Will content be cut due to the delay?

[darcler]

@Guy N'wah: You are right, good sir. I have simplified the picture for the sake of argument, but what I wanted to point out is that there is no single external entity that acts as a producer. If a big publisher is giving you money to make a game, and if it's your only (or simply major) source of financing, said publisher will be in a position to decide every aspect of the game, following its own business needs. If we're talking about an AAA game, which by definition requires major investment to make (the production of all the assets will be costly, and the whole project will require dozens of people working for 2+ years), the game will be a product like chocolate, beer, wash machines (as @Pajkes put it) - because it could be nothing else. And the main focus of the project will be business, because no one will put millions of $ freely; in general the more money is on the table, the lesser risk is deemed as acceptable. (That's why it's that much harder to get a bank credit for $1,000,000 than $100,000.) And as sad as it sounds, the truth is that, from strictly economic perspective, it's not really the most effective to make a product of high quality. Contrary to what most companies say (especially in ads and commercials), it's all about setting the level of quality that would be just acceptable by the majority of potential customers; it's about finding the optimal point between the cost of producing a product of a given quality and the expected income.

Apart from the fact that the very term 'quality' can be interpreted differently, as it's related to individual preferences and expectations.

 

[daddy300]

I say Engine problem. Hope they fix and release the game without major bugs/glitches before March.

 

[HeelPower]

The delay is to avoid releasing a buggy unplayable mess.

CDPR isn't willing to release an unfinished TW3 .I think that's what the delay is for and for that I am glad.

 

[Marcin Momot]

Please relax When you create something, it's always constant back and forth of removing one thing and adding something else. Certain things that may appear as good ideas today, often don't look so good the next morning. We are taking this extra time to polish everything. However, we don't plan on using these extra months to remove content from the game as our main focus. The game has its main features defined and we are sticking to that skeleton (there's plenty of stuff we haven't told you about yet). If we do cut something out, it won't be anything major - trust me. As I said, creative work often means changing the contents of said work.

 

[501105]

Please relax When you create something, it's always constant back and forth of removing one thing and adding something else. Certain things that may appear as good ideas today, often don't look so good the next morning. We are taking this extra time to polish everything. However, we don't plan on using these extra months to remove content from the game as our main focus. The game has its main features defined and we are sticking to that skeleton (there's plenty of stuff we haven't told you about yet). If we do cut something out, it won't be anything major - trust me. As I said, creative work often means changing the contents of said work.

Kudos for the quick and detailed reply. If I may ask the opposite, has the delay allowed for adding extra content like a few exra quests and such?

 

[Marcin Momot]

Kudos for the quick and detailed reply. If I may ask the opposite, has the delay allowed for adding extra content like a few exra quests and such?

I think my previous answer is also accurate as a response to your question

 

[ONLY_ONCE]

Please relax When you create something, it's always constant back and forth of removing one thing and adding something else. Certain things that may appear as good ideas today, often don't look so good the next morning. We are taking this extra time to polish everything. However, we don't plan on using these extra months to remove content from the game as our main focus. The game has its main features defined and we are sticking to that skeleton (there's plenty of stuff we haven't told you about yet). If we do cut something out, it won't be anything major - trust me. As I said, creative work often means changing the contents of said work.

So right now you guys are removeing all the I sore uglyness in the world i.e : The ugly cookie cutter spiderwebs that hung from almost every door in TW2. They looked awful and out of place because they didn't match the rest of the better looking world around it. I think you mean little things like this and the bad animaions of the black birds in TW2. They looked like fake, stiff robots. Anywas.. every door does not even need spiderwebs hanging from it. If you have to have them, then make them different and please use less. I think Marcin means something like this so that the world looks to be in artistic harmony with all we see hear and do in the world.

 

[C0bR]

So right now you guys are removeing all the I sore uglyness in the world i.e : The ugly cookie cutter spiderwebs that hung from almost every door in TW2. They looked awful and out of place because they didn't match the rest of the better looking world around it. I think you mean little things like this and the bad animaions of the black birds in TW2. They looked like fake, stiff robots. Anywas.. every door does not even need spiderwebs hanging from it. If you have to have them, then make them different and please use less. I think Marcin means something like this so that the world looks to be in artistic harmony with all we see hear and do in the world.

tl;dr - arachnophobia

 

[NorthernXY.291]

(there's plenty of stuff we haven't told you about yet)

Please, oh please let it be my silver chain as Geralt's "lasso" idea. Fingers crossed.

 

[ONLY_ONCE]

Nope, just shitty looking spiderwebaphobia

 

[bigb131999]

Quick question, I don't doubt yellowcardus but is what he was quoted to have quoted in the last page, (about deciding to keep mostly all features in the witcher 3 and limit the cutting process, because all those features were just too good,) is that on the right track? Cuz I would love it if that were the case!

 

[bigb131999]

And also, if you've told us about something thus far, cab we safely assume it's in the clear for not being cut?

 

[braindancer12]

cutting things because of delay? No delay means more time for CD that means they can add content

 

[Nucta.397]

I hope content will be added and polished and expanded and so on... why cut? They have more time on their hands (waiting for majority of console players to but next-gen consoles).

 

[Kinley]

And also, if you've told us about something thus far, cab we safely assume it's in the clear for not being cut?

Depends on the feature in my opinion. How big or important it is. It's safe to assume horses will make the cut, but a smaller feature might get cut somewhere down the line, it's how it is with games in development, things constantly change up until release.

 

[bigb131999]

Is it safe to assume hunting will make said cut? It's been mentioned, and animals have been seen in demos. They say it's a "valuable way to craft and make profits".

 

[sidspyker]

Wouldn't mind if they removed hunting. I don't see how Geralt is going to hunt with 2 swords. The only option I can think of is traps and that's not very efficient.

 

[Pedrolago]

Wouldn't mind if they removed hunting. I don't see how Geralt is going to hunt with 2 swords. The only option I can think of is traps and that's not very efficient.

Yes I often wondered that as well, maybe give him a crossbow he uses just for hunting, I supposed it wouldn't be that lore breaking but I'm still not sure

 

[sidspyker]

Yes I often wondered that as well, maybe give him a crossbow he uses just for hunting, I supposed it wouldn't be that lore breaking but I'm still not sure

Wouldn't be lorebreaking but kinda stupid.

"Geralt can use a bow/crossbow for hunting, why not in combat?"

 

[Garrison72]

Wouldn't mind if they removed hunting. I don't see how Geralt is going to hunt with 2 swords. The only option I can think of is traps and that's not very efficient.

Nor would it be very fun. Geralt can't chase down fleet footed animals. A crossbow is the only way I see it working and even that seems a waste of time for the devs. Or...maybe the only pelts we'll be selling would include predators that try to attack Geralt, like wolves, bears, wild cats etc.