AnimalMother117: I know in Witcher 1&2 it's toxic stuff.
Telika: Is it ?
The main reason why I haven't played the Witcher yet is because I heard of too much potion/alchemy-reliance (and I don't like my builds to be too dependant on consumables). It's actually the opposite ?
It's the ironic twist that the books made up. They are toxic but can be necessary, even on the lower difficulties. On lower difficulties, you can focus more on traditional combat and some potions/alchemy, but it's mostly for really tough encounters. Now, the frequency of tough encounters vary, but battles do require a good bit of preparation. I really recommend them both, they're pretty different (they both handle alchemy and combat pretty differently, I played 2 on a higher difficulty than I did for 1) and can be tough but they're really great games both of them.
Grargar: Drinking too many potions without rest in the first Witcher will fill your Witcher with toxicity (not the song sadly), which can be reversed by drinking another potion which negates toxicity. Yo Dawg, I herd you like potions...
I didn't need to use potions way too much (on normal at least), but they were pretty helpful.
Yeah, pretty much.
