Ok, data time!
I fought the beast five more times. Each attempt was done without taking the Ostmurk potion and while on Insane mode. I had, directly before the fight, 8773 XP.
Attempt 1: Skipped scene, no damage, used trap, ended with 10,819 XP.
Attempt 2: Watched scene, hit once, got trapped by Kayran once, hit with Quen once, used trap, ended with 10,950 XP.
Attempt 3: Skip scene, no damage, no trap, ended with 10,905 XP.
Attempt 4: Skip scene, no damage, used trap, ended with 10,821 XP.
Attempt 5: Skip scene, no damage, used trap, ended with 10,860 XP.
I am leaning toward the tentacles giving out random experience. However, the amount of XP Geralt has does not change during the fight / after hacking off a tentacle. It only applies directly after the scene when Sile lands beside him.
I am going to stick with attempt number five, for I believe it is a fair middle ground among all of the attempts (and it is the only one I saved afterwards). If other people wish to try their luck at this, please do so!
I fought the beast five more times. Each attempt was done without taking the Ostmurk potion and while on Insane mode. I had, directly before the fight, 8773 XP.
Attempt 1: Skipped scene, no damage, used trap, ended with 10,819 XP.
Attempt 2: Watched scene, hit once, got trapped by Kayran once, hit with Quen once, used trap, ended with 10,950 XP.
Attempt 3: Skip scene, no damage, no trap, ended with 10,905 XP.
Attempt 4: Skip scene, no damage, used trap, ended with 10,821 XP.
Attempt 5: Skip scene, no damage, used trap, ended with 10,860 XP.
I am leaning toward the tentacles giving out random experience. However, the amount of XP Geralt has does not change during the fight / after hacking off a tentacle. It only applies directly after the scene when Sile lands beside him.
I am going to stick with attempt number five, for I believe it is a fair middle ground among all of the attempts (and it is the only one I saved afterwards). If other people wish to try their luck at this, please do so!
slimgrin said:
Trokken, you may want to keep an eye open on the Act II section of the forum for people asking for help with the kayran. There are a fair number of savegames posted, and you can kill two birds with one stone - help someone out and see the XP relative to different builds/levels.
Trokken said:I guess I have become quite the Kayran slayer as of late
I'll be sure to check out the posts of people who are looking for help with defeating it. Should be a piece of cake by now!
It can be quite fun - you do get to see a lot of different builds.
(But of course, I should have said the Act I section, not the Act II section.)
it certainly does have a combo mechanic.
it gets up to like 10 swings, for both strong & fast styles. the first 3 or 4 are repeatative, but after that they build.
i think you can combine them together as well.
geralt will even do the "over the head 2 handed leaping down swing" during strong attack combos, just like last game!
im guessing it probably does have something to do with the kayran trap?
it gets up to like 10 swings, for both strong & fast styles. the first 3 or 4 are repeatative, but after that they build.
i think you can combine them together as well.
geralt will even do the "over the head 2 handed leaping down swing" during strong attack combos, just like last game!
im guessing it probably does have something to do with the kayran trap?