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[JustSomeone]

I really hate how they called this DLC. This is a mother fucking Expansion. This isn't a little piece of shit DLC.

I don't think anyone uses the term expansion anymore.
DLC is a more genral name,but people use it when refering to expansions as well

 

[Alexm92]

Wow. Now thats some DLC worth getting. I wish other companies would follow suit. I think HoS was the second DLC I ever bought and this is way bigger than that. Cant wait!

 

[Tenacious-D]

Haha, the reason for me is that I still am not sure if it's actually who I think he is.

I imagine him much uglier and less slick than that CDPR's illustration.

It is

Spoiler

Regis

. 100% confirmed via Italian Eurogamer.

 

[Dual Blade]

Any word on what the suggested level will be to start from the main game? I imagine it would be 10+ levels above the HoS level (30?).

 

[Tenacious-D]

Any word on what the suggested level will be to start from the main game? I imagine it would be 10+ levels above the HoS level (30?).

34-35, depending on your gear.

A bit odd considering I finished HoS at level 39. Hopefully the quests get higher quickly.

 

[Jibbajabbawockky]

I really hate how they called this DLC. This is a mother fucking Expansion. This isn't a little piece of shit DLC.

Seriously. They're way underselling themselves with this by the sound of it. I mean, this expansion is $18 on its own and looks to be 20-30 hours of gameplay in a whole new region. Then you've got BioWare/EA pushing something like Dragon Age's Trespasser DLC for $15. Not that Trespasser was bad by any means ( it was actually quite good) but the difference in value propositions is crazy.

 

[Ricky Ricardo]

Pretty hard to believe I'm about to spend the 2nd summer in a row immersed in this game and yet, here I am.

*mops brow*

 

[Jeffrey]

Wish they'd open up the amount of abilities you can equip, especially now the level cap is freaking 100.

Don't think i've changed my skill setup since late 20's. Just dump all into quick sword stuff and mind control and shield.

 

[lordfuzzybutt]

It is

Spoiler

Regis

. 100% confirmed via Italian Eurogamer.

Damn it, I wanted to save the confirmation for when I actually play the game. But still nice to know that at least. It's been a long time waiting.

 

[Mifec]

Wish they'd open up the amount of abilities you can equip, especially now the level cap is freaking 100.

Don't think i've changed my skill setup since late 20's. Just dump all into quick sword stuff and mind control and shield.

Are you on console?

 

[Deadstar]

Wow......so one of the best games of all time gets even better. Incredible......I love everything especially turning off fish eye for witcher vision.

 

[bombshell]

I really hate how they called this DLC. This is a mother fucking Expansion. This isn't a little piece of shit DLC.

Who are 'they'? As far as I'm aware CDPR are calling it an expansion. It's included in the EXPANSION pass.

 

[J4g3r]

It is

Spoiler

Regis

. 100% confirmed via Italian Eurogamer.

Holy shit.

 

[Ydelnae]

How are they able to do this? UI improvement, 30 hours worth of story content, physical release with deck game, vineyard, 20€. This would be The Witcher 4 if we were talking about other companies. CDPR are a blessing.

 

[VanCityGamer]

Just to get an idea of scale, the base game has about ~280 quests and Hearts of Stone had ~90.

So this expansion is no joke.

Hearts of Stone had the same number of quests that this will have? That can't be right?

 

[Falchion]

Hopefully the new Witcher armor looks cool, some of the sets in the base game are ugly.

 

[Moltenix]

That incredible feeling when I realize I already have this paid off from getting the season pass. What unbelievable value!

 

[Jeffrey]

Are you on console?

PC. There any good mods that can do this?

 

[Samstrike]

Hearts of Stone had the same number of quests that this will have? That can't be right?

This has to be a mistake. I can't remember Hearts of Stone having much more then 20 quests.

 

[Granadier]

That incredible feeling when I realize I already have this paid off from getting the season pass. What unbelievable value!

Makes me want to give them more money even though I have the pass purchased already.

 

[Tenacious-D]

Hearts of Stone had the same number of quests that this will have? That can't be right?

I don't think the HoS number is right. It had 20 quests if I recall correctly.

 

[Gully State]

34-35, depending on your gear.

A bit odd considering I finished HoS at level 39. Hopefully the quests get higher quickly.

I was above the recommended level by about that many levels for HOS, and it was still hard. I think the scaling is different for the expansions.

 

[Grisby]

That incredible feeling when I realize I already have this paid off from getting the season pass. What unbelievable value!

I feel it too.

One of the best season passes ever.

 

[CHC]

This has to be a mistake. I can't remember Hearts of Stone having much more then 20 quests.

I don't think the HoS number is right. It had 20 quests if I recall correctly.

Hearts of Stone had the same number of quests that this will have? That can't be right?

Ah my bad I edited my post now.

HoS had ~25 quests, I got mixed up in excitement. BaW has 90 of course.

 

[frontovik]

It looks phenomenal!

 

[VaultBoy101]

I bought this game on day 1 and put about 5 hours into it, but made myself stop playing until the much-needed patches came along. Then I moved on and decided to just wait until all the expansions were out to start over and get the full experience.

It's going to be a good summer.

 

[DapperSloth]

Do you get anything exlusive when you buy the season pass, for example a exclusive theme, wallpapers or anything like that? Cause then I can just as well download the expansion and save money.

Also I see alot of previews on youtube. Which one is spoilerfree the most? Eurogamer? Polygon?

 

[ForsakenLotus]

Sounds amazing, I just really wish they would add some more mutagen slots.

 

[OléGunner]

Felt like daylight robbery when I purchased the game for sale off PSN after I had played the game and understood how incredible it was.

Was only to happy to stump up the cash for the season pass.

This has to be a mistake. I can't remember Hearts of Stone having much more then 20 quests.

Yeah HoS was way lower than the 90 new quests we are getting with blood and wine.

 

[Mifec]

PC. There any good mods that can do this?

Yes, I used one my last playthrough, gonna have to google them yourself since they get updated with patches.

 

[CHC]

Do you get anything exlusive when you buy the season pass, for example a exclusive theme, wallpapers or anything like that? Cause then I can just as well download the expansion and save money.

You just save 5 bucks. Hearts of Stone is $10, Blood and Wine is $20, Season Pass is $25.

 

[Vex_]

THIS is how you do dlc people. I NEVER buy dlc (and I don't even like this game like that), but I would buy the fuck out of this.


This is old school style "dlc". Jesus Christ I need to restart this game because I forgot where I was at. Been awhile. I might finish it now that I'm done with souls.

 

[SugarDave]

This is game of the generation for me. Nothing comes close in the sheer amount of presentation, work and overall time you can put into it.

The best thing is. Not one hour of it is boring. This expansion puts some fully fledged 60 bucks games to shame.

Yeah, it's unreal. The main game kept me engaged for its entirety, 100+ hours spent in that world and within 10 minutes of completing the main story, I already missed it. I was genuinely amazed at the amount of content they were adding while reading through the OP. Looks like they're really going all out for Geralt's last adventure.

You know you're excited when three weeks seems too far away. Even though I already own the expansion pass, I've pre-ordered the physical edition with the Gwent decks. For UK folk, you can order it on PC and PS4 from GAME now.

 

[Ushay]

Thats DLC? Holy shit they literally rebuilt the original and then slapped on another game on top.
Fuck me.

Are you seeing this Bioware? This is how you do an RPG.

Much praise CDP. You guys are truly amazing at your craft.

 

[Ooccoo]

Just imagine how Cyberpunk will be. Shhheeeeiiiiitt!

 

[NotBacon]

CDPR take me and never let go

 

[Dual Blade]

34-35, depending on your gear.

A bit odd considering I finished HoS at level 39. Hopefully the quests get higher quickly.

Thanks. I hope this gets altered for NG+. I have been saving HoS for a NG+ Deathmarch+platinum replay and I hope a playthrough of W3->HoS->B&W would be a challenge.

 

[Deadstar]

THIS is how you do dlc people. I NEVER buy dlc (and I don't even like this game like that), but I would buy the fuck out of this.


This is old school style "dlc". Jesus Christ I need to restart this game because I forgot where I was at. Been awhile. I might finish it now that I'm done with souls.

Yes but this isn't DLC. It's an old school expansion pack. The kind that used to evolve a game. Now we get a few maps or guns if we're lucky. I miss the old days where expansion packs were common practice instead of milking people dry.

I really wish CDPR had the Mass Effect license. I'd love to see what they could do with it.

 

[TheRed]

I already had the fisheye and sword sheathing changes through modding .ini files but it's great that more people can have it now easily.

 

[Deadstar]

I already had the fisheye and sword sheathing changes through modding .ini files but it's great that more people can have it now easily.

What's the benefit of turning off auto-sheathing? I remember in past games it wasn't automatic, but I don't see a reason to turn it off.

 

[Gojeran]

Finished hearts of stone just before dark souls 3 came out. Super excited to play this, sounds amazing! Glad we don't have to wait much longer.

 

[Turin Turambar]

Thanks. I hope this gets altered for NG+. I have been saving HoS for a NG+ Deathmarch+platinum replay and I hope a playthrough of W3->HoS->B&W would be a challenge.

Obviously it refers to normal games, the game modifies the levels for everything in NG+.
For NG+ it would be level 70?

 

[TheRed]

What's the benefit of turning off auto-sheathing? I remember in past games it wasn't automatic, but I don't see a reason to turn it off.

Just wanted to control everything myself. For my role-playing immersion I guess.

 

[erawsd]

I really hate how they called this DLC. This is a mother fucking Expansion. This isn't a little piece of shit DLC.

CDPR does seem to only refer to it as an expansion. Everyone still calls it DLC though.

 

[shandy706]

Still the most beautiful game to date. Maybe even prettier now from the sound of it.

Hoping I can pull 4k/30 fine.

 

[CHC]

What's the benefit of turning off auto-sheathing? I remember in past games it wasn't automatic, but I don't see a reason to turn it off.

Roleplaying benefit - choosing what sword to use for which enemy (even though its very obvious). And also so that Geralt doesn't pull his sword out every two minutes when riding down the road and passing enemies you don't feel like dealing with,

 

[Darryl M R]

What are the new armor I hear people getting hyped for?

 

[CHC]

What are the new armor I hear people getting hyped for?

They added another tier of upgrades for the Witcher gear and the bear armor now has fur on the shoulders like in the concept art.

Also, dyes for armors so you can be all colorful / black.

 

[Mifec]

What are the new armor I hear people getting hyped for?

this one

 

[ChaosZeroX]

Thank you CDPR.

Absolutely amazing devs man.

I wish most devs were like them. We love you guys!