Game News The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Patch 1.3 Released

[Jools]

I didn't say the piece of media in question has any specific purpose, in fact. I just stated that, for sure, it doesn't have chauvinism as one.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

I'd say the first game was pretty chauvinistic and Geralt was one of the most unlikable characters for me. He seemed to be this condescending prick that runs around fucking random people's wives and shit only to break into retarded philosophy with his buds from time to time.

But that was -your- choice... In no way TW1 forced you to be the chauvinist macho who shagged pretty much every living thing with a hole between her legs. It's not even like Dragon Age 2, where you actually have NPCs initiate that kind of conversation on the PC. In TW1, there was the option, yes, but that's what it was, an option. In fact, when it came to something which was closer to "real" stuff, involving feelings and all (Shani or Triss, whichever one chose), TW1 did much more of a better job at portraying emotions and states of mind than any RPG I can think of (of course, it was still quite far from reality, but I like it like that).

Yes, just like it's your choice to seduce Zevran into fucking the Grey Warden's ass, and you have the option of blowing up Megaton for a hundred caps. Shouldn't the mere presence of such a "YOU'RE AWESOME, DUDE" choice set a codexer's raging fury ablaze?

 

[Grunker]

Eh, CK, you realize Jools wasn't advertising the C&C in The Witcher, right? We were having a whole other discussion.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Eh, really? I thought he was saying phelot's accusations of Geralt engaging into Shaparian behaviour didn't matter because it was optional.

DISREGARD THAT, I COUNT TO POTATO

 

[Phelot]

As it stands, TW1 did an abysmal job of showing Geralt as anything other than some tough guy douche. Sure, you didn't have to do a lot of stuff, but it's still in the game and you should do it unless you're LARPing. Like walking into some dude's house, asking to see his daughter, punching him in the face, taking whatever it is that Dandelion needed, banging her, and then having Dandelion say "THANKS D00D!"

Simple quests like that just seemed ridiculous. I'm not offended by it, but I can't take it seriously. Even a simple "WTF man?" from Dandelion would have sufficed.

To its credit, TW2 lacks these sort of things from what I recall.

 

[Regdar]

Like walking into some dude's house, asking to see his daughter, punching him in the face, taking whatever it is that Dandelion needed, banging her, and then having Dandelion say "THANKS D00D!"

I though I'd never get around to playing past the prologue of TWitcher 1, but you just convinced me otherwise.

 

[Phelot]

Like walking into some dude's house, asking to see his daughter, punching him in the face, taking whatever it is that Dandelion needed, banging her, and then having Dandelion say "THANKS D00D!"

I though I'd never get around to playing past the prologue of TWitcher 1, but you just convinced me otherwise.

:D You're welcome. I think if you play TW1 as though it were Sengoku Rance, it might be funner, except for the combat...

 

[Elwro]

Any of you actually tried the new patch? Is it safe to install it or does it break the game?

 

[el Supremo]

As it stands, TW1 did an abysmal job of showing Geralt as anything other than some tough guy douche. Sure, you didn't have to do a lot of stuff, but it's still in the game and you should do it unless you're LARPing. Like walking into some dude's house, asking to see his daughter, punching him in the face, taking whatever it is that Dandelion needed, banging her, and then having Dandelion say "THANKS D00D!"

Simple quests like that just seemed ridiculous. I'm not offended by it, but I can't take it seriously. Even a simple "WTF man?" from Dandelion would have sufficed.

To its credit, TW2 lacks these sort of things from what I recall.

You are not trolling, right?
I have always assumed that every guy in the world is just as much a chauvinitic douche as I am. That they just have to pretend otherwise, as I do, most of the time. Because of the consequences.

But you are not joking, right? Are there really politically correct, feminist males? The ones that are not pretending? Or I just got trolled?
My head is spinning.

 

[el Supremo]

Any of you actually tried the new patch? Is it safe to install it or does it break the game?

Look at the gog forum. Appearently CDPR did something strange with adrenaline. Not sure if I like it or not.

 

[Elwro]

"Adrenaline bar is now filling much, much slower but it doesn't degenerate out of combat. You must choose now when to use special move because you won't be able to fill the bar in each fight. Skills themself remain unchanged.

Andrzej Kwiatkowski
CD Projekt RED"

I can't see this is anything else but retarded. "OK, I'll fill my adrenaline bar fighting shitty enemies, then after a while I'll drink some potions and engage the tough guy against which I want to use Heliotrope"?

 

[Mrowak]

"Adrenaline bar is now filling much, much slower but it doesn't degenerate out of combat. You must choose now when to use special move because you won't be able to fill the bar in each fight. Skills themself remain unchanged.

Andrzej Kwiatkowski
CD Projekt RED"

I can't see this is anything else but retarded. "OK, I'll fill my adrenaline bar fighting shitty enemies, then after a while I'll drink some potions and engage the tough guy against which I want to use Heliotrope"?

Goddamit. This is beyond stupid. I could somehow understand that if adrenaline moves worked on everyone. But achemy and swordsmanship tree adrenaline skills do no nothing to the most powerful enemies in game. So wtf is the point of conserving adrenaline?

I see if that can be fixed by messing with XML files tomorrow.

 

[Admiral jimbob]

That's one of the stupidest balance changes I've ever seen. Who the fuck was requesting that?

 

[el Supremo]

I can't see this is anything else but retarded. "OK, I'll fill my adrenaline bar fighting shitty enemies, then after a while I'll drink some potions and engage the tough guy against which I want to use Heliotrope"?

You mean, "... engage tough guy whom you one-shot with group finisher." No potions needed. But I am not a challenge-fag. The game should be fun, that all I ask.
If they just nerfed adrenaline, I'd hate it. Too difficult. If they just introduced static adrenaline, I'd hate it. Too easy. The combination, I am not sure.

 

[Mrowak]

"Adrenaline bar is now filling much, much slower but it doesn't degenerate out of combat. You must choose now when to use special move because you won't be able to fill the bar in each fight. Skills themself remain unchanged.

Andrzej Kwiatkowski
CD Projekt RED"

I can't see this is anything else but retarded. "OK, I'll fill my adrenaline bar fighting shitty enemies, then after a while I'll drink some potions and engage the tough guy against which I want to use Heliotrope"?

Goddamit. This is beyond stupid. I could somehow understand that if adrenaline moves worked on everyone. But achemy and swordsmanship tree adrenaline skills do no nothing to the most powerful enemies in game. So wtf is the point of conserving adrenaline?

I see if that can be fixed by messing with XML files tomorrow.

False alarm guys. I managed to fix it. Just insert this file:

geralt_basic.xml - 38.1 Kb

into ...\The Witcher 2\CookedPC\abilities

directory.

Edit: Any feedback will be appreciated.

Edit2: I just realised that one file might not be enough - the devs appear to have changed adrenaline generation skills as well. Hence, if need be, use the following file too:

geralt_skills.xml - 67.1 Kb

Apart of having restored adrenaline boost skills to their original values I messed a little bit with Quen. It is significantly weaker then the one from patch 1.3... It's still overpowered.

 

[RPGMaster]

Even ME2 lets you punch the backstabbing journalist whore!

CDP would have let you fuck her instead.