CDPR Group Strategy Update

Your first paragraph I fully understand, but again I think it falls into the management direction of the game.  Just because it was made a certain way doesn't mean that if they get someone in a leadership role that can manage the development cycle better then the last two games the people that make the content will be there.  For the people making the content have no say on the direction they are told what to do and they do it.  I disagree that Cyberpunk has more enjoyable content, I couldn't make it beyond a few hours before getting bored just like Andromeda and Anthem.  What saved Andromeda for me was the ability to look beyond the content that I didn't like and go back to what I wanted to see in a BioWare game.  I just don't see that in Cyberpunk if I could see a way to skip the content I thought was trash and just padding in Cyberpunk maybe my opinion of the game will change one day.

The problem as I see it the people that worked on The Witcher 3 are gone so the way I am seeing it there isn't the people to bring the ideas and feeling forward into lets say The Witcher 4 because its a completely new group of people that might even have less development experience such as what happened with Andromeda where at one point there was the claim that the majority were new people to the industry who grew up with Mass Effect.  So the experience that might be acquired through problems and working with more experienced people is not there.

What does this even mean my guy? The only mandatory content in Cyberpunk is the main story quests. You can literally skip everything else. Maybe you don't realize this because you barely played the game, but just like Andromeda, you can ignore most of the games content. Focusing only on the stuff you enjoy. However the objective truth remains, Cyberpunk grants a far greater variety than Andromeda, more ways to accomplish a mission. You can play the game for hours without a single person dying. That is freedom that Andromeda could never hope to have, or any Bioware game in general really. What is it in Cyberpunk you don't see?  Bioware content? well you obviously aren't going to see that. Witcher 3 content? Well this might surprise you, but the game is basically Witcher 3 with wholly different presentation, and more player freedom. The NCPD missions are the stupid Points of Interest. Gigs are Witcher Contracts. Character quests are the same high level of polish and presentation as Witcher 3 and the main quest is the main quest, it's just shorter because they wanted more people to actually finish it. So frankly I don't know what the heck your talking about, and it sounds like you just don't like because it's not literally The Witcher.

A lot of people seemed to have expected GTA with cyberware and were disappointed when they got Deus Ex with vehicles.

Never said that they sucked. You seem to be overly defensive about the game.  I just would like a way to avoid optional content if my mood strikes me that I just want to move on.

First thing to clear a misunderstanding.  I didn't like The Witcher either, so its not that its not The Witcher is to why I don't like it.  I got about 10-15 hours in after four attempts with two save game corruptions and stop playing one day and didn't go back to The Witcher 3 for it bored me.  When I talk about the structure of the game you are correct there is only the main story line mission that is mandatory, but when playing I felt the need to get more experience or better gear before moving on.  It was missing a level of adaptability for at least how I was playing and so I felt stuck doing non-optional content so I could get the experience or the gear I needed and then proceed to move on.  With Andromeda I never felt that way and maybe it is different for different people, but the option to skip content and not feel like you are under powered in the next area is something that works for me.

Well aside from the performance issues, I'm not sure what else to tell you. CDPR does not do Level Scaling. If you're honestly telling me that after a a relatively minor amount of time with the game, you've determined that every single optional quest in the game sucks then that's on you I suppose. I would say your not being very fair to the game's core content, but if you're not able to physically play it then I suppose that's a pretty valid reason.

For myself, if I had to take as objective a standpoint as I could, I’d say that TW3 is overall a really good game with a lot to offer, but I will admit that it’s not a game that personally does it for me either, and actually like Cyberpunk a heck of a lot better. As for Andromeda, it’s one of those games that I could stick with and finish in my first playthrough, but it’s hard to describe the feeling I get from the writing that flat out makes it the inferior option in all of this. It’s kind of an odd contradiction. I think Andromeda is way worse as a game, but it’s also a game that doesn’t leave me feeling a bit meandering, like there’s lots of direction to go in, but none I find particularly enticing. 

If I really had to pin down what my issue was with The Witcher, I guess it would be my lack of engagement in its combat system, and Geralt himself. I’m just not a fan of him as a game protagonist, and if I can’t get into the protagonist, I really struggle to stick with the game. 

For me combat systems are of far less importance, so i was not really bothered by TW3's perceived combat failiings or in awe of Cyberpunk's. For me i loved the TW3 because of the story(choice and consequence), which is unfortunately a lot poorer in delivery in Cyberpunk imo.

Because you clearly aren't paying attention then. TW3 offers literally no other option then to just do the same mindless tactic over and over. Cyberpunk you don't even need to shoot people so by that logic, the "wet noodle" armor as you call it, is wholly irrelevant. At the end of the day, these are games, not choose your own adventure novels. Good gameplay is critical, and cyberpunk dwarfs Witcher combat by miles. 

Git Gud. I really don't know how else to take this. And, its not like you gotta turtle behind Quen either. But yes, I accept that you consider Witcher 3 combat s*** and Cyberpunk good. That is fine.