r/Witcher3

Hi there! I'm playing The Witcher 3 for the first time and the Witcher series in general. I've looked at a few beginner's guides and can see it's a very dense game (in the best possible way). I'm just looking for the best tips things you wish you had known when you started as well as recommendations for the best mods (preferably ones that don't alter game mechanics; I'm talking about mods for better graphics, effects, and bug fixes).

Also, is Blood and Wine highly recommended? It's currently on sale, so if I'm going to get it, now would be the time. Thanks in advance.

So I have just finished B&W and enough side quests to be lvl 55.
Should i start new game + or go back and finish some of the older quests and level more?

Its been 4 weeks since i finished the game, hos and baw. Ive played half a dozen other games with the hope of them filling up the void witcher left however none of them have even come close to it. Im basically just afraid of leaving the play through midway because i got bored. When did yall start your second playthroughs? Personally i think ill do more playthroughs by the time the witcher 4 comes out but dk when to start. My main save is completely maxed too, every side quest done, every witcher gear gotten etc. only thing missing is a lot of achievements

So I'm already at level 34 and about to travel to Ard Skelig for the last quarter of the main quest but have yet to choose a Witcher Gear. Initially, I was leaning towards a versatile build, hence a Wolven build. However, as of lately, I noticed my gameplay revolves around mainly on strong attacks with fast attacks and spam quen (and a bit of igni) along with a lot of potions.

I have invested mostly in the combat skills and then 6 in the sign abilities. I want to transition into the Bear Build. Could I possibly turn this around? What skills should I invest in next? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

After the dlc was confirmed I booted up Witcher 3 for the first time in six years. A good opportunity to replay and finally get all achievements too.

Just finished my playthrough and even though I've spent 1000+ hours playing this game, it still hits as hard every time. Easily my favourite game of all time, and six years was just the right distance so I remembered most but not all. Had forgotten some side quests and some story beats that kept it fresh.

It also is my first playthrough as a dad myself, which gives the relationship with Ciri a whole new meaning for me. Really hit different.

No real point in this post other than a celebration of this masterpiece. Beyond excited for Song of the Past and Witcher 4.

Now onto HoS/BaW ... after I finish all the skellige question marks. 😆

I also love that there's just a tag in this community for Gwent.

Hi all, I want to craft the grandmaster version of the cat armour but it says the armour is set to level 40. I'm currently level 50.

I was told there is a cat armour in ng+ that will scale with my level so is it pointless to craft the grandmaster armour now? I'm almost finished the blood and wine dlc and plan to jump into ng+ death march straight after.

EDIT - Thanks to everyone for the information. I picked up witcher 3 about a week ago and I've never played it or the previous games. Really enjoying myself.

Wow! Completed the base game a couple of days ago. Soooo gooood. Jumped right into Hearts of Stone. The wedding is crazy. Feel a little guilty about Shani.