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A good point, rolling a Dwarven Berserker or a Conjurer seems a little pointless when Korgan or Edwin become available later on.

It does seem counter productive and quite frankly asinine.

Are the dyed hair and the glasses part of a mandated uniform?

Whichever has the most fashionable facial fungus.

I'm fine with outhouses being included in the game, adds a layer of verisimilitude and opportunity, for instance we are casing a stronghold looking for a weak point to exploit, we notice a guard nipping off to the loo because of a touch of Vaillian belly, and sneak in while he's gone. Or we are hired to assassinate a well guarded noble, and devise a murder plot somewhat like in the Godfather. There are a hundred and one possibilities, if one is willing to look at them in a positive light rather than seeing everything but alternate conversation and combat as not worth including, because it is not core to the experience. Personally i'd like a game with more detail, more features, more complexity and a positive need to prepare and think about ones strategies rather than just abstract away everything that might cause the smallest amount of work, or even an extra few clicks for the player. There's a lot to be said for having an internally consistent world, filled with hand crafted content, that is awash with details and reactivity, and when the fantastic elements intrude then they seem all the more fantastic for their breaking from the norm. Just my opinion however.

Not surprising, apparently the male dominated Wikipedia purged itself of the feminists for reasons that must only be because of feminism. Then again, was reading people commenting that it is ok to break a site's policies if it is to...uh..defend yourself from hate groups. I'd thought these people would be against ends-justify-the-means thinking, but there you go Quite consistent with the consumer hate group that anti-GG are becoming however, with their elitist attitude, unflinching scorn for the diverse masses whom happen to play games recreationally and their judgemental dogma such twisting of the truth and bending of policies is a natural side effect. They believe they are righteous, even though they champion corruption and demonisation of millions, and ergo any action they undertake whether it be doxing, death threats, assault with mace, ending someones employment or condoning death camps and the Nazis, is righteous in their eyes.

And whether the Last Wish still applies, due to the fact that Yen and Geralt were very near death or maybe even died in Rivia. Personally i'm assuming it does, as Geralt still had half formed memories of a sorceress being important to him, which Triss manipulated to her own ends, and not even the Dearg Rhudri's amnesia could entirely dispel that.

Have to ask, to anyone in the know, are Jacks the equivalent of Thieves in 2nd edition AD&D (skill monkeys with situational deadliness in combat if they are used correctly) or the modern interpretation as Assassins and Weaponsmasters?

Are there practising banks in the Dyrwood, or institutions similar to the Templars whom deal in credit for travellers, if so letters of credit would alleviate any monetary restrictions. Add to this perhaps travelling peddlers, merchant caravans, village fayres and such where one may sell to other sources than the usual shops, and one has a lot more options and availability. Of course personally i'd prefer that we had a limited, realistic inventory, loot that disappeared if left and far less reliance on the tyranny of loot as a gameplay mechanic. I'd rather that what one can carry be a strategic element, and choosing what to carry, what to leave, how to juggle inventory space being a factor and gold being a far more appropriate reward for a quest than an inventory full of scrap.

Notes of credit?

Playing Torment again with the various fan patches, tweaks and whatnots, now I distinctly remember having the option to ask Candrian Illborne (the Planewalker in the Smouldering Corpse) about the Rule of Three in previous playthroughs, this time the option does not appear. Seems very strange that a fan patch would remove content, doe anybody else remember this conversation node being present?

Sorry for being late to the party, however did anyone else notice how vibrant and responsive the fog of war shadows were when Josh was playing in the city? I'm currently re-playing Torment and watching this stream imagined the fog of war shadows stopping reacting to me, and then streaming in like thin tendrils of darkness towards the character. Are there shadow like creatures in Poe, and perhaps if so this would be an easier method of conjuring them up than the traditional pack of monsters, each animated and acting seperately? Anyway toodles.

I'm afraid I personally can't think of a thing, but the PAX south panel seemed very relaxed, enjoyable and informative so perhaps a repetition of what you did there. Good luck anyway chaps.

Infection from arrow wounds was a recognised thing, but was usually caused by the foul clothing (sweaty, filthy, lice infested gambeson or whatever,) being pushed into the wound by the arrowhead. One of the reasons Genghis Khan gave his soldiers silk shirts apparently, so that arrows may be removed cleanly and easily from the wound. Not sure of the truth of this, but that's the myth.

I've only got one thing to say about torture, it should remain a private matter in between a gentleman, his wife and the goat, and should not be discussed in public, only in a legitimate Soho nightclub that specialises in that sort of thing. I would imagine. Edit: Awful lot of fecal matter flying about tonight, I thought we were due for snow.

It would be nice to see a focus on common courtesy and manners, with the usual accussations against developers and consumers not being indulged, but unfortunately we are in an age where it is seen as perfectly fine to insult and deride people, even for their choice of passtime. Or to accuse a vast and diverse majority of others actions without any proof whatrsoever, but that is the end result of one holding everyone in contempt, one feels no hesitation in judging them. In this respect I believe the good book does have a useful lesson, tell me not of the speck in mine eye for the log in thine own. Standing in judgement and pouring out scorn and condemnation is very fashionable, but perhaps a little introspection might be warranted first as we are all equally flawed. Personally I also see this board as being full of civil, moderate and intelligent individuals with whom it is a genuine pleasure to converse. Still ones manners can always stand to be improved, I know mine are frightful. Edit: For which I apologise.

Yes i've got to admit I was thinking about that myself recently, personally I wouldn't be in your ladies and gents shoes for all the tea in China when the release day blues begin to be sung.

I unreservedly apologise for the demise of the PAX thread, I also apologise for the lateness of my response and finally I apologise for apologising too much. Well that's my craving sated for today.

Yes perhaps i'm just a little sick of the accepted opinion, the Witchers produced some masturbatory fodder such as the sex cards eight years ago (though personally I never minded them,) but also pioneered some great self motivated, powerful, clever and independent female characters. Yet these are ignored or dismissed because they happened to be sorceresses or not fitting Gamespots acceptable archetypes. Meanwhile the competition makes simpering, unmotivated, needy and incompetent slaves to the chosen one protagonist, and yet are lauded because they include the ability to sexually harass and then force yourself upon a variety of genders and sexualities. Just a little hypocritical I think.

Stopped reading, never mind gameplay, combat, narrative, plotting or themes, let's see if they adhere to what the moral minority judges to be correct because Philippa, Triss, Rayla and Marietta were such fainting violets. Morons.

I...I apologise for being a grognard?

I apologise for the romance thread existing.

Not really, that was extremely thin mail, a single layer, not the usual two or three layers that are used in warfare and the gambeson seemed very thin as well, certainly not the thirty plus layers of linen that were usually used. Even so the arrows hardly penetrated those thin layers, and certainly not enough to reach vital organs. Also the range when he was shooting the armoured target was very short, and the speed was not half of what he was shown using in other parts of the video. In warfare I would want a proven weapon, a warbow rather than a 40-60lb small recurve, which against plate harness would be totally useless. Whereas we have several accounts of the efficacy of the warbow, such as at Poitiers where one French knight attests that the arrow storm was so fierce that it was punching through visors. Of course i'm not saying even an English longbow of the period is certain proof against good plate, we know it is not because of the amount of noble hostages the English would take, but it was more effective than this demonstration in these circumstances. Especially with hardened heavy type 16 arrowheads, though getting them hardened was a frustrating experience for even Henry V apparently.

Yes sorry about that, bit of a bete noire for me as i'm somewhat of an archer myself. I agree it's very impressive however.

Have a few problems with this new or re-discovered form of archery. 1. You can't draw and snap off shots with a 100lb+ pull warbow. 2. If you don't get a large pull the arrow won't penetrate armour, even the layers of linen or cloth used in a gambeson. 3. All the footage of this new shooting technique is done at extremely short range, not wise for an archer. 4. Heavy war arrows, yard long shafts with heavy heads need decently powered launchers. 5. Not good for hunting when you want one shot, one kill lest the meat be tainted by hormones. 6. Arrows have penetrating power, not stopping power, and one can take quite a few before falling as they make quite neat wounds. Something you don't want at short range when someone is trying to kill you. In summary, very impressive at rate of fire, against unarmoured foes, but probably useless against most armour, useless at long distance, warfare and hunting. The quiver on the hip however is a long established method of carrying ammunition, to which I have no objections.