Geralt meets a tax collector.

Geralt gets questioned about having payed taxes.

[@tonyc3142]

What makes it funnier is all the accusations of tax fraud are early game exploits for farming crowns 😂

[@_MaZTeR_]

Pretty sure the cow hide part no longer works, since a Chort spawns at White Orchid when you try the old exploits. And it's a tedious process if you also want to farm the Chort's loot.

[@johnpantag472]

​@@_MaZTeR_ there is a better one in velen where if you meditate cows respawn and no monster spawns

[@4CelciusDegree]

@@_MaZTeR_ Its actually better since the Chort worths more

This cutscene was released when they fixed a money farming exploit, and it's a wonderful way to connect with the players and let them know devs got it fixed :D

[@TheYoutubeUser69]

its also stupid and petty from the devs to limit player choices^^

@@TheKZbinUser69 What are you on about?

[@noelic6744]

@@TheKZbinUser69 I mean, that's kinda the point of a game. A survival game with unlimited access to food isn't really that endearing, the limitations are part of the game in some ways. If the devs thought that the exploit was taking away from an intended experience then its fair to remove it.

[@MateusVIII]

@@TheKZbinUser69 It isn't really limiting choices. Exploiting a grinding mechanic to make a load of cash isn't really a mechanic. Plus, it is a lot more hilarious now to have a tax collector coming in.

[@Kyo-kf6jf]

@@TheKZbinUser69 I dont think you know what "player choices" really means.

[@cnlbenmc]

The idea that a Tax Collector would ever thank someone for being a good taxpayer is the most ludicrous part of the situation.

[@knell18897]

Is it ? In my country, people do get a diploma for doing taxes on time.

[@cnlbenmc]

+@@knell18897+ Clearly you've never dealt with the IRS...

[@morfeuzalas2102]

@knell18897 What country is that? Narnia?

[@Brendor77]

As someone who works in the field I can confirm there’s no such thing as a diploma for good tax standing, if you don’t have good standing is when we start sending you stuff lol

[@cerberus144]

Alternate title: Geralt commits tax fraud

[@deviperniek]

Whatever do you mean? I answered honestly. And you cannot prove otherwise.

[@RenanL.S.]

Geralt praticing self defense.

[@Riviscira]

Source?

[@Grz349]

@@deviperniekHe receives a rate mention for childless bachelors, when he does have a child and is in a longer relationship.

[@morfeuzalas2102]

Considering in those times income tax did not exist, this scene makes no sense.

[@jamescheddar4896]

The government is more upset that you don't pay taxes on your criminal underhanded dealings than you're doing them to begin with. That's how the world works.

[@victorochoa3662]

I mean, drug cartels do make good money 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@scaper12123]

That's actually how they booked Al Capone, so there ya go.

[@177SCmaro]

Well, I mean, what is the government and tax collectors going to argue? That murder and theft are wrong? That'd be ironic.

[@conatus1306]

@@177SCmaro Reminds me of the Voltaire quote. "It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets"

[@177SCmaro]

@@conatus1306 Yes. And there is also the insanity of "government exists to protect us from murderers and thieves" when governments have murdered more people and stole far more than all "private" murderers and thieves combined, and that's not even counting wars, which all wars are started by governments, those are just acts of democide and police violence. It's not even close. If there is intelligent life in the universe these are reasons why they apparently want nothing to do with us. Statism is not rational and it cannot be defended rationally. It always comes down to appeal to emotion.

[@CustomizedUsername]

Just lie to the IRS like everyone else 😂

[@deviperniek]

Me? Lie? I would never. How dare you suggest such a thing?

[@ghost_ship_supreme]

@@deviperniekthe Witcher code forbids it!

[@olegp3671]

Because the IRS never ever finds out when you lie!

[@Greasy_Gram]

But how will the gov ever find money to waste

[@votecthulhu9378]

Its against the witchers code

[@jordynozymandias374]

I definitely didn't waltz into several homes in Beauclair and steal several thousand worth of jewelery, silverware and other luxury goods. They also weren't home and sleeping while I went through their cabinets.

[@molybdaen11]

A born kingdom come Player.

[@dededede9257]

Geralt can maybe escape the Wild Hunt but not the tax

[@molybdaen11]

I remember him. He was included as a joke because to many players just stole from nobles or collect pearls from clams instead of going monster hunting.

[@rainemccandless8160]

First kingslaying, now tax fraud? Geralt is out of control

[@therecklesswarlock6439]

WIPT-30/c form is something i would never expect to hear in a medieval setting, more soemthing id hear from modern times.

[@Imrixan]

To be fair, this is the same setting where you can find notes written by assorted mages talking explicitly about transhumanism, and identifying magical monsters by the barcodes their makers left on them. Historical accuracy is really not a priority, nor should it have to be.

[@goatslayer3160]

"Have you ever waltzed into someone's home and taken something without their permission?" "Yes" "How many times? "Yes."

[@mazikaze]

"I'm crazy enough to take on The Wild Hunt, but IRS, no thank you!"

[@noahcrowley2954]

Tax collector: "have you another man's house?" Geralt: *profuse sweating in spamming E* "no..."

[@deviperniek]

That sweating was because it was a hot day and i was in full fighting gear.

[@chadbinsigma6487]

Ah yes the Witchers code forbids it.... Source: Eskels love life

[@ethanduncan1646]

I like how there isn't such a thing as a "Witchers Code" in reality it just Geralt's way of finding a reason not to do something he doesn't like.

[@chadbinsigma6487]

@@ethanduncan1646 Yeah its a trope in the books where he blames his mutations and cites him being a witcher as a reason to do something or not do something. Like the man claims to have no emotions yet the entire series of books is just him looking out for his daughter and waifu

[@nickchavez720]

The one monster not even Geralt can beat...the tax man.

[@spearshake4771]

Lorewise what bothers me is when he shows up in Oxenfurt. I mean he's basically a representative of Occupied Temeria aka Nilfgaard and he somehow manages to make it into in Oxenfurt. Even him showing up in the FREE city of Novigrad is hilarious😂

[@CountKibblesNBits]

The Taxman knows no bounds.

[@birdsarerathercool]

You underestimate the power of the tax man

[@Freedmoon44]

No matter where Taxes will follow

[@marduk1734]

Walthemor Mitty: have you ever taken anything valuable from Skellige's buccaneers with intent to exchange it for GrandMaster sets? Geralt (with at least 10 tons of jewels and rusted swords): never! the The Witcher code forbids! How dare you!

[@ninjaviking1999]

Even Witchers have to deal with the IRS ffs

[@voidc4]

"excuse me" lmao geralt knows damn well he aint payin taxes

[@profikiller7303]

The IRS will not take my coin

[@fedda9999]

Toss a coin to your IRS collector

[@Raydnt69]

That went alot more differently then I would have thought.

[@mghegotagun]

I had to resist the urge to use him as a sword sheathe

[@dahpughie]

His name at least in English is a reference to Walter Mitty which implies he is impersonating a tax collector

[@WestLegend03]

This was one of the most unexpected, funniest and WTF moments of the whole game. I loved it !

[@deviperniek]

I didn't know it was coming when i entered the town square but loved this part once it was done.

[@AlexisTheDragon]

I heard of 1, tried to do 2 but it was patched, and as for 3, well yeah....that's the game.... Though I knew a lets player who RP'd against doing that, so he coulda legit said all 3 no.

[@deviperniek]

Yeah i might have stretched the truth while answering him.

[@RickeGnool]

As someone who never used the money farming exploit I had no idea what the h*ll this guy was talking about.

[@ryxtan]

7.3% tax credit for hazardous profession? Calculated after adjustments? That's honestly not too bad! Huh.

[@mohammadosman1544]

Tax collector, a much harder boss than the whole hunt.

[@simonnachreiner8380]

Wait so buying something from someone ignorant of its potential value and reselling it is a crime? Ffs subjective value is half the basis of the free market!

[@noelic6744]

Its a pretty good law to be fair. This would mostly benefit the common people and prevent the rich from taking advantage of them.

[@177SCmaro]

I would say that is still much less evil and damaging to society than shoving a gun in everyone's face and declaring it "law" if they don't sell at the price the people in government feel like, in their feeling place, is "fair".

[@Freedmoon44]

A few things to note. -Its a medieval Fantasy mindset, im not even sure the concept of Free Market even exist and if it does its only limited to merchants preferably the richer kind -Free Market was seen by the small people as a way for the rich to abuse the poor, and they are right, especially when their very food is at stakes of being victim of the free market -hell Free market in general is idealised because it has many flaws, its honestly for the best that theres a good controll from the autorities to prevent abuses

[@177SCmaro]

@@Freedmoon44 A free market is so fundamental to most the more complex life on this planet even animals like primates or even mice engage in it, trading something of value for something else of value they want. So people living in the medieval times and before might not have a name for it or conceptualize it as a theory of economics but they engaged in it on a daily basis. Try to stop it. Even in modern prisons, the most regulated place in society that outright bans the use of money, they can't keep people from conducting trades and using things like cigarettes for currency. People engaging in free trade does not have "flaws" per se, people do. Any time you use force you are not engaging in a free market and that's something a lot of people don't understand and end up blaming the wrong thing. For example, some people blame the free market for the corporate and banking corruption and exploitation prevalent in the USA when all of that is based on government, which is based on force, which is antithetical to a free market. The idea that "we must control the free market" is EXACTLY what creates a merger of corporations and government (corporation are a product of government). Why? Because the moment you give the government control over the economy, in order to remain competitive, it's inevitable businesses, ect, will try to buy that influence and control in government to benefit themselves. In other words, in trying to protect people from "exploitation" in economics by giving government power over the economy, you've created the worse exploiters of all, you've not only made the very monster you sought to slay, but you've made one that is a million times worse. I would bet you've had far more taken from you by government then you've ever been scammed out of from a business. And at least with a business you might have legal recourse to sue to get your money back, you can't do that when wronged by government. The government doesn't allow it.

[@Dingdongfuggas]

The Witcher is so good, you can get fucking audited

[@ForumBlackwolfdave]

I just sell everything I get from every smoothbrain that tries to fight me

[@stranger299a]

IGNORANTIA LEGIS NON *EXCUSAT*

[@caosin3667]

What the hell is whit the hand when he is 'holding' his papers

[@underthesun-ml4mu]

if the IRS was a person

[@Wonderkid44]

Funny how he is a brummy.

[@catfoodbob1]

They arn't called the Interdiminsional Revenue service for nothing.

[@kamildziubol9371]

HE FINALLY POSTED 2 VIDEOS AFTER 4 MONTHS!!!

[@deviperniek]

I am ashamed that it took so long

[@burge117]

I've never come across this? 😅

[@deviperniek]

It is part of the Heart if Stone expansion. When you have 35000 or more crowns in your pocket and visit the Oxenfurt market he will stop you and this will start.

[@burge117]

@@deviperniek Thank you.

[@TheRockK95]

Monster hunter 6. Doing taxes on every 50th rank. Or every 20th quest.

[@MrDemonKing21]

Funny enough, I literally didn't do any of these things and also got the Diploma. All because even in games, i'm a goodie two shoes and would feel like a schmuck if I did. Then I watch others play on Twitch... who waltz into houses and steal everything that isn't nailed to the fucking floor. Guess i'm weird or something.

[@OceanHedgehog]

How are Witchers not exempt from taxes?

[@user-gh9hz9yf3e]

They shouldn't be, if they're gonna waltz into a town, take a fortune for their contract and leave they better at least pay taxes on it

[@blairshort1098]

???? You spelled civic backwards!

[@cowboyb4by]

I havent made it this far in the game yet 😅 how do you unlock this scene and what choices result in you paying?

[@deviperniek]

The tax collector is part of the Hearts of Stone expansion. He will talk to you when you walk over the Oxenfurt market when you carry 35000 crowns or more.

[@cowboyb4by]

@@deviperniek thanks! If you pick the opposite choices in the video, do I end up paying something?

[@deviperniek]

If you admit to 2 out of 3 choices. You will have to pay a 1000 crowns at the Vivaldi bank.

[@77-7-]

I use max money cheat and got this

[@deviperniek]

@77-7- ok that is also a way to get it.

[@randomperson7483]

What armor is that?

[@deviperniek]

Mastercraft Feline armor.

[@brettbibb5334]

How and where can find the area to do this side quest? Thanks.

[@brettbibb5334]

In Novigrad I assume, but where?

[@deviperniek]

You will meet him in the Oxenfurt market when you carry 35000 crowns or more. It is part of the hearts and stone dlc.

[@brettbibb5334]

@deviperniek1882 OK, didn't know any of that. Thanks.

[@kirosera]

what is that armor?

[@Ras-57319]

It's the Mastercrafted feline armor.

[@Conan-Le-Cimmerien]

@@Ras-57319 Superior feline only, the mastercrafted has the hood on

[@Ras-57319]

@@Conan-Le-Cimmerien The Grandmaster feline armor is the one with the hood, not the Mastercrafted feline armor.

[@Conan-Le-Cimmerien]

@@Ras-57319 Oops...

[@english_tomato]

WHAT ME? NEVER HEIL RADOVID >:)

[@Alice-zm3du]

can u just kill him and move on or XD??

[@deviperniek]

No. No killing the Tax collector.😂

[@Alice-zm3du]

@@deviperniek GODDAMIT!

[@177SCmaro]

@@deviperniek Wait, so all the muggers and thieves have to do is reclassify their profession as "tax collectors" and they can't be touched? Interesting...