Taleroth: Have you actually tried defeating the other soldiers after Dethmold puts up his wall thing?

Coelocanth: I haven't seen the first one reported, but I've seen the second. Can't recall which thread I read it in, but you're not the only one.

revial: The only possible bug related to your first part I've heard of (never confirmed myself) is if you have used finishing moves in that fight.

But, since I haven't used finishing moves since my first playthrough, and I never had that problem, all I can say is what is supposed to happen is this:

1) You kill the mercs. No matter how often you "kill" Dethmold, he will always teleport to safetey and heal, so just ignore him.
2) Once mercs are dead, Dethmold teleports to safety, makes a snide remark, then steps into his orange portal of sissiness.
3) Barrier drops, and you enter a cutscene centered around the merc leader.

If that doesn't happen, you're bugged, and again, the only bug I've heard, but haven't confirmed, seems to be attached to finishers.

Raggit: I'm alreadt past that part, but I just wanted to point out the glitch. If Dethmold goes behind the barrier before the mercs are dead, he should either make his snide remarks and teleport away once they all die or return to battle then teleport away.

revial: Then it doesn't sound like you were bugged at all. :/

Raggit: The other glitch is the input detection. I get in a battle with a few bandits and harpies, and suddenly, I cannot use my pocket item. So I try to jump out of the way and use aard. I can't dodge. Wondering what's going on, I decide to simply attack the enemy in front. Doesn't work. The only thing that was working was moving around, and moving the camera. I thought that was as bad as it can get. I was wrong. On 4 occasions, I've ran into a ridiculous problem where NOTHING worked, aside from moving around. Couldn't even use the camera or the sign menu. I realized that on each occasion, it started when trying to use the pocket button. I tried throwing a knife then suddenly couldn't do anything at all. And the only thing that gets it working again is if Geralt takes damage (even have to wait for Quen to run out). And after it starts working again, Geralt finally uses the pocket item. The fact that this happened 4 times is ridiculous. What worries me most is that I haven't seen anyone else report this glitch, so it's unlikely that I'll see a solution any time soon. :(

Raggit: I haven't seen these problems posted, so sorry if they already were mentioned.

The first glitch I've been experiencing is when facing Dethmold. If I get him down to low health before I defeat the other soldiers, he just stands behind his magic wall and doesn't do anything, and I cannot proceed forward. And I prefer to fight him first, since he does much more damage compared to the mercenaries.

The other glitch is the input detection. I get in a battle with a few bandits and harpies, and suddenly, I cannot use my pocket item. So I try to jump out of the way and use aard. I can't dodge. Wondering what's going on, I decide to simply attack the enemy in front. Doesn't work. The only thing that was working was moving around, and moving the camera. I thought that was as bad as it can get. I was wrong. On 4 occasions, I've ran into a ridiculous problem where NOTHING worked, aside from moving around. Couldn't even use the camera or the sign menu. I realized that on each occasion, it started when trying to use the pocket button. I tried throwing a knife then suddenly couldn't do anything at all. And the only thing that gets it working again is if Geralt takes damage (even have to wait for Quen to run out). And after it starts working again, Geralt finally uses the pocket item. The fact that this happened 4 times is ridiculous. What worries me most is that I haven't seen anyone else report this glitch, so it's unlikely that I'll see a solution any time soon. :(

It's a shame that these glitches occur, because aside from those, my experience with this game has been amazing.