When to play Heart of Stones/Blood and Wine?

[Gvaedyn]

I have not finished the main story. I only just reached the "Ugly Baby" quest after finishing up the main story missions in Velen, Novigrad and Skellige. I'm level 29.

[Living Broscillograph]

Both expansions can be started anytime. However:
- Hearts of Stone can contain a hint on how best to solve some problems in the main story so it's better to start it before you get a message with a recommendation to save.
- Blood and Wine contains some references to your main story finale so it looks like it's better to start it after the last main quest.

[Gvaedyn]

Originally posted by Living Broscillograph:

Both expansions can be started anytime. However:
- Hearts of Stone can contain a hint on how best to solve some problems in the main story so it's better to start it before you get a message with a recommendation to save.
- Blood and Wine contains some references to your main story finale so it looks like it's better to start it after the last main quest.

I haven't finished the game EVER, but from my understanding some of the endings are very...final. With that in mind, how does Blood and Wine play out then?

Also, could you elaborate more on this "message"?

[OeZsB]

As above said.
HoS can help you with the outcome of the main story,but the expansion might be hard if you're low-level (but if I remember correctly,30-32ish is fine)
BaW is best after the main story.
Edit:

Originally posted by Gwynbleidd:

I haven't finished the game EVER, but from my understanding some of the endings are very...final. With that in mind, how does Blood and Wine play out then?

Also, could you elaborate more on this "message"?

I think you can finish BaW no matter what ending you got.

The message you get will help you act in certain situations "correctly".

[Gvaedyn]

So should my path now be; Heart of Stones > Continue with main story > Blood & Wine?

[OeZsB]

If you can handle HoS-level enemies,yes.Unless if it would be inconvenient to you to take a bigger break from the main story,HoS is at least 10 hours mind you.

[FurtivePygmy]

Originally posted by Gwynbleidd:

So should my path now be; Heart of Stones > Continue with main story > Blood & Wine?

Finish your main quest and complete all secondary quests which are being progressed now. Otherwise they will be marked failed if you start the next main quest. Then start the Hearts and so on

[Gvaedyn]

Cheers guys!

[FurtivePygmy]

Start and finish the Hearts before the next main quest The Isle of Mists, which comes after "The Ugly Babe ". This will affect the Hearts' ending.