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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Was Originally Planned to Include a Chain Whip, but the Technology Wasn't There at the Time (translated)
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The Songs of the Past expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will finally add the chain whip that was planned for the original version but postponed for years because of technical difficulties. Director Jakub Rokosz said the team dealt with the implementation obstacles from that time during the remake phase, while modern hardware also made it possible to realize this piece of equipment from Geralt's arsenal in the original work. It appeared in the official public showcase and has become one of the expansion's most eye-catching new pieces of equipment; the expansion is scheduled to launch next year, turning an early concept into new content that players will actually be able to use.
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سلاح السلسلة من توسعة Songs of the Past كان مخططاً لتجربة The Witcher 3 الأصلية ولكنّ التقنية لم تسمح بذلك - تروجيمنج
Source: True Gaming تروجيمنج（沙烏地阿拉伯／泛阿拉伯地區，阿拉伯語）
Sakigarasu's Take
Looking back at the chain whip's history shows the time scale behind content trade-offs: an idea that can be played today may have been set aside in the past because of technical limitations. Placing it back within what the game could handle at the time also reminds longtime players that expansion content still redistributes their play time.
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