"I don't believe different mediums can converge." - Andrzej Sapkowski

[Flinsberg]

To every single person who keeps on crying about how it's impossible for women to become witchers - I'd like to quote the man himself.

This is one of many of his quotes, all of which tell the same story: the books and the games aren't directly linked to one another (you'd already know this if you played the first game). The games utilize same characters, use the same Continent, and even feature some book easter eggs. However, CDPR were greenlit to make any necessary changes by Mr. Sapkowski himself. The games are essentially set in the "semi-alternative universe."

And by the way, you don't have to take my word for it. I believe in doing your own research and I'd strongly encourage you to do yourself a favor and listen to as many interviews with Andrzej Sapkowski as I have. If you don't trust my words - hopefully you'll trust his.

With all that being said, please stop referring to books to justify your game-related opinions. With all due respect, your points are empty and irrelevant here, thank you <3

[Jem]

And so began the Netflix show copium of our time...

[Flinsberg]

Originally posted by Jem:

And so began the Netflix show copium of our time...

I stopped watching it after the first season, and judging by user reviews - I made the right decision xD

[Deo]

Originally posted by Flinsberg:

With all that being said, please stop referring to books to justify your game-related opinions. With all due respect, your points are empty and irrelevant here, thank you <3

Books had no female witchers. All 3 games had no female witchers.

Irrelevant is your thread.

[ᑎ I ᖇ ᐯ ᗩ ᑎ O ᗩ]

Originally posted by Deo:

Originally posted by Flinsberg:

With all that being said, please stop referring to books to justify your game-related opinions. With all due respect, your points are empty and irrelevant here, thank you <3

Books had no female witchers. All 3 games had no female witchers.

Irrelevant is your thread.

Speak like Yoda you do, but wisdom it is not.

W3 -> one of the many endings : Ciri becomes a witcher.

Also, constantly referring to the books as the be-all and end-all of the witcher universe is ridiculous.
The original writer sold the rights, so CDPR can do whatever they want.

[Flinsberg]

Originally posted by Deo:

Irrelevant is your thread.

Reading comprehension you don't have. Understand my message you did not.

[Jem]

Originally posted by ᑎ I ᖇ ᐯ ᗩ ᑎ O ᗩ:

Originally posted by Deo:

Books had no female witchers. All 3 games had no female witchers.

Irrelevant is your thread.

Speak like Yoda you do, but wisdom it is not.

W3 -> one of the many endings : Ciri becomes a witcher.

Also, constantly referring to the books as the be-all and end-all of the witcher universe is ridiculous.
The original writer sold the rights, so CDPR can do whatever they want.

https://www.cdprojekt.com/en/media/news/cd-projekt-s-a-solidifies-relationship-with-witcher-books-author-andrzej-sapkowski/

"We’ve always admired Mr. Andrzej Sapkowski’s works — a great inspiration for the team here at CD PROJEKT RED,” says Adam Kiciński, President and Joint CEO, CD PROJEKT. “I believe today marks a new stage in our continued relationship,” Kiciński concludes.

The agreement satisfies and fully clarifies the needs and expectations of both parties, past and present, and sets out a framework for the future cooperation between the two sides."


"We catch up with CD Project at PAX Prime 2015 to learn how they were able to expertly translate a book franchise into an acclaimed game franchise":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q98XNZq0syU&lc=UgjZmNkYXfLH4HgCoAEC[/url

[Flinsberg]

Originally posted by Jem:

a great inspiration

Yup. That's the key word right there "inspiration."

[Niliu]

Originally posted by Flinsberg:

To every single person who keeps on crying about how it's impossible for women to become witchers - I'd like to quote the man himself.

This is one of many of his quotes, all of which tell the same story: the books and the games aren't directly linked to one another (you'd already know this if you played the first game). The games utilize same characters, use the same Continent, and even feature some book easter eggs. However, CDPR were greenlit to make any necessary changes by Mr. Sapkowski himself. The games are essentially set in the "semi-alternative universe."

And by the way, you don't have to take my word for it. I believe in doing your own research and I'd strongly encourage you to do yourself a favor and listen to as many interviews with Andrzej Sapkowski as I have. If you don't trust my words - hopefully you'll trust his.

With all that being said, please stop referring to books to justify your game-related opinions. With all due respect, your points are empty and irrelevant here, thank you <3

Your opinion is as irrelevant as everyone else's. Or do you think you're somehow superior?

[Deo]

Originally posted by ᑎ I ᖇ ᐯ ᗩ ᑎ O ᗩ:

Ciri becomes a witcher.

Seems like you need to replay Witcher 3 then.

She ends "on the road", as a witcher without mutations but with all their training + Elder Blood abilities in her.

If you as a developer make Ciri go through mutations (even Avallac'h barely made it with the help of Yen) - make Geralt find "An Elixir of Eternal Youth" somewhere in the ruins of Korath desert.
Result and outcome will be the same lore-wise.

[Niliu]

Originally posted by ᑎ I ᖇ ᐯ ᗩ ᑎ O ᗩ:

Originally posted by Deo:

Books had no female witchers. All 3 games had no female witchers.

Irrelevant is your thread.

Speak like Yoda you do, but wisdom it is not.

W3 -> one of the many endings : Ciri becomes a witcher.

Also, constantly referring to the books as the be-all and end-all of the witcher universe is ridiculous.
The original writer sold the rights, so CDPR can do whatever they want.

That was literally never an ending, women can't be Witchers, simple fact.

[Observer]

Originally posted by Deo:

Originally posted by Flinsberg:

With all that being said, please stop referring to books to justify your game-related opinions. With all due respect, your points are empty and irrelevant here, thank you <3

Books had no female witchers. All 3 games had no female witchers.

Irrelevant is your thread.

You actually dont know. You acutally dont know and yet you write that. CIri is described as Wichter. If you say Witchers are only who do the trials then yeah u are right Ciri is a witcher now in W4

[Flinsberg]

Originally posted by Niliu:

women can't be Witchers, simple fact.

According to the books, yes. You are correct.
According to CDPR games, no. You're not.

This isn't about having right or wrong opinion, this is the fact of the matter whether you like it or not. CDPR were allowed to change certain bits and pieces of the lore by Andrzej Sapkowski.

[Omnicide]

People who enjoyed the last season of GoT will probably be very pleased with the writing style.

[Jem]

https://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Games/Interviews/gog_witcher2/3.html

we gave CD Projekt's co-founder Marcin Iwinski a call to ask him what's happening with each and also GOG:

"Translating that to a game...to fail would be to make a really shallow game, but I think the strength of [the book series] is the story, so we showed this is in a real world, with decisions and consequences. I think he was quite happy. One of the interviews he mentioned we definitely read his books and we understood them. We were very proud when we saw that. I think that is his comment as far as I can go."

"Marcin: The purpose of the game isn't to emanate violence -- it's not Postal -- or to emanate sex. However, it is a mature game in a mature world, and as we know the world has violence and sex, which are important parts of our lives -- especially the second. It's also important in Andrzej Sapkowski’s books. Imagine our contemporary world without sex and OK at least a bit of violence – it would be boring, wouldn’t it?"

[Valden21]

So far, all we've really had on the issue of whether or not women can't become witchers is one line from the books which said that no female candidates survived the Trial of the Grasses. But what the "Ciri's-not-witcher" group don't see is that this actually does NOT validate said stance. Here's why: the attempts at producing female witchers were scrapped after that attempt, so we don't actually know it's impossible. All we know is that that FIRST batch of female candiates didn't survive. So to assume that it's going to be like that every time isn't proof, just conjecture. Has the formula changed since the first batch? What was the physical condition of the girls when the attempts was made? Were they strong and healthy, or sick and weak? We have no knowledge on ANY of this.

Ciri's of the Elder Blood; for her, the rules are different. She doesn't even NEED the mutations, because of what her powers allow her to do. Heck, in-game, the sequences where we're playing as her gives her the ability to blink across the battlefield. If I had a choice between that or the mutations from the Trial of the Grasses, I'd pick the ability to blink.