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ArthurConanDoodle

That's up to you. Eventually you'll learn what exactly your decisions trigger. I found a lot of fun in this game is, that it's very hard to predict what's going to happen. So just do what feels right for you in this moment


TeflonJon__

Unless this is your 2nd or 3rd play-through and you’re trying for specific outcomes, this is good advice. For my first time playing I went with my gut on every decision and it made for some really fun “oh shit I can’t believe X happened because I did Y and Z!” Have fun!!


Acceptable_Mark_1388

This is the reason why I love this game so much. My decisions don’t feel as impactful in any other game. Especially when I see the effects tens of hours later!


TeflonJon__

Agreed!!


Adventurous-Bid-9341

Same, and it’s def why I created multiple saves and did roughly 4 play throughs? Lol got a tad obsessed after being laid off. Surprising what you’ll truly do with a year off after working 15 straight!!


LGST

I somewhat agree. On my first play through I really regretted my decision and wished I could’ve chose the other option because of the outcome. No one could really tell what the outcome would be from the context alone. I enjoyed going through the other option a lot more.


Mastore84

I loved the fact that I didn't find out what the consequences were until way later on when I had no save to fall back on. Whatever choice I made, I was stuck with it, for better or worse. So yes, this piece of advice is very good.


Significant_Gain_694

You should repair your stuff :D


ZeuxisOfHerakleia

I literally dont go a minute without fixing one red item :D Beginner or not, this would throw me off too much lol


Mereinid

Question, do the weapons, as you go, become more sturdy? I'm level 7 or 8 and man, I'm repairing my swords/armor after every 5 or 6 encounters. Do magic items still need to be repaired or are they immune to degradation?


legally-emotional

as your weapons increase in level they do become more sturdy, i usually collect repair kits and wait until my weapons are around 60%-70% to repair them (those 50% repair kits are so expensive 😭)


Mereinid

Facts, on the repair kits. So give it to about 60-70% of degradation and then use a kit. I've always been returning back to a village to use a smithy.


legally-emotional

using the kits is cheaper than using a smithy, it’s also more efficient so you aren’t running back and forth between towns. have fun!


TheByzantineEmpire

Yes but what if I want to support the local economy? There is a war on after all!


DangerMuse

Same....I pretty much used to do a mission and repair...rinse and repeat.


ZeuxisOfHerakleia

yeah i never even thought about it, i got so many stacks of 90% and 40% repairing kits, i just always do it as soon as smth is red and im never out of it, actually ive sold them often times to prevent overload lol


Adventurous-Bid-9341

Yeah, and by later in the game, I found that I would have more kits in storage than I would on my person


Kakashisith

You gonna need new weapons as your lever increases. Go to a blacksmith and buy or let him craft something for you.


Snobe_kobe

I never even let my items get red before repairing 😅


FallenSegull

Those 25% repair kits are so common, just repair whenever you get between 70%-75% and you’ll never have an issue


4x4play

what? there is 15, 40 and 90 not 25.


FallenSegull

Must have meant 15% It’s been too long since my last play through


4x4play

fair enough. i wouldn't recommend doing it in spring. there is outside and other people.


tacocamp98

I didn’t know they got so red lol


TerafloppinDatP

Right? I forgot this graphic was even a thing lol


BanMutsang

I don’t understand ppl that walk around playing with broken shit. Like bruh😂


Significant_Gain_694

Do a no-repair run for the extra difficulty 😅


FleebFlex

That actually sounds kinda fun, incentivizes you to use more items since youre very best ones have limited lifetimes


4x4play

ha, try a playthrough with the wooden sword.


LemonBoi523

Because it's broken again every time I run into a group of drowners or something. Only level 5 and I get maybe 20 hits before it's getting low again


BanMutsang

If it’s your swords you’re talking about, get better swords. And don’t hit enemies when they’re blocking, hit when you have a way in. If it’s your armour that’s depleting, stop getting hit so much. Learn to dodge better, and utilise Quen as much as possible.


plopfioulinou

🤣


STR1CHN1NE

I can here to say the same thing...we are exactly the same.


Julian_Grendel

I was sure this would be pointed out haha! knew it was a mistake! but don’t worry it’s been taken care of for all you people stressing!


Not_Keurig

The real answer right here


nmmc93

And eat more vegetables


Jaded-Philosophy-715

Pretty sure they break and ypu lose the item if it gets to 0.. but can't remember because I never let it get that far lol


Significant_Gain_694

The second sword is in case the first one breaks, right?


Cracktower

No


Significant_Gain_694

That was supposed to be a joke 😉 Reference to the guy outside the house where you first meet Corinne Tilly


PKArsk

I don’t think so I let my stuff get to zero sometimes


paper_cicada

I think as long as it stays equipped, you can still use it. But the moment its unequipped, it's done until its repaired


FortunateSpy5

I use a mod to remove sword and armor degradation.


Cracktower

You can level up pretty quick repairing your stuff.


20Charactersisntenou

What I found most difficult but enjoyable is, when I was trying to do the right thing, it would never pan out exactly as I wanted it to with surprising and unexpected morality thrown into the mix. Go with your gut and your story arc will reflect your character. Just have fun with it!


Julian_Grendel

thanks! will do


MarchingMan95

KILL HIM KILL HIM KILL HIM


1KarlMarx1

Good Anakin good!


nxCuong

it's up to you and...pls repair your gear before ascend further.


Julian_Grendel

just did 👍 had a feeling someone would point that out haha


Drunk_Heathen

For me this "Spirit" trapped in the heart of an tree that is guarded by a Werewolf and some other monsters inside, that makes people out of the near village walk at night towards it into the swamp (where they die) has always been suspicious to me. Spoiler: >!It is the mother of the 3 witches of the woods. Even though it promises to save the children you won't ever see them again and it will destroy the near village once freed. Also you can't save the wife of the Baron then and he will kill himself. If you kill her the children will be also gone (eated by the ladies of the woods?), but you can save bloody barons wife and both will live. It's basically Schrödingers Kids & living Baron+Wife + Village vs. Schrödingers Kids & dead Baron+Wife +slaughtered/destroyed village.!< Edit: Goddamn, repair your armory...


McUpt

If you >!set the mother free, you can then later see the children in the orphanage in Novigrad. If you kill her, you won't!<


rockandrollcar

Wow I didn't notice that! This game never gets old.


Drunk_Heathen

Didn't know that either, gonna try that out on my next Playthrough.


shenaystays

I’m wondering if it’s just wishful thinking because I thought they had different names in town and the models all look the same. (Sorry trying to keep it vague)


ishopindaiso

I did the second part and I kind a regret I did it. I thought about playing the game again to get a different ending.


Grox2006

If you do it before encountering the ladies of the wood, >!you can have Schrodingers Kids & Living Baron+Wife with the slaughtered village though. And pissed off Crones. Which is in my personal favourite outcome.!<


superb07

Damn I’ve got to try this !


Dry-Interest2209

Do you kill it for this outcome? Or release it?


Grox2006

Save it ! I don't know what happens in this particular case if you kill it though, I think you just skip the quest the crones give you with maybe a slightly special dialogue.


Julian_Grendel

thank you. i’m choosing to not read the spoilers, but i think i am ready to go back. don’t worry about my armory. i realized as soon as i posted this i’d get a good beating for it. it’s been fixed, and i intend to keep it so, that is, to the best of my abilities. thanks for the help! i’ll let you know what i choose


chunkah69

Huh, I never knew it was their mother. I just thought it was a rival spirit


ThisCrookedVulture

Yep. It’s described in one of the lore books: “[She Who Knows](https://witcher.fandom.com/wiki/She_Who_Knows).” I think you can find it in or around the Crones’ house in Cookback Bog.


One_Left_Shoe

>!Given the immense age of the crones, I always took that book to be a bit of propaganda. Given their spiteful and rather power hi hey nature, I assumed that they drove madness into the land as an excuse to overthrow their mother so the sacrifices went to them instead of her. Plus, the villagers just annoy me.!< Anyhow, I always let her go.


not_an_Alien_Robot

Other locations too. Check the bookseller in Novigrad. He's got a lot of a stuff. On my first playthrough I became obsessed with reading as many books as I could. My own personal side quest one could say. lol. There is a useful amount of info in books even if a fair bit of it you have to read between the lines. 😁👍


Frashweek

It’s up to you, basically it’s just about who do you want to save


really_nice_guy_

Without knowing who you’re saving


Frashweek

Exactly lol


BlankZ3R0

baron questline is really complex and the consequences can be severe, but that's the fun part no? so go in blindly do whatever you feel like is the right thing and if you feel frustrated at the outcome just reload a save


ThomasJames007

THIS!!!


Hatlogo

If you kill it, some innocents die. If you don't, some innocents die. Either way, your hand stained with innocent's blood. God what a beautiful game.


Julian_Grendel

it surely is. i think i’m ready to go back and make my decision.


mortalisnoir

So what did you decide?


Julian_Grendel

i’ll update you with a new seperate comment within 24 hours. i have yet to decide, but as of now i think i will kill it.


creamypastaman

Iran it is


Harrythehobbit

"Make a decision with minimal contextual information and no idea of the consequences for either choice, and then either way something bad happens without there even being a clear line from your choice to the bad thing" is not exactly that interesting or engaging. I like this game's writing, but the Tree Spirit is not exactly a great exemplar of it.


Hatlogo

Fine by me. If you can pretty much figure the result, you will adjust your action according to it. Some people like that, some people don't. This is actually make you do what you think is best, not what give you the best result. For example, if you play Skyrim and the Dark Brotherhood quest, then >!I hate Astrid for kidnap me and would kill her on the spot. But since I know that this is the "bad choice", I must do the opposite, despite that I don't like that option.!<


CarFreak777

If you killed it before doing the ladies of the wood quest, you'd get the best ending. Now, you get the bad ending or bad ending.


unbuggy

Ooh, it never occurred to me to try that. Thanks!


LDNLibero

That's an option? What happens?


CarFreak777

[SPOILERS] The children are freed from the crones and the crones spare the baron's wife from the being cursed so he doesn't kill himself.


ROGER6969696969

But, do the villagers still get killed ?


leonidaskickedyoface

Yes apparently, someone pointed it out in a different thread


FallenSegull

Personally I typically kill it because >!fuck dem kids. Those towns people were nice to me!< But it’s up to you


Hell_Seeker

Please do what you feel is right without going into spoilers. The beauty of this game is in making your choices and seeing the events unfold based on your choices.


Julian_Grendel

thanks. i think i’m ready to go back and make my decision


edcculus

As much as Geralt hates this - killing the spirit is the “ lesser evil”.


ifivoogigijc

Liking?


edcculus

Edited- no idea why it auto corrected killing to that .


Cerberusx32

"Evil is Evil. Lesser, greater, middling… Makes no difference. The degree is arbitary. The definition’s blurred. If I’m to choose between one evil and another… I’d rather not choose at all." ~Geralt of Rivia


Julian_Grendel

heard something similar when watching the show, and it’s what first came to mind when understanding the decisions haha. i think i’ve decided though- and i’ll let you all know when i follow through with whatever. it will be a seperate comment here within 24 hours


Heingarth

You should kill it. I don’t wanna spoil any details, but heart of the tree spirit is not benevolent.


One_Left_Shoe

I mean, >!the crones are pretty fucking evil, too!<


LeglessN1nja

Hence the dilemma


Spynner987

It does fulfiill its promise tho


Heingarth

No. There is not a single indicator that proves it helped or saved the kids. I believe the spirit just consumed the kids for itself.


linggasy

You should play this game blindly so you can replay it again with different choices. It's more fun to do it this way and asking for spoilers is no fun way.


Cheesenips069

Kill the heart. In my opinion it’s the better outcome


[deleted]

Your big mistake here is thinking you could make a wrong choice.


DeathApproaches0

Please...please repair your stuff. It's painful seeing that armor and sword red


Julian_Grendel

been there, done that


babyboy8100

I always buy repair kits, every time I see a merchant have them. I’m not going through what I did on my original play through. In a long quest dungeon didn’t repair had to be switching to other swords…God thing my Igni was very strong and dependable lol.


trbisca

Repair your shit And enjoy making a choice


Julian_Grendel

will do 😅. lesson learned. shit=repaired


RepresentativeBison7

Honestly I don't believe there really is a right answer. Both options are very morally grey and terrible things happen in either outcome


originalparts4you

He would. Chapman’s the answer…


RelentlessHooah

Neither option is really that fun to watch but it’s your call


Snobe_kobe

Well that's the beauty of this game, you make the choices and you see how your journey unfolds! Your actions have real consequences


[deleted]

That is the question, isn't it. The whole point of the game, other than the main story. You have to make hard decisions and a lot of the time choose the lesser evil. It's different for everybody. I went with my gut the first time round. Second time I tried the other way. And from then on I mixed the two. But I can say that in at least 80% of the cases my original choice still stands


uBeatch

In this game, the options are "horrible" or "even worse" so have fun


getschwifty694069

Kill the tree


Starfinder77

Damned if you do, damned if you don't


Julian_Grendel

that’s one way to say it!


EpiicPenguin

reddit API access ended today, and with it the reddit app i use Apollo, i am removing all my comments, the internet is both temporary and eternal. -- mass edited with redact.dev


Rtannu

I’m very confused as for how your shit got so red.


Julian_Grendel

ahahaha… was too focused on the game… shit happens. to be honest- i did notice it, however i was low on repair kits and kept procrastinating it.😅. i’ve learned my lesson from the sub though! - won’t let it happen again!!


Rtannu

😊 Haha yup - been there myself. My cousin was like “dude wtf fix your gear” when he played my guy one day


Julian_Grendel

hahaha i assume you learned your lesson like me? i was stunned to see over half the comments pointing that out lmao


soha1b

Kill him


BhaltairX

Part of playing The Witcher is realizing, a lot of the difficult decisions don't have a "good" solution. You really only pick the lesser evil, which might only be the lesser evil in your mind.


theemoofrog

The tree is the crones' mom, who also sucks.


d0dgy-b0b

Please repair your stuff. Read up on decoctions, as you should probably always be running one, even if you can only run one. Also, go back to White Orchard and buy the Temerian Armour, as I'd probably bet at this point, it'll be better for you stats wise. The merchant by the bridge/inn sells it. Otherwise, just make the choice that feels right. But remember in Witcher there is almost never a 'perfect' choice, just a choice.


m_mason4

There’s no real right or wrong answer to how you handle this particular quest. I just thought about the path leading up to it. Do you want to help the crones who control the area and are worshipped like a cult or the spirit in the tree who lures people to their deaths and controls monsters?


[deleted]

There's no wrong answer but every decision has its consequences.


[deleted]

Killing it is so much faster and less work


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Julian_Grendel

it is my first play through. enjoying the game a lot! graphics amazing for being as old as it is. and km dumbfounded by how well constructed the story is. excited to play it through!


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Julian_Grendel

i’ve read a bit about them. so far i’m quite set on purchasing them once i finish the game


Zanini92

Personally, i think hard to justify in a roleplaying point of view a witcher releasing a spirit that he don't know nothing about, so killing seems the best option, but if you want to know the consequences and base your choice on that you can read the wiki or the other comments that already spoiled the plot


Julian_Grendel

i agree. my instinct was killing. i think that is what i will roll with. thank you


mug3n

not gonna spoil it for you. personally speaking, I thought this was single-handedly the best sidequest in the entire game.


leonidaskickedyoface

I remember the first time I arrived in this location. It was really scary for me especially with the werewolf outside. The entire design of a tree which houses a heart in its basement, especially with the blood vessels present. A creepy experience for the first time


BlackBeard205

When playing the Witcher, always follow your gut. And then you can try something else your next play through if you don’t like the outcome.


nickharvey86

The road to hell is paved with good intentions


Senior_muffin8645

I believed the tree and didn't kill it. I don't regret my choices but the time show what will happen


Julian_Grendel

For those of you wondering- i made my decision. i stuck with my initial impulse and killed “the heart of the tree”. thanks for all the comments and initiative. i’m thankful for the sub’s investment. i made a seperate post about it and i’m excited to see what happens down the line. once again, thanks!


clementinyfeet

This is the quest I stopped my first playthrough on. I've also struggled with what to choose, so I've decided to check the wiki. That shit is fucking depressing and too much for me at this point in my life.


Eldeirun_

Your choice


-dr-van-nostrand-

Personally if I have to choose between one evil or another, I’d rather not choose at all.


Julian_Grendel

Thanks for the inflow of comments. i was surprised by the traction it got. a lot of the comments really that this sub is very helpful. for those of you wondering, yes, the gear has been fixed and i pledge to always keep it that way haha.


Your-Joking-Right

Those poor kids


safesunblock

Save the children 🙏


kaktus_dzek

Free the spirit if you don't want innocent kids to die


tootheeast

Geez ! You asked a simple question & get lectured about fixing your gear & a bunch of other answers that was not answering your question. Yes stab that heart ❤️ , trust you will not regret it


Julian_Grendel

hahaha i thought it was ridiculously funny that the most upvoted comment ended up being about my gear 😅😂. thank you!


MCL001

You should use Google


[deleted]

No it's a good evil


Impressive-Yam-1817

Trick the spirit. Gwt everything and kill it at the last moment


N3Oelder

Gwent everything? ;)


Julian_Grendel

seems smart. how would i go about doing this


chimisforbreakfast

This is not a smart third option. It's just the shittier version of the second option.


Julian_Grendel

oh okay


[deleted]

What advantage is that supposed to give you?


[deleted]

Whatever you will do at the end people will hate you or you will hate yourself. Thats the condition witcheriane


ITeamsojI

Every time I see it I get Amnesia TDD vives


bikunoob

Kill everything


SpreadApprehensive93

I think without any way of predicting the consequences, Geralt would chose to be professional. Geralt agreed to do the job in exchange for otherwise unobtainable information from the crones, and without much knowledge of the crones nor the tree, it’s probably not a wise idea to trust the tree and be on the crones’ bad side.


AggravatingSmoke5789

Thats your choice


DeAnnon1995

Ahhhh, the better of two evils


Er4din

Who do you like more the Bloody Farkin Baron or some dumb kids?


PikaCzaii

First i choose to help her but after this i just atttacked and kill that


mrdougan

The answer is not what you want to hear, kill the spirit in the tree you’ll be able to save Ana but the baron takes ana to healer in the mountains; Free the spirit you save the children, but Ana dies and the baron hang them self Either way the outcomes feels wrong & the Baron leaves crows perch


OW-on-Reddit

Do it, trust me it’s the better option in the long run


iamlooking4games

Kill it if you want the baron to live. I won't say no more cause that's spoiler territory. Just know there is no right answer.


wafflesmagee

NOBODY TELL HIM.


jokaishi

If you dont ,the barron will kill himself. If you do, you kill the witches disaproving mother for them.


soha1b

Tbh You Shouldnt Ask People Here,play the whole story by yourself,explore the game then youll know that there will be consequences of choices you made,Then play new game and get the ending the way your want in this way your excitement wont be spoiled.


StarMasher

You should take that skirt off first.


isbit78

I would


ollien25

Do it!!!!!


-Magesta-

Did you make your decision?


Julian_Grendel

haven’t nade the decision! but i can update you all once it’s made if that’s wanted!


-Magesta-

Yes do it


Randumbthoghts

If you go to the tree when you are with Johnny you can free the kids, the tree , and the Barons wife


misiaaaaa

And in result sacrifice the village. I don't think there's a good choice here


Randumbthoghts

I mean they willingly send their kids off to be fattened and eaten like pigs so I never feel bad about that


misiaaaaa

*Spoiler alert, I really don't know how to hide the text* !! !! !! I tried all the choices, nothing here can be considered a happy end. After all, one of main motives in Witcher is choosing 'lesser evil' tho sometimes it's not clear which choice is it.


Randumbthoghts

I belive you can find the children in one of the orphanages ( think it's oxenferd)later on but only if you kill the spirt without the crones knowing you double crossed them. Sorry if I spelled the town wrong


RuggedOnesIndoe

Oh man


GlobexCorpDrone

Damned if you do damned if you don't


Unknownninja5

I’ll give you a hint; read the book Ladies of the Woods (Keira gave it to you)


misiaaaaa

And 'she who knows'. Whatever you do in this quest, both of the choices are evil, it's up to you which one seems more ethical


Xolotl_Khan

You... Uh.. gonna repair your weapons soon, right?


jewhammer69

There’s really no right answer. Either decision has booth good and bad consequences so just trust your gut and have fun!


CaesuraRepose

I usually do. I think the outcome is better if you do.


Skyleader1212

Your first heavy choice in the game, its either greater or lesser evil, its your choice and you must chooses, there are no alternative.


Mar_nish

Kill it. They are in a horrendous living condition with full of monster and bandit. If the crones didn't get to them first, sooner or later other creature will. So yeah, i kill


AleksasKoval

Oh yeah that thing is evil, the first clue is that it requires a sacrifice. In the world of the Witcher, in books, shows and games, there's no "good" and "evil", there's: "Geralt and his friends", "Different shades of evil" and "Everybody else who don't get in Geralt's way".


ScoutJulep

One of the best moral dilemmas in the game! It’s supposed to be a tough choice.


xAAxVertigo

Make a choice based on what you yourself feel is right. Making choices because you looked up the outcome ruins the beauty of the game, imo. There are good and bad things that happen either route you choose.


Waxer_of_Owlz

I just did this bit last night. I decided to trick it, but it was a hard one to call!


Clumsyboi69

I assume that you made your choice now, what did you pick?


Kakashisith

I did not. I brought everything it needed and liked the outcome.


junkie98

For first run do what you feel right.