[Das Interrex]

From what I remember reading, TW3 will likely be in Nilfgaard in his attempts to rescue Yennefer but has CDPR released any statement on how your actions in TW2 will be affecting the sequel? Is it going to be a full scale war based on the factions you help and how will it actually affect your individual journey in saving Yennefer?

Another issue is that it's kind of a hard choice to choose between one nation and the revival/extinction of the Conclave.

Post your theories here, my favorite save to port for the sequel is probably Iorveth route with Saskia being unbound from Philippa, with Henselt and Radovid dividing Temeria and Flotsam going to Kaedwen, mainly because I want to see how a battle between the Northern Kingdoms and Nilfgaard would go with a sentient dragon on the side of the North.

[Booraz]

Well, Witcher 3 hasn't been officially announced so there hasn't been any information regarding the impact of the choices you've made during second witcher. Personally i don't believe it will be huge. I think we will see many new characters and not many old ones. I very much doubt that we will see Saskia in W3. Maybe some characters will have cameos. The only characters i expect to see are Triss and Dondalion. I think we may see Philippa aswell.

[glorfindeil]

think there will be a impact of choises, and as i think the bigest impact should be witch way u chosed yorwets or roches, and if u let henselt alive. cause that will affect the how strong theof unified kingdoms against nilfgaard will be

[Purpleknight]

The possible consequences/benefits are "BEST RPG EVER!" as well as "HYPE OVER9000!".

I really think that The Witcher 3 is going to be in Nilfgaard, searching for Yennefer and discovering a lot more about the Wild Hunt. In fact, I think that in TW3 the main plot is going to be that, but we'll see...

So, in that case, I don't think we will see a lot of impact from our choices during in-game, maybe only in conversation, some characters showing up (or disappearing) and the "news of the on-going battle". Why? Because if the plot is centered in Geralt's trip around Nilfgaard in his search for Yennefer, the war for the Northern Kingdoms will be a background issue rather than part of the important plot.

Putting it in that way, I think CD Projekt RED can import every big choice we did to TW3 without many problems, since the choices wouldn't change a lot the course of the game and they wouldn't need to build five different cities for each chapter (ok, that was exaggerated XD)

[FoggyFishburne]

Like you said, the third game will probably revolve around finding Yennefer and perhaps also solving the mystery of the Wild Hunt? They'll probably name drop and reference your decisions in some way, like they did in Witcher 2. Which is really all I'm asking for. It doesn't have to be anything grand and insanely complicated. Just some feedback would be nice.

I love the way Red designs their games. Each game is a new chapter in the life of Geralt. They might mention stuff you've done previously, but other than that everything is new, fresh and original. There's no fan service like there is in BioWare games. Fucking hell, talk about a developer that's plummeted in quality into shittyness galore. Anyway, I love their design philosophy and they'll probably stick to it in the next game. Can't fucking wait for it!

[jfprovata]

As others have said, I suspect you'll be hearing news about the war throughout the game, and these will handle most of the choices you made.
Perhaps they will have an impact on who is winning the war but you wont get to see it first hand.

[slimgrin]

Purpleknight said:

I really think that The Witcher 3 is going to be in Nilfgaard, searching for Yennefer and discovering a lot more about the Wild Hunt. In fact, I think that in TW3 the main plot is going to be that, but we'll see...
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This is what I think as well. I expect a return to the 'personal journey of self discovery' approach TW1 had, and both Yennefer and the Wild Hunt are key to wrapping up the mystery of Geralt's amnesia. I suspect we'll see Nilffgard, meet the Emhyr. I also fully expect to see Phillipa, Roche, Iorveth, and hopefully Vess.


But enough of me presuming, expecting and supposing. We'll just have to wait and see.

[Wichat]

To be true to the stories of Spakowski, Yennefer should be one of the central axes of the plot of TW3 (playing with their amnesia, since Yen swears vengeance on Triss if she approaches Geralt), along with Emhyr, the Aen Elle (or Wild Hunt) and confabulations of official powers and occult powers. Love between Geralt and Yennefer lasts 20 years ...

[Booraz]

I think that depends on what cd projekt red intentions are regarding franchise. Will Witcher 3 will be last game or not. In theory finding yennefer could be the end of third game and the start of new story in game after that (without Triss if something would happen to her for example).

[slimgrin]

Wichat said:

Yen swears vengeance on Triss if she approaches Geralt), ›››

I assume that is coming from lore in the books? If she so much as touches Triss in my game, she'll the offending hand.

[Wichat]

slimgrin said:

I assume that is coming from lore in the books? If she so much as touches Triss in my game, she'll the offending hand.


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mmm Yes, it is.... In books Triss are in love with Geralt, but Geralt just only have thougths for Yennefer... But if CDPR don't follow the lore from the books why they ask for Devs with deep knowledge of Spakowski works? /> Only for Emhyr story?

[Booraz]

Wichat said:

mmm Yes, it is.... In books Triss are in love with Geralt, but Geralt just only have thougths for Yennefer... But if CDPR don't follow the lore from the books why they ask for Devs with deep knowledge of Spakowski works? />/> Only for Emhyr story? ›››

Deep knowledge of Sapkowski's world is just a bonus really. I think it have more to do with the fact that passionate fans will bring more passion to project and will try to be more faithful to books spirit and atmosphere. I don't think it has anything to do with a specific plot from books.

[guipit]

Choice and Consequence should be together in one game not separate! just saying since other RPGs often just give you choice and a diluted consequence.

I also want choices that don't seem like choices to come from W1 to come back. It'd be more interesting and meaningful that way.

[FoggyFishburne]

guipit said:

Choice and Consequence should be together in one game not separate! just saying since other RPGs often just give you choice and a diluted consequence.

I also want choices that don't seem like choices to come from W1 to come back. It'd be more interesting and meaningful that way. ›››

Mm oh yes, good point. I agree. The ripples on the water spread across the surface until they reach all corners of the lake. That'd be cool as hell. To see if me helping Vincent in Witcher 1 leads to me being hounded by the Nilfgaardian secret police because I was helping a werewolf. Or something like that, you get my point. Just an example.

But yeah, would love to see something like that in Witcher 3.

[Das Interrex]

I'm kinda biased as to what I want in TW3 since my choices in TW2 was focused on the preservation of the strength of the Northern Kingdoms and this led me to:

Roche Path
>Kill off Henselt
Not just because I wanted Roche to achieve vengeance, but rather Henselt was a king that already sold himself off to the Emperor, meaning even if Kaedwen was against Nilfgaard, they wouldn't raise an opposition when Henselt would likely ally himself with Emhyr

>killing off Dethmold
Same reasons as above

>Handing Anais to Constable John Natalis
This is solely for the preservation of Temeria, although honestly whether you give her to either John Natalis or King Radovid the results are the same, since Temeria will still act as a meatshield between Redania and Nilfgaard either way.

The main drawback of this choice set is that most of the sorcerers and witches in the North are killed off for the sake of the preservation of Temeria and the Conclave will not see a revival.

Iorveth Path
>Releasing Saskia from Philippa's control
As said on my OP post

>Letting Prince Stennis live
I regret doing this, since this might put Aedirn in a civil war between Saskia and King Stennis. Although it seems that if CDPR has set fates for the characters, Prince Stennis seems canonically dead since he dies and becomes a wraith in the Roche path.

Again, this would put Aedirn in a fate similar to Temeria's role in Roche's path if you saved Anais, making Aedirn the meat shield between Kaedwen and Nilfgaard(although this puts them in a bigger disadvantage, since Henselt may try to take advantage of the situation), but at least Saskia is not within Philippa's control and Aedirn has a dragon.

IMO another major thing that might be tackled in TW3 is Geralt's further focus on the Conjunction of the Spheres, which would probably lead him to find out that The Wild Hunt may be elves who have now mastered controlling the phenomenon that would allow them to cross worlds and dimensions, something that put Humans and other creatures in the world when it was supposed to be inhabited by the Aen Seidhe.

[KnightofPhoenix]

Das Interrex said:

Roche Path
>Kill off Henselt
Not just because I wanted Roche to achieve vengeance, but rather Henselt was a king that already sold himself off to the Emperor, meaning even if Kaedwen was against Nilfgaard, they wouldn't raise an opposition when Henselt would likely ally himself with Emhyr ›››

Well not only did Kaedwen turn on Nilfgaard in a very decisive way in the second war, but we have a letter from Shilard to Emhyr explicitly saying that Kaedwen refused his offer (which as of yet remains unknown).
So there's really no indication that there's anything between Henselt and Emhyr, other than the invitation Henselt gave to Shilard to attend the talks in exchange for Anais.

[Kallelinski]

Purpleknight said:

The possible consequences/benefits are "BEST RPG EVER!" as well as "HYPE OVER9000!".

I really think that The Witcher 3 is going to be in Nilfgaard, searching for Yennefer and discovering a lot more about the Wild Hunt. In fact, I think that in TW3 the main plot is going to be that, but we'll see...

So, in that case, I don't think we will see a lot of impact from our choices during in-game, maybe only in conversation, some characters showing up (or disappearing) and the "news of the on-going battle". Why? Because if the plot is centered in Geralt's trip around Nilfgaard in his search for Yennefer, the war for the Northern Kingdoms will be a background issue rather than part of the important plot.

Putting it in that way, I think CD Projekt RED can import every big choice we did to TW3 without many problems, since the choices wouldn't change a lot the course of the game and they wouldn't need to build five different cities for each chapter (ok, that was exaggerated XD) ›››

I hope you are right, the main story in TW3 should be the search for Yennefer and not the war. Even in the books Geralt doesn't really care for the first or second war, all he wants is Ciri and Yennefer back and that should be the focus. Nonetheless he gets involved in the war, that's how he even get his title

as a knight (Geralt of Rivia) by queen Meve

, but his influence on both wars was negligible, in the end he didn't win a battle/war nor did he anything to support the north. The Battle of Brenna was the final battle, which decided which side will win and Geralt did nothing to achieve that.

[Seboist]

They better import my Blue stripes tattoo into TW3.