re: *Official* Witcher 3 Release Thread

Witcher 2 is great and the sword combat might even be better than 3

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You may have an issue though with a keyboard.

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Oddly enough I didn't find keybinding bad with this one.

I would much prefer M/KB if I can, not because it's necessarily better for the game but because a controller feels foreign to me by comparison. I played the Arkham games with M/KB, as well as assassin's creed, tomb raider, GTA (except for driving), etc.

Pressing RB/RT to strike felt weird. If I were to continue with a controller, I'd prefer A and B for attacks, with RT to dodge, and RB to drink a potion or whatever. I accidentally drank an item several times during combat, and since the character actually goes through the animation, I died. I didn't bother to check if those settings could be changed, but I imagine there are at least one or two other layouts to choose from. I took to M/KB combat a little, because the basic attack/block is Left and Right click like most other action games. What I don't like is how locking onto an enemy is an absolute requirement. I died several times just from fricking that up. I rarely locked onto enemies in Witcher 3 even when surrounded, because it seemed to use a pretty intelligent algorithm for auto-targeting. Being able to attack and manipulate the camera with the mouse at the same time is helpful.

It would be nice if the on-screen control prompts would show keyboard instead of controller buttons so I don't have to be overwhelmed staring at the controls menu. Apparently every Souls game has that issue, and a modder eventually fixes it.

It's crazy because I would rather strike with triggers any day but it could be that I'm used to the controller and you guys feel more at home with a keyboard.

Locking on is only good with 1 enemy in souls. Once you get multiple you don't want to do that as much. Many bosses are easier if you don't lock on actually.

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It's crazy because I would rather strike with triggers any day but it could be that I'm used to the controller and you guys feel more at home with a keyboard.

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The problem for me is travel. Too much button/key travel striking with triggers.

You don't rest fingers on the triggers?

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You don't rest fingers on the triggers?

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He means key travel, how far you have to press for the activation point, really screws up timing unless you're used to it. That's one benefit of keyboard/mouse. It's digital rather than analog, so key presses and response times are absolute. It's not a big issue for me. I just have certain preconceptions on control layouts -- intuition based on other games I guess.

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Would you agree to say that W3 has hands down the best combat system to date?

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In terms of close-range combat, I'd say yes. It's a near-perfect balance between the cool-looking-but-sometimes-mindlessly-easy Batman-style combat and some of the more challenging but overly burdensome combat systems. You won't be able to please everyone, particularly RPG players who complain about exploitable elements (i.e., they find a pattern or combination of items/maneuvers that are repeatable and effective against every enemy). That exists in Witcher 3, but the game is not so difficult that you have to make a point of finding an overpowered strategy (unless you have Aspergers). Combat is fun if you keep it fun. Compare that to, say, Elder Scrolls, where the developers seem to have spent years coming up with potions, spells, weapons, armor, and combat skill trees, but forgot to make the characters move until about a day before deadline.

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What texture packs have you installed?

I'm having trouble getting W3 to launch after modding with this mod. Also I never use Nexus Mod Manager, manually install every mod.

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Only a Reshade mod. Reshade settings were basically the only mods available a year ago. If I do a replay (maybe after blood and wine), I'll mess with some real mods.

Then I still don't get it. I rest my hands on the triggers and it's pretty automatic. To hit square on my PS4 controller I have to take my finger off the stick.

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Then I still don't get it. I rest my hands on the triggers and it's pretty automatic. To hit square on my PS4 controller I have to take my finger off the stick.

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Ah I get what you're saying. Understand that the amount of time it takes for activation of square and trigger might be the same since yr moving your thumb, but just feels slow because of key travel.

Might be just in our head. Will a search to see if anyone tried testing the time.