The Witcher 3 Pre-Release Thread [GAME RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[Roguey]

No list menu works well with m+k and SkyUI is no different.

Bullshit.

If list menus would be better for m+k we wouldn't have Windows and OS going into grid design.

I use list menus all the time. Saying grid icons are universally better for everything is dumb as hell imo.

 

[made]

Shut your whore mouth. Grid inventory rules. Given sufficiently distinct icons you'll memorize what's what soon enough.

Those are not sufficiently distinct icons. I'm not going to memorize dozens of potion colors, that's a ridiculous demand.

Then the icons need changing, not the entire inventory UI.

If you want to complain, complain about the tiny scrollable stat window with huge text on the right. Verily, that is an abomination unto God.

 

[Roguey]

Then the icons need changing, not the entire inventory UI.

It's totally impossible to do this when you make a game with a million crafting ingredients and potions.

Pretty certain the crafting interface in PoE is going to be a list, as it should be. Hybrid inventories ftw. From each according to its ability to each according to its need.

 

[Akratus]

Cool Geralt 63 CD Projekt.

By the by I hadn't seen the inventory until now or maybe I did and I forgot buuuuuuuuuut http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/14/aug/wic03b.jpg

Damnit CDP. I hated the list in Witcher 2 because it was too damn small and required a lot of tedious scrolling. Now I have to mouse-over a whole bunch of multi-colored potions and crap which is comparably tedious. Why don't you cargo cult copy SkyUI?

Shut your whore mouth. Grid inventory rules. Given sufficiently distinct icons you'll memorize what's what soon enough.

Agreed. The Witcher 1 inventory is top-tier.

 

[made]

Then the icons need changing, not the entire inventory UI.

It's totally impossible to do this when you make a game with a million crafting ingredients and potions.

Pretty certain the crafting interface in PoE is going to be a list, as it should be. Hybrid inventories ftw. From each according to its ability to each according to its need.

Sky UI:

Case closed.

 

[kris]

I had an discussion with an american guy that made concept art for a company in Poland about just his work. Generally speaking I think games and in particular fantasy games have a astounding lack of imagination in its ranks. I can find so much more fantastic things on our planet than compared to what is found in most games. He told me to check our The witcher 3, because he felt it would look amazing.

I got to agree that it look really good. Its visuals is a step above most other RPGs and some of the enviroments is also fine on several levels. Not that they for a supposed fantasy world blow me away in anyway, but they are a step ahead of the curve. to see a lack of knee high obstacles that you can't cross (they are present, but you can cross them) is also a positive.

In fact the only thing putting me off TW3 is the fact that you play a set protagonist, I personally don't like that.

 

[Tytus]

In fact the only thing putting me off TW3 is the fact that you play a set protagonist, I personally don't like that.

You do realize this is the third game in the series, right? A series that does this since Witcher 1.

So a person has three choices:

a) get used to it.
b) don't play it.
c) whine about like a fag.

I would understand if you were complaining about this with Witcher 1, but at this point you are just a cunt.

Don't worry though. Future Witcher games, won't have Geralt in it, so maybe they'll go with character creation.

 

[Infinitron]

Settle down, Tytus.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2...-includes-gwent-a-hearthstone-esque-card-game

The Witcher 3 includes Gwent, a Hearthstone-esque card game
Physical cards added to Xbox One collector's edition.


CD Projekt Red has revealed Gwent, a competitive card game that will be included in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for players on all platforms.

Gwent is designed to be a competitive game for two players - each with their own deck of spells and battlefield units.

More than 150 cards will be included, with four different faction classes to play as.

"Invented by dwarves and perfected over centuries of tavern table play, Gwent is a game of initial simplicity and ultimate depth, something beloved by both road-weary travellers during long nights around the campfire and elegant nobles looking to liven up dragging dinner parties," the press release reads.

Owners of the Xbox One Collector's Edition will get two decks of physical Gwent cards to play with - along with a new cloth map.

Card battling games have recently seen a surge in popularity since the launch of Blizzard's Hearthstone. As well as the annual Magic: Duals of the Planewalkers series, Ubisoft has launched Assassin's Creed tie-in Memories. WWE has also just launched a 2K-developed CCG of its own, WWE Supercard.

Cardgames, cardgames everywhere

 

[Cazzeris]

Owners of the Xbox One Collector's Edition will get two decks of physical Gwent cards to play with - along with a new cloth map.

https://twitter.com/witchergame/status/500276106118070272

The Witcher 3 CE XBAWX One version is going to have exclusive content.

 

[1451]

Game within a game, nice. Witcher dice game was fun, the second implementation of said mini game did not draw my attention. Let's hope this gwent will be as good as Tetra Master was

 

[kain30]

why consoletards sometimes get more goods than ups pctards?? WHY???

 

[buzz]

Years have passed and I'm still laughing my ass off at this

Spoiler

 

[Rivmusique]

Exclusive content for the XBONE, expecting the GoG shut down announcement shortly. The Polish have abandoned us.

 

[Bubbles]

You know you can buy the Xbox CE and enjoy the exclusive content without actually owning an Xbox, right?

 

[WhiskeyWolf]

The Polish have abandoned us.

The irony.

 

[kris]

I would understand if you were complaining about this with Witcher 1, but at this point you are just a cunt.

I see a angry potato.

 

[tuluse]

Settle down, Tytus.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2...-includes-gwent-a-hearthstone-esque-card-game


Cardgames, cardgames everywhere

Cardgames are the new mobas?

Actually, I see why they do this card games are the easiest way to include micro-transactions in a way that isn't completely experience breaking.

Cardgamesshgrabs everywhere.

 

[Infinitron]

Settle down, Tytus.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2...-includes-gwent-a-hearthstone-esque-card-game


Cardgames, cardgames everywhere

Cardgames are the new mobas?

Actually, I see why they do this card games are the easiest way to include micro-transactions in a way that isn't completely experience breaking.

Cardgamesshgrabs everywhere.

Well, this is a physical card game, so

 

[tuluse]

Well, this is a physical card game, so

This is what happens when I don't click links.

But who describes a physical game as hearthstone esque

 

[Nryn]

Seems like a PR blunder on CDPR's part to show favor towards any system, even if it's just an inconsequential CE edition deal. They've spent years cultivating the narrative that they look after players' interests, and that they are also pc-centric if anything. This exclusive deal shows that CDPR too has a price, and that they can be bought. I was under the impression they were self-sufficient, unlike the post Witcher 1 days, so I question if this deal was even necessary.

It's a slippery slope on which they are embarking. It doesn't dispel my doubts that they are the next Crytek in the making given how they keep chasing after trends.

 

[Tytus]

I would understand if you were complaining about this with Witcher 1, but at this point you are just a cunt.

I see a angry potato.

I'm always angry due to the small size of my penis, but that doesn't change that you're retarded.

 

[Gerrard]

I'm not buying the CE this time around because:
a) it's too fucking expensive
b) it's too fucking expensive because they put stupid shit in there that most people don't care about (and the final product will probably look like shit again)
So I don't really care if the console version has exclusive junk in it.

 

[Roguey]

Agreed. The Witcher 1 inventory is top-tier.

This is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen on this forum.

Witcher's inventory was terribad, even after they patched it.

Case closed.

I see a fantastic UI that lists a ton of items with a lot of need-to-know information at once so I don't see your point.

 

[kris]

I would understand if you were complaining about this with Witcher 1, but at this point you are just a cunt.

I see a angry potato.

I'm always angry due to the small size of my penis, but that doesn't change that you're retarded.

But that is just silly. You do for some reason claim that someone can't express an opinion about a game component just because that component was there in the previous installments of the game. Thats not how things work and the only thing retarded is you complaining about me expressing my opinion. But this go down to your lack of reading comprehension. You called what I said "a complaint" when it was a opinion about what I prefer in a game. And since you think I complained about your potato art you go around saying silly things.

I remember when people said they wanted Fallout 3 to be real-time, just like the first game. But since Fallout had been... oh wait.

 

[Infinitron]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2...-includes-gwent-a-hearthstone-esque-card-game

UPDATE: CD Projekt has issued Eurogamer a statement on the reaction to its announcement of Xbox One-exclusive physic items for the Collector's Edition of fantasy role-playing game The Witcher 3.

CD Projekt co-founder Marcin Iwiński said the deal with Microsoft was about making The Witcher 3 more visible worldwide and, following that, selling more copies of the game.

The statement is reproduced below:

Looking at the heated comments, I believe that our announcement of the physical addition of two decks of Gwent cards and a cloth map, requires a further word from us.

Here at CD Projekt Red, we always put gamers first. Our PC versions are released DRM-free, we bend over backwards to give you the most beefed up editions of our games (be it standard or Collector's), and we deliver the same game, regardless of platform or version you buy. Moreover, we promised not have any exclusive DLCs, neither per platform nor per retailer, and we do stand by our promise--nothing has changed, nor will change in this regard.

Don't get me wrong, I do understand that these extra items might be desirable for Witcher fans playing the game on other platforms. However, as we are not offering any platform or retail exclusive DLCs or any other form of gameplay differentiation, we do have to find other ways to support our partners. We are also providing special pre-order items for certain retailers around the world, including Witcher comic books, posters, steel books or medallions. Funnily enough, we did not notice any heated comments on the pre-order specials.

What is the reason? Why are we doing this? We need the support of partners to make our game visible worldwide. This should hopefully translate to better sales, which will in consequence allow us to do what we have been doing for the last 10 years, i.e. reinvest this money to make more great RPGs, while still sticking to our values.

If you still consider that adding two decks of Gwent cards and a map of the in-game world to the Xbox One CE equals us betraying our values and not fulfilling our promises, well, it does make us sad, but the final call is always yours to make.

Still, I do hope that what we offer is unique and we can ask you to give us the benefit of the doubt. We have more great things to announce for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in the coming months and I promise you won't be disappointed (yes, yes, there are no more exclusives coming).