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Later on for use monster decks you'll get two neutral cards with same effect: "if close combat is over 10 in power, destroy the highest value card". Great combo is to use the frost, which drops everything to 1/2 and if they've enough cards (which monster decks will) they'll have over 10 power (especially if they've a hero card which won't drop to 10) and boom you wipe out their entire row.

It's like defecating to the sunrise: Downright glorious.

 

But yeah, get decoys, lets you re-use the medic cards if they don't have spies, or lets you re-use their spies to build up your hand. This is a bit pointless for monster decks (since you don't want to be drawing more than one of each type into your hand)

 

As for building out other decks, make sure to check every innkeep for cards, and I think a couple of general merchants too. If you do the Gwent quests you should get some good cards from it (with the final leader cards coming from the tournament at the end as I recently found out).

 

Oh other advice: to protect against Scorch play a relatively high powered card, or only play cards lower than their hand (since Scorch is a two way street). Some of the monster swarms are built to do this automatically (aracheneas puts out a bunch of 4 in front row, then a 6 in the back, and the vampires have a shit ton of 4's then a single 5. But that's easy wiped out with the above technique)

 

I love there's just as much mechanics to discuss in the mini-game as there is in the main game :P

 

I've got a gwent module for Tabletop Sim if anyone would like to hit me up to try it out? (I've not loaded the game up at all so far mind).

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I've been on a binge the whole weekend and I'm something like 30-40 hours in. Gotta say, this game gave me a raging boner. If it won't loose it's steam later on, or won't pull a Dragon Age Inquisition on me with some shitty, lackluster ending, then this is my game of the year. No contest. It's been a long time since game managed to draw me in to the point where I was literally screaming at my TV, not to mention the goosebumps, which also occured during gameplay and not just due to an awesome cutscene (although W3 managed to make me look like a plucked chicken for an entire first hour, also with cutscenes). Anyway, going back to my lair now to play the shit out of this game.

 

One question though - has anyone managed to spot a whale in it's entirety? Usually he stucks his ass on the surface only to tease you with it's tail when you get close but I've been chasing after that bastard for hours trying to take a closer look underwater. It seems like the devs are just teasing us though, because the only thing I managed to spot was a mere glimpse of the tail and rear half of the body before it disappeared into the depths.

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  On 6/14/2015 at 3:50 PM, deanb said:

I've seen two entire whales. They beached though. I imagine the tail is just for effect and not an actual giant wale under the surface you can hack at and instantly get burdened with it brain or something.

You're probably right. A shame. Not that I wanted to hack him up, but it sure would be a majestic sight.

 

 

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See I've not read the books but I know that "The Last Wish" is

 

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this however becomes much more flexible in the game since

 

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  On 6/15/2015 at 8:27 AM, deanb said:

See I've not read the books but I know that "The Last Wish" is

 

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  On 6/15/2015 at 10:47 PM, deanb said:

Ah man, the ending has a bit of "you're practically a god, go n hack things up, have fun" which I've enjoyed in a few games of late (IIRC Kingdoms of Amalur does it). Still gives you a proper boss battle(s) when you're playing the guy that isn't practically a god mind.

Right now I'm at level 30-31. Is that too much or "just right"? Don't wanna go into that final battle overpowered so that I won't make the final dude look like a wuss.

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Oh it's worth noting the "you're a god" is cos for parts of it you're Ciri, and she's

 

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When fighting as Geralt I found it challenging enough and I was lvl 35 for the end. I think it scales up with you (no level recommendation is given for the Final Preperations quest lines)

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It's done. I've finished the game. Man, these things are always tough to part with. I feel like going on another year-long binge, where I won't play anything but the Witcher series until I'm finally done with it (last time it was the Mass Effect trilogy).

 

So. Instead of pointing out every little detail that I thought was good or bad (because honestly - anoyone who played the game figured this shit out already), I'm just going to say that this is literally the best RPG I've ever played. I wish that all of the plot threads were neatly tied up but what the hell - most important things got closure and it was a really nice, satisfying ending. There was some crazy shit going on during the last battle, every major character arc was resolved and generally I had a big, shit-eating grin on my face troughout the whole thing. I only wish I was more responsible with the romance options because in the end Triss and Yen both dumped my stupid ass and now I am forever alone. Well, at least it adds more depth to characters and story to have this option, it was amusing in a way. I mean, I wouldn't mind having "two chicks at the same time, man", but I suppose even the Witcher power fantasy isn't going to fulfill my million-dollar dream. Fuck.

 

Anyway, I'm having some post-game blues so I'd welcome any conversation about the game and its ending right now. Damn, how I wish I could have another drink with Lambert and Eskel...

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So, following IDDQD's sad tale...

 

 

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Man, I love this game.

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  On 6/26/2015 at 11:03 PM, Hot Heart said:

So, following IDDQD's sad tale...

 

 

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Man, I love this game.

 

 

Bummed. Triss sailed off, and I decided if I couldn't have her, I didn't want Yen either. So now my Geralt is going to prawl the lands aimlessly having casual sex with whomever he pleases whilst secretly wishing Triss will come back one day to give him the love he craves. 

 

 

Anyway's, I think I'm about as close to finishing the game as I can be without starting the final push. I've got one main quest left 'get on boat'. I'm not sure if I'm ready for the adventure to end yet, or if I'm in need of a break. I worry that after completing the game I'll lose all interest in the world and thus, become unable to finish off some of the side quests.

 

When does the DLC hit? 

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The DLC has been coming out in dribs n drabs since launch. I think 10 of the 16 are out so far. 

 

As for "get on the boat" if that's 

 

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  On 6/27/2015 at 11:20 AM, danielpholt said:

 

Bummed. Triss sailed off

 

D'oh. You didn't get the chance to tell her you love her before she left? That's what I did. She still walks off but then you start talking to Dijkstra who goes into a story and then suddenly stops with, "Turn around."

 

You turn around and there Triss is. It's a really nice moment.

 

@Dean. Sure Vesemir wasn't just berating you because of the hat? :P

 

Seriously, though, I think there is a bit of... not so much oversight, but slight incompatibility in the variables. Yen was running very hot and cold in the way some conversations went; where it was clear we were supposed to still be a couple (or at least me not just recently thrown into a lake).

 

 

  On 6/27/2015 at 11:35 AM, deanb said:

The DLC has been coming out in dribs n drabs since launch. I think 10 of the 16 are out so far.

 

I'm guessing he means the big expansions rather than the little bits (not that the little bits aren't nice)? I don't think they're due until the end of October. Thinking I might replay this one after they're out.

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Yup, the expansion stuff was what I was talking about, I've been grabbing the weekly DLC as and when it's available. As for Triss, she got on the boat and I never saw her again. I believe I told Dijkstra I wasn't in the mood for one of his stories right now.

 

If I could redo one moment from this game It'd be that one.

 

@deanb - yup, Isle of Mist. I was under the impression I'll be watching a cutscene, and then heading back to Kaer Morhen (whatever), is that not the case?

 

I'm really bummed about fluffing my lines with Triss. [emoji20]

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  On 6/27/2015 at 11:44 AM, Hot Heart said:

 

  On 6/27/2015 at 11:20 AM, danielpholt said:

 

Bummed. Triss sailed off

 

D'oh. You didn't get the chance to tell her you love her before she left? That's what I did. She still walks off but then you start talking to Dijkstra who goes into a story and then suddenly stops with, "Turn around."

 

You turn around and there Triss is. It's a really nice moment.

 

@Dean. Sure Vesemir wasn't just berating you because of the hat? :P

 

Seriously, though, I think there is a bit of... not so much oversight, but slight incompatibility in the variables. Yen was running very hot and cold in the way some conversations went; where it was clear we were supposed to still be a couple (or at least me not just recently thrown into a lake).

 

 

  On 6/27/2015 at 11:35 AM, deanb said:

The DLC has been coming out in dribs n drabs since launch. I think 10 of the 16 are out so far.

 

I'm guessing he means the big expansions rather than the little bits (not that the little bits aren't nice)? I don't think they're due until the end of October. Thinking I might replay this one after they're out.

 

 

You need to do certain actions to be allowed to tell Triss you love her (i didn't). Same with Yen. Same how it's always been with Witcher games,  Ciri is in most flux of them all, certain endings require quite specific circumstances that can be missed. 

 

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Then Kaer Morhen stuff. 

Then the final Act. (you're nearing the end of Act II) 

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I got the option, but for some reason I figured I'd get another chance to tell her, so I opted for the second, less sappy conversation option and she basically said it was a mistake (IIRC) that we should forget about. I've not seen her since.

 

If I'm still a ways off I'll slow myself down then; enjoy the experience even more than I already have. Going to grab the rest of the Feline gear and finish off some more Witcher quests.

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Finished the game last night; here's my ending.

 

 

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Yeah if you do like all the sidequests that pop up you level up pretty quick, even more so if you equip Trophies that get more exp for certain mobs. I don't think they thought that folks would go around and do /everything/ and it's more scaled to doing the main quest and one or two sidequests now n then.

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Ok, so I think I'm about to hit a point of no return and I'd like advice on whether or not progressing will kill any side quests. Here comes the spoiler tag.

 

 

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