Fistfights removing all buffs ?

[Seregmegilmor]

Fistfights removing all buffs ?

(minor spoiler about a quest further down)

I've tried doing a few searchs here and there, but I didn't manage to dig up anything about this, so I'm kinda wondering if anybody else has this problem.
I noticed that a couple of times, I've been doing quests, having dialogs and such, and suddenly I realize all my decoction buffs are gone when there was clearly more than enough time remaining on them.

I think I've narrowed it down to the mandatory fistfights being the cause of this, when I started going into the cave for "Redania's most wanted" with a cat potion and two decoctions.

At some point, right before going into a portal, my decoctions have 60+ min and the cat 20+
Once I go through, I have a little chat with the first witch hunter you encounter down there, and once the fistfight starts, the cat effect doesn't come back, I actually see my buffs for half a second up there, and then they disappear.

I'm thinking this has to do with the mechanics preventing you from drawing your sword, using signs, etc during fistfights, but even if having a crapload of alcohest I can easily meditate an hour and get the potions back, it's still pretty annoying.

 

[SigilFey]

Fistfights are kind of like a "gentleman's fight". Meaning you'll take on the challenge honorably, mano-a-mano -- no tricks, no cheats...just skill against skill, alone. I'm not sure if it would be possible to remove the debuff, as it would likely affect the fist-fighting side quest. (Meaning, waaay too much coding for the very few forced fistfights you get into outside of the boxing matches.)

I'll agree, though, that it's a bit cheap to lose your buffs and be forced to waste alcohol to re-brew them when you had an hour left. That's life for a Witcher.