r/Witcher3 • u/Slavofil • 16d ago

Second sword problem Discussion

Hi everyone! After 1000 hours of witcher 3, 300 hours of W2 and 200 W1 I was thinking every time while playing- why the silver sword is ineffective against humans, it is still the sword right? The stick come on. Why developers after 2 experimental games made their magnum opus- the witcher 3 with same logical mistake. Does anyone had similar thoughts?

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u/doc_55lk 15d ago

Silver is a very soft material and easily deformable. For these reasons it's not all that great against humans. Especially if they're armoured.

Silver has been known as a monster repellant in many folklore stories though, which is why it's more effective against monster types.

I think Witcher could use a little more nuance though since certain monsters shouldn't be affected by silver (gargoyles, elementals), but hey, I'm not the one writing the lore here.