What house rules would you adhere to in your first playthrough?

[TheMorbidAtheist]

I think this is just people stating what kind of intuitive habits they have and things they like to be mindful of when playing a new game for the first time. For example, having little rules like 'no walkthroughs', optimising the HUD, not going back to previous saves etc. are things that most people already do intuitively when they boot up the game. So I'd imagine anyone who posted in this thread some set of rules and then when they played the game found that they weren't having fun, they'd abandon those rules instantly. Everyone's so excited they're imagining what they'd do when they play the game, this thread is evidence of that. So I imagine they are entertained and are having fun

Personally, I will be posting a beard pun every day of the week leading up to the release of the game and then undergoing a vow of pun-silence until I've completed my first playthrough. I also plan an out-of-character slutty Geralt playthrough with a friend who can't use her hands making all the decisions (we did it for the Witcher 2). Each to their own

That's why I would much rather prefer if there was an option to start the game where you CANNOT load your prior save - that's how The souls series work, plus Heavy Rain and Beyond two souls - you live with your choices.

AND, if there was an option disabling fast travel before you start the game that would also ensure that you would not be going back on your promise when it's convenient, if you will.

There's no free will, that's why people MAY in fact go back on what they thought they were going to do and reload their prior saves - the circumstance can force them to act differently, that is cause and effect.

But if the mode prevents you from loading a prior save to change your save then that is a wholly different matter - that mode would prevent one of your brain programs overriding another program which results in you caving in and going back on your promise to yourself.

 

[mecha_fish]

That's why I would much rather prefer if there was an option to start the game where you CANNOT load your prior save - that's how The souls series work, plus Heavy Rain and Beyond two souls - you live with your choices.

There's no free will, that's why people MAY in fact go back on what they thought they were going to do and reload their prior saves - the circumstance can force them to act differently, that is cause and effect.

But if the mode prevents you from loading a prior save to change your save then that is a wholly different matter - that mode would prevent one of your brain programs overriding another program which results in you caving in and going back on your promise to yourself.

I was discussing personal rules and general giudelines and playsyle habits-- not game modes (e.g. permadeath, one single save file etc.). I don't think tw3 has a permadeath and I doubt there will be options to have a single save file, so I suppose you and others who want to have those restrictions will be looking at mods to do that. I don't think you'll have access to those things for your first playthrough (unless you have an incredibly strong will) so I'm not entirely sure how this quite fits with my statements or with this thread in general.

i'd be interested in trying out those kinds of modes, but not my first playthrough.

 

[TheMorbidAtheist]

I was discussing personal rules and general giudelines and playsyle habits-- not game modes (e.g. permadeath, one single save file etc.). I don't think tw3 has a permadeath and I doubt there will be options to have a single save file, so I suppose you and others who want to have those restrictions will be looking at mods to do that. I don't think you'll have access to those things for your first playthrough (unless you have an incredibly strong will) so I'm not entirely sure how this quite fits with my statements or with this thread in general.

i'd be interested in trying out those kinds of modes, but not my first playthrough.

I know, I was replying to you saying that people may change their promises because of circumstances - that's why I said that it would be better to add options for people who actually want to hold themselves to their own promises (since there is a chance they may want to change their play style if they feel like they aren't having fun).

I also mentioned the no-fast travel rule which is a part of play-style.

And yes, there is a permadeath mode - it comes with the Dark Mode.

 

[dragonbird]

for people who actually want to hold themselves to their own promises (since there is a chance they may want to change their play style if they feel like they aren't having fun).

I just can't imagine why someone would want to be held to a play style where they weren't having fun.

 

[mecha_fish]

And yes, there is a permadeath mode - it comes with the Dark Mode.

it was confirmed Dark Mode does not have permadeath. it's just very hard.

and I agree with dragonbird on the most part, but i wouldn't deny mods for people who would want to try that sort of thing.

 

[Kinley]

it was confirmed Dark Mode does not have permadeath. it's just very hard.

and I agree with dragonbird on the most part, but i wouldn't deny mods for people who would want to try that sort of thing.

Conflicting information regarding this. The recent issue of OPM Australia states that permadeath is in:

http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/34394-LINKS-ONLY-Witcher-3-News?p=1588890&viewfull=1#post1588890

 

[OliverDK]

maybe you interpret 'must' a little too literally? also, as you say, you are overanalysing a bit. perhaps it is YOU who should relax and let the thread flow, ahahaha. as someone above said these are more like guidelines. i personally will probably stick to the general guides most people above have mentioned and then, from that, create some new rule set for the next playthrough. don't think there's ever any hard/fast rules for a first playthrough.

Very relaxed thank you And not trying to convince anyone. People can as I said take or leave what I tried to con way as they want. I wrote my post because I understood the thread as it states; "what rules about do you adhere to in your first play through" as people actually made rules they adhered to maximize their enjoyment when playing the game for the first time. To that I responded I don't bind myself to rules for the first play through for reasons I have explained.

But of course my post doesn't apply to those who have very loose guidelines and then just ignore them as the game flows. But I don't really think that it was those people OP was trying to catch when he started his post about binding rules And yes I get the irony of my statement!

 

[Percival_Dickenbutts]

Minimal HUD (only upper left health and stuff, and bottom left potions/bombs)

Minimal map markers

No fast-travel (or atleast very little of it, depends entirely on the game)

I will try to keep to a somewhat sensible day/night schedule allowing Geralt some rest

Absolutely NO use of the crossbow unless it is literally the only way to progress in the game, will keep one un-equipped, but in my inventory just in case.

Will un-equip armor and weapons when diving, at least if I will return to the same shore as I entered the water from.

 

[Mekari]

I would like to go through the game with very little map markers and no fast travel just to have that extra thrill of discovery but I am worried that since I am a completionist when it comes to games, that I will fall into that trap.

 

[Bellator Pius Gratus]

Most is already said here, but my usual type of playing will include starting on highest difficulty, as long as I can save and load game. So Dark mode I'm guessing will be my setting.

No fast travel. Not once. Though, if I break this rule it's because I've already spent 300 hours with the game.

Taking things slooooooow, and go about things in a slowly pace. I really won't be rushing this playthrough and I will really savour my time and experience with the game.

Always act and choose as I would in real life...had I been a witcher in a fantasy world that is.

Protect the good, and no hurting or killing of the innocent. And if there are no innocents, then explore all options before choosing and research all sides of conflict, and choose accordingly.

Good thread OP. ^_^

 

[Ourgekjj]

as well

Hard difficulty
No fast travel
No map/quest marker/indicator
No enemy level/health bar

 

[TheMorbidAtheist]

I just can't imagine why someone would want to be held to a play style where they weren't having fun.

Well, that's why permadeath is a commitment, which isn't necessarily fun. It's a personal challenge that you can't back out of unless you start the game anew.

You think about the long-term gratification of having beat the game in permadeath mode (or lets say with the no-fast-travel mode, if there was one) rather than the short-term difficulties of having to put up with it.

So it's a two-prong approach, not just the "I am not having fun right now so I will revert to a more convenient play style if the game itself allows me to".

Disclaimer: I am obviously defending the minority position here.

 

[Geralt_of_bsas]

Well I'd do the only reasonable thing to do:

try the game and see what fits to do in it and what not.

I dont like quest markers, I dont like easy games, I dont like other things as well, but I have no way to know if TW3 will need some of those things, or if it'll be too easy in normal, or artificially difficult in hard, so I have to play the damn game and learn how it functions, and then slowly accommodate the experience as I see fit.

Screw rules, maybe they are not meant just for being broken, but I wont hold myself religiously to them either.

About not coming to the forums though, I was thinking the other day we could perhaps have a dedicated thread meant for our first playthroughs, to discuss things safely without spoilers, just to talk about how things are going, maybe get some nice suggestions in terms of graphics/performance or about other aspects.
I'm super exited to play the game naturally, but I do predict I'll want to talk about how its going with some fellow witcher friends to a certain extent, so maybe closer to release I'll create a thread.

 

[kissybyc]

I just can't imagine why someone would want to be held to a play style where they weren't having fun.

Well, while I personally won't choose permadeath, I can understand its charm. Having permadeath would REALLY make me take selfish gains very seriously in any given choice, knowing that life is cruel. It is much harder to sacrifice for the "right thing" with permadeath.

 

[Darth-Death]

-A good night's sleep.
-Defrag my hard drive.
-Download the latest Nvidia drivers for the Witcher 3.
-Play.

 

[drunkensailor112]

0. Send wife and children to her mother.

:cheers:



first playthrough and any playthrough for that matter. NEVER fast travel. also I like to walk as much as possible. I don't like horses, unless they are on my plate. also I play with no hud or on screen map. I have to learn the roads the hard way

 

[cyberpunkforever]

-ultra settings
-Yennefer
-don't skip cutscenes
-master swordsman hability (magic fot the 2 playtrough)
- doing all sidequests/ monster contracts

-original voice over (Polish)
-shave every day, of course

 

[Gocko]

Recently in open world games I've stuck to not using any fast travel and removing all the HUD. It adds a lot of immersion so that's what I'm going for in TW3. But since tracking quests might be a problem I'm hoping there might be a button which fades in and out the minimap?

 

[roninthecow]

Hardest difficulty for challenge off the bat
No HUD
Hopefully no fast travel.. tho i might get lazy time to time.
No second guessing choices, aka hopping back to an older save to change a choice.

 

[schinderhannes.999]

- hardest difficulty
- no save scumming
- mouse & keyboard
- minimal HUD, with at least the minimap gone
- general navigation/pathfinding by regularly pulling up the world map
- no health bars nor other visual indicators giving away the status or the threat level of opponents
- no or most minimal use of Witcher Senses, especially if environmental highlighting is still in and cannot be turned off
- no cosmetic changes to the default out-of-the-box Geralt (no shaving nor getting a different haircut)
- no fast travel
- no crossbow, unless necessary
- horse riding only for transportation purposes
- 'Force Push' and 'Jedi Mind Tricks' only, if possible
- keep on gathering and collecting the exact amount of ingredients it would take to replenish your used up potions the classic way
- and as always, try to remain as neutral as possible and not take any sides unless there's no way around it