I would have liked to hear about the Empire having trouble against Guerrillas in the Pontar Valley, until we get hard proof its what I am going to assume. There isn't really much reason for him to be in Velan anyway.
The Squirrels fight for the empire though.
i am mroe interested in iorveth then saskia getting some attention. more so, since he is one of the ppl who actually fought in the 2nd war and some insight from there is certainly interesting in comparing 2nd war with the now 3th war. plus saskia could have already died in the 2nd game, giving her a bigger role is difficult ( on the other hand thaler is alive, even if you killed him in the 1 game)
They should have been integrated in a meaningful way, and them being attached with an expansion will still have them feel very isolated from he rest of the game
Also why would they be in Velen/Novigrad when that's hundreds of miles from Vergen, no reason at all.
I don't understand why so many people are against bringing back Iorveth and Saskia?
Are you new players? Do you not care that half of the people that played TW2 have had their entire play through rendered meaningless?
I keep hearing how "It doesn't make sense" for them to be here. And honestly that's the weakest excuse ever. If Roche wasn't here I'd hear the same excuse "well, Temeria was conquered, so he's probably dead". Iorveth and Saskia can totally be incorporated in a meaningful way. The most wanted scoita'tael leader in the entire northern realms has no place? Are you serious?
It doesn't matter if they were "far away". Skellige is far away and way less important than Vergen. Adding Vergen as dlc or even, I don't know, having Zoltan or Phillippa even MENTION that there was a Vergen or Iorveth or Saskia, a dragon, was once under her control would be nice.
It's a huge slap in the face for returning players.