Quote Originally Posted by warty goblin View Post
I've heard this works well. However I have a Pavlovian response to longswords and am pretty much incapable of not using them constantly. If you're running the game at max with gore on full, the sight of Geralt chopping an oberhau at somebody, blood flying from his blade, is simply too good to pass up.
Another reason I like the Combat Rebalance mod; it makes Igni into Not Kill Everything-sign. Still useful for extra damage and so on, mind, but the game is no longer finishable without drawing your sword.