The comments on Geralt's mark appeared (in the base game) at the same time as the romance "tweaks", and they are short and not very well acted and recorded, so they do look to me like something that was quickly tacked on, rather than planned from the beginning. The Vesemir lines are not in the files of the main game, but it is possible that they were already recorded before its release. It also depends on which of the actors voiced other character(s) in Hearts of Stone. I recall someone mentioning an interview with Geralt's voice actor where he said work on the expansions already began during the development of TW3.
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The comments on Geralt's mark appeared (in the base game) at the same time as the romance "tweaks", and they are short and not very well acted and recorded, so they do look to me like something that was quickly tacked on, rather than planned from the beginning. The Vesemir lines are not in the files of the main game, but it is possible that they were already recorded before its release. It also depends on which of the actors voiced other character(s) in Hearts of Stone. I recall someone mentioning an interview with Geralt's voice actor where he said work on the expansions already began during the development of TW3.
Hell yeah, some additional changes will be enough 
We will wait and see. But 2016 Q2--- too latee
We will wait and see. But 2016 Q2--- too latee Hell yeah, some additional changes will be enough
It's been delayed?
Yes, from the first quarter of 2016 to the first half.
I won't be surprised if it gets delayed to the latter half of 2016. Between this and Hearts of Stone, it just seems like a lot of content produced in a short span.
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In the middle or is going to play at end of the game? What do you think?
They are working on it much longer. The gamestar editor, who made this big preview of Witcher 3, said in a QA that he saw a level designer working on the landscape for Blood&Wine when he visited their studio and that was 1-2 months before Witcher 3 came out.
Of course, they also needed the landscape for this trailer. However, as I commented above, it is not surprising that some of the work on the expansions already began before the release of the base game, and they were probably planned quite early.
I think Blood and Wine will be after the main story. It doesn't make any sense for Geralt to abandon his post and go through half of Nilfgaard just to join a feast in Beauclair
In an open world RPG, there is always time for side-quests.
Ciri and the Wild Hunt can wait until Geralt completes his adventures in Toussaint.
While I agree that it doesn't make sense for this DLC to be during the main game, I'm 100% confident it will be the case because it will take too much work to make it fit into a post-ending content considering endings then would have been taken into account.
I think it will be sort of a closed adventure unrelated with anything we did in the main game and played as such.
I think it will be sort of a closed adventure unrelated with anything we did in the main game and played as such.
It will take place during the main game. They already confirmed that multiple times : ) Chasing the Man of Glass for 10+ hours did not make sense as well when you are supposed to look for Ciri but whatever : )
And yeah, it will probably have zero impact on the main game, except for Fringilla's appearance in Skellige.
BUT, if we got Fringilla ending if we complete the expansion before the main game, that would be AWESOME!!!!!!
She is already in Skellige so why not? : )
And yeah, it will probably have zero impact on the main game, except for Fringilla's appearance in Skellige.
BUT, if we got Fringilla ending if we complete the expansion before the main game, that would be AWESOME!!!!!!
She is already in Skellige so why not? : )
I suspect it will again be like with Keira and Shani, so no consequences in the main game. Although it would be possible in theory, since anything Fringilla related would have to fail when Battle Preparatios is started, and possibly already at the beginning of The Isle of Mists. However, CDPR may not deem it worth the effort, and there are already enough problems with the implementation of the romance choice in the base game, a third option would complicate things further.
By the way, I found this conversation in the game:
Fringilla Vigo: And truly you could do nothing? At all? For six whole months?
Philippa Eilhart: Why don't you tell me about the emperor. He's apparently become terribly attached to you.
Margarita Laux Antille: Philippa…
Philippa Eilhart: What?
Margarita Laux Antille: Want a cracker?
Philippa Eilhart: Why don't you tell me about the emperor. He's apparently become terribly attached to you.
Margarita Laux Antille: Philippa…
Philippa Eilhart: What?
Margarita Laux Antille: Want a cracker?
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If they make a proper romance option with Fringilla, it'll be very unfair to Shani fans. If she appears in the Expansion at all, she'll definitely be a fling.
She might be talking about something else. Maybe about the Witch Hunts?
Not being fair to Shani fans would just continue the tradition from Witcher 2. Anyway, I do think it would probably be a fling, mainly because it is easier and cheaper to implement that way, and the majority of players probably does not expect DLC romances to be more than flings.
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Not to change topics, but do we have any news on what the level requirements are going to be? I've been playing in NG+ and managed to reach level 70 the other day, and I'm beginning to think that I might be a bit over-leveled for Blood and Wine. Hopefully the combat encounters will mirror HoS in terms of difficulty. Maybe that will even things out.
I hope not, I would like the character from the base game to return in the expansion. I mean Dandelion and Priscilla, Ciri, Yennefer and Triss.
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