[Takuu]

I started Gothic 3 yesterday and I wanna finish the game again. 4 years have passed since I played it the last time so with the new patch everything seems new and interesting to me!

I plan to play it as 2 Handed weapon Warrior, and put a lot of points in str and HP. I wanna be tough and deadly this time. The last time I played mostly as archer and dual wield swords so now am doing the opposite thing!

Now, my question is : what is your fav. play style in Gothic 3? I really wanna hear your opinion! Do you like using magic? Or you prefer dual wielding swords and close combat? Or something different?
I always liked ranged combat the most so bow was my first weapon of choice almost every time.. But now I will try something totally different! I hope I will have great time!

[Sakabato]

For the litle time I spent playing Gothic III, I was usually a blade'n'bow fighter. ^^
Not much into magic...
Two handed weapons is my thing, but the way the Hero wielded them in G3 didn't seemed right for me, so I usually ended up with a 1h weapon. ^^

Stay cool... ; )

[fragonard]

I've played a full game both as a Melee fighter (in 1.5) and as a Mage with bow back up (in 1.7) At higher levels they were both very strong and I'm really not sure which was more fun. One thing though in 1.7 with AB, it's much harder to get Strength to 400 which you really need for melee. For that reason, bow and/or mage would be easier.
Of course you could play without AB but then you'd be missing a lot of new features.

[.†.MikeL.†.]

Usually I like beeing a jack of all trades in a game that offers so much freedom leaning towards 2h swords for close combat and magic for ranged but in G3 staff and magic all the way since 2 handers look totally wrong and dual weilding was a huge let down, plus magic looks pretty epic in G3.

[bigsnappy]

The last three times I played G3 (from CP1.70 onwards) I concentrated on ranged combat using nothing but the bow and magic.
I started with putting all LP in improving the Nameless hunter/archery capabilities and then gradually focussed more and more on magic.

[Saberstorm]

I do not like what seems to happen when you acquire "master of archery" and or "master crossbowman" - the effect seems to make it harder to hit anything! This tends to force me to play as a mage, or battle mage of some kind. I like ranged combat.

I wish the thieving system was better designed. It is very hard to play as a thief because the city seems to always catch you eventually. This once again limits your options to close combat and magic.

I also wish you could become a paladin earlier in the game. Paladins have advantages against undead and demons. Normally, I become a paladin towards the end of the game when I have already killed most undead...

Gothic 3 needed to work out its character classes a bit better...

The only "real" options (ones PB had thought all the way through) are Fighter (sword and shield) Fighter (two swords) Fighter (two hand sword), and any of the above with magic skills.

[fragonard]

I disagree. An archer character is completely reasonable in G3. Of course, any character will benefit from some magic at higher levels but it's easy and satisfying to have a bowman. In my last playthrough I never got STR over 140 and had no problem at all with just a staff as a melee weapon.

[Argenguy]

My fav build for a G3 character is a Warrior, master on sword, sword+shield, dual wield, heavy weapons and crossbow.
Secondary and non-combative skill: hunting (taking trophies), some smithing and alchemy.

One of the thing I loved in Gothic 3, when I'm not doing the main plot, was to go to the wilderness and hunt game and beasts. Hunting deers with your bow or crossbow is so sweet and entertaining.

[kojocel]

For as long as I can remember, back when I first played Gothic1, I had this love for fighter type hero. So, I sticked to it.

Since, in my opinion, melee fighting in Gothic 3 is simply a beauty, offering a wide variety of tactics, I tested what style suits me best. My top of the chain Large Weapons III for monster fighting (one at a time or group, for example, wolf packs) mainly, but also I love the way dual wielding looks like, so I tend to spend points there as well, but only to have fun with Ogres and minecrawler type monsters.

All gathering skills are a must, to make me rich, but never invest point in bows or magic, except Learn Quickly.
Everything Smithing related, because, well, because I simply like spendin' time at forge / anvil.

There's nothing like 450+ STR / 1000+ HP / Krush Tarach, as far as it concerns me.

[d3a7hr0w]

There's nothing like 450+ STR / 1000+ HP / Krush Tarach, as far as it concerns me.

O yeah...

[Tratos]

There's nothing like 450+ STR / 1000+ HP / Krush Tarach, as far as it concerns me.

One Summon Lightning + 400 AK + Dark Mage Perk disagrees with that statement. Bring it on.

[kojocel]

One Summon Lightning + 400 AK + Dark Mage Perk disagrees with that statement. Bring it on.

Let me put it this way:
When a Dark Mage gets knocked down by a 50 dmg Rusty Sword, no Lightnings and Armies of Darkness will help him.

Cheers.

[cucubits]

Everytime I played G3, I was a sword fighter/ranger. Now I'm waiting for Arcania to do a quick play through and then I plan on doing G3 as a mage and I'm curious how is it to play with the orcs side.

[Tratos]

Let me put it this way:
When a Dark Mage gets knocked down by a 50 dmg Rusty Sword, no Lightnings and Armies of Darkness will help him.

Cheers.

IF...you get close enough. Which you won't. Resistance is futile.

[.†.MikeL.†.]

Mages and Dragons were always two of warrior's greatest fears in all fantasy stories.

[DenisInnos]

Gothic 3 is more,hmmmm i don't like because the sotry,the carrcaters the world, has been changed more.
I wait 12 October release date for Gothic 4 Arcania.
I finish demo version.

[Zero Cool]

dual-wield (weild idk) or 1 sword with shield ! Don't like 2 handed!

[Bruell]

dual-wield (weild idk) or 1 sword with shield ! Don't like 2 handed!

I never played G3 to end. Is there one at all?
I just like go for a stroll in the huge world, not achieving anything, just puttseing around, once a month or less. Looking at how the world changes over the past CP's,
I've freed Cape Dun maybe 10 times since the original release.

[fragonard]

I never played G3 to end. Is there one at all?

Yes indeed, there are three variations in fact. I usually make a save just before the final events so I can go back and wander around for a while. This is such a huge game that the last time I gained several levels and re-did the ending.