Nintendesert
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- Mar 28, 2010
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PhatoseAlpha
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- Apr 10, 2005
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I switched to easy quick...it plays like Assassin's Creed and I'd rather just button mash my way through it.
Game is harder than I could have imagined, made Dragon Age 2 look like pong in comparison, this is on normal for me.
I'm playing many battles 4-5 times just to figure out the best manner to get through.
I'm playing many battles 4-5 times just to figure out the best manner to get through.
I Started with Monastery (didn't know I had to start off with the ballista) under normal difficulty. It was impossible to get the 3 guards at the tower. Backed down to Easy mode with Ballista mission and forward. Easy slash move on.
Mem
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- Apr 23, 2000
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I would not be surprised if they bring out a patch to lower the difficulty slightly on normal mode,W2 is way harder then W1 on normal mode,btw guys I finally got into the game and was surprised it ran quite well on my 6 year old rig with fine tuning of the graphic settings even @1920x1080 .
I hear they are bringing out a hotfix patch so you can use the arrows keys for movement,I'm old school and find the WASD keys awkward.
I did try the user file hack ie this one
It did not work and yes I used the user file in documents folder.
I personally love the difficulty. I'm playing on hard and don't mind dying now and then. If I don't get challenged, I usually get bored.
What I learned early, is that being very aggressive (worked in the first game) really doesn't work here. You don't want to get trapped with anything behind you. You'll receive extra damage from backstabs, and you can't get out of it by easily jumping over enemies, as you could in the first game.
I usually play very defensive, by falling back, keeping everything infront of me and try to find narrow spots where I can take the enemies down 1 by 1. Alternative, if the terrain doesn't suit such a strategy, is to lock on to the weakest enemy, and circle kite 'em.
Positioning is very important. I'm not getting much use out of the parry ability, but I use the manual dodge all the time. I strike, dodge, strike, dogde.
A lot of the time you're also able to "leash" the enemies. If the fight is going south, run away. Heal up, and then return
Demo24
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- Aug 5, 2004
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Is there someway to heal up without just running away and waiting on the bar? Since you can't drink potions in action anymore that sort of takes away from that.
The one oddity that I found is that the journal is written by a narrator and no longer by your character, makes the game feel sort of odd.
The one oddity that I found is that the journal is written by a narrator and no longer by your character, makes the game feel sort of odd.
super duper hard on normal.. keep getting flambe'd by the dragon fire while killing the guards.. cant seem to find out how to avoid it.
the DOT just kills me every time..
the DOT just kills me every time..
Just some hints:
Meditate and use potions before hard fight.
Kite and shoot your signs.
Do not expect to just mash attack multiple enemies. You need to hit and move.
Use strong attack for heavy armor quick attack otherwise. Mix of the 2 works good in cases.
Once enemies are wounded they are more vulnerable to stun which means easy kill.
If you get surrounded, you are probably screwed.
Meditate and use potions before hard fight.
Kite and shoot your signs.
Do not expect to just mash attack multiple enemies. You need to hit and move.
Use strong attack for heavy armor quick attack otherwise. Mix of the 2 works good in cases.
Once enemies are wounded they are more vulnerable to stun which means easy kill.
If you get surrounded, you are probably screwed.
So far the game is great, I find my self coming up to huge fights and scouting how I can make it a lot easier. On the retry I set up ALOT of traps and get my skills and bombs ready, makes a highly difficult fight, turn into a breeze.
mooncancook
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- May 28, 2003
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Took me several tries at normal. I pick off the easy ones first, then lure one of the the knight out first. If both come after you just run away and they won't chase you all the way. One on one is easy with use of blocking. Later there was a group of tougher enemies with 3 knights and 3 regulars, took me many tries and I had to use the trap sign to lay traps and keep dodging and running, and wait for opportunities to strike when I'm not surrounded.
StinkyPinky
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- Jul 6, 2002
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I like that this game doesn't hold your hand.
Combat is interesting. Quite difficult at times. Prep is key and you simply cannot go toe to toe with a mob. They'll own you. Move, use traps and bombs, and use your signs.
Combat is interesting. Quite difficult at times. Prep is key and you simply cannot go toe to toe with a mob. They'll own you. Move, use traps and bombs, and use your signs.
Just got really into the game tonight. LOVE it so far. Graphics are orgasmic. Not far into the story yet, but seems interesting so far. Combat is challenging, and fun.
RE combat: You have to remember that witchers are more like ninjas or maybe fencers. They don't wear armor, they stay alive by not being hit. The game did most of the dodging and parrying automagically for you in TW1 - now, it's up to you.
The key is to keep them off balance. If you're fighting one or two weaker enemies where you can press the attack, alternate your strong and weak strikes to keep them from recovering. Against groups, use aard, yrden and bombs to stagger the stronger enemies. Then make a strike or two at the weaker guys and dodge away as the group recovers and starts to swing at you. Once you get down to the shield guys or heavy knights, you can use block to stagger then make a few strikes before you recover.
You definitely can't go rambo, or you'll be dead in 5 seconds.
Some screens (1920x1200, max settings except for AA and ultrasampling):
RE combat: You have to remember that witchers are more like ninjas or maybe fencers. They don't wear armor, they stay alive by not being hit. The game did most of the dodging and parrying automagically for you in TW1 - now, it's up to you.
The key is to keep them off balance. If you're fighting one or two weaker enemies where you can press the attack, alternate your strong and weak strikes to keep them from recovering. Against groups, use aard, yrden and bombs to stagger the stronger enemies. Then make a strike or two at the weaker guys and dodge away as the group recovers and starts to swing at you. Once you get down to the shield guys or heavy knights, you can use block to stagger then make a few strikes before you recover.
You definitely can't go rambo, or you'll be dead in 5 seconds.
Some screens (1920x1200, max settings except for AA and ultrasampling):
coloumb
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- Oct 9, 1999
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Combat is..interesting. I personally liked how combat worked in Witcher 1. I'm definitely switching to easy mode as I'm more interested in the story rather than annoyingly difficult combat [at least for me].
I am running 2560x1600 under Ultra except Ubersampling.
Absolutely gorgeous. Great Storyline so far (2hrs into it)
Absolutely gorgeous. Great Storyline so far (2hrs into it)
I'm glad that they have the options to turn off all the various depth of field effects, because don't you guys think they went a little overboard. I can understand the usage of a shallow DOF effect when the camera is zoomed in on something, but man when you're running around normally with the camera all wide, you still get blurriness in the background. Very weird....European game makers....
The length and content of this (and the other) thread looks like a testament to how good this game is. Not often people are talking about this kind of depth and difficulty in today's console world. Reinstalling TW1 now so I can finally finish it, in order to move onto TW2.
Had one of the most fulfilling combat experiences this morning before work. Decided to try to take out one of the Endragia Queens. (playing on Hard) The fight took a good 5 minutes! I used up my bombs, throwing knives and traps. Was an epic fight. My heart was pounding the whole time.
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