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Just about every game has exploits of some sort andThe Witcher 3is no exception. Exploits discovered shortly after the game launched had allowed players to amass massive fortunes without having to take on witcher contracts and treasure hunts to earn it.
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Such economically disruptive behavior demands a strong rebuttal from some of the most powerful people in the land, the tax collectors. In the aptly named quest The Taxman Cometh, Geralt will have to face his financial reckoning should he have amassed a suspiciously large fortune. Being confronted by such a mighty being is a difficult thing and something that we will help you with.
How To Start The Taxman Cometh
Simply put, you need tohave 35,000 crownsin your possession andwalk through the Oxenfurt marketto start this quest.
As you would imagine, earning that much money isn’t easy. By the end of the game, you will be engaging the services ofmaster armorersandblacksmithsto make your witcher gear. Not to mention all the alchemy supplies you will require as well.
If you are fortunate, or unfortunate, enough to fulfill those requirements, Geralt will be confronted by a tax collector as he travels through the market.
What To Tell The Tax Collector
Lying about your financial activities is not something most people would advise. That said, there are ways to placate the tax collector toavoid the worst outcome.
He willask three questions,each related toa different way players have exploited the game’s economy.
The easiest way to deal with him would be todeny all allegations.He willgive you a certificate and let you go on your way.
Ifyou admit to doing any two of the three,he will force Geralt topay his taxesat the Vivaldi bank. You will have togo to Hierarch Squarein Novigrad to pay off a1,000crown penalty to Vimme Vivaldi for financial misdeeds.
You will beunable to work with Vimmeuntil you havepaid off your fine.
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