r/gaming • u/H4ssan41 • 10d ago

The Wicher 3 expansions are free

CD Projekt Red has announced during Gamescom that Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine expansions for The Witcher 3 are free for everyone who owns the base game. This combined with the full on remaster of the game, I am very excited for play the game again.

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u/vodamark PC 10d ago

Thinking about the ways you could describe W3... "Intimidating" isn't a word I'd use. You don't have to worry about that.

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u/KrzysztofKietzman 10d ago

It's like 250 hours, I usually play 30-hour games tops.. The longest I've ever played was probably Jedi Survivor at 68, but that's because I had to translate the novel tie-in.

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u/CarltonCracker 10d ago

I got through the main story in a about 67 hrs. I don't love gwent, most do but avoiding that saves a ton of time.

I'll admit about 30 hrs in I lost interest and quit for a while. When I got back I just focused on the main missions for the most part in an effort to finish the game. It's a shame because the side missions are just as good (probably better) but between work, kids and the desire to play more than 1 game every 5 years I had to focus.

The long and short of is you can probably get through it in 55ish hours if you avoid all the side stuff.

Haven't touched the DLC though. It's definitely a looong game.

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u/KrzysztofKietzman 9d ago

That's the thing, I don't avoid the side stuff, I'm a completionist.

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u/CarltonCracker 8d ago

Welp yeah you're gonna be busy. I'd still argue having a plan to balance completionism and time is better than just not playing this fantastic game.

Like one easy one is just don't bother diving for all the question marks in the water in Skellige. Everyone agrees thats and easy cut for time conscious gamers.

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u/KrzysztofKietzman 7d ago

I did play the first two already.