Anyone any good at The Witcher 2 or Starcraft 2?

[ThomBassmonkey]

I've got myself off to a really bad start by picking up these two games. I really enjoy them both, but frankly I suck. I always think of myself as a competant gamer, maybe my previous couple of years on colsoles has tainted me!

Basically the combat in The Witcher 2 is very hard IMO. I'm still dying a lot on easy, I've got to Flotsam and I'm trying to make my way through the side quests. Any tips on combat would be appreciated as I'm finding myself being killed very quickly. I enjoy this type of game for the exploration and story, I don't mind combat being a bit tricky but repeatedly doing the same parts because I die so much is killing the game for me.

Starcraft 2 is great on SP but on MP I can't get off to a good start, by the time I'm thinking that my forces are strong enough to get out and start scouting, I have a full army on me. I've tried having an ally on the hardest difficulty (with AI) and copying what they're doing as best I can, taking notes of their build order then following it, but I still seem to be lagging way behind.

Any tips would be great as I don't want to end up limited to MMOs and FPS games again.

Thanks very much!

 

[ThomBassmonkey]

Thanks for the tips.

I've only played one online game so far on SC2 (and lost), I've been trying matches against AI and I'm getting so badly pulverised, I'm not going to bother trying online until I can win some vs AI.

I'm already playing on easy on TW2. I'd like to play it "stock", if possible. I'd feel like I was cheating if I had to download a mod to play it. If I really am screwed, I'll consider it though so thanks for the tip. Better to do that than to give up on it (though it's not quite that bad yet...quite).

 

[ThomBassmonkey]

I think the big problem I have with the witcher 2 is it doesn't really have any kind of guide to what's going on. It just dumps you in game with a pat on the head and lets you do your thing.

I'll admit, I've been playing it as a hack and slash with the occasional use of the push spell (though that rarely seems to do anything), that's why I'm asking for help.

I don't know if you get more instructions and training in the first game, but there's nothing apart from the odd pop up that tells you what a spell does (though not what situation it's useful in).

Thanks, Zero I'm not overly fussed at the moment about being coached. I'm just looking for a nudge in the right direction, but I'll give you a shout if I change my mind.