In case any CDPR members see this thread: A big thanks for what is probably the best game I've ever played in 15 years of gaming (if not the best then definitely top 3), I hope you guys continue to release Witcher content after the next 2 expansions!
An open Letter to my favorite Game devs.
Dear CD Projekt RED,
Hey how ya doin’? Pretty good by the looks of it, six million copies sold within the first six weeks with a total net profit this year of 62 million dollars. It’s quite clear you have mastered your craft. Generally when this happens a studio realizes the power they have at their fingertips and immediately punish their fans with a vigor that most politicians would be proud of. Season passes, 5 dollar cosmetic changes, crappy unfinished buggy games and confusing horrible pre-order deals.
This was a reality I had learned to accept. I begin to be ok with those 5 dollar cosmetic changes I was ok with unfinished games, I was ok with pre-order deals. To be honest I became desensitized to a lot of the dishonest behavior that filled the gaming industry. Whenever that childish version of me spoke out against these practices I silenced him saying. “Oh you silly child, gaming is a business and order for them to be successful that’s what they have to do. They have their bottom line to worry about. Thousands of people rely on them making a successful game. If any Indie dev made it big they would behave the same way.” For years that’s what I believed. I eventually gave in and sipped the Kool Aid, I even got to the point of forcing others to drink it too. Having heated debates on message boards calling those simple minded dreamers that games aren’t about making you happy, they exist to make money and money only.
But you, you’re different. I’m not going to pretend I was a longtime fan of the series the truth is I made fun of your games, calling them immature. I mean seriously romance cards!? Come on!!! But that all changed a month ago. I just turned 20 and with all the stupid Facebook notifications clogging up my phone one of my friends called me over skype to say Happy Birthday. We chatted for a bit making fun of the front page of Steam, discussing Hearthstone tactics ya know normal gaming stuff. Suddenly my friend changed the topic and asked me what I wanted for my birthday. I told him to take a look at my Wish list on Steam. Assuming he was gonna pick me up a good ol’ indie game I named off some of the cheaper things on my wish list. He laughed and said “How bout the Witcher 3?” Taken aback by his generosity immediately responded with a resounding YES! Little did I know my view of the gaming world was about to take an immediate U-Turn.
I had stuff to do that day but just to make sure my computer could handle it I launched it as a test. After that was successful I decided to watch the first cut scene thinking what could be the harm in that? The experience was surreal. What started as a test launch turned into a full day of non-stop playing. For the first time in years instead of playing my favorite podcast I turned up the volume on my headphones and was sucked into the beautiful world created just for me to experience.
The Witcher became a part of my daily routine work, eat, play the Witcher, sleep. After playing the game for what Steam told me was 20 hours, I decided to look at the DLC offered by the Witcher. My heart immediately dropped. All this cosmetic DLC I guess some things never change. In morbid curiosity I looked at the price…………… At first I thought Steam was glitching out on me, could it be….. There’s no way….. Free DLC!? Not just free cosmetics free weapons, free armours, free quest lines, free emotes. A Triple A title has free cosmetics!? FREE!?!?!?!?!
Not only had Projekt RED created a game that put Skyrim to shame, they created a game that was pro-gamer. Projekt RED is the one studio that actually cares about their fans they listen they change they reward old fans and reward new ones. A developer that encourages mods, is anti DRM, and promotes an environment that is pro-gamer. Projekt RED my friend didn’t just give me a game. He gave me hope. He reminded me that video games aren’t just a product to be sold it truly is art, it affects us it changes us it helps us think. I often stay up thinking about the world Geralt lives in. A complicated dark world. A world where just because you did the right thing doesn’t mean it actually helped the people around you. I could go on and on about the world that the Witcher takes place in maybe another time but until then. Thank you Projekt RED thank you for reminding me how amazing games are and how amazing the people behind the computers are.
Dear CD Projekt RED,
Hey how ya doin’? Pretty good by the looks of it, six million copies sold within the first six weeks with a total net profit this year of 62 million dollars. It’s quite clear you have mastered your craft. Generally when this happens a studio realizes the power they have at their fingertips and immediately punish their fans with a vigor that most politicians would be proud of. Season passes, 5 dollar cosmetic changes, crappy unfinished buggy games and confusing horrible pre-order deals.
This was a reality I had learned to accept. I begin to be ok with those 5 dollar cosmetic changes I was ok with unfinished games, I was ok with pre-order deals. To be honest I became desensitized to a lot of the dishonest behavior that filled the gaming industry. Whenever that childish version of me spoke out against these practices I silenced him saying. “Oh you silly child, gaming is a business and order for them to be successful that’s what they have to do. They have their bottom line to worry about. Thousands of people rely on them making a successful game. If any Indie dev made it big they would behave the same way.” For years that’s what I believed. I eventually gave in and sipped the Kool Aid, I even got to the point of forcing others to drink it too. Having heated debates on message boards calling those simple minded dreamers that games aren’t about making you happy, they exist to make money and money only.
But you, you’re different. I’m not going to pretend I was a longtime fan of the series the truth is I made fun of your games, calling them immature. I mean seriously romance cards!? Come on!!! But that all changed a month ago. I just turned 20 and with all the stupid Facebook notifications clogging up my phone one of my friends called me over skype to say Happy Birthday. We chatted for a bit making fun of the front page of Steam, discussing Hearthstone tactics ya know normal gaming stuff. Suddenly my friend changed the topic and asked me what I wanted for my birthday. I told him to take a look at my Wish list on Steam. Assuming he was gonna pick me up a good ol’ indie game I named off some of the cheaper things on my wish list. He laughed and said “How bout the Witcher 3?” Taken aback by his generosity immediately responded with a resounding YES! Little did I know my view of the gaming world was about to take an immediate U-Turn.
I had stuff to do that day but just to make sure my computer could handle it I launched it as a test. After that was successful I decided to watch the first cut scene thinking what could be the harm in that? The experience was surreal. What started as a test launch turned into a full day of non-stop playing. For the first time in years instead of playing my favorite podcast I turned up the volume on my headphones and was sucked into the beautiful world created just for me to experience.
The Witcher became a part of my daily routine work, eat, play the Witcher, sleep. After playing the game for what Steam told me was 20 hours, I decided to look at the DLC offered by the Witcher. My heart immediately dropped. All this cosmetic DLC I guess some things never change. In morbid curiosity I looked at the price…………… At first I thought Steam was glitching out on me, could it be….. There’s no way….. Free DLC!? Not just free cosmetics free weapons, free armours, free quest lines, free emotes. A Triple A title has free cosmetics!? FREE!?!?!?!?!
Not only had Projekt RED created a game that put Skyrim to shame, they created a game that was pro-gamer. Projekt RED is the one studio that actually cares about their fans they listen they change they reward old fans and reward new ones. A developer that encourages mods, is anti DRM, and promotes an environment that is pro-gamer. Projekt RED my friend didn’t just give me a game. He gave me hope. He reminded me that video games aren’t just a product to be sold it truly is art, it affects us it changes us it helps us think. I often stay up thinking about the world Geralt lives in. A complicated dark world. A world where just because you did the right thing doesn’t mean it actually helped the people around you. I could go on and on about the world that the Witcher takes place in maybe another time but until then. Thank you Projekt RED thank you for reminding me how amazing games are and how amazing the people behind the computers are.
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I was always the guy you would likely be arguing with on those message boards..lol I never accepted those business practices and when I found CDRED, it felt like coming home. They really are a light in the dark.
True, and i hope this will not change....Or not so soon
Don't understand this wrong, but it happened already so many times. Once a company is very successful they start to change .Slowly but surely....And after a few years nothing is left of their former philosophy.
TLDR : CDPR just remain as you are
Actually they've won 5 awards. Only GTA SA won this many in a single year. And with Most Wanted game in 2013 and 2014 CDPR have won the most awards for a single title in the history of GJ awards.
To CDPR...You have shown the world how to do it with Witcher 3--how to do a classic RPG and do it better than it has ever been done before.
I would love to see your next efforts involve a sci-fi themed RPG...! No one's ever done anything *worthwhile* in that vein, imo--KOTOR & Mass Effect don't come close to what I have in mind--but I think CDPR could pull it off, there, too., and stay 100% original at the same time. I'd love to see you guys do that game with a character the player builds from scratch--I'll wager you guys could do a CRPG better than it's ever been done before. Thanks again for raising the bar...! No developer will be able to ignore W3 when he contemplates his next game.
I would love to see your next efforts involve a sci-fi themed RPG...! No one's ever done anything *worthwhile* in that vein, imo--KOTOR & Mass Effect don't come close to what I have in mind--but I think CDPR could pull it off, there, too., and stay 100% original at the same time. I'd love to see you guys do that game with a character the player builds from scratch--I'll wager you guys could do a CRPG better than it's ever been done before. Thanks again for raising the bar...! No developer will be able to ignore W3 when he contemplates his next game.
Congratulations CDprojekt ! The Witcher 3 is the Goty ! That other game
( Not negative) just can't compete with TW3.
TW3 makes it for harder for the other games. That is not a bad thing for the game industry but a good thing. TW3 must be a motivation for other gamedevelopers.
Fallout 4
TW3 makes it for harder for the other games. That is not a bad thing for the game industry but a good thing. TW3 must be a motivation for other gamedevelopers.
If I had told myself a year ago how good the final game would be I wouldn't have believed myself. Besides the incredible game the amount of appreciation that CDPR shows their fans just make this entire year of Witcher 3 a feel-good affair!
Well done! CD PROJEKT RED on game of the year. My congrats to you.... For the first post
Its official Witcher Wild Hunt is the game of the year. Congratulations CDPR for taking your time and effort on making one of the best games i have ever played and making the character's form Andrzej sapkowski novels come on screen. HERE'S CHEERS to Everyone at CDPR and even the coffee guys..
You really do deserve it :cheers2::cheers2:
Its official Witcher Wild Hunt is the game of the year. Congratulations CDPR for taking your time and effort on making one of the best games i have ever played and making the character's form Andrzej sapkowski novels come on screen. HERE'S CHEERS to Everyone at CDPR and even the coffee guys..
You really do deserve it :cheers2::cheers2:
I've just finished the game a few minutes ago, after 303 hours and 58 minutes of playing, took me a lil less than six months (Hearts Of Stone included). What a ride this was! What a friggin,fuckin ride!
303 hours for the main stories?! You're a man after my own heart my friend.I've just finished the game a few minutes ago, after 303 hours and 58 minutes of playing, took me a lil less than six months (Hearts Of Stone included). What a ride this was! What a friggin,fuckin ride!
I just visited the forums for the first time for one reason only. And that is to say Thank You. Thank you, for the most brilliant game in my life. I finished the main story yesterday, was absolutely destroyed when I got the 'bad ending', looked up the other endings and though: Fuck my ending, the Ciri Witcher ending is mine, lol. I thought I'd put the game away so I could play Fallout 4. But I didn't. I bought HoS today and started playing it because something drew me back to the game. That is something I never had with a game before. The Witcher 3, a game with the most in-depth story of all time. Even the smallest side-quest felt like it was a complete story of its own. I was baffled by the whole package. From gameplay to story to music to story to everything. My god. I am still recovering from the experience. And I'm glad I have HoS to deal with it. I feel like a child that just read a fairy tale when I miss my companions such as Ciri, Yennefer, and all the others that made it with me to the end. I feel sad en yet relieved that I was part of this huge adventure.
I applaud to you, CDPR. You have managed to create a game that hit the mark on every single occasion. I wish this is not the end for Geralt, Ciri, and all the rest. Good luck on your future games. This is the first time I bother to write something on game forums, and its the first time I think it is really worth it
Thank you.
I applaud to you, CDPR. You have managed to create a game that hit the mark on every single occasion. I wish this is not the end for Geralt, Ciri, and all the rest. Good luck on your future games. This is the first time I bother to write something on game forums, and its the first time I think it is really worth it
Thank you.
I really have no words to describe how i feel about Witcher 3. I run out of adjectives to describe it's awesomeness. I think, it's one of the best games ever made. And CDPR is the shining light in the world of bulldust.
The game is amazing beyond words, and CD deserve every accolade and congrats they get.
I have the physical copy, and even the map they include is detailed and made to look old and authentic. Everything is just... sublime.
The game is amazing beyond words, and CD deserve every accolade and congrats they get.
I have the physical copy, and even the map they include is detailed and made to look old and authentic. Everything is just... sublime.