Thanx for those great tips Godsbane, especially the lock on trick. I'd kinda forgotten about it as I like to dodge/roll & kite most enemies. I'm just about to tackle the Botchling, so finger X'd. :)

True, though I always feel the controls are sorta delayed. So sometimes Geralt dodges into a direction I have not chosen. Indeed, especially sometimes targeting selects targets out of your view which results in attacking thin air instead of the foe.

Same problem for me. I didn't manage till now.

I just recently experienced this problem: I got stuck while dodging towards a torch lying on the ground.
You'd expect Geralt would simply step or leap over it. Instead he gets stuck, gets hit, and dies...

It's like one of those games where you get stuck on a tiny little flower on the ground and think: "Why?"

Anyone ever fought in the swamps? Of course you have. If you step into one of those water holes while fighting you wished you'd be able to jump in combat. Also I can not understand why Geralt can not step over smaller obstacles in combat mode...

Thanks. It's definitely buggy.

Sticking to objects is more real than you think, try to roll against a wall or a tree...you would also be stuck xD

Don't complain about the dodging and being stuck at objects, you couödn't roll over a rock in real life, without causing you much pain and injuries. The environment in a fight is very important and creates the difficulty. Just dodging all day long, would make you tired and an easy meal for an enemy.

Ever heard of "tactical fights"? You have to think twice before you enter a dungeon or area with strong monsters. You should spot out the area before attacking and you will find environmental stuff which could affect your fight and turn against you!


For the problem with not working attacks or items:

I have encountered the same issue, sometimes Geralt doesn't do what I want him to do...he doesn't attack at all, or is attacking the opposite direction, meanwhile the boss is recovering and giving me an even harder time than before.

Sometimes my crossbow or bombs wouldn't affect him at all. Even the signs seem to be buggy in some situations. This is really a pain and made me mad a lot of times! Especially when you are about to do the final strike....

Thanks. I haven't been in the swamps yet, or at least got stuck in a water hole, I look forward to that! :)
It's such a shame, the very least they should do with a combat game, is get the combat perfect. The inconsistency is annoying me too. One fight I can dodge/roll along a fence, scattering planks as I go, another fight, I get stuck rolling against a small box or somesuch while a heavy is axing me! On the plus side, I found a glitch that allowed me to crossbow a Gargoyle to death (standard weak bolts) Lol. I'd pass on that for combat/movement that is precise, consistent and reliable. :)
Sorry to disagree M.Y., but in my game I can walk thru many of the smaller trees and bushes & as to your point about painful/injury rock rolling, you cannot be serious. We're supposed to be a badass Wicher, and if 4-6 bandits armed to the teeth, having at you is meat & drink, then I don't expect a small rock to be a worry. :) The point is, the game is buggy! We're talking about stuff that's just plain wrong & faulty, not the subtleties of injury validation.

As probably the final footnote to this thread, I've just been in a Wraith guarded derelict Manor. Had to Aard a hole in a wall to access stuff & very nearly couldn't get in coz of 3 bricks on the threshold! Couldn't jump them coz of the hole height, & of course, there's no crouch so... Luckily I kinda walk/kicked them aside due to frustrated perseverance!
I did feel quite the dork having to walk & walk at a 3 brick 'obstacle' thinking, 'I hope no other Witchers can see this' Lol :)