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In practice it allowed European countries to spend a very low % of GDP on defense (especially Germany) while being under the US influence with US bases scattered all throughout NATO countries. There is a trade impact too. The irony is that the low % GDP on defense means that NATO members don't have much to give to Ukraine, and they did not adequately prepare Ukraine against Russia. You remember that Putin/Russia tried to join NATO? Doesn't make much sense if you think about it. If Russia joined NATO there is little reason for NATO to exist LOL.

A lot of developing news that the Seversk defense line is apparently under threat. Since the Ukrainians did not really fight the battle for the twin cities, the Russians have not made an operational pause and have enough juice are continuing the offensive. They also crossed the Siverskyi Donets river to the Northwest of Seversk and are moving against the rear of the defense line. Also there are Ukr troop movements leaving Seversk. And Russian gains to the south. the Seversk line may be untenable and the Ukr may retreat westward to the Bakhmut line. After Bakhmut, the twin cities of Sloyvansk-Kramatorsk are the final key cities in the Donbass, population base the same as Sevorendonesk-Lsyshansk.

Yeah, even though in the novels Geralt uses only swords, for gameplay purposes they could have loosened up that restriction and let him use all sorts of weapons. A stamina bar would have been helpful. how do you feel about the looting system? the never-ending amount of loot everywhere and all the inventory management. I suspect that it is a way for CDPR to get the player invested in exploring and observing their artwork. It is also funny how Geralt can do a quest for a peasant and then immediately start looting his house lol. If someone decides to loot everything and manage their armor/weapons, they would end up getting very overpowered and 2-shot most enemies.

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(94) Witcher 3 Hearts of Stone Walkthrough Part 1 All quests Death March (all side quests + commentary) - YouTube 10:41 "The world we must explore, virgin lands to discover, new knowledge garner to our brothers then to spread. For is there in life a beauty greater than to admire the new, to stand in awe of the never-ending creation of the world?" 20:39 "A life of plenty I would have lived at home, for the beauty and import of my art are respected. But such a life would be unfulfilled. Great and diverse is the world, for apace continues its creation. A riddle for which symbols speaks."

Putin and the Shoigu declare victory and 'full liberation' of the Luhansk People's Republic. So the next, never ending cycle of "death traps" claimed by the Ukrainian military and their propaganda turned out to be a farce. Lysychansk was abandoned with scattered groups of Territorial militia and national guard left, plus abandoned equipment. Russian LRP Militiamen and Chechen National Guard quickly took the city. Rumors are that the break-out happened last Thursday and the defenders of Lysychansk retreated into the Sivesk defense line. The Russian MOD also talks about how they are trying to catch all these disparate groups- presumably they avoided the roads and have trekked away from the city in groups. This clip appeared in Russian media.

Wow, I forgot that you can find the Dwarves from the Isle of Mists again at the ending.

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Originally, a lot of Triss romance scenes were not included in the game. Then the playbase complained about this, and these new Triss scenes were added. I like them: https://youtu.be/UGU8ApMhlSQ Now that I've reached the ending of the base game it is evident that Ciri's This makes all these reunions that much more significant!

(93) "Shove Dijkstra aside. Forcefully" - YouTube

(93) Witcher 3 Complete Walkthrough Part 85 All quests Death March (all side quests + commentary) - YouTube Main quest "Child of the Elder Blood" (big connections with novels here). LOL 50:49. Geralt: Prior to this he walks in on Avallach

As I am finishing up the base game, I am convinced that the "Empress" ending for Ciri is the wrong one. In their quest writing/design, CDPR continues the themes/viewpoints of Sapkowski, who wrote with great contempt/satire for power and political life. They favor friends and family in the immediate moment and not sacrificing these for far-off dreams & delusions of grandeur. Also the Triss ending has a poison pill- The most favorable endings are in fact the book friendly endings- Yennefer romance and Ciri as a Witcher. The Triss ending is consistent with the novels' characterization about how she is always interested in political activism, and Yennefer as more as a "reluctant" and confused sorceress who wants to be a mother and no longer wants a political life. (93) The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - All Ending Variations - YouTube The Blood and Wine expansion provides more details to the endings. I think the details are cleverly written.

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Cathlin, most underrated bikini model. So beautiful n

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"Ah it was too much, I almost drowned in it. When everything is possible, it quickly becomes a lot less alluring."

Encirclement completed. Russian troops captured the city.

Alex D did a children's movie 12 years ago, looked gorgeous.

(93) Witcher 3 Complete Walkthrough Part 83 All quests Death March (all side quests + commentary) - YouTube 43:19 bombshell of a revelation- a few more details on CDPR's continuation of the end of the novels and the beginning of Witcher 1. Witcher 1 begins with Geralt wandering around the woods near Kaer Mohren, half naked. So the Witcher games begin with Eredin and the Wild Hunt kidnapping Geralt and Yennefer. Ciri teleports to Geralt's location, grabs him and deposits him at Kaer Mohren, then runs away to avoid the Wild Hunt from jumping into Kaer Mohren. Some people in fandom say that the final act of the base game was actually rushed. I am starting to understand why they say this. They should have put a quest to 1. segway the end of the novels with Witcher 1, to really illustrate what happened rather than provide the player with a few lines of lore dialogue. (include flashbacks for Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer). That would be awesome and would really complete the main story. 2. The extreme detail provided for so many side quests and main quests contrasts with how they did not include what was the most important side quest of all. 3. Include 1-2 more main quests for the player to know Avallach and Eredin better, in order to give the finale more weight. 4. Fandom also say that there was supposed to be a series of side quests featuring the Witches of the Lodge. And a big side quest involving the "Devil's Pit" in Velen. CDPR also gives an ending for the "magic university" of Aretuza, depicted a ton in the show. I really like how CDPR pushed the envelope further and continued Sapkowski's vision by doubling down on the devastation of the sorceresses.

A lot of Novigrad/Oxenfurt quests come across as being influenced by Charles Dickens and other English authors. (93) The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Sile de Tansarville's Fate (both versions) - YouTube The significance of Sile (Books and Witcher 2) makes more sense now. It is interesting that CDPR write an ending for her, and in-line with Sapkowski's views. (94) Witcher 3 Complete Walkthrough Part 84 All quests Death March (all side quests + commentary) - YouTube 1:32 love the quip at the end!

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