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The Witcher 3 Originally Planned to Add Chain Weapons, but Technical Problems Delayed Them for Years (translated)
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The Witcher 3 was originally planned to add chain weapons in 2015, but technical obstacles delayed them, and they did not have another chance to return to players until the remake and expansion. This experience brought the cut content back into focus, while also showing how a feature’s journey from design and postponement to eventual implementation is often shaped by technical conditions and the project’s later plans.
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Wiedźmin 3 już 11 lat temu miał oferować wielką nowość z Pieśni przeszłości. CD Projekt Red przegrał walkę z technologią
Source: Gry-Online.pl
Sakigarasu's Take
Delayed content shows players that a game is not formed all at once, but shaped by the combined constraints of technology, budget, and schedule. Restoring that content can satisfy curiosity, but it also raises another question: is a feature that appears after years of waiting a creative completion, or another reason to sell the work again?
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