[SPOILERS]: Alternative Endings, Ciri's Fate
I know most of you would have finished the game by now, or at least read up on the three main alternative endings of the game regarding Ciri, being Witcher/Empress/Dead. On my first playthrough, I went all out for the Empress ending; all so called positive reactions during conversations with Ciri, bring Ciri to meet Emhyr, ensuring Nilfgaard win the war, etc.
Admittedly, I never played W2 before or read any of the novels prior to playing W3, so I never really saw the ultimate darkside of Nilfgaard and Emhyr. After completing W3 first time around, i looked up all scenes from W2 on YouTube (too lazy to play the game) and finished reading 4 of the Novels (last one being Time of Contempt), and have to say I'm starting to see the bigger picture about the politics going on. I no longer feel Nilfgaard and Emhyr consolidating their power over the North is a good idea, especially when it comes to Skellige. While obviously Radovid remaining in power is the worst possible scenario, Emhyr gaining power still leads to lots of bloodshed in the North.
I've also grown more fond of Djikstra of late. While it may seem that he's only helping Geralt for his own needs, the same can be said about Roche, who seems too much of an idealist while Sigi actually looks like he knows what he's doing. So in my second playthrough in NG+, I'm planning to let Djikstra takeover the North and drive back Nilfgaard. So the plan is still to go with the Empress route; positive reactions during conversations with Ciri, bring Ciri to meet Emhyr (cause i want that Nilfgaardian stallion), but instead of letting Nilfgaard win the war, I support Djikstra.
So I'm wondering if any of you have used this route, and what is the outcome? (googled it, can't seem to find an answer) I don't mind spoilers, just wanna know if you follow the Empress route and the only difference is Djikstra over Roche, does Ciri still become Empress? I know that Emhyr dies if Nilfgaard loses.
I know most of you would have finished the game by now, or at least read up on the three main alternative endings of the game regarding Ciri, being Witcher/Empress/Dead. On my first playthrough, I went all out for the Empress ending; all so called positive reactions during conversations with Ciri, bring Ciri to meet Emhyr, ensuring Nilfgaard win the war, etc.
Admittedly, I never played W2 before or read any of the novels prior to playing W3, so I never really saw the ultimate darkside of Nilfgaard and Emhyr. After completing W3 first time around, i looked up all scenes from W2 on YouTube (too lazy to play the game) and finished reading 4 of the Novels (last one being Time of Contempt), and have to say I'm starting to see the bigger picture about the politics going on. I no longer feel Nilfgaard and Emhyr consolidating their power over the North is a good idea, especially when it comes to Skellige. While obviously Radovid remaining in power is the worst possible scenario, Emhyr gaining power still leads to lots of bloodshed in the North.
I've also grown more fond of Djikstra of late. While it may seem that he's only helping Geralt for his own needs, the same can be said about Roche, who seems too much of an idealist while Sigi actually looks like he knows what he's doing. So in my second playthrough in NG+, I'm planning to let Djikstra takeover the North and drive back Nilfgaard. So the plan is still to go with the Empress route; positive reactions during conversations with Ciri, bring Ciri to meet Emhyr (cause i want that Nilfgaardian stallion), but instead of letting Nilfgaard win the war, I support Djikstra.
So I'm wondering if any of you have used this route, and what is the outcome? (googled it, can't seem to find an answer) I don't mind spoilers, just wanna know if you follow the Empress route and the only difference is Djikstra over Roche, does Ciri still become Empress? I know that Emhyr dies if Nilfgaard loses.