Anyone confirmed that you can really find the Markham Rune Sword in the fields Act IV? I only found a Harvall where the royal wyverns are eating mutilated corpses (non-EE).
It's a relict from the past. I was looking for it to no avail... and this was discussed and confirmed in the Act 4 forum.
They're swords that are compatible with witcher fighting styles, so they're witcher swords, not non-witcher swords.Nightward said:
So let me get this straight.I can't use meteorite or runes to upgrade, for example, a Harvall or Aerondight sword? There's no point to the runes/meteorite after the first three of the type of sword that you want to forge to begin with, especially once you upgrade to a sword better than the reforged basic swords?This is quite dissapointing.
The meteorites aren't really an upgrade to an existing sword; the blacksmith uses them to forge you an entirely new sword. So you can't really "apply" them to anything (although the language in the game makes it seem as if you can, so it's not your fault that this is confusing).Vindik8or said:
Yellow meteorites are more powerful than red. Three yellow meteorites should make quite a powerful steel sword.
No, it really doesn't ...Nice critical effects, but about 1/2 the damage bonus of a 3R sword.Besides, by the time you get 3 yellow meteorites, you can buy a much better sword from the shop. :-\
Damage bonuses aren't everything. If you have a weapon that can inflict pain, incineration, or knockdown on a foe, you end up getting several attacks for free, actually doing far more danage in one combat round than a sword with a higher damage bonus.
And this is why there are several different kinds of meteorites -- because different people prefer different things. *smile*
... plus temporary blade enhancements with various effects which you can apply on unique swords as well. I like this type of damage output, the usual number stacking of damage values is quite tedious... and certain enemies are vulnerable to these effects.