HUD & Haircuts / Monster Climbing & NG+ Poll

[Bellator Pius Gratus]

Which would be just as stupid.
Would be bad game design, simple as that...
There was a game which did it like that and people got really mad.

I don't know which game you are referring to. My protagonists always survive. :

As for poll: NG stands for New Game then? And it means what exactly? All my games have 'New Game' option, that is you start over.

If you mean New Game+ however, meaning you start over with all your loot, character levels and upgrades from previous gameplay, then I say no. I'd rather let things transfer form Witcher 2 saves, as it did from Witcher 1 to Witcher 2. Let the devs continue to implement our game history so we can savour the results of our hard work from the two previous games. :happy:

As for free roam...well...isn't it entirely up to the player to free roam how much they like until doing the last main quest?

Or when you get to the, "Abandon all hope ye who enter here, for this is the path of no return" signal you could just go do what you want and put it off however long.

Never been a problem for me. I know I savour my gameplays for as long as I want, and do all side quests, visit all places, speak to all npcs, and completely grind all possible activities(how did that sound? I mean mini-games and such ) until it's time to finish the game.

In Skyrim, Fallout 3(NOT the original Fallout) and New Vegas this is easy as in all Bethesda games. You just watch in which direction the game wants you to go, ergo the main quest, and you choose the opposite direction and have a good time, as long as you would like. In Skyrim this worked well, and I was dragon free for countless of hours until I chose to continue the main story. Of course, by then I had gotten so good and had built up quite the stats. It felt as if I sneezed Alduin off that mountain, but oh well, you can't have everything. ^_^

In Fallout 3 this worked as well, as long as you didn't accidentally stumble upon the main quest, negating the quests leading up to that one.

In Witcher 3 I guess they will take from both Witcher 1 and 2. It's free roam a never ending adventure as long as you stay away from main quest path. I guess the devs will use more from 1. Where 1 didn't let you go anywhere at any time, 3 probably will, but with logical restrictions.

That is, until you progressed far enough in the story you can't continue it just by going to the next stop in said story, or skipping previous stops. I imagine that's like, going to Johnny's cosy home BEFORE we got the info from Djikstra about Johnny. Sure, we can probably go there, but there won't be any cutscene and Johnny won't come out or show himself because, Geralt does not know that his name is Johnny, or that Johnny's there in the first place.
This I can't know of course, but it is my guess. They handled it superbly in Witcher 1. Its simple, and logical. Have I ever said that I really loved Witcher 1? ^_^

Oh, and HUD elements and floating text. On or Off, as long as it's a player choice victory: ) I'm good. Who knows, maybe the game will be unbearable to play without HUD elements and floating text? ^_^

 

[Daywalker30]

I'm definitely all in regarding disabling HUD (as a keybinding) + health bar and floating names.
I'm not much fond of NG+ and free roam after completing the main quest.
Not every games needs it and imao a heavy story driven game like the Witcher doesn't need one.

 

[sidspyker]

HUD - Wouldn't mind if there is an option, I like taking screenshots from time to time, that's the only reason but it's not a necessity.

Haircuts - They're obviously going to be there. Nothing to doubt.

Climbing monsters - No, no contextual crap.

Text/Healthbars - Same as HUD.

New Game Plus - Just no. There isn't much of a reason to replay the game when I have everything unlocked and foes become cannon fodder nor does it make sense.

 

[ONLY_ONCE]

Would PC players be mad if console players got NG+ since most of you guys don't dig it? @sidspyker what does contextual crap mean?

 

[Vigilance.492]

Would PC players be mad if console players got NG+ since most of you guys don't dig it?

Well, people who don't like NG+ wouldn't care, but PC players that do would get annoyed. Anyway, kind of a moot point since an in-game feature like that would never be given to Consoles and not PC, and vice versa. It'd be like if PC players got a Dark Mode and Consoles only got Hard - totally silly.

 

[ReptilePZ]

HUD - Sure, why not

Hair - already was in 2, see no reason why not

Climbing monsters - nope, combat seems wonky enough as it is

Text/hp - don't really care

NG+ - not that kind of game

 

[Sharpy47]

New Game plus is a MUST. Thats is all.

Edit: I take that back! I love the idea of no Hud at all and no NPC/monster names/bars. I play with absolutely nothing on my hud in Skyrim and boy oh boy do you reach another level of immersion. It feels so natural, and makes your attacks feel more satisfying. Im thinking mods will take care of that push comes to shove.

YES, Please oh please let us Remove the HUD completely for absolute immersion! That's very important for such an atmospheric game like Witcher 3!

Witcher 2 had an option to turn off the HUD completely by just pressing "H", and so should be in the sequel. It would be really silly if they didn't lets us to toogle HUD Off like in W2.

 

[HellKnightX88]

Voted yes on the first two options because I really want those to be in the game.

Monster climbing I'm OK with but I don't want to be the focus of boss fights because then it becomes tacky and even immersion breaking. The way they handled it in the second game was fine.

Disabling enemy healthbars I wouldn't do while playing since it gives me information that I can use to my advantage, it's part of the whole tactics behind the combat system. I didn't see any other visual way of knowing when an enemy is low health so the health bars stay. I don't mind the floating text, it's not in my face all the time, only when I highlight stuff. Doesn't this option sorta fit under the first one?

NG+ isn't something I'd see working in TW3 so nope, do not want.

 

[drona.667]

HUD elements on/off? this is a must thing for hardcore fans :yes
Monster climb system? this is very interesting and pretty much awesome if CDPR could make it fun like in "Dragon Dogma"
NG+ system is pretty musch optional for me. This thing is rather hard to add in game like W3 for the option good enough (according to my opinion).
At least player must have some concrete rewards that make them play NG+, maybe rather than just make the monsters or quests harder and more loot items, we get specialized effects or skins or armors or weapons based on the player storyline and ending (it's already obvious many players would replay the game for the sake of different storyline).

 

[ONLY_ONCE]

Okay so these are the few main options I want more than anything ON CONSOLES straight out the gate.
Is to be able to TURN OFF those darn enemy healthbars and names and All floating text for All npc's in the game.
Be it Monsters/Animals/Bandits orTowns Folk, I have to be able to turn it ALL OFF for better immersion.
I must have the options to TURN OFF Geralts Healthbar & the Potion/Bolts/Bombs on the left bottom hand screen.
+ The option to TURN OFF Mini Map/Weather icon, on the top right hand side of the screen for best immersion.

I know these things are useful for a game like this, but I want to challange myself without it in such a beautiful artistic world.
I want to only rely on the in game map, in the inventory pause menu for these kinds of details.
I want to study the monsters I hunt and get clues by word of mouth, and use witcher sense mode to do the rest.
If I can't see the monsters/bandits healthbar then it makes for better immersion. I will just have to do my homework on what kills them best or die trying.

All & All these two or three options are just options that make the game even more fun & awesome for a lot of us players.
I beIieve these few added options on behalf of CDPR Teams part, will indeed make this game the best on all platforms.

These options do zero harm to those who won't use them, but it will be very healthy/awesome/fun for those who want to use them. I speak for me and all the folks on this forum and off this forum, who have been dreaming/wanting and wishing for these options in a killer game like this for a long time.

Please,please,please..
CDPR Team, So Mote It Be.

You know we'll all come a knocking on the forums again until you put it in the game

All jokes aside,
Will you put these options in the game now and not make us wait for another witcher game?
like I said back in 2007 these On/Off options are PRIME.

ps. The cool thing about NG+ is that it is an option and one I must have.
NG+ mode as I know it from Dragon's Dogma would work fine for this game.

E.g. After I beat one of the 3 main story arcs, I will continue in NG+ mode and start the second story arc, but I get to carry over my level my armor and my loot and upgrades.
E.g. While you just start a New Game and choose a different story arc from scratch after you beat the game.
For you it will be more like playing TW2 over & over & over again.
That is great for you, but to me that is boring and just not worth it.
That was another thing that really sucked about TW2 and it was lame without NG+ mode.

 

[BetrayePC]

Different hairstyles are a definite must. Their should be several options in regards to his hair. Especially since he has long hair their are many things he can do with it. I should know I have fairly long hair. Different types of facial hair should also be present within reason. Geralt with just a mustache just doesn't fit the type of character he is.
My perfect Geralt would have his hair down kept in place with a bandana. Facial hair that is unkept and rather scruffy from being on the road wandering for so long. Like in the novels.

 

[mico11]

I think everyone would agree that there should be an option to toggle hud elements and to have different haircuts.
But the rest seem like really complicated stuff , you need to design the game in mind with these features, not something that should be tacked on 6 months before release

 

[ONLY_ONCE]

I think everyone would agree that there should be an option to toggle hud elements and to have different haircuts.
But the rest seem like really complicated stuff , you need to design the game in mind with these features, not something that should be tacked on 6 months before release

It would not be tacked on, some have been talking about this stuff for well over a year now

 

[BER7ERK]

Well, I wouldnt worry about HUD or healthbars. Mods can fix this easily.
Also depending on the mod tools, there could be mods to change haircuts.

(assumed you go for the PC Version)

 

[Pedrolago]

Yes to everything! Though I don't see them going dragons dogma with the monster climbing I would surely love that. And I totally agree with @ONLY ONCE regarding the hud, to tell the truth playing consoles with no healthbars and nearly clean screen would be a dream come true!

 

[ONLY_ONCE]

Yes to everything! Though I don't see them going dragons dogma with the monster climbing I would surely love that. And I totally agree with @ONLY ONCE regarding the hud, to tell the truth playing consoles with no healthbars and nearly clean screen would be a dream come true!

Same here, that alone would make this game my RPG fantasy come true.
I agree about the doubt of monster climbing in the game, but if CDPR Team had one good thing to take from Dragon's Dogma it would be my Greatest wish to have player options on consoles identical to Dragons Dogma in the pause menu options. To disable Geralts Healthbar or just the Enemy Healthbars or both, just like dragons Dogma. Including the options they gave us to turn off the mini map as well, I would take these options any day over monster climbing in heartbeat.

 

[GuyNwah]

In this game, all other elements are subordinate to the narrative. If it does not contribute to the narrative, Occam's Razor says it has no place in the game.

I think the only ones of those that are out of the question, even as an enhanced edition or mods, are NG+ and free roam. Neither make any sense at all in a story-driven game with a definite ending.

Clean screen options would be a big win. But riding monsters, how does it make sense in relation to Geralt's story?

 

[ONLY_ONCE]

In this game, all other elements are subordinate to the narrative. If it does not contribute to the narrative, Occam's Razor says it has no place in the game.

I think the only ones of those that are out of the question, even as an enhanced edition or mods, are NG+ and free roam. Neither make any sense at all in a story-driven game with a definite ending.

Clean screen options would be a big win. But riding monsters, how does it make sense in relation to Geralt's story?

Riding monsters, as in killing them in combat only.
NG+ still could be an option is some way, but I agree... Clean Screen option straight out the gate on ALL platforms for the win

 

[Sharpy47]

Well, I wouldnt worry about HUD or healthbars. Mods can fix this easily.

I don't want to sound rude, but Im not buying the game to wait untill modders will change things up. I want to play my game on day one and have the ability to toogle HUD by myself, completely. Im not even talking about the consoles users who won't get a chance to enjoy the mods.
So yeah... An option for turning HUD off should be in the game from day 1.

 

[BER7ERK]

Such things are done withing a week or less after release.
And I didnt say that I dont want it because modders can do it. I said, PC players shouldnt worry about these things cause they will get it either way...