Physical copies of The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone delayed

CD Projekt Red has not hinted on a specific date on when will the next expansion be available.

Fans of the open-world exploration, role-playing title “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” have been ecstatic as the first paid DLC for the current iteration, Hearts of Stone, had already made its way to their platforms. Review key provided by developer. Except, it isn’t really an “expansion”. The new expansion brings at least additional ten hours’ worth of gameplay to the storyline and other new features. I think of Heart of the Swarm for Starcraft II, or Throne of Bhaal for Baldur’s Gate. Here are the best Witcher 3 mods. Take a look at the launch trailer, if you don’t believe me.

Hearts of Stone isn’t just about defeating powerful monsters or stopping an immortal bandit captain. Just what is Gaunter O’Dimm up to this time? Long-time Witcher fans will once again see Shani, in which she becomes a potential love interest of Geralt in this expansion. It’s all sort of out-of-place… and herein lies the second problem of the use of the word “expansion”.

Gamers will need to try to complete a contract from the mysterious Man of Glass, while being caught in a thick tangle of deceit, with access to the new Runeword abilities.

Developer CD Projekt Red announced the delay in a new post on the company’s forum, apologizing for the inconvenience and noting that it will take “several days” for customers in North America to get their hands on the special boxed edition of Hearts of Stone. Indeed, Hearts of Stone’s Geralt feels like he is from a different time than his Wild Hunt counterpart. Surely you can’t turn your nose up at that. The new monsters, and enemies, while mostly being variations on existing ones, were quite a challenge on the “Blood and Broken Bones” difficulty level. If players are unable to secure a physical copy of Hearts of Stone, they could still opt to buy the Gwent cards separately from a website.

The Runesmith should also help out said min-maxers, but be warned, you’ll want to have stockpiled a crapload of gold to take advantage of him.

In addition to the $19.99 game expansion, the special edition box also includes real Gwent cards, based on the cards available in the game. They are cool little tweaks to existing abilities and mechanics that will really enhance your playstyle of choice.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt now gets its first expansion, and that’s vastly different.

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