Letter of apology?

[Eludium]

Just started New Game+, I'm in the tutorial area. Decided to browse through my books and I found a "Letter of apology" signed by C. de P.R. (obvious reference), which is stating that everyone makes mistakes and the key is to fix them.

Anyone knows what's the meaning of this letter?

[Rukk]

I guess you made some choices the devs don't agree with.

[JA55er]

Just CDPR's way of saying sorry about the mistakes that they have made.

[Trooper #900129-H]

I think we can all agree The Witcher series having been a labour of love on part of CDPR; Even so, it's unavoidable to have users not run into problems when software, any software of this magnitude is involved, the devs will be well aware of this.

On top of this, as a game designer I imagine you are never quite "done" with your project, but need to guard against things like feature creep, end up axing things or being forced to make less-then-ideal-choices, etc.

In the end, there comes a time you -need- to ship your product, however much you might wish you could polish it some more.

100% the reason why we get things like "enhanced" editions.


So, here we have CDPR giving us a pre-emptive apology in easter-egg format.



I think it's nice.

[jss1138]

Having never started a New Game+, and hence having never seen the letter, I'm more inclined to agree with Zera's theory.

It seems like they're assuming you want to play again so you can make different choices, or "fix your mistakes".

[Boneyard Bob]

Originally posted by jss1138:

Having never started a New Game+, and hence having never seen the letter, I'm more inclined to agree with Zera's theory.

It seems like they're assuming you want to play again so you can make different choices, or "fix your mistakes".

I've only played through once, no NG+, and I had that letter also, so I doubt that's it. Since I only got the game earlier this year, I assumed the letter was refering to either fixing game breaking bugs, or the snafu with rebalancing equipment that left players unable to equip/use weapons and armor that they had already been using previous to the rebalancing.

[JA55er]

Originally posted by jss1138:

Having never started a New Game+, and hence having never seen the letter, I'm more inclined to agree with Zera's theory.

It seems like they're assuming you want to play again so you can make different choices, or "fix your mistakes".

No you don't need to do NG+ to loot that letter. People are claiming that Wolf diagram's chest was previously bugged so they added that letter in the chest when they fixed it.

[Trooper #900129-H]

Originally posted by jss1138:

Having never started a New Game+, and hence having never seen the letter, I'm more inclined to agree with Zera's theory.

It seems like they're assuming you want to play again so you can make different choices, or "fix your mistakes".

That was my initial thought too. However, Why would CDPR apologise for choices you have made as the player?
I mean the letter is signed as being written from the Dev's perspective.


Here is the letter, it's quite cryptic:

http://imgur.com/baVPqxs


Then again, it's also totally possible we are all reading way too much into this and should just take it as a nice random little easter-egg.

[Trooper #900129-H]

Ha! That's awesome to learn: Good guy CDPR!

Also, here we go: This is how myths are born :)

[Boneyard Bob]

Originally posted by BuzzardBee:

That should be a source of shame for them...

I'd argue that the in-game, apology letter proves it was.

[jss1138]

Originally posted by JA55er:

People are claiming that Wolf diagram's chest was previously bugged so they added that letter in the chest when they fixed it.

Ahh. Never had that bug. It worked fine in both my playthroughs.

[spilat12]

you don't have to start game+ for that

[Trooper #900129-H]

Originally posted by BuzzardBee:

They should be ashamed. I was referring to the praise heaped upon them for taking months to fix something that should not have been broken to begin with. They can shove their letter.

Carrot and the stick man.

We have raged and berated the games industry for dubious practices of all kinds you claim CDPR is also guilty of for years.

Doesn't seem to be really working does it?


And now, here we have here a game developer willing to admit to and right mistakes.
I say, maybe it makes sense and try and positively promote such behaviour in the hopes it catches on.

Further more: It was simply just a nice thing to do, nothing more.
No harm in saying it was just that: Nice.

Personally, I appreciate the effort.

[jss1138]

Originally posted by BuzzardBee:

You probably did them after the patch was released that fixed it.

Very possible.