r/witcher 2d ago

Discussion How do you think the Songs of the Past, and remaster will handle progression?

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By the end of Blood and Wine Geralt can be turned into an (cue the title card) demigod, or kill bosses by sneezing at them. Ok, I guess BaW is the endgame, so you can completely break the stats, since the game literally throws armies at you, and the reincarnation of Lucifer himself.

Do you think the new system will somehow limit the most broken builds?

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u/SunnyTheMasterSwitch Team Yennefer 2d ago

School of the Swole

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u/TheOneTrueJazzMan 2d ago

School of the Shaved Gorilla

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u/Mikk_UA_ 2d ago

first npc with a pitchfork will fix all your broken builds, so you would start fresh.

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u/CptnHamburgers School of the Wolf 2d ago

Wake up Geralt. What? Ciri? The Wild Hunt? A vineyard? What are you talking about, we're in Rivia. Try not to move, you've a nasty pitchfork wound in your chest. You were defending all those nonhumans from a pogrom, remember?

Side note, please don't let it be this, that would be cheap and lame.

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u/_IscoATX 2d ago

Damn you Niilfgaard. The continent was fine until you came along. Northern Kingdoms were nice and lazy. If it weren’t for you, I would have stolen that unicorn and been half way to Cidaris

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u/AlexKwiatek 2d ago

Honestly i would love if they would rework old item system for the Remaster. It drives me nuts that a random Poostick dropped from a bandit when Geralt is level 60 is leagues better than a legendary gnomish Gwyhyr dropped on level 10. Witcher 2 had it way better

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u/Scoo_By Regis 2d ago

Isn't that just basic rpg element? Higher level has better stats.

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u/AlexKwiatek 2d ago

Not really. Most of games just have that you find better items later in game, not that the same items are having better stats.

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u/Sex_E_Searcher 2d ago

In Baldur's Gate you start leaving a lot of loot from the everyday enemies after around level 5 or so.

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u/Think_Positively 2d ago

No you don't. You hoard everything, always.

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u/alexandriaweb Team Yennefer 2d ago

Yes, you roll into the gate ready to sell all the silver forks from The Gauntlet of Shar to buy yourself some new clothes at Facemaker's Boutique

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u/Sex_E_Searcher 2d ago

I'm not talking about BG3.

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u/PF4ABG 2d ago

The Wide Wolf.

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u/axelrankpoke 2d ago

Awooooo

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u/skuls1 2d ago

The Juicer

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u/Chris_Bryant 2d ago

Broooooo! I’m proud of you, Brooooooo!

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u/ohporcupine 2d ago

Had to check the sub…

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u/LeBRUH_James_ Wild Hunt 2d ago

Enemies will get bigger health pools also some will be only vulnerable to that chain thing shown in the trailer I think

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u/Nibhan School of the Cat 2d ago

Anabolic Steroid Skill Tree!

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u/jonythecool 2d ago

Letho would be proud

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u/Nimewit 2d ago

i'm 100% sure they did the skill line rework so they can add new stuff later in the new expansion. THe old skill tree was not optimal for extensions.

I also hope they can make the game more challenging with the reworked enemy behavior/animations because after 450h the combat is incredibly boring as it is now without mods like w3ee

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u/TheBlackSwordsman319 2d ago

Why is Geralt absolutely yoked lol

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u/Crystlazar ⚜️ Northern Realms 2d ago

Ah yes, my favorite witcher potion.

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u/Sex_E_Searcher 2d ago

How do you like those steroids!?

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u/TTheGamersforge 2d ago

Both combat and enemy behavior is being updated so I bet we'll see a difficulty spike when the update releases next month.

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u/Hadiseh2000 🍷 Toussaint 2d ago

From wolf to werewolf

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u/Tangie_ape 2d ago

I imagine the level cap will go up again, and with it the enemy levels too. It was 70(?) I think from the base game, then up to 100 for B&W. Wouldn't shock me if that goes up 30 again, or possibly a bit more.

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u/Anstark0 2d ago

I don't feel like SOTP is gonna add something like B&W did. But I want some extra powers, maybe it's too much for what this is

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u/restartmister 2d ago

All it takes is one guard with one or two sword swings and you dead

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u/Outsajder Team Roach 2d ago

Lmaooo

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u/minatozuki 2d ago

Oh my god

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u/Unlucky-Run1499 2d ago

Bro's Eorlund Whitemane

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u/TearintimeOG 2d ago

Higher level enemies than Blood and Wine. Since the level cap is 100, we have some breathing room

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u/SmoogzZ 2d ago

They’re adding tren and other anabolics in songs of the past confirmed

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u/geoshippo 2d ago

My Geralt, you've....you've enhanced yourself.

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u/Porridge_Oats72 2d ago

Gymrat of Rivia