shoveling: There is no real balance or character building. Also bugs... Probably less bugs now.
If you are someone who likes character building and making different builds, the game will probably annoy you.
If you do not care about the mechanics at all, you will probably enjoy it.
What are you talking about? I play many RPGs and W2 has a lot more depth and meaning in character building than most. The thing is, you have to actually build them from your own brain, the game doesn't hand-hold for you at all, and so if you are focussed on a "best/better" build rather than "what sort of character do I want this to be" build, then you are probably not having fun. I haven't even played in the last 2 patches and even with that the balancing is fine, people just like to whine when they make a less-than-uber character and have difficulty in a game where they are used to just obliterating everything without effort (to them that is fun...different games for different types.)
NoNewTaleToTell: The Witcher/The Witcher 2. "Ooh look, mommy and daddy have stepped away for a second, let's curse and talk about naughty things as much as possible until they return! Aren't I so mature?" -The Witcher/The Witcher 2.
Have you played these? I have yet to play them, but I own them and have been considering pre-ordering Witcher 3 without having played 1+2 (generally a bad idea, I know, but they are lauded RPGs and I don't hear much negative about them.) I have played at The Witcher a little, I only finished the starting town though and will need to start over whenever I go back because I don't remember anything about making potioins or the varying combat techniques. It didn't grip me, but it wasn't bad and I understood a lot of the beginning to be teaching me how to play, but I never really did get into it., and I'd like to hear more from naysayers about it to get a better perspective on if I think I will like them or not.