CDPR Unveils The (FREE) DLC Plans For The Witcher 3

In this day and age, where DLC’s are announced before the actual game is even released, this is quite a heart-warming surprise (not a really surprise as CDPR are always awesome). Basically, everyone that gets The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will receive 16 pieces of DLC all free of charge. Yes, that is right, no pre-order bullsh!t here or anything. You buy the game, you get the DLC.

As CD Projekt co-founder Marcin Iwiński said:

We love games,” he began. “We love collecting them, playing them, and everything connected to that experience. Every time we reach out for a new release, we expect to be taken care of. We expect support if we encounter any problems, we love updates constantly improving the experience, and we feel really special when we receive free content that gives us more than we initially paid for. It doesn’t have to be huge, it can be an awesome skin for a character or an extra sword, or armour.

“Unfortunately this treatment is quite rare these days. As gamers, we nowadays have to hold on tight to our wallets, as [un]surprisingly right after release, lots of tiny pieces of tempting content materialise with a steep price tag attached. Haven’t we just paid a lot of cash for a brand new game?

“At CD Projekt Red, we strongly believe this is not the way it should work and, with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, we have decided to do it differently,” he added.

“Cutting to the chase, everyone who buys Wild Hunt will receive 16 specially prepared DLCs absolutely for free, regardless of platform. You don’t have to pre-order, you don’t have to buy any special edition to get them – if you own a copy of Wild Hunt, they’re yours. This is our way of saying thank you for buying our game.

Following the launch of the game, DLC bundles are planned which will release weekly, and will contain two pieces of content each. In the first batch are the Temerian Armor Set and a Beard and Hairstyle Set for Geralt, while the second batch will include a brand new quest and  an alternative look for Yennefer of Vengerberg.

Now, a lot of fans are going to be extremely happy, but they should also take one note from this. With CDPR’s attitude concerning their games and fans, you can really see that they respect the work they are putting into their game and understand how important their fanbase is. I really wish more developers would take note, but with most of them being pushed by investors and shareholders… it is going to take time for a reform. Seriously, this is just an excellent piece of news!

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will release for the PC, PS4 and Xbox One on February 24th 2015.