[Witcher 3] Jenny is a b****!

[GrantSP]

I've come to realise I absolutely suck at the combat in this game. No matter what I do, I just can't get my fingers to do the whole "dodge - hit - hit - dodge" thing properly.

Currently I am trying, and failing, to dispatch 'Jenny o' the woods'.

 

The tactics I'm taking are sound and I'm fairly sure I have ample armour and a good sword complete with Spectre oil to tackle this challenge, but I constantly am killed in two hits by her.

 

This is what I do/have done:

Either get Quen up and then Yrden, sometimes just Yrden and then dodge and draw her in to the trap and hit her. Rinse repeat!

Sometimes I have taken Thunderbolt to aid in the power I inflict, sometimes not. Whenever the wraiths appear when she's healing I always get rid of them really quick, no problem with those.

For some reason though, my dodging is just... well... crap. One hit and I'm 40% damaged, I struggle on and try to eat food/take potions to heal but usually I miss the next dodge again and I'm a gonna!

 

I'm currently lvl10 with pretty good items and I've seen YouTubers at lvl5 take her on and have no issue.

 

Can someone please give me a heads up on how to dodge properly? Most of the time I think I'm getting hit when Geralt dodges backwards and Jenny's reach is still good enough to hit.

Is that my issue? Do I need to hit the dodge key and a left or right ALL the time?

[Neovalen]

For spectres I always roll, not dodge. Their swings usually make them hit too far to dodge. Rolling away from the incoming hit(teleport attack) leaves them within range when their attack stops.

[GrantSP]

Do you know whether the damage she inflicts ramps up according to what level you are?

I've just noticed she's doing around 2000 HP damage to me but I only see around 1200 from those on the net.

 

Thanks for the tip. I'll try again with rolling not dodging. Damn this is frustrating but so addictive. What a game.

[Neovalen]

Do you know whether the damage she inflicts ramps up according to what level you are?

I've just noticed she's doing around 2000 HP damage to me but I only see around 1200 from those on the net.

 

Thanks for the tip. I'll try again with rolling not dodging. Damn this is frustrating but so addictive. What a game.

Level does increase/decrease damage. Obviously you take less damage the higher you are in relation and vice versa.

[Darth_mathias]

Do you know whether the damage she inflicts ramps up according to what level you are?

I've just noticed she's doing around 2000 HP damage to me but I only see around 1200 from those on the net.

 

Thanks for the tip. I'll try again with rolling not dodging. Damn this is frustrating but so addictive. What a game.

what difficulty are you play on?

Edited November 14, 2015 by Darth_mathias

[Neovalen]

what difficulty are you play on?

Death March is the only way to play The Witcher 3. :)

[GrantSP]

Death March! and I will not lower the level to get past her.

One thing I've noticed that I don't know if it can be changed or not, can I change the camera position to be a bit further back and higher up than it currently appears to me? I think I'm finding it difficult to judge the distance from me she is.

[Darth_mathias]

i am not playing on death march but the next level down and it's still pretty hard.

[GrantSP]

Thank you guys, with your tuition I am becoming a better witcher.

Just now collected the Foglet trophy from the ancient foglet in the "Swamp Thing" quest. From what I have read some consider that a pretty hard battle so I must be doing something right if I can do it with dying once!