Some ideas for improvement after 1st playthrough.
Hi everyone.
This is some impromptu thoughts after my first playthrough on a W2 import save (Iorveth path, Saskia still spellbound)
It will be a mix of comments on gameplay and story elements I feel need to comment on, along with some preliminary suggestions on how to improve these issues.
W3 Wild hunt is overall an extremely impressive game, although it feels a little bit rushed in places. Given the sheer maginitude of the game I can not blame
Issue: Where is dice poker? It could not just have disappeared from the world even with the rising popularity of Gwent?
Solution: Bring Dice poker back if possible.
Issue: Gwent- not lore/continuity friendly? The Gwent cards contain characters that probably should not be in a popular card-game. Is Zoltan a huge enough celebrity? Does the people manufacturing and distributing these card know Eredins name?
Solution: Make it more as a traditional card deck, generic soldiers and Kings and Heros from Legends of old with some recent additions to help with morale during times of war (Natalis etc). It could be a game option that you turn on. Lore- friendly Gwent.
Issue: Item import, gear stats, formulas and starting skills. Where is all the great gear Geralt have collected through his journey through the lasy games? The grinding for new weapons and armor could have been made much more optional if you could import high grade gear from w2. Geralt does not need to collect alchemical formulas for potions and bombs because he is... yes, he is a witcher and they know their recipes.
Solution If the game can´t sense the gear in import make a "Kaer morhen equipment screen" at the start of the game stating that Geralt has received word from Yen and needs to choose among the relics he have collected and head out. Balancing issues can be migrated by making swords n armor much more equal in terms of weight and material.
Heavier cutting weapons do more damage because they weigh more, but are slower (basic primary modifiers) and material as well as craftsmanship determines balancing and durability bonuses as well as capacity to hold runes (secondary modifiers). In short: Relics such as Aerondight, Forgotten Vran sword etc, could have slightly higher bonuses over regular swords of corresponding size and shape in terms of weight speed, damage, they can hold runes and have significantly higher durability (less need of repair).Non magical/relic swords should not have magical modifiers.
The same logic would go for legendary armor such as Raven´s, Kinslayers etc.
Issue: Re-used character models and voices.
Solution Use some kind of software that randomizes and morphes faces > put a finishing touch on the best candidates. Also Get help from modders. Hire some voice-actors, theater students or whatever to add some voiceovers. Coordinate with modders with good recording setups.
Issue: Troll design. Ok, let´s say there are different trolls.
Solution Bring back some of the old ones please. Really, why try to fix something that was not broken?
minor issue: Dudu talking instead of doing. If he wants to prove beyond any doubt he is not the real whoreson Junior, he can shapeshift right? Or am I missing something here?
Solution Shapeshifting is better proof than some story that could have been leaked.
Issue: Lamp not used enough. Instead of performing garden destroying necromancy on Skellige to get information why not just give Geralt the option to try the lamp if he have it?
Solution Provide an option to at least try the lamp.
Issue: Saskia, Iorveth and other characters like Adda, and her siblings missing. Two highly important character is missing from the game. Would be nice to at least have the option to ask about them. I mean, my Geralt told Triss to take Iorveth somewhere to heal after freeing her from the Nilfgaard camp. Adda and her siblings are absent from the game. As they are Tamerian Roylaty, they should influence the games political aspect in a significant way.
Solution At minimum provide some dialog concerning their whereabouts.
Issue: Anna too old?. The Bloody Baron´s wife does not look like someone who was able to be pregnant not that long ago. Or have I missed something?
Solution Make the character 20 year younger?
Issue: Popping potions. How about an animation for drinking potions in combat and the ability to take potions in preparation.
Solution It would ad an element of realism as well as strategy if you had to find the time window (like in the first game) and have potions not taken before combat coming with a weaker, shorter and a few seconds delayed effect.
Minor issue: The huge inventory.
Solution How about restricting Geralts inventory and add it to a saddlebag storage only available when riding the horse.
Issue: Radovid overly crazy. Radovid has gone overly crazy in the game.
Solution Expand upon the political aspect of the game with info on how he successfully conspired with Kaedweni nobles to dispose of Henselt and aquire Kaedwen. More info on Radovids tactical expertise, plans and the reason why he grows increasingly paranoid and crazy (Traumatic and medically event like Adda and large portions of the court poisoned by Alchemists with Radovid barely surviving with the help of some loyal mages and herbalists? etc)
Issue: Strange and inappropriate loot. Noonwrath dropping Forgotten Vran sword? Lots of farmers with strange alchemy stash?
Solution Lore-appropriate placement of Relics and such.
...And improve the stealing feature to make it more strict. Most stuff actually belongs to someone.
Hi everyone.
This is some impromptu thoughts after my first playthrough on a W2 import save (Iorveth path, Saskia still spellbound)
It will be a mix of comments on gameplay and story elements I feel need to comment on, along with some preliminary suggestions on how to improve these issues.
W3 Wild hunt is overall an extremely impressive game, although it feels a little bit rushed in places. Given the sheer maginitude of the game I can not blame
Issue: Where is dice poker? It could not just have disappeared from the world even with the rising popularity of Gwent?
Solution: Bring Dice poker back if possible.
Issue: Gwent- not lore/continuity friendly? The Gwent cards contain characters that probably should not be in a popular card-game. Is Zoltan a huge enough celebrity? Does the people manufacturing and distributing these card know Eredins name?
Solution: Make it more as a traditional card deck, generic soldiers and Kings and Heros from Legends of old with some recent additions to help with morale during times of war (Natalis etc). It could be a game option that you turn on. Lore- friendly Gwent.
Issue: Item import, gear stats, formulas and starting skills. Where is all the great gear Geralt have collected through his journey through the lasy games? The grinding for new weapons and armor could have been made much more optional if you could import high grade gear from w2. Geralt does not need to collect alchemical formulas for potions and bombs because he is... yes, he is a witcher and they know their recipes.
Solution If the game can´t sense the gear in import make a "Kaer morhen equipment screen" at the start of the game stating that Geralt has received word from Yen and needs to choose among the relics he have collected and head out. Balancing issues can be migrated by making swords n armor much more equal in terms of weight and material.
Heavier cutting weapons do more damage because they weigh more, but are slower (basic primary modifiers) and material as well as craftsmanship determines balancing and durability bonuses as well as capacity to hold runes (secondary modifiers). In short: Relics such as Aerondight, Forgotten Vran sword etc, could have slightly higher bonuses over regular swords of corresponding size and shape in terms of weight speed, damage, they can hold runes and have significantly higher durability (less need of repair).Non magical/relic swords should not have magical modifiers.
The same logic would go for legendary armor such as Raven´s, Kinslayers etc.
Issue: Re-used character models and voices.
Solution Use some kind of software that randomizes and morphes faces > put a finishing touch on the best candidates. Also Get help from modders. Hire some voice-actors, theater students or whatever to add some voiceovers. Coordinate with modders with good recording setups.
Issue: Troll design. Ok, let´s say there are different trolls.
Solution Bring back some of the old ones please. Really, why try to fix something that was not broken?
minor issue: Dudu talking instead of doing. If he wants to prove beyond any doubt he is not the real whoreson Junior, he can shapeshift right? Or am I missing something here?
Solution Shapeshifting is better proof than some story that could have been leaked.
Issue: Lamp not used enough. Instead of performing garden destroying necromancy on Skellige to get information why not just give Geralt the option to try the lamp if he have it?
Solution Provide an option to at least try the lamp.
Issue: Saskia, Iorveth and other characters like Adda, and her siblings missing. Two highly important character is missing from the game. Would be nice to at least have the option to ask about them. I mean, my Geralt told Triss to take Iorveth somewhere to heal after freeing her from the Nilfgaard camp. Adda and her siblings are absent from the game. As they are Tamerian Roylaty, they should influence the games political aspect in a significant way.
Solution At minimum provide some dialog concerning their whereabouts.
Issue: Anna too old?. The Bloody Baron´s wife does not look like someone who was able to be pregnant not that long ago. Or have I missed something?
Solution Make the character 20 year younger?
Issue: Popping potions. How about an animation for drinking potions in combat and the ability to take potions in preparation.
Solution It would ad an element of realism as well as strategy if you had to find the time window (like in the first game) and have potions not taken before combat coming with a weaker, shorter and a few seconds delayed effect.
Minor issue: The huge inventory.
Solution How about restricting Geralts inventory and add it to a saddlebag storage only available when riding the horse.
Issue: Radovid overly crazy. Radovid has gone overly crazy in the game.
Solution Expand upon the political aspect of the game with info on how he successfully conspired with Kaedweni nobles to dispose of Henselt and aquire Kaedwen. More info on Radovids tactical expertise, plans and the reason why he grows increasingly paranoid and crazy (Traumatic and medically event like Adda and large portions of the court poisoned by Alchemists with Radovid barely surviving with the help of some loyal mages and herbalists? etc)
Issue: Strange and inappropriate loot. Noonwrath dropping Forgotten Vran sword? Lots of farmers with strange alchemy stash?
Solution Lore-appropriate placement of Relics and such.
...And improve the stealing feature to make it more strict. Most stuff actually belongs to someone.
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