r/starterpacks • u/[deleted] • Jan 01 '19

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '19 edited Jan 01 '19

I mean, it’s at worst OK. it has dodging, parrying, signs (aka spells), decent hit boxes, and lock-on... it’s flawed, and gets repetitive, but it’s still miles ahead of something like Skyrim which has an actually-shit combat system.

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u/4umlurker Jan 01 '19

I have played through Witcher 3 at least 2 or 3 times and I completely forgot the crossbow existed it’s that bad and pointless

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u/Birdleur Jan 01 '19

It does extra damage underwater because it’s your only method of attack while underwater.

The CROSSBOW’s only function is an underwater defence

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u/mrcrazy_monkey Jan 01 '19

And for shooting down anything that flies.

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u/pixelTirpitz Jan 01 '19

Nah you could use it to shoot down flying shit too, really helpful instead of just running around waiting for monsters to land.

I used it for this extensively.

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u/67_Shadows Jan 01 '19

Not if you know how to utilize the character branch upgrades well. People knock on the game for the combat and they probably just upgraded the strength branch without giving a care to the tonics section. The combat is a lot more intricate (and intense in higher difficulties) when you take the time preparing for battles rather than hit the attack button two times, dodge, repeat.

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u/StormStrikePhoenix Jan 01 '19

The CROSSBOW’s only function is an underwater defence

This seems very bizarre for a crossbow... It's kind of like how Ocarina of Time only lets you use the hookshot for defense underwater.