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[Banjo-Kazooie]

I still have to beat Witcher 3 proper...the struggle

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

I can't. I have 3 weeks of final studies. I cannot play this before that is done. FUCK!

 

[Li Kao]

They never said if this will be the final one AFAIK.

Yeah, with Cyberpunk obviously still far away I wouldn't be surprised if they milk Witcher 3 for some time. And I say milk in a positive way, if the exp are good I have no problem with the whole thing.

 

[johnnydrama]

Having put 200+ hours into The Witcher 3, and having just finished Hearts of Stone last week, I couldn't be more excited for Blood & Wine. A 20 hour expansion with a whole new massive area, made by CDPR? Bring it on!

 

[Marvel]

Yesssssssss

 

[impact]

I beat and hated this game when it first came out and and now im tempted to try this dlc if there are any improvements

I'm kinda with you except for the beat it part

I got a couple hours in on PS4, hated how ugly it was and how bad it ran. Got it on PC, got bored with the combat and DS3 came out. Third time is a charm, I will beat it next time. I just gotta remember to never buy big games on GOG. Not only is there no achievements but the installer is in like 30 different files. I'll just re-buy it when it's on sale on Steam.

 

[Deadstar]

Is it recommended to beat the game before playing the last expansion pack? I heard some characters may or may not be available if you finish the game first, but that it doesn't matter too much.

 

[Beeblebrox]

Holy shit that is soon! I was thinking about replaying the main game (and possibly even Hearts of Stone) before Blood and Wine comes out, but there's no way I'll have enough time for that. Oh well, I'll go back to Alienation and Dark Souls III. And I have to replay the new Hitman level few more times. And then there's Uncharted 4... Oh, and Overwatch!

Has May ever been crazier? The best one so far (that I can remember) is May 2010, when we got Alan Wake and Red Dead Redemption.

 

[His Majesty]

Is it recommended to beat the game before playing the last expansion pack? I heard some characters may or may not be available if you finish the game first, but that it doesn't matter too much.

No characters of the main cast play a role in Hearts of Stone. Some dialogue might change depending on where you are in the story though but nothing major.

 

[kencey]

Steam page up

http://store.steampowered.com/app/378648/

Lock if old

Edit: store page removed now! But yeah it said May 31st

Edit 2: others saying May 30th don't know why but mine showed 31st

 

[Alpende]

Great! I think I'll be playing the MP of Uncharted by that time so this is great timing for me

 

[abundant]

Is it recommended to beat the game before playing the last expansion pack? I heard some characters may or may not be available if you finish the game first, but that it doesn't matter too much.

If you value challenge, then yes. Completing HoS before finishing the game will make you over-leveled for the final quest.

 

[diamount]

I'm kinda with you except for the beat it part

I got a couple hours in on PS4, hated how ugly it was and how bad it ran. Got it on PC, got bored with the combat and DS3 came out. Third time is a charm, I will beat it next time. I just gotta remember to never buy big games on GOG. Not only is there no achievements but the installer is in like 30 different files. I'll just re-buy it when it's on sale on Steam.

Okay, thanks for your input?

 

[Bl@de]

Perfect. But I will wait until I get my hands on a 1070. My last Witcher experience shall be in 1080p/60fps in Ultra

 

[CloudWolf]

Fuck yeah.

 

[AndyMoogle]

I'm kinda with you except for the beat it part

I got a couple hours in on PS4, hated how ugly it was and how bad it ran. Got it on PC, got bored with the combat and DS3 came out. Third time is a charm, I will beat it next time. I just gotta remember to never buy big games on GOG. Not only is there no achievements but the installer is in like 30 different files. I'll just re-buy it when it's on sale on Steam.

They have achievements with GOG Galaxy now. They've also changed the installers a bit. All DLC comes in one installer now.

 

[impact]

Okay, thanks for your input?

No problem.

They have achievements with GOG Galaxy now. They've also changed the installers a bit. All DLC comes in one installer now.

GOG Galaxy is a shit program and I can't use Steam controller with it. No idea why that is, but it's just not an option for me unless I get a new pad.

 

[DoctorFling]

Any ideas on what it'll cost?

 

[~Kinggi~]

Any ideas on what it'll cost?

Like 20$ with a 10% discount most likely. Expansion pass is still the cheapest for both.

 

[sammyCYBORG]

Any idea on recommend level?

 

[SolidChamp]

Day one fucking one

 

[diamount]

Any idea on recommend level?

40+

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Girl 1:

Freak the fuck out, take some acid, give him an old fashion and in the middle have an existential crisis

Girl 2: whooooooooooooooo

 

[ActWan]

May ain't stoppin'
good news

 

[Renmyra]

I hope they put in some equipment that rivals the Witcher gear this time.

 

[Lunar15]

This is so soon.

God.

Yes.

The funny thing is that this is right before E3 again, so journalists aren't going to have the time to play it again, lol.

 

[Jocund]

Yeah, Geralt, gimme that bloooooood. Gimme that wiiiiiiine.

 

[Kurt Russell]

Almost makes me want to buy a 1070/80 just so I can play this at 1080p60 without the terrible stuttering and framerate issues I have on my current 970.

Other that I'm hyped to all hell. Can't wait.

I'd check other stuff first if I were you. Unless you are trying to run the game at super high quality settings, it shouldn't have any issues with a 970 (I played the main game to completion on a 3570k+16gb+970 combo, didn't drop under 50fps on mostly high settings)

 

[Bad7667]

Holy shit that is soon! I was thinking about replaying the main game (and possibly even Hearts of Stone) before Blood and Wine comes out, but there's no way I'll have enough time for that. Oh well, I'll go back to Alienation and Dark Souls III. And I have to replay the new Hitman level few more times. And then there's Uncharted 4... Oh, and Overwatch!

Has May ever been crazier? The best one so far (that I can remember) is May 2010, when we got Alan Wake and Red Dead Redemption.

Yeah May is filled with amazing games. Actually glad Mirrors Edge was delayed.

 

[RAWRferal]

My work leave in June is gonna be sweet. Kicks off with e3 and I'll have this and overwatch.

Nom nom.

 

[Falchion]

Sweet, need to finish the base game and Hearts of Stone first.

 

[Bedlam]

40+

I'm 38 or 39, finished the game and no quests left except the Qwent card collection (which is probably bugged and not attainable anymore for me). I hope I can still start the DLC with a character below 40 since I do not want to start NG+ right now.

 

[Karl_Dilkington7]

So excited!!! I've actually started to reread The Witcher saga for anticipation of Blood and Wine (since it maybe the last Witcher game for a while). I'm on Blood of Elves right now. I forgot how good the books are...

Now I need to start collecting Qwent cards...that's going to be an expensive endeavor lol.

 

[butman]

Yes! This month is gonna be awesome.

The whole year mate. The whooole year.

 

[El-Suave]

I'm currently playing Hearts of Stonr and I'm very impressed by the quality and value it offers - I'll probably take a Witcher break after that for Uncharted and Mirror's Edge and then tackle this one. Easily the best season pass I've bought so far.

 

[artsi]

My summer vacation starts June 3rd, so bring it on.

 

[Spacebar]

Is there any chance this has preload on PSN so we can play Monday night at midnight?

 

[Saucycarpdog]

The funny thing is that this is right before E3 again, so journalists aren't going to have the time to play it again, lol.

All according to plan.

 

[PFD]

Oh hell yes! Ready for GOTY 2016

 

[RandomSeed]

So damn excited for this, but I imagine the patch will break some mods.

 

[His Majesty]

I'm 38 or 39, finished the game and no quests left except the Qwent card collection (which is probably bugged and not attainable anymore for me). I hope I can still start the DLC with a character below 40 since I do not want to start NG+ right now.

You can always grind the Skellige cyclops for exp if you are desperate.

 

[Tucah]

Is there any chance this has preload on PSN so we can play Monday night at midnight?

The first DLC did, no reason to think this won't either.

 

[Mifec]

GOTY, full games coming out this year won't be as good.

 

[Plum]

I'd check other stuff first if I were you. Unless you are trying to run the game at super high quality settings, it shouldn't have any issues with a 970 (I played the main game to completion on a 3570k+16gb+970 combo, didn't drop under 50fps on mostly high settings)

Maybe, but I've tried every trick in the book and I still get stuttering in Novigrad with anything but low-medium settings. I'm dusting my PC in the week so hopefully that'll help it. I'm considering dropping down to 30fps and using all the possible techniques I can to get it running and looking as smooth as 30fps can be. 4690k+8gb+970 btw.

 

[Steve.1981]

Man, this is going to be so. damn. good. Just got started on Hearts of Stone, love being back in this world.

Brilliant, brilliant game.

 

[BennyBlanco]

4 days after the GTX 1080 launch. Can't wait to finally use the hairworks, etc.

 

[Gee]

Great timing, just finished HoS
Sad it will be the last we will see of Geralt though.

 

[pablito]

Going to have to wait to come back from Hawaii to play it, but I am ready. Goty 2016 lets goooooo

 

[Dictator93]

I am curious if there are any technical improvements are changes. It would be nice to see that kind of stuff so far after release and it would be in CDPR tradition.

 

[GeeTeeCee]

With any luck I should be done with Dark Souls 3 and Uncharted 4 by the time this releases, because another slice of The Witcher 3 will be taking priority over anything else.