Ciri dies but why?

[𝓶𝓮𝓸𝔀]

I’ve made all good decisions, snow battle, took Ciri to Skjal, let her talk with sorceresses alone and let her wreck Avallachs lab and she still “sacrificed” herself. Anyone knows why?

[stevenhorbury622]

one is wrong, you need to go visit them with her basically looking out for her, also do not take her to see her father

[Potato Soup]

Originally posted by stevenhorbury622:

one is wrong, you need to go visit them with her basically looking out for her, also do not take her to see her father

You can take her to see her father you just can't take the gold.

[Demosthenes424]

Originally posted by 𝓶𝓮𝓸𝔀:

I’ve made all good decisions, snow battle, took Ciri to Skjal, let her talk with sorceresses alone and let her wreck Avallachs lab and she still “sacrificed” herself. Anyone knows why?

Sounds like you've got the Witcher ending. She doesn't sacrifice herself, Geralt's just lying to Emhyr to get him to stop looking for her.

[Valden21]

Don't worry, OP; she's still alive. The ending where Ciri dies is MUCH different. You got the "WItcher Ciri" ending.

[𝓶𝓮𝓸𝔀]

Okay! So I was only lying to Emhyr that she’s dead. Thanks guys, I was so disappointed haha

[Draconifors]

Originally posted by 𝓶𝓮𝓸𝔀:

Okay! So I was only lying to Emhyr that she’s dead. Thanks guys, I was so disappointed haha

The same thing happened to me with my first playthrough.
I bet it's written that way on purpose, to trick players so that they can be relieved later.

[Mayakii]

With how focused the story is around Ciri, seeing her "die" just like that and we move on to "two weeks later", it was quite obvious that she was alive, otherwise the same day Geralt would've lost his ♥♥♥♥ and went thousand times worse than what he did at Avallac'h's lab

[stevenhorbury622]

right yeah I remember cause in her proper death you face the final crone but if shes alive you face the emperor first then a swordsmith for her new sword

[𝓶𝓮𝓸𝔀]

Originally posted by .augis:

With how focused the story is around Ciri, seeing her "die" just like that and we move on to "two weeks later", it was quite obvious that she was alive, otherwise the same day Geralt would've lost his ♥♥♥♥ and went thousand times worse than what he did at Avallac'h's lab :winter2019joyfultearsyul:

I didn't even make it to "two weeks later" I was furiously loading previous saves to see what's wrooong and than went to sleep mad. Still very weird considering it's my second time playing W3, Ive got really bad memory lol

[Mayakii]

Originally posted by 𝓶𝓮𝓸𝔀:

I didn't even make it to "two weeks later" I was furiously loading previous saves to see what's wrooong and than went to sleep mad. Still very weird considering it's my second time playing W3, Ive got really bad memory lol

You went to bed without actually reaching the full conclusion of the story? Oh my god, I would not be able to fall asleep AT ALL

[Demosthenes424]

Originally posted by .augis:

With how focused the story is around Ciri, seeing her "die" just like that and we move on to "two weeks later", it was quite obvious that she was alive, otherwise the same day Geralt would've lost his ♥♥♥♥ and went thousand times worse than what he did at Avallac'h's lab

Well... if you choose to treat her like a little girl, it cuts to one week later and she's really gone. Then you have the choice of pointlessly killing a few monsters, or not, before killing the Crone and accepting that she's really gone. Still takes a week though.

Btw, it's not entirely clear that she dies in this ending. She's just gone. Another fairly popular theory is that she didn't want to put up with Geralt's patronizing ass and just waltzes off into the multiverse to get the high score on Roach Race and spraypaint the walls of Night City. She is the Lady of Time and Space, and all that.

[Mayakii]

Originally posted by Demosthenes424:

Well... if you choose to treat her like a little girl, it cuts to one week later and she's really gone. Then you have the choice of pointlessly killing a few monsters, or not, before killing the Crone and accepting that she's really gone. Still takes a week though.

I feel like if you treat her like that you simply don't understand nor care about her own feelings and needs. She trained a lot, she survived a lot, of course, she's capable of many great things (to an extent, of course).

Throughout my playthrough, I was concerned for her, but supportive, and not all-serious when it came to messing around. I knew what she was capable of. I am extremely pleased with the ending I got

[𝓶𝓮𝓸𝔀]

Originally posted by .augis:

Originally posted by 𝓶𝓮𝓸𝔀:

I didn't even make it to "two weeks later" I was furiously loading previous saves to see what's wrooong and than went to sleep mad. Still very weird considering it's my second time playing W3, Ive got really bad memory lol

You went to bed without actually reaching the full conclusion of the story? Oh my god, I would not be able to fall asleep AT ALL :winter2019joyfultearsyul:

ive cried myself to sleep

[external wayfarer]

Ciri doesn't die in bad ending. She just doesn't go back to Geralt. And Geralt doesn't die either.

[OldMemes.biz]

Originally posted by External Wayfarer:

Ciri doesn't die in bad ending. She just doesn't go back to Geralt. And Geralt doesn't die either.

Neither of those are solidly confirmed. Both of them being dead (Ciri dying while stopping the White Frost; Geralt getting overwhelmed by the horde of monsters after killing the Weavess) can still very well be true. Just because there's going to be a Witcher 4 doesn't mean anything.