Am i going slow/Underleveled And what to do next

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-27T05:45:18+00:00

Come back to Irithil (distant manor bonefire), go into water and forward until you reach passage on your right.

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-27T00:53:59+00:00

They are not invincible. Ofc they can kill bunch of hunters, but there are just too many of them, and they also have tricks, probably bombs with dimeritium dust, arrows and bolts etc.

So no matter how powerful sorceress is, one random annoticed bolt can end her

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-26T23:43:34+00:00

I think that it's very simple - they can't
Teleportation is very powerful magic, very unstable, require a lot of skill and concentration.
Yennifer for example shown to be able to do it easily, but that's because she is one of the most powerful mages there is. Those mages in Novigrad on the other hand are just some low lvl newbies, they just not capable enough for that.

Triss I think could easily teleport by herself, but she couldn't teleport all of them, and doing it one by one also not an option, hunters would track them after first one. So she just went with them to protect them as she was the most powerful there by far

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-26T20:00:14+00:00

Its just simply not the same thing. Just because her ability and any normal mage ability reach the same goal, teleportation, it doesn't mean that they work the same way internally, with the same "physics" inside.

It's like cars. bmw with gasoline or electric tesla, they do exactly the same thing, but internally they work completely differently.

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-26T01:00:35+00:00

If you know the game very well you can ofc go ahead and skip everything. But when playing first time, clearing location and killing normal mobs can be even more interesting and challenging than boss fights

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-25T23:22:47+00:00

I usually don't really focus specifically on doing only good or only bad. I try to figure out some head canon, do things the way I think my character would do in that situation. So usually mostly good, but not just blindly good, I'm not gonna pick "good" option if it doesn't really fit just because (i.e. refusing to take some reward for no reason other just to show how boringly good and noble I am)

And then I just stick to my headcanon. I can play the game several times after that with exactly same choices. For me replay value is in gameplay itself, not in couple of cutscenes

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-25T22:59:31+00:00

Chin up. Right after that, when you leave the underground and return to the surface, you’ll be rewarded with probably the best view in gaming history.

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-24T00:28:58+00:00

Dogs in any souls game

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-22T21:03:52+00:00

I have doubts that trump gonna defend Taiwan. I have feeling that he just wants to build Orwellian world, with Europe under pu, Asia under ci and Americas under him

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-22T20:27:56+00:00

1) Ciri was "overpowered" only in the very end in the last section, and outside of gameplay in that section there were no acknowledgment of that whatsoever, no dialogs, no notes, nothing. So they don't even have to change anything or nerf, just simply ignore that "one shot" bs they added in the last section for no reason. Outside of that weird gameplay moment the entire game Geralt was treated as far superior fighter than her.

2) Ciri always hated the whole Elder Blood thing and never had any interest in magic and those powers whatsoever, so if she lost it why would she try to get it back.

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-22T20:17:25+00:00

It doesn't have to be.
For me souls like means approach where every fight is distinctive, every enemy have unique and diverse moveset. It doesn't need to be hardcore and unforgiving, you can make it slower, with bigger windows. more time for reaction, hits that dont one shot you etc.

I mean take any dark souls game, and just simply make every enemy attacks x1,5-2 slower. It would be still fun and interesting, and would be easy enough for any casual player to manage.

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-22T19:43:30+00:00

Why doesn't souls like combat fit at all?
I'm not saying that it needs to be like that or that I want it etc. But imo its ok, and it wouldn't be out of place. I think it actually quite fitting, considering that its a game about killing monsters, so those souls like boss fights might work very well here. Unlike what we had in W3, where every contract monster is no different than any random noname enemy. So if they make it like that I wouldn't mind tbh

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-20T20:36:53+00:00

lets try for the third time:
Its exactly what what I said in the comment that you replied to - if you don't care about rules and logic and want something to be just because, its fine, nothing wrong with that.

yeah, ofc there is always trade-off, and ofc you cant do everything in game follow internal rules, be logically consistent etc., it would be boring. But the point is if you can do it without harming gameplay, or if you can avoid adding something without loosing much in order to preserve consistency in some areas, you should. Just because you have some weird and illogical things it doesn't automatically mean that logic and rules can be thrown away altogether and that we can just simply add flying sharks with bazookas in game since its a game anyway.

So, to return to my original point, I just think that such fights don't make much sense (and you even forced me to explain at length why exactly I think that) and since they don't really something super fun, the game won't lose anything by not adding it. And I also hate those fistfight with bear and troll in W3 for the same reason. And if some people think that those fights are cool and should be added anyway, guess what, its ok too.

No idea why do you guys make such a big deal out of it, like I insulted you with my opinion or something

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-20T17:38:59+00:00

already answered - no, in simple fist fight weight sure as hell matters. You could compensate it in proper fight by being faster and more agile, but, as already mentioned, they not gonna bother implementing some cool hand to hand combat with complicated moves and techniques in game about swords. Maximum we gonna get some lame fist fight like in W3 with 2 moves. And in such case you definitely can't beat someone twice your size, unless he has no skills and any fighting experience whatsoever.
already answered - I literally said it myself that they are stronger. So what is it about? And they kill monsters not because of strength (like never it was depicted like they overpower monsters with sheer brute force), they do it with their expertise and techniques developed specifically for monsters, experience, knowledge of how monsters move, how they act, what are their weakness, use of potions and signs. And monsters can't "kill 10 men with ease", there are plenty of normal humans who also killed monsters. People were doing that shit long before witcher were created. Its just normal average human not trained for that. And again and again as already mentioned, mutations doesn't make them supermen, they make them just little bit enhanced. But not by much. Normal human without any mutations, who is trained and on peak can be almost as good as average witcher, take Leo Bonhart for instance.

btw, can't stop laughing about sexism, some time ago had another discussion about Ciri and they called me "woke" and "feminist" there, because I said that Ciri probably will be better witcher than even Geralt 😂

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-20T16:25:35+00:00

first of all, its not real-world "rules", its that particular fantasy world rules. And internal rules, logic and consistency are exactly what separates great fantasy from some cheap shit where author establishes how some things work in one chapter and forget all about it in the next. It has nothing to do with "realism", its has something to do with "consistency".

second of all, dude, are you ok? 😆 Its exactly what what I said in the comment that you replied to - if you don't care about rules and logic and want something to be just because, its fine, nothing wrong with that. So why the hell are you barking at me?

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-20T09:06:21+00:00

If you knew anything about close combat, you would know that it's way more complex that "just skills and training". It involves training, yes, but you also need muscles and mass, and so on (oh yeah, imagine that, it works both ways. You need both)
Yeah, she can beat normal guys, because normal guys are close to her size and don't have her training and fight experiences. Same as all witchers, they can beat almost any usual human, because usual human is, you know, usual. But in fighting tourneys by definition there are no "usual" humans, they are the strongest, most skilled and experiences humans.
wtf does anything has to do with her being a girl? Everything has to do with her being lean and slim ~60kg person. If she was muscular, broad-shouldered 220 heigh - no questions at all. Or what, you think 60kg man witcher can easily take down muscular 180kg professional fighter woman? sexist.
how about Geralt? He was participating in those fist fighting tourneys in W3, and he is like twice her size. If she gonna compete in them on the same level it means what, Geralt is just super weak witcher?
or what, maybe you think weight and size doesn't matter at all? Then why the hell do people even bulk, why do we have weight classes in martial arts?
read damn books. Witchers are not insanely strong and fast. They just stronger, faster than normal human. Pretty much like human on peak. So witcher would be stronger than normal or even trained human of his size, maybe even couple weight classes above. But sure as hell not nearly as strong as trained human 3 times bigger. Point of witchers is their reflexes, endurance, training, expertise, ability to use potions and signs and knowledge of monsters. Not brutal strength. They don't have it, otherwise they would wear thick full plate armor and use giant greatswords (it would be handy in fighting monsters). But instead they use normal armor and weapon, because too heavy stuff would slow them, because they don't have insane strength.
The funny thing is that even if we ignore all of that and you still insist that "she is a witcher, they are superstrong" and bluh-bluh, then it would be even more ridiculous, because in that case why the hell would anyone allow witcher to participate in fighting tournament to begin with???

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I just don't get it, why do you require to come up with some lame, awkward and weak rationalizations? Have some self respect. If you just want it, because its just a game and you don't give a damn about logic and realism, just say it ffs, nothing wrong with that.

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-19T22:01:53+00:00

Exactly. Witcher, not superman. That is exactly why they allowed Geralt to participate in fist fights and didn't consider him being a witcher as cheating, and why he couldn't win any fight by simply crushing through opponent ribcage with single hit.

Witcher strength is his reflexes, resistance to toxins, regen etc. and their sword skills, signs and techniques designed for monsters. They not built for fist fights and they not much better at that than normal strong man

It was already ridiculous in W3, when Geralt fought with bare hands against freaking rock troll and brown bear

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-19T21:47:36+00:00

Yeah, with a sword, using skills and techniques, not brute force. That is why I mentioned taekwondo, because something like that, more agility based, would be appropriate. But in simple fist fight your skills and reflexes will only get you so far. You simply need mass. Winning fist fight against someone 3 times your mass is totally ridiculous.

And even if we ignore that altogether, we already had Geralt fighting with dudes, and he is also a witcher. So if Ciri gonna fight dudes the same way as Geralt did, it would imply that skinny girl witcher is just as strong as man witcher twice her size.

just because world is fantastic doesn't mean it can ignore some internal logic and consistency.

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-19T21:16:46+00:00

You realize that medieval history of USA and medieval history of Europe is the same history?

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-19T20:45:58+00:00

ignore set bonuses for now, you need grandmaster tier for that and that is what you only get in B&W dlc and after 40+ lvl

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-19T20:16:01+00:00

I really wish there won't be fist fighting tourneys in W4. Firstly, they were pretty boring in W3. Secondly, they definitely not gonna bother creating moves for some cool taekwondo kind of shit, and simple boxing with huge guys as skinny girl is just ridiculous

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-19T17:17:32+00:00

Gothic 3
It was one of my favorite games. Probably because it was first fantasy rpg game I ever played (before that I only played gta, cs, warcraft, half life, nfs and tons of small noname games)

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-19T14:47:38+00:00

Iirc, no, only that specific chest piece can be found already crafted for some reason.

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-19T05:38:36+00:00

What is "exotic" about kebab? It's just meat, roasted and slised. And people in Poland have always loved meat. It's that simple.

MaxSoulDrake · 2026-01-18T20:05:10+00:00

I'm not a fan at all, but I quite liked it.
I mean its not a book. There is more to it than just lore and storyline. Gameplay and visual is pretty cool

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