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Post by Serza on Jan 10, 2017 22:00:51 GMT
Probably got a good chunk of the TW3 team working on that Gwent.
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Post by Ieldra on Jan 11, 2017 9:56:31 GMT
Yeah, it seems like their Cyberpunk team has pretty much double the manpower of the Witcher 3 team. Witcher 3 was made by about 200 people, as the greeting text in the box states. I understood that the 450 strong team will be working on Cyberpunk 2077 in a dedicated attempt to make something even bigger than Witcher 3. They're also developing the standalone Gwent game, but I doubt that is taking that much of their resources. They said they now have a team of 450 people. I doubt they're all working on the same project. Still, it does seem that the CP2077 team is bigger than the Witcher 3 team. I'm really looking forward to that game. TW3 feels like a "no compromises" game. I'm sure some were made, there always are, but I haven't ever seen another game with such an amount of content delivered in such a consistently high quality. If they approach CP2077 with the same attitude and more resources, there is the potential for another reference game. As for Bioware, I think they need to become significantly more efficient in order to remain competitive. Their game engines, too. Bioware never managed to create convincing cities since their engines couldn't control enough AIs at the same time (they said this was the main limiting factor a few years ago), so their cities always looked too empty. Meanwhile in Novigrad, at places I have to shove people to the side to get through fast, just like in RL, and that on a medium-speed PC at 50 fps.
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Post by Gileadan on Jan 11, 2017 10:57:46 GMT
They said they now have a team of 450 people. I doubt they're all working on the same project. Still, it does seem that the CP2077 team is bigger than the Witcher 3 team. I'm really looking forward to that game. TW3 feels like a "no compromises" game. I'm sure some were made, there always are, but I haven't ever seen another game with such an amount of content delivered in such a consistently high quality. If they approach CP2077 with the same attitude and more resources, there is the potential for another reference game. They're likely not all working on Cyberpunk 2077 right now, but the only other project I'm aware of is Gwent, the card game... which will likely only require a rather small fraction of their available resources. It's in closed beta right now iirc. It's true that TW3 made few compromises. For example, they decided to stick to PC and 8th generation consoles as their platforms, and that decision was made long before said consoles were available. That tells me that they had a clear vision what they wanted to do and what hardware that would require right from the start. The game spent nearly five months in QA after being content complete (from December 2014 until it went gold in April 2015). The content quality and attention to detail is absolutely stunning. Which other game has kids cheering "yaay, we're catching snails!" - but only if it rained recently? When you follow the ghost of the Baron's little daughter at night, you'll see that the inhabitants of Crow's Perch really spread salt in front of their doors as Geralt had recommended. And so on. If this attention to detail and effort to create a living world go into Cyberpunk 2077, I pretty much expect a magnum opus. As for Bioware, I think they need to become significantly more efficient in order to remain competitive. Their game engines, too. Bioware never managed to create convincing cities since their engines couldn't control enough AIs at the same time (they said this was the main limiting factor a few years ago), so their cities always looked too empty. Meanwhile in Novigrad, at places I have to shove people to the side to get through fast, just like in RL, and that on a medium-speed PC at 50 fps. Yeah, it has been a few times now that BioWare pointed fingers at their engine when someone complained that their city hubs weren't overly lively. Ironically, the first Witcher game, which had the city of Vizima with plenty inhabitants that had daily schedules and ran for cover when it rained, was based on a modified BioWare Aurora engine from 2002 or so... make of that what you will. I had hoped that with the use of Frostbite 3 for DAI, cities would become much more lifelike, but again we got a lot of static NPCs. Truth be told, I have no idea how many NPCs Frostbite can control simultaneously, since it was created with multiplayer games in mind, but certainly it must be more than what we saw. I suspect BioWare had trouble learning the ins and outs of the Frostbite engine - DICE, the engine's original creators, constantly deliver great visuals with great performance with it, while DAI struggled with such things like 30 FPS cutscenes and odd lighting and hitboxes. Maybe Frostbite just isn't overly user friendly?
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Post by Heimdall on Jan 11, 2017 19:31:17 GMT
Yeah, it has been a few times now that BioWare pointed fingers at their engine when someone complained that their city hubs weren't overly lively. Ironically, the first Witcher game, which had the city of Vizima with plenty inhabitants that had daily schedules and ran for cover when it rained, was based on a modified BioWare Aurora engine from 2002 or so... make of that what you will. I had hoped that with the use of Frostbite 3 for DAI, cities would become much more lifelike, but again we got a lot of static NPCs. Truth be told, I have no idea how many NPCs Frostbite can control simultaneously, since it was created with multiplayer games in mind, but certainly it must be more than what we saw. I suspect BioWare had trouble learning the ins and outs of the Frostbite engine - DICE, the engine's original creators, constantly deliver great visuals with great performance with it, while DAI struggled with such things like 30 FPS cutscenes and odd lighting and hitboxes. Maybe Frostbite just isn't overly user friendly? Keep in mind that it wasn't just learning the new engine but also the hardware that held Bioware back with DAI. They said several times that last gen console memory limitations severely limited how many characters could be on screen, which ruled out many big battle scenes.
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Post by slimgrin on Jan 12, 2017 4:19:33 GMT
A number of devs underestimated 'next' gen hardware, both CDPR and Bioware were guilty. On a technical level, I doubt Bioware's modified version of Frostbyte is capable of the kind of population density, dynamic weather or streaming tech RED Engine or Anvil has. They're stuck with it for the foreseeable future so we'll see how they iterate on it. I can hardly wait to see how RED Engine handles a densely populated, urban environment. what they did with Novigrad shows promise in this regard.
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Post by Lavochkin on Jan 12, 2017 5:02:06 GMT
A number of devs underestimated 'next' gen hardware, both CDPR and Bioware were guilty. On a technical level, I doubt Bioware's modified version of Frostbyte is capable of the kind of population density, dynamic weather or streaming tech RED Engine or Anvil has. They're stuck with it for the foreseeable future so we'll see how they iterate on it. I can hardly wait to see how RED Engine handles a densely populated, urban environment. what they did with Novigrad shows promise in this regard. I was surprised to find out that the PS4 and X1 had the same amount of ram(8gb) as my previous rig, the same one that i had gotten back in '11.
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Post by Ieldra on Jan 12, 2017 6:30:42 GMT
For Gwent: What's closed beta mean? testing, Q&A? With outside people or inside? "Beta" means that the game is complete and functional, and they're testing and removing bugs. "Closed" means they use only inside people to do that.
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Post by Gileadan on Jan 12, 2017 7:03:28 GMT
Closed beta in this case means that they are actually using outside people to test, but those people are picked by invitation only and are likely under NDA - as opposed to an open beta, where everyone can participate. I think BioWare is planning a similar closed beta on MEA MP on consoles. EDIT - this is the funniest tweet from someone participating in the closed Gwent beta I've seen so far.
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Post by Serza on Jan 12, 2017 8:12:15 GMT
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Post by OneWomanArmy on Jan 12, 2017 9:55:19 GMT
I tried the dlc Blood & Wine for the first time last night but for the love of me, I couldn't get through Goliath, the very first boss and giant lol. How the hell do people defeat him? I read on the internet that it's best to be above level 34, I'm level 48 on a new game+ on EASY!!!! I'm a lost cause aren't I...,
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Post by Gileadan on Jan 12, 2017 10:38:57 GMT
I tried the dlc Blood & Wine for the first time last night but for the love of me, I couldn't get through Goliath, the very first boss and giant lol. How the hell do people defeat him? I read on the internet that it's best to be above level 34, I'm level 48 on a new game+ on EASY!!!! I'm a lost cause aren't I..., Hm, I don't recall if there was any special gimmick to the giant fight. He was big with a slow, but very devastating attack, so the order of the day would be to watch his moves, roll aside when he's about to strike, and cut him up right after each blow. Maybe use Quen to shield yourself in case you don't get away in time. That scene is the type of humor I love in the Witcher 3: it begins with a knight charging at a windmill, and then a giant bursts out from it...
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Post by OneWomanArmy on Jan 12, 2017 13:10:58 GMT
I tried the dlc Blood & Wine for the first time last night but for the love of me, I couldn't get through Goliath, the very first boss and giant lol. How the hell do people defeat him? I read on the internet that it's best to be above level 34, I'm level 48 on a new game+ on EASY!!!! I'm a lost cause aren't I..., Hm, I don't recall if there was any special gimmick to the giant fight. He was big with a slow, but very devastating attack, so the order of the day would be to watch his moves, roll aside when he's about to strike, and cut him up right after each blow. Maybe use Quen to shield yourself in case you don't get away in time. That scene is the type of humor I love in the Witcher 3: it begins with a knight charging at a windmill, and then a giant bursts out from it... Omg I think it's a terrible scene to begin with lol I didn't expect to be ambushed like that already in the beginning of the dlc, thought I'd at least be able to take a nice stroll around the hood and get to know the place a bit first hehe Thank you for your advice though, I might try and wait till I have leveled up even further.
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Post by Gileadan on Jan 12, 2017 13:25:41 GMT
Omg I think it's a terrible scene to begin with lol I didn't expect to be ambushed like that already in the beginning of the dlc, thought I'd at least be able to take a nice stroll around the hood and get to know the place a bit first hehe Thank you for your advice though, I might try and wait till I have leveled up even further. Well, I thought the Don Quixote reference was funny. I think I remember now how I killed the giant (and really, every boss that refused to die on the first attempt): I specced into the alchemy branch that raises your toxicity tolerance for every formula known or some such. Then I'd load Geralt with three or four decoctions - usually something that regenerated life or stamina in some way plus something that brought the pain, depending on the situation. Usually one decoction will fill up your toxicity bar, but with that alchemy skill, you can take more than one.
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Post by OneWomanArmy on Jan 12, 2017 13:43:03 GMT
Omg I think it's a terrible scene to begin with lol I didn't expect to be ambushed like that already in the beginning of the dlc, thought I'd at least be able to take a nice stroll around the hood and get to know the place a bit first hehe Thank you for your advice though, I might try and wait till I have leveled up even further. Well, I thought the Don Quixote reference was funny. I think I remember now how I killed the giant (and really, every boss that refused to die on the first attempt): I specced into the alchemy branch that raises your toxicity tolerance for every formula known or some such. Then I'd load Geralt with three or four decoctions - usually something that regenerated life or stamina in some way plus something that brought the pain, depending on the situation. Usually one decoction will fill up your toxicity bar, but with that alchemy skill, you can take more than one. And it was definitely funny I will try it out this way then, sounds like a good idea. The bosses in this game has been awfully difficult for me, even on easy and I haven't been good on the whole alchemy or speccing thing either but I'm slowly learning how to. Thank you, I will try this out.
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Post by coldwetn0se on Jan 12, 2017 23:07:01 GMT
I really like Ciri as a character, but I forgot how much I dislike playing as her. I was terrible at her mechanics on the xbone, and thought the kb+m might be better (since I am doing better with Geralt using the kb+m). But alas....it isn't so. Dealing with Whoreson Junior's henchmen, in that enclosed building - ugh! Why can't I put some damn armor on her.
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Post by Gileadan on Jan 12, 2017 23:41:13 GMT
I really like Ciri as a character, but I forgot how much I dislike playing as her. I was terrible at her mechanics on the xbone, and thought the kb+m might be better (since I am doing better with Geralt using the kb+m). But alas....it isn't so. Dealing with Whoreson Junior's henchmen, in that enclosed building - ugh! Why can't I put some damn armor on her. It took me some time to learn to play Ciri well, too. She's very different from my Geralt build - mostly signs with some essentials in combat and alchemy - and it took me a bit to settle into a patient, fast-striking play style that dodges a lot to give her time to regenerate. Luckily she gets more badass the more the story advances! That's funny. Exactly how I feel when playing - winning second round - yes I can win the game I am that good. to defeat in a split second!! What just happened!
Ashamed to say how many times I loose at Gwent. Yet keep playing.
She is beautiful- love her cosplay!
My learning experience exactly! The merchants of Novigrad were probably laughing when they saw me bring out my deck. I got a bit better by the mid game, but still made rookie mistakes that frustrated the heck out of me once in a while. I finally settled for the monster deck as my favorite, because I found it so satisfying to play one card and have loads of ghouls and vampires pop up. I'm so easily entertained.
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Post by slimgrin on Jan 13, 2017 2:48:02 GMT
Omg I think it's a terrible scene to begin with lol I didn't expect to be ambushed like that already in the beginning of the dlc, thought I'd at least be able to take a nice stroll around the hood and get to know the place a bit first hehe Thank you for your advice though, I might try and wait till I have leveled up even further. Yep, As Gileadan said -dodge, move away, attack, dodge and repeat. Also don't forget to oil you weapon and take potions. I don't know that's what I do with Geralt sometimes it takes a long time sometimes its quick. While dodging and attacking is sound advice, that applies to every third person melee game ever. The key with any Witcher game is to dig deep in alchemy. It's somewhat less true in TW3 given the gimped and padded out alchemy system, but it's always more satisfying to make the right choice with potions and oils than to endlessly spam dodge and attacks .
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Jan 13, 2017 4:54:08 GMT
Yeah, what slimgrin said...I've recently arrived in Velen in my current PT and spent an hour or so investigating outlying buildings/hamlets picking up as many recipes/schematics etc as I could, whether by looting or buying. Am now doing a bit of spelunking with the witch of Midcopse where you find even more.
Still only level 5, but having lots of oils and potions is a really good idea. The sooner the better.
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Post by Ieldra on Jan 13, 2017 6:27:03 GMT
I tried the dlc Blood & Wine for the first time last night but for the love of me, I couldn't get through Goliath, the very first boss and giant lol. How the hell do people defeat him? I read on the internet that it's best to be above level 34, I'm level 48 on a new game+ on EASY!!!! I'm a lost cause aren't I..., Uh....the level 34 recommendation is for the standard starting-with-level-1 games, not NG+. If you're on a NG+, enemies are scaled up in level. What level does your quest log recommend for this? Do you get the skull sign indicating that the enemy may just be too strong for you? Apart from that, if I recall correctly, this thing is vulnerable to fire. Also, maybe try Aard followed by one hit and immediately backing off again. I don't recall this being especially difficult, but you do need to not get hit.
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Post by OneWomanArmy on Jan 13, 2017 8:01:47 GMT
I tried the dlc Blood & Wine for the first time last night but for the love of me, I couldn't get through Goliath, the very first boss and giant lol. How the hell do people defeat him? I read on the internet that it's best to be above level 34, I'm level 48 on a new game+ on EASY!!!! I'm a lost cause aren't I..., Uh....the level 34 recommendation is for the standard starting-with-level-1 games, not NG+. If you're on a NG+, enemies are scaled up in level. What level does your quest log recommend for this? Do you get the skull sign indicating that the enemy may just be too strong for you? Apart from that, if I recall correctly, this thing is vulnerable to fire. Also, maybe try Aard followed by one hit and immediately backing off again. I don't recall this being especially difficult, but you do need to not get hit. Ahhhh so the enemies get scaled up?.. damn... I didn't know that Of course that explains it then. I tried over and over again last night but I kept failing and I just gave up. But I really want to play this dlc, after all I bought it plus I'm really curious. I can't remember if I get the skull sign or not.. hmmm.. which level would you recommend on new game+? Any suggestions? Otherwise I might make a new game just for the dlc.
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Jan 13, 2017 10:08:53 GMT
Uh....the level 34 recommendation is for the standard starting-with-level-1 games, not NG+. If you're on a NG+, enemies are scaled up in level. What level does your quest log recommend for this? Do you get the skull sign indicating that the enemy may just be too strong for you? Apart from that, if I recall correctly, this thing is vulnerable to fire. Also, maybe try Aard followed by one hit and immediately backing off again. I don't recall this being especially difficult, but you do need to not get hit. Ahhhh so the enemies get scaled up?.. damn... I didn't know that Of course that explains it then. I tried over and over again last night but I kept failing and I just gave up. But I really want to play this dlc, after all I bought it plus I'm really curious. I can't remember if I get the skull sign or not.. hmmm.. which level would you recommend on new game+? Any suggestions? Otherwise I might make a new game just for the dlc. I have never done NG+, so take this with a grain of salt...but I would assume that you take your level at the start of NG+ and add the recommended level.... i.e. If you were level 37 when you finished the base game and started NG+, then you'd need to be level 71 in order to be at the 'recommended level'. That's just a guess, though. The - supposed - appeal of NG+ games is that you can be really specific with builds (in any game that offers it, not just the Witcher) and use high level combinations.
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Post by Ieldra on Jan 13, 2017 10:12:23 GMT
Uh....the level 34 recommendation is for the standard starting-with-level-1 games, not NG+. If you're on a NG+, enemies are scaled up in level. What level does your quest log recommend for this? Do you get the skull sign indicating that the enemy may just be too strong for you? Apart from that, if I recall correctly, this thing is vulnerable to fire. Also, maybe try Aard followed by one hit and immediately backing off again. I don't recall this being especially difficult, but you do need to not get hit. Ahhhh so the enemies get scaled up?.. damn... I didn't know that Of course that explains it then. I tried over and over again last night but I kept failing and I just gave up. But I really want to play this dlc, after all I bought it plus I'm really curious. I can't remember if I get the skull sign or not.. hmmm.. which level would you recommend on new game+? Any suggestions? Otherwise I might make a new game just for the dlc. The level recommendations in the quest log are also scaled up, that should tell you. These recommendations are usually ok. In my NG+, IIRC the listed level recommendation is 34 + (my level at the start of this NG+). In my experience, NG+ has been significantly easier than the base game so far (I'm not get at B&W levels), so you should be fine if you follow them.
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Post by olnorton on Jan 13, 2017 10:25:14 GMT
The level recommendations in the quest log are also scaled up, that should tell you. These recommendations are usually ok. In my NG+, IIRC the listed level recommendation is 34 + (my level at the start of this NG+). It is recommended level 34 in a new level 1 game as well, I just did it the other day at level 24 and it was a slog.
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Post by OneWomanArmy on Jan 13, 2017 10:33:52 GMT
Ahhhh so the enemies get scaled up?.. damn... I didn't know that Of course that explains it then. I tried over and over again last night but I kept failing and I just gave up. But I really want to play this dlc, after all I bought it plus I'm really curious. I can't remember if I get the skull sign or not.. hmmm.. which level would you recommend on new game+? Any suggestions? Otherwise I might make a new game just for the dlc. The level recommendations in the quest log are also scaled up, that should tell you. These recommendations are usually ok. In my NG+, IIRC the listed level recommendation is 34 + (my level at the start of this NG+). You're a life saver!! I just tried it with a new game solely for the dlc, starting at level 34 and it was EASY LOL. You were right about the enemy upscaling, that's definitely the reason why I had so much trouble in my new game+ Thank you!! I can now play the dlc, FINALLY yay
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Post by Ieldra on Jan 13, 2017 10:42:11 GMT
The - supposed - appeal of NG+ games is that you can be really specific with builds (in any game that offers it, not just the Witcher) and use high level combinations. TW3 NG+ has that appeal. There are also respec potions, so NG+ is where you can experiment with builds. They cost 1000, but in a NG+ game that's just the price of one to three looted swords. The worst problem in NG+ is how to sell all your loot, since the weapons have price tags according to their level, but vendors don't have any more money than in the base game. To dispose of a full inventory, I have to travel all over the place. it's good that the Enchanter from the Heart of Stone expansion doesn't use up the money you give him (a total of 30k), but adds it to his store money...
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