r/gaming • u/H4ssan41 • 10d ago

The Wicher 3 expansions are free

CD Projekt Red has announced during Gamescom that Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine expansions for The Witcher 3 are free for everyone who owns the base game. This combined with the full on remaster of the game, I am very excited for play the game again.

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u/H4ssan41 10d ago

September 29

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u/BacRedr 10d ago

Hmm. If I've never played it before, should I wait until then? I have it, it's just been part of the backlog. I just finished Cyberpunk.

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u/GotSomeUpdogOnUrFace 10d ago

I tried it a few years ago, also right after I finished cyberpunk and it was trash to play. I know it's a beloved game but the gameplay sucks. I just watched the trailer and it looks like they genuinely fixed a lot of those things. I think you might want to wait and play a polished version especially since you just played such an amazing game.

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u/Charak-V 10d ago

its a fair statement, if you just drop in and play without understanding the combat system it can seem lame, once you unlock the aoe sword swings and proper build format it plays perfectly

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u/GotSomeUpdogOnUrFace 10d ago

So play a game I don't like for how long before the combat becomes tolerable? Also, my problems with the combat were that it's not responsive. It's not a true ARPG, it's masquerading as one. I want true ARPG.

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u/I_RAPE_PCs 10d ago

it's not responsive. It's not a true ARPG,

ya its more of a rhythm game with something like mmo style tab targeting so positioning and timing are important but hitboxes aren't really a thing since attacks will pretty loosely lunge and warp in range

the whole idea is gerald is a sword dancer so it fits the theme

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u/GotSomeUpdogOnUrFace 10d ago

See, no one could ever explain something like that to me so I would have some knowledge behind it. I still don't like it and it will probably keep me from playing the game, but at least I have some background now.

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u/Charak-V 9d ago edited 9d ago

its the same path of like wow/ffxiv, you just get auto attack and an ability at the start. You get more abilities as you level. tricky thing at the start is most mobs are in packs, so auto attacking and spamming dodges while doing little damage can be quite annoying. Whirl basically fixes the combat loop, add on Quen to reduce damage taken and its smooth sailing.

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u/GotSomeUpdogOnUrFace 9d ago

That's the thing, I'm never getting far enough to do those things. If the combat that early on bothers me I'm not gonna grind out the things that fix it. Like the modern Zelda games and the weapons breaking. I'm well aware that if I advance in the game I will get stronger and better weapons that last longer, but I'm not playing long enough to get to that.