistence
I would rather have a well balanced caluazied system, than bugy and badly implemented non cazualized system. So if it's too late to change and balance how alchemy works don't do it , keep what works well.
TW2 had balance issues, please just deliver a game that's balanced. The best balanced thing from the series was first game with FCR mod
TW2 had balance issues, please just deliver a game that's balanced. The best balanced thing from the series was first game with FCR mod
Why is that important? For what porpuse do you need your inventory under water?
Geralt could be able to take a knife with him to harvest plants that grow at the sea ground. I don't see the relevance of any other inventory items under water...
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Mass media attention, pretty cool.
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That's taking it a bit too far, it's still only a game. Disable inventory access while underwater - sure. Taking off the armour and satchel is too much though.Why is that important? For what porpuse do you need your inventory under water?
Geralt could be able to take a knife with him to harvest plants that grow at the sea ground. I don't see the relevance of any other inventory items under water...
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Exactly, it's not important. Neither him wearing armor while swimming. Neither potions auto-refilling.
If you can accept that Geralt goes underwater and takes his inventory with him (which contains quite a bit of weight), then surely you can accept wearing armor underwater?
I gotta say, I think Mico11 is right on this front.
If you think about possibly how many systems (Amount of herbs in the world, skills, balance etc) are all directly linked to the new Alchemy system, it's probably not possible for them to drastically change it at this point in time. They might have 9 months but they've got a lot of other work to do.
We've voiced our concern, I think it's very obvious to CDPR that we don't like it, but honestly looking at it rationally I don't think it's going to change.
All we can do is just hope, for the love of fuck, that it feels alright when we play it and there's so many other features and cool shit in the game we just kind of forget about it. I'm still pretty bloody unhappy, but I just don't think this is going to get changed.
If you think about possibly how many systems (Amount of herbs in the world, skills, balance etc) are all directly linked to the new Alchemy system, it's probably not possible for them to drastically change it at this point in time. They might have 9 months but they've got a lot of other work to do.
We've voiced our concern, I think it's very obvious to CDPR that we don't like it, but honestly looking at it rationally I don't think it's going to change.
All we can do is just hope, for the love of fuck, that it feels alright when we play it and there's so many other features and cool shit in the game we just kind of forget about it. I'm still pretty bloody unhappy, but I just don't think this is going to get changed.
Well i do subscribe to the youtubers i like and that put out quality stuff. gamermd really likes The Witcher and shes very passionate about it so i bet she will ask good questions.
Was thinking about New potions.
My gut reaction was against it and thought it was too simplified ,but then I remembered how Dark Souls did away with Demon's Souls constant item hoarding by making Estus replenish every bonfire.
Its probably a really good decision to make potions replenish every meditation.To eliminate pointless item hoarding and focus on getting new items rather getting 1000x of old ones.It also makes you focus on making the best of the potions you have (thus focus on playing the game like a decent witcher) rather save them up for some inevitable Boss fight.
Good decision , I must say.
My gut reaction was against it and thought it was too simplified ,but then I remembered how Dark Souls did away with Demon's Souls constant item hoarding by making Estus replenish every bonfire.
Its probably a really good decision to make potions replenish every meditation.To eliminate pointless item hoarding and focus on getting new items rather getting 1000x of old ones.It also makes you focus on making the best of the potions you have (thus focus on playing the game like a decent witcher
) rather save them up for some inevitable Boss fight.Good decision , I must say.
There's a small, but significant, difference - you can meditate wherever you want in TW3, can't do that in Dark Souls. Also, you are punished for resting at a bonfire in DS.Was thinking about New potions.
My gut reaction was against it and thought it was too simplified ,but then I remembered how Dark Souls did away with Demon's Souls constant item hoarding by making Estus replenish every bonfire.
Its probably a really good decision to make potions replenish every meditation.To eliminate pointless item hoarding and focus on getting new items rather getting 1000x of old ones.It also makes you focus on making the best of the potions you have (thus focus on playing the game like a decent witcher
Good decision , I must say.
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Dude, you're asking them to take it out before you've even seen it in the game? Come on man, be reasonable. You haven't even seen how it looks yet.
I think by now, the "it doesn't fit with the book argument" is kind of moot. At this point, CDPR has shown on many occasions that they don't fanatically follow the books (the whole crossbow scandal lol), nor should they imo.That's what lore tells us:
from The Sword of Destiny, Andrzej Sapkowski
Geralt doesn't like the ocean. He doesn't like swimming and he doesn't like diving. He feels unsecure and vulnerable in the water and he lacks the proper means and weapons to fight effectively in the ocean. Unterwater fights would be a clear violation of the lore of the witcher world. Even the whole diving aspect is already a violation of the canon and I cannot approve that, sorry.
Apart from that Geralt shouldn't be able to wear armor under water while diving. He's not superman, sorry.
Whether its in the game or not, should 1st and foremost be decided by, if it's a good gameplay mechanic, and not whether Geralt did or didn't do it in the books. That's my opinion anyway. ;D
There is one crucial thingy in gaming everyone talks about and everyone wants to achieve: immersion. Immersion is the little thing when you are able to deliver a believable, homogenic world that feels alive and "real". Diving in full armour with every item you have attached is a fundamental violence of the immersion principle. Hell, even AC IV managed to avoid that in the underwater section which isn't even an RPG. It's not that difficult to stand Geralt two short animations for both entering and leaving the water after which he wears either his armour (when leaving) or only his underpants (when entering). That would actually add A LOT to the atmosphere and believabilty of the diving function imo...
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If talking about the literary basic is moot then every other discussion here is moot as well. It's easy to say "Let CDPR do whatever they want." But that's not the purpose of the forum. We're here to discuss topics and raise our voice if we like or don't like things to give feedback to CDPR. In your opinion gameplay might tower everything else but not everyone thinks like you do and you should respect that. It's a valid concern if a game based on an existing franchise divers too much from the roots/lore/canon. Of course gameplay is important, nobody say it's not. But if you want to make a game with mechanics and things that don't fit to the franchise it's imo better and way more honest to make a new franchise of your own. Either you stay true to the lore as much as possible or create your own IP and do all the lore work on your own instead of relying on the writing genius of someone else....
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I just got back from work... interesting posts.
1. For sure I like new system for potions. I DO NOT want to grind ingridiens. I want to explore, and not constantly worry about flowers. Very good decision.
2. Crossbow is ok, but it need to be adjusted in terms of reload and visuals.
1. For sure I like new system for potions. I DO NOT want to grind ingridiens. I want to explore, and not constantly worry about flowers. Very good decision.
2. Crossbow is ok, but it need to be adjusted in terms of reload and visuals.
You just want to see Geralt in his underwear :lol:
I don't really have a problem with the whole armor wearing thing though. It does get weird when Geralt would be wearing a full plate armor (or more chainmail) but if he is wearing some leather with some hardened shoulder pads its okay if you ask me.
Now that I think about it, Geralt would have to drop his swords as well, because those are solid steel/silver and would also drag him to the bottom...