The Witcher 3

[mirth]

I hate you so much.

[Gusington]

Did you get it??

[Con]

According to steam I have 246 hours in it. :D

And loved every minute

Con

[Gusington]

Not sure if I am going to fire this up next or do one more Dark Age campaign in Attila TW...

[Ian C]

I got the complete edition a few months back and it's one of the best gaming choices I ever made.

[sandman2575]

God I wish I weren't so freaking terrible with Witcher 3 combat. I mean panicky button-mashing, ahh what do i do? utterly confused terrible.  ... also inventory management is really cumbersome and confusing to me.

...all that said, I'm convinced Witcher 3 is one of the most astounding games ever created. What CD Projekt Red pulled off here just blows me away.

[glen55]

God I wish I weren't so freaking terrible with Witcher 3 combat. I mean panicky button-mashing, ahh what do i do? utterly confused terrible.  ... also inventory management is really cumbersome and confusing to me.

...all that said, I'm convinced Witcher 3 is one of the most astounding games ever created. What CD Projekt Red pulled off here just blows me away.

Dodge. Dodge when they're about to hit you. Some critters are fast and that is very difficult to do, so just dodge all the damned time. I remapped power attack to alt, roll to X and dodge to space bar.

Usually dodge puts you in a good position to get a blow in from the side or rear. If you are still in front, dodge again. Slow critters like bears and golems should never lay a finger on you.

Roll works, too, but I think dodge is better because of the chances it gives you to get hits in from the side and rear, and also because roll uses stamina.

[Gusington]

The combat in Witcher 2 made me stop playing but I am hell bent on mastering it this time around...HELL BENT

[JudgeDredd]

Also don't forget to use your powers and special equipment. For example - I can't remember the details - but there's a bomb you can craft which will slow enemies down...and use your special abilities like pushing etc.

Sorry I can't be more specific, it's been a while since I played.

And dodging is very handy.

[glen55]

Also don't forget to use your powers and special equipment. For example - I can't remember the details - but there's a bomb you can craft which will slow enemies down...and use your special abilities like pushing etc.

Sorry I can't be more specific, it's been a while since I played.

And dodging is very handy.

I recommend quen. You never miss with quen. I miss a lot with the other signs. But if you make quen the default, others are situational. The mind one often gives you a stun, plus it unlocks conversation options. You can say howdy to a pack of wolves with a well-timed igni.

Also, I think fast attack is better than power attack, generally. If you get behind somebody, go ahead and light 'em up with a power attack, but against, e.g., regular humans and such, you can typically hit faster than they do with the fast attack, and interrupt most of their attacks.

These are tips coming from somebody who also found Witcher 2 combat frustrating. I had trouble in this game until I remapped dodge and get used to hitting it. Now I am level 12 and I just killed 2 pairs of level 16 wraiths with no time to heal between pairs and still had over 50% health.

[ghostryder]

Depending on what kind of mouse you have -I use a gaming mouse with 7 buttons but I only remap the dodge key to a side button---and I'm good. i don't worry about all the other key combo nitendo crap finishing moves--just the dodge. It's really all you need.

[Gusington]

Thanks Glen and Ghostie...these tips should help, I think.

[GibbyG]

All I ever used was roll.  Especially to get behind dudes with shields.  And as mentioned above, Quen.

Really as awesome game.

[Con]

Do your self a favor and follow Angry Joes advice and get an Xbox controller for the PC.  It took a couple of tries to get used to it after only using a mouse keyboard but now I dont know how I would have been able to play Witcher without one.  They are pretty cheap.  I got a wired one

https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Wired-Controller-Windows-Console/dp/B004QRKWLA

Con

[JudgeDredd]

Thanks Glen and Ghostie...these tips should help, I think.

erm?  ???   ;D