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Witcher III: Blood and Wine - May 10 Preview Info
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KyanMehwulfe
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That's a pretty impressive list... Though I'm trying to go into it somewhat blind and appreciate the spoiler tags even in gameplay spoilers, even from just a quick review it's rather impressive -- darn does it sound like a huge expansion. Hearts of Stone was already probably the best game DLC other than ME2's Lair of the Shadow Broker, and Blood and Wine looks huge compared to it. If it can match the story of it, and then all these menu tweaks and gameplay content, gonna be a long revisit and return to Witcher III throughout June.
Looking forward to which armour they choose from the title screen. Team Bear School but I wonder if they'll use Viper from the Hearts of Stone set.
Looking forward to which armour they choose from the title screen. Team Bear School but I wonder if they'll use Viper from the Hearts of Stone set.
$20. But holy crap that's an amazing value anyway, at worst it's akin to a meatier indie game.
the_firewithin
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god everything about this sounds wonderful. I need to jump back into the game just to dick around to get used to everything again as i havent played in a couple months.
Yup just about, here's a google spreadsheet some guy made that lists every quest in the game.
90 for Blood and Wine is indeed a huge ass amount of content, even if probably half of them will just be quick contracts or treasure hunts (which is fine).
Palette Swap
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So, new hairstyles, enhanced look master armors, new Gwent deck and new
?
Looks like I'm set for life.
Gwent tournament
Looks like I'm set for life.
CopperPuppy
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Wish they'd make some more of these to add to the world and lore, to be honest. Can't complain about renewed focus on Cyberpunk, though.
Removal of the fish-eye effect is a GOAT-tier update.
Removal of the fish-eye effect is a GOAT-tier update.
Yes, the fraction is 90 / 280, which is a bit less than 1/3 (or 90/270). If you want to improve your skill in fractions, play this.
I wonder how expensive the expansions were to produce. I mean, the way the game is selling it is profitable any way, but considering the 80$ million for the main game, I wonder how much the the production of Blood & Wine and Hearts of Stone cost them.
The OP along with the download page on my GOG account make it seem like this will actually be a separate executable from the main game. CDPR makes it seem like it optimized the engine so far it has to be separate from the main game? If so, how's that gonna work? Will it just take your save file?
Tenacious-D
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It does? Might just be a temporary sorting error.
Anyway to answer your question, no, it's not a standalone expansion. You start the B&W quest in Velen, and you have to have completed "A Poet Under Pressure" beforehand, for the first B&W quest to appear.
Each zone has it's own lighting, the system is quite modular from what I understand, so it's quite easy to only have upgrades happen to Toussaint. The clouds shown in the mountains in Toussaint were actually in Skellige in earlier demos, so I'm glad they finally managed to implement them. I hope we get an EE near the end of the year that adds some of these enhancements, whether it be gameplay or graphical, to the base game.
We don't know the ultimate budget, but back in March of last year CDProjekt estimated they'd make it for little over 2 million euros
That's VERY reasonable.
I also wonder what the percent of Wild Hunt owners who but the DLC is. Makes me sad to think of people enjoying the core game and not even trying the add ons.
Thanks, does it matter that the only physical mention of a Gwent deck is in the first image?
I bloody hope not because I've already bought it lol.
I can't answer for certain but I bought the physical version of HoS from them and everything was fine so I assume it's the same deal here where they're the only ones selling it in the UK.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
Fuck, I was hoping that they would add more mutagen slots.
Only being able to use 12 abilities with over 50 enhancements sucks ass.
Only being able to use 12 abilities with over 50 enhancements sucks ass.
Taco Tuesday
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I still need to finish hearts of stone but I am so fucking in for this! This sounds amazing. Anyone know how it will be accessed? Will there be an option to just start with a prefab Geralt at dlc level?
Piku_Ringo
Banned
13gb minimum. It's available for preorder, plus member get 10% off.
Tenacious-D
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This question has been asked and answered on every page of this thread.
You start the first B&W quest in Velen, and you have to have completed "A Poet Under Pressure" in the main questline beforehand, for the first B&W quest to appear. It starts between level 34-35, and will obviously get higher. There will be an option to start B&W with a pre-made Geralt, just like with HoS.
Although, if you still have to play HoS, you might as well just use your own save file from the base game.
doughEATER
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Not an attack on amazing Uncharted 4 or anything, but it is feels just so wrong when some studios can get away with selling a simple changed integer value for the same price as something like this expansion where many people put their soul and sweat into art and new gameplay systems.
God bless CD PROJEKT RED!
God bless CD PROJEKT RED!
KeyBladerXIII
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The general positive reaction to this series and it's developer has convinced me to start reading the series in preparation of playing it. The way they're filling a dlc add-on with so much content is pretty fantastic!
Not an attack on amazing Uncharted 4 or anything, but it is feels just so wrong when some studios can get away with selling a simple changed integer value for the same price as something like this expansion where many people put their soul and sweat into art and new gameplay systems.
God bless CD PROJEKT RED!
LOL, damn. I'll just stick to the amazing single player in UC4. That is all I need from that game.
His Majesty
Banned
This will be unreal. Can't wait to dive back in this game.
Polygon once again completely missing the mark, ugh.
Polygon once again completely missing the mark, ugh.
Shadowheart
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Wow, this is much more than I thought. I'll definitely be getting both expansions. Respect to the devs went even higher.
Cpt.Underpants
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Wooo Bear Armor
Needs more fur on the neck, although Toissant seems to have a sunny weather
edit: omg the plated armor looks beast T_T
Needs more fur on the neck, although Toissant seems to have a sunny weather
edit: omg the plated armor looks beast T_T
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Sounds shiiiiiiiiiiiit
Tenacious-D
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I seriously don't know why they don't sell this for $10 more than what they currently are. How are they making money by selling it for $17-$20?
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
doughEATER
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They generating good will and positive word of mouth for their past and future projects -> generates more sales. Everybody wins. Keep staying classy CDPR!
The comments section redeems it.
As I've said previously, it would be great for them to add more slots but I think they want you to change out your slots depending on what you are doing and what you are fighting. One addition that would make this less tedious would be to have the ability to save skill loadouts. Going underwater? Get your loadout with the buffed crossbow etc.
Yep. They couldn't resist putting that section in pushing their personal agenda.
RandomSeed
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Wait, this expansion is going to throw nude females at us again? Forget this game, I refuse to play it
while wearing pants.
Tenacious-D
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They generating good will and positive word of mouth for their past and future projects -> generates more sales. Everybody wins. Keep staying classy CDPR!
Look, I like CDPR, but please don't get fooled into thinking that they don't care about their bottom line. In terms of PR, I mean, they're not the only company in the AAA space that have lied about downgrades, "free" DLC (parts of which were actually in those leaked 2014 docs for the base game) or tried to over-sell their product in pre-release interviews. Their PR department has made some serious mistakes, but at least they're willing to acknowledge some. Although that Eurogamer article about the downgrade was them trying to save face, at least they said something, unlike their competitors would.
We couldn't add the smoke stacks from 2013 reveal trailer because we needed DX12.
Then why are they in the 'World of the Witcher' trailer from May 2015, but not in the final product?
Err... [it's not console parity] DX12.
Why did you say in Jan 2015, after you knew that the renderer had changed, that players would be able to get the exact graphical fidelity of the earlier trailers?
Err... next question.
What happened with Iorveth? You said he would be in the game.
It's complicated.
They already have a lot of goodwill, it's why people very rarely criticise their mistakes, of which there are many. At least they learn from them though, and B&W looks great.
Saying that game Geralt isn't like book Geralt, is like saying that game Yen isn't like book Yen, game Triss sure as hell isn't like book Triss, and that Avallac'h did a complete 360 and now wants to help
Ciri
This is his last game too. Whatever is happening with Witcher 4 won't revolve around Geralt. They're giving him an ending, and I quite like it. When you think about the whole vineyard thing, the story in the main game pushes hard that Geralt wants to hang up his swords. He wanted to do this in the books as well. In some of the later book he's barely a witcher anymore, almost never taking potions or casting signs. It doesn't make sense, but it also does. From what I've gathered by listening to the dialogue in various videos:
Someone's land was sold off when he was "frolicking in the North". Dandelion didn't own land, did he? Corvo Bianco was part of that. When this Bruxa attacks, everyone there is killed. Geralt kills the Bruxa, and goes to see Anna at the tournament. A beast goes wild, and Geralt has to step in again. Anna then gives him the vineyard for his service.
Apparently certain characters will stay at the guest room, not Triss or Yen, but others. I assume
Dandelion, Zoltan, Regis and Fringilla
Orthogonal
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CDPR is killing it. This is the best value for a season pass I have ever seen. This expansion is bigger than many $60 retail games. Can't wait to dive back in.
Once I'm done with Uncharted single player I'm definitely going back and getting reacquainted with Witcher 3 before this releases.
This looks amazing. Lots of new updates and so much content and armor I'm ready for it.
And just got to THAT part of the Polygon preview. Just why?
This looks amazing. Lots of new updates and so much content and armor I'm ready for it.
And just got to THAT part of the Polygon preview. Just why?
OverturePT
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Oh man, oh man... getting excited over here.