SPOILERS: Hearts of Stone - Doesn't make sense...

[ChrisPharmD]

So, I just beat the main storyline to TW3 and now I'm starting Hearts of Stone. I took the contract, killed the "beast," was captured, freed by the Merchant of Mirrors, and now these two guys are manipulating the crap out of Geralt...

That's as far as I have gotten. I would really appreciate it if nobody spoiled anything after that.

But after facing off against the Wild Hunt and experiencing such a masterful story, I find it really difficult to believe that Geralt would just let these guys walk all over him. It's said that any man will pay his debt out of respect, but still...

I dunno... It just doesn't make sense. I understand that a story for DLC is better than no DLC, but am I the only one?

[CypherDivine]

Master Mirrors is not someone you break a deal with.

[J A F F A]

By finishing the main story you should understand by now these things are never as simple as they first seem and Geralt is smart enough to understand that someone who pulled what Master Mirror did is not someone to fk around with.

[ElokoMs]

Read Faust and you know, who Master Mirror really is.

[ChrisPharmD]

Originally posted by Antaeus:

By finishing the main story you should understand by now these things are never as simple as they first seem and Geralt is smart enough to understand that someone who pulled what Master Mirror did is not someone to fk around with.

Well, the fourth dimension is not time. lol

[WalrusMan]

His smile fair as spring, as towards him he draws you.

His tongue sharp and silvery, as he implores you.

Your wishes he grants, as he swears to adore you.

Gold, silver, jewels - he lays riches before you.

Dues need be repaid, and he will come for you.

All to reclaim, no smile to console you.

He'll snare you in bonds, eyes glowin' afire.

To gore and torment you, till the stars expire...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeaQHdLhoZk

[KoalafiedKiller]

Oh my child, just please keep playing and see.

HoS story actually stomps all over the base game's stort, just be patient.

[Big Boom Boom]

Well one guy is made unkillable by a the other guy. What do you think?

The wildhunt were just a bunch of sissy elves.

[WalrusMan]

Originally posted by Big Boom Boom:

Well one guy is made unkillable by a the other guy. What do you think?

The wildhunt were just a bunch of sissy elves.

The Wild Hunt was an immediate threat...

GOD (his initials 'hint-hint') is far more powerful but needs humanity to stay alive, for his own sinister desires.

[Ludus Aurea]

Your logic isn't.

The main story had nothing to do with Geralts strength of will or sense. The main story was literally about grasping at bread crumbs in order to find Ciri before the Wild Hunt did - and, I might add, because Imhyr told him to. He was going to do it anyway, but the Emperor is a gigantic factor in his ability to do so.

Everyone manipulated Geralt in his quest to do that. He had to bust ass to find any helpful information from the Baron. He had to deal with Djikstra and more or less Kings Landing political ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ to get any information out of Novigrad. He had to deal with all kinds of successional ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and get walked on by the Skellige families to get information from them. The only influence you can even exert on NPCS is through magic or bribery. Geralt doesn't go around going "Do you know who I am? I'm the butcher of Blaaviken. I killed the last remaining dragon."

I fail to see how you think being manipulated by someone as powerful as Gaunter O Dimm is uncharacteristic, or Olgierd. They hold all the cards and Geralt holds basically none. It's the same as literally every RPG. The main character doesn't know the thing they need to know, or doesn't have the thing, and someone else does. They have to get the thing, or there is no game or story.

Geralt is just a Witcher. A famous one, but nothing more than a Witcher all the same. He has no power and influence except over individuals and only then to a certain extent.

Not only that but the Wild Hunt are just mortals. They are just elves with big armor and maces/swords and the same magical powers as Geralt and most important characters in the series. They aren't anything special. They can only even come to his reality because of the conjunction of the spheres and because they learned how to open portals.

Having said that, HoS in its few hours of content is better than the entire base game. Just keep playing.

[Cyg]

HoS was an amazing experience and has a very well written storyline.
Don't jump to conclusions yet.
The Wild hunt was not exactly a "masteful story" imo.

[Whatever]

It's a nod to Stephen King's 'Walter o'Dim', AKA The man in Black from The Gunslinger. No offense to The Witcher, but The Dark Tower series is incredible and mature reading that makes The Witcher like a comic book.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Flagg

[Ludus Aurea]

That's quite a stretch to say anything by Stephen King is mature. I wouldn't call the Witcher books "mature" reading either.

[WalrusMan]

Originally posted by Grenadeh:

That's quite a stretch to say anything by Stephen King is mature. I wouldn't call the Witcher books "mature" reading either.

I think one's concept of 'mature' is rather subjective.

[Ludus Aurea]

Stephen King is a hack and he writes books for 15 year olds. He is R.L Stine if R.L. Stine was slightly more sophisticated and catered to an older audience.

[Whatever]

Mature as in, mature/skilled writing. Not "OMG BOOBS BLOOD SEX MURDER!" He was involved in a car accident and was hit by a drunk driver. After that his writing took a dive.