Witcher 3 News [LINKS & DISCUSSION]

[TheImpZA]

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That's at odds with what CDPR have stated publicly though. That in 2016 they'll still be focussing on The Witcher 3, just like all the previous games it will get two years of support. Plus, there's also the Krakow branch of CDPR, who recently have had job openings for gameplay designers familiar with Andrzej Sapkowski's work. What is that team working on? I doubt it's Witcher 4. The Krakow team contributed to TW3's development, I'm sure that they are good enough to handle changes made in a Enhanced Edition, with some supervision of the main team in Warsaw.

I think The Witcher teams still have quite a lot of people working on them, enough for an Enhanced Edition and patch support until the end of the year. I haven't noticed anything major issues with v1.11.

The team is divided right now. There's a sizable team still working on [The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine], but an even more sizable team has actually been working on Cyberpunk for quite a while right now."

Going on that, a sizeable team has been working on Cyberpunk since TW3 shipped, with another team working on both expansions. Even if the updates are small (TW2 updates might not have been a lot, but what they did help significantly. The added quests in Act 3 were very good), it's better than nothing at all.

I think Cyberpunk will only be out at the end of 2017. They have enough man power in Warsaw and Krakow to pull of an EE release of TW3 in November 2016, and Cyperpunk in December 2017/ February 2018.

Yeah, The Witcher 2's third chapter was meant to take place in Dol Blathanna on Iorveth's path. On Roche's path the player would go back to Temeria, and then Chapter 4 would conclude in Loc Muinne. There was a Eurogamer article about it. TW2's main plot doesn't have the same number of issues that The WItcher 3's does though. The only plot hole in TW2 is that everyone forgets about the assassin Geralt kills at the end of TW1. Even Letho doesn't mention who he was.

A lot of the story problems in TW3 could be solved with additional dialogue, that doesn't require a significant investment.

 

[Pug.]

A lot of the story problems in TW3 could be solved with additional dialogue, that doesn't require a significant investment.

I was always under the impression, based on what CDPR and other developers have said, that voice over work is one of the most costly aspects of game development, both in terms of money and time investment.

 

[sv3672]

What is that team working on? I doubt it's Witcher 4.

Blood and Wine for the first half of 2016. For the rest, we'll see.

TW2's main plot doesn't have the same number of issues that The WItcher 3's does though. The only plot hole in TW2 is that everyone forgets about the assassin Geralt kills at the end of TW1. Even Letho doesn't mention who he was.

I still doubt CDPR would "fix" the story of the game in an enhanced edition, at least not in terms of making any major changes to it, that would be rather unusual. And if I recall correctly, the game won an award for the best story in 2015, so they may not see it as broken and having to be fixed. Which is not to say the new content (if any) could not provide some additional bits of information about the plot, like it also did in the case of W2. I just do not think it would be anything like the huge changes demanded by some, like a rewritten third act. I even doubt they would add back Iorveth just for the sake of having Iorveth in the game. Ultimately, the purpose of an EE would be mainly to increase sales of the game again, so it makes the most sense to put the resources into things that interest the majority of players (better gameplay, improved performance on consoles, etc.).

 

[Pug.]

People bandy around the term "plot holes" too frequently. Most of the complaints on this forum have to do with Yennefer's relationship with Ciri and how it is depicted, Eredin's lack of screen time, the Triss romance arc not being given equal treatment, etc etc. None of those things are actual plot holes.

 

[Agent_Bleu]

That's at odds with what CDPR have stated publicly though. That in 2016 they'll still be focussing on The Witcher 3, just like all the previous games it will get two years of support. Plus, there's also the Krakow branch of CDPR, who recently have had job openings for gameplay designers familiar with Andrzej Sapkowski's work. What is that team working on? I doubt it's Witcher 4. The Krakow team contributed to TW3's development, I'm sure that they are good enough to handle changes made in a Enhanced Edition, with some supervision of the main team in Warsaw.

I think The Witcher teams still have quite a lot of people working on them, enough for an Enhanced Edition and patch support until the end of the year. I haven't noticed anything major issues with v1.11.



Going on that, a sizeable team has been working on Cyberpunk since TW3 shipped, with another team working on both expansions. Even if the updates are small (TW2 updates might not have been a lot, but what they did help significantly. The added quests in Act 3 were very good), it's better than nothing at all.

I think Cyberpunk will only be out at the end of 2017. They have enough man power in Warsaw and Krakow to pull of an EE release of TW3 in November 2016, and Cyperpunk in December 2017/ February 2018.

Yeah, The Witcher 2's third chapter was meant to take place in Dol Blathanna on Iorveth's path. On Roche's path the player would go back to Temeria, and then Chapter 4 would conclude in Loc Muinne. There was a Eurogamer article about it. TW2's main plot doesn't have the same number of issues that The WItcher 3's does though. The only plot hole in TW2 is that everyone forgets about the assassin Geralt kills at the end of TW1. Even Letho doesn't mention who he was.

A lot of the story problems in TW3 could be solved with additional dialogue, that doesn't require a significant investment.

2016 is said to belong to The Witcher. Since Blood and Wine has now been slated for Q2, the second semester seems vacant and expectant for something of great effect but moderate investment like an Enhanced Edition. Certainly, it would be able to bank on the game and generate fresh interest and revenue like no expansion would. After watching STLM 2.1 in action, I can't help but wonder what the REDs would be able to achieve with a DX12 friendly renderer. Great things, no doubt, the kind that brought unprecedented attention to TW3 in the first place and would mark the end the year with a boisterous bang.

Listed here are the contents of TW2 EE:

It features bug fixes and new content. According to CD Project there are 4 more hours of quests, new cut-scenes and cinematics and over 100 improvements, when compared with the initial version of the game. New intro and outro CG movies were added, as well as Dandelion's narrations after each chapter. Most of the new content was added to Chapter 3, the most notable are two new quests Lilies and Vipers and The Secrets of Loc Muinne.

Bear in mind the EE was released on April 2012, less than a year after the base game came out. On the other hand, an hypothetic holiday 2016 release would mean a year and half in between original and EE releases. Cracow might possibly handle it, I suppose, and then seamlessly segway into TW4 pre-production/prototyping, which might possibly be what the aforementioned job offering was about.

 

[sv3672]

Most of the complaints on this forum have to do with Yennefer's relationship with Ciri and how it is depicted

In my opinion, it is depicted as the game's writers wanted it, it just happens to be different from what some book fans expected. And there are not even that many complaining, it is mostly the same few people that keep bumping that thread every few days.

 

[TheImpZA]

People bandy around the term "plot holes" too frequently. Most of the complaints on this forum have to do with Yennefer's relationship with Ciri and how it is depicted, Eredin's lack of screen time, the Triss romance arc not being given equal treatment, etc etc. None of those things are actual plot holes.

How does

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Ciri stop the White Frost?

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Plot Hole

I guess she must have closed the freezer door that a certain someone left open :youdontsay:

 

[Pug.]

How does

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Ciri stop the White Frost?

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Plot Hole

:youdontsay:

That's not really a plot hole per se. The writers just do a poor job of delineating exactly what Ciri's powers are and how they can be used to combat said force of nature. The player is left in the dark, sure, but there is nothing inherently illogical about the setup. When I think of plot holes, I think of something like Bioshock Infinite and its DLC. Now those are some glaring inconsistencies.

 

[Riven-Twain]

A reminder: the topic of this thread is specifically news, not the the narrative of the game. If you wish to discuss the story, we've already several threads for that. Thank you.

 

[arkhenon]

Witcher 3 just won Gamespot's GOTY award: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/game-of-the-year-2015-countdown-5-1/1100-6432504/

And is "leading" their People's Choice awards. I mean, more than 50% of the votes among 25 games? That's some "leading" alright http://www.gamespot.com/articles/vote-for-the-2015-peoples-choice-game-of-the-year/1100-6433222/

 

[Sam2305]

Unless CDPR decide to take resources from CP2077 to be able to continue working on Witcher 3 content, or they hire more people, I would not expect too much. The ~2.5 months delay between patch 1.11 and 1.12 (to be released in January) will already be the longest so far, and 1.12 will reportedly only contain "fixes" and according to a recent post by Marcin Momot it "shouldn't be too big". That suggests that TW3 development is already being gradually phased out, and BaW is the last major project. If the BaW team is planned to move on to working on CP2077 once the expansion is out, then significant content additions to Witcher 3 after that are not likely.

Considering that the development of both expansions has apparently already started before the release of the base game, it would be difficult to make a third one from scratch in only 6 months after Blood and Wine, let alone with a probably smaller team. That is, assuming it is not already in the works, but there is not much reason not to announce it as soon as possible.

I think an enhanced edition is a possibility, but the content changes in it might not be as significant as some hope. The previous game had to be cut down before release more than TW3 (if I recall correctly, it lost an entire fourth chapter, and the third chapter ended up being very short), and still the EE only added two new quests and some new/improved cutscenes, and the story and existing quests were not changed. I would expect similar stuff for TW3 as well (if not less), maybe some more small free DLCs, and various gameplay and technical improvements.

Totally agree. We can't expect much from CDPR since they haven't adressed any of the bigs demands which have been made in this forum

 

[Ðarkstar]

Totally agree. We can't expect much from CDPR since they haven't adressed any of the bigs demands which have been made in this forum

They haven't addressed anything, here's hoping BaW is going to add things a lot of people wanted. Like hoods.

 

[Sam2305]

Like hoods.

Yeah, so many people asking for this XDD

 

[Sorowfortesque]

Hello, i don't know where to post it but i "maybe" find something that can interest you...

http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B01...ativeASIN=B019HQ42B0&linkCode=xm2&tag=jv08-21

This appears today on the French Amazon.

What can it be ? This is certainly not Blood And Wine alone, at least not a this price. My thoughts are on two supposition:

1) Amazon's mistake. 2) Goty edition included HoS and BaW, which mean that this last one will be available on February 5. It's simply too soon for an Ehanced edition, in fact i even think that this not going to happen at all, i can't see any reasons why CDPR would want to do this considered that the game will be already complete with BaW.

 

[Octavius3]

. Some good points there, well.. if they come out and say "hey, we did the two dlc's for the season pass, if you liked those and our game and you want more then it's going to cost you what we think it's worth."
Or for those like me and others who have bought the season pass.. maybe they'll give us a small discount. I'm kool either way.. I just want to keep playing this game, I like. All the new stuff that they keep adding while they continue to improve the game on all levels over time, and I really hope it's as PERFECT as it can be before they sell us the EE of it in a year or two. You know.. if we see a next gen console soon after this.. then I'm all for a remastered version of it, kinda like what RockStar did with GTAV, but consoles better have mods by then and be able to run TW3 EE Remake on ULTRA by then. I'm down, I love this game.. it's fun and the graphics are the best man. Ok.. blah,bla,blah.. I'm out. lol

Onestly if they delay Cyberpank of, let's say, 6 months, to add another expansion of wild hunt I'll be a very happy boy. I have the season pass and I'm honestly willing to pay another 15-25$ for a third expansion, given how good HoS was. If they stop developing the game in significant ways after B&W IMO they lose an occasion, because, even with all its problems (supposed plotholes, dialogues, cut questlines and so on), Wild Hunt it's still a wonderful game with many many followers. CD project hear me pls:doubt2:

 

[ONLY_ONCE]

Onestly if they delay Cyberpank of, let's say, 6 months, to add another expansion of wild hunt I'll be a very happy boy. I have the season pass and I'm honestly willing to pay another 15-25$ for a third expansion, given how good HoS was. If they stop developing the game in significant ways after B&W IMO they lose an occasion, because, even with all its problems (supposed plotholes, dialogues, cut questlines and so on), Wild Hunt it's still a wonderful game with many many followers. CD project hear me pls:doubt2:

. Word, I'm with you bro!

 

[Octavius3]

. Word, I'm with you bro!

I only hope the game will sell good for long, so they could change their plans and work for more time on it. Looking on other threads, even a EE correcting some issues (political inconsistence, the triss breakup, lack of relevant characters and so on) would be good. In the end, I hope they will deliver us something of major change even after B&W.

 

[yayodeanno.831]

[h=1]The Witcher 3 Czech Translator Received More Work From CDP, Talks About Quest Featuring Old Familiar Character[/h]

 

[killkenny1]

The Witcher 3 Czech Translator Received More Work From CDP, Talks About Quest Featuring Old Familiar Character

Alvin?

 

[jj284b]

Alvin?

Alvin is dead.. more likely some character from books.. my money are on Regis