No.Genuinely apart from the terrible gameplay, the stupid card game is another reason why FF8 was a terrible FF game. Any time one of those idiotic card games gets put into a videogame I roll my eyes. Power to anyone that can tolerate that shit.
you will love the single player Gwent game thanGwent is sick at this point i feel like i'm only advancing the main quest so i can play aganist new people lol.
Yeah i got my eye on it now, i wish it was on the Switch tho but it doesn't matter i'll probably buy it on PC later on seems very good.
I don't think it's necessary for quests, apart from the specific Gwent quests to get cards, i've never had to win a Gwent game to progress a quest although there are some where you can do it but i think it's optional.Um guys... I suck at Gwent. Don't tell me some quests are dependent on it.
Ah crap, I failed one quest so far.
.I played gwent 2-3 times, got rekt, and decided that my Geralt just wouldn't be a gambler. I don't get the system.
Don't sleep on Gwent, you scrubs. There's a reason it became it's own game on several platforms: players fucking loved it and spent hours playing it in-game. They made actual physical decks you could buy, too (I own them).
I hate cards games, too, especially in games. Gwent is a special little thing, though.
I don't hate it. I just don't understand it. I often get trounced by other players who suddenly pull a special card up their ass and I'm like..."Wuuuh?"Wait, people are hating on Gwent in this thread?
The hell is wrong with you.
It's part of the charm, you don't double your units values or pull out a powerful yet destructible unit until you are sure the opponent most likely doesn't have a destruct-best-unit special card...I don't hate it. I just don't understand it. I often get trounced by other players who suddenly pull a special card up their ass and I'm like..."Wuuuh?"
I also do not know where all the "low level Gwent players" are.
Get into the habit of buying stuff you need from merchants and selling back your crap. Pick up everything and find saddle bags to hold more stuff. The swords sell for more as time goes on. You'll be finding swords that sell for a few hundred.Any tips for money? I wanna buy those Temerian Armor but I only have 100 pennies
Any tips for money? I wanna buy those Temerian Armor but I only have 100 pennies
Get into the habit of buying stuff you need from merchants and selling back your crap. Pick up everything and find saddle bags to hold more stuff. The swords sell for more as time goes on. You'll be finding swords that sell for a few hundred.
That also means I'll sell off some of my alchemy supplies just to wittle down a merchant to zero. I'm up to 20k in coin.
You are a Witcher, you are supposed to be broke lol.
Everyone starts poor and you will get more money as the games goes by , in the meantime;
1. Loot everything!
2. Save up to buy the bigger saddle bag asap.
3. Sell swords and armor and low level runes to blacksmith, and useless crap to merchant. They sell for more that way. Those lesser runes worth quite a bit at the start of the game. Sell them for money, dont bother upgrading them, you will get better ones later if you even plan on using them.
4. Once you hit Novigrad, sell all the useless books and notes to the book store.
Start by playing at taverns and merchants and winning or just buying all the cards you can from them. These matches are easier than the special missions for Gwen, typically, and a good way to practice and build up a quantity of cards.I don't hate it. I just don't understand it. I often get trounced by other players who suddenly pull a special card up their ass and I'm like..."Wuuuh?"
I also do not know where all the "low level Gwent players" are.
Don't. My game tells me if they watching and if I'll get in trouble. But it's usually in few places.Thank you!
Another question. How am I suppose to loot when there's a guard?
There's a lot of strategy. I haven't moved on from the first set. I have a couple of good cards. 3 of the horns that double my power, a few decoy cards that let's me switch out the card and a few cards that let me pick from my already used cards. My leader card let's me clear any weather.
So I slow play my first round. A couple of things: you only start with 10 cards. Unless you have cards that will pick from your pile, that's it. If you use all your cards in the first round, you don't get any more. Except. Like the blue faction gives you a card when you win.
So my strategy is to make the opposing team use up a bunch of cards. If I have a great hand, them I can try and win the round but after 5 cards, I know I need an exit strategy.
If I have a bad hand, my exit strategy is a few ways. If I have a decoy card, I can set out 5 cards and reclaim a good card at the end. It's sort of like getting you to commit to playing 5 cards and then you are left with 5 cards for 2 more rounds, then I'll have 6 cards.
If I have a card that let's me pick more cards, that's to my advantage. The spy card let's me put a card on your side, you get the points but I'll get two more cards. Again, you have played 5, I have played 5 but I'll then have 7. I have you extra points but I was already giving up on the hand. I did set the difficulty on gwent to easy and it shows. The computer is up 10 points but it keeps playing cards, even tho I am giving it points and getting cards.
Some other cards make it tougher. I have a horn card that will double the points of a row. I've had the computer pass on a round, which means they are deciding they have a good enough hand to win that round, then I play a 2 cards, including my horn and beat them, feeling ready to win the next round.
My advice: buy cards at merchants, beat a few on the missions that require you to play gwent and you'll have a good deck quickly.
It's actually fun but it requires you to play a few times. It sucks in the beginning.
I thought I would never play but now I find myself playing it, instead of going to Skellige. As far as card games in video games, gwent is top 5 all time.
It don't play because you may actually like it and get pulled into a black hole of gwent.
I worry about this too but I've learned that I love the actual sword play so I focused on the red ones and some signs. It's so slow upgrading that it's hard to notice big changes.
Just getting into the game and it's amazing! However I need some help.
I've just done a quest to get a serpentine steel sword diagram but I can't find it anywhere in my inventory now? It says 'recent glossary entries crafting diagram :serpentine steel sword' but when I go into crafting via the glossary the sword isn't showing? I've checked my filters too. Where is it? It's driving me mad.
Where in the crafting menu? I can't see any diagrams at all? Do they actually show up as physical items you can sell etc? It's very confusing and actually pretty annoying.It should be in crafting menu, maybe try to see it at blacksmith.
It doesn't take too long to get the hang of it, and witcher 3 Gwent (unlike 'actual' stand alone gwent) is HILARIOUSLY unbalanced, once you get like halfway through the gwent heirarchy you'll never lose again if you just stick with Northern Realms.I don't hate it. I just don't understand it. I often get trounced by other players who suddenly pull a special card up their ass and I'm like..."Wuuuh?"
I also do not know where all the "low level Gwent players" are.
Where in the crafting menu? I can't see any diagrams at all? Do they actually show up as physical items you can sell etc? It's very confusing and actually pretty annoying.
Is there even a blacksmith in the first area? I can't find one.
Thanks but why can't I see the sword listed in the crafting menu of the glossary? I can see other swords listed but not this one? How do I even know what mats I need?When you get a diagram, the recipe is automatically added to your crafting. You can see it at the crafting menu at a blacksmith.
Thanks but why can't I see the sword listed in the crafting menu of the glossary? I can see other swords listed but not this one? How do I even know what mats I need?
Edit for example the viper sword shows up but not the serpentine one. Oh hang on, are they the same thing?
Err, that's easy for you to say. But who the hell should I play with first/where the hell should I start? Am I too far down the road to "git gud" and get the good cards?It doesn't take too long to get the hang of it, and witcher 3 Gwent (unlike 'actual' stand alone gwent) is HILARIOUSLY unbalanced, once you get like halfway through the gwent heirarchy you'll never lose again if you just stick with Northern Realms.
Really? That's a bit silly, I know a viper is a serpant but to call it one thing in one place and one thing in another is just plain weird.
Top priority one is the ability where food regenerates health for 24h, you will never have to use a swallow potion again.
The bets are small so you won't lose much but inn keepers and merchants have cards to buy. You can use that to build up your deck.Err, that's easy for you to say. But who the hell should I play with first/where the hell should I start? Am I too far down the road to "git gud" and get the good cards?
Top priority one is the ability where food regenerates health for 24h, you will never have to use a swallow potion again.