Should I complete Heart of Stone before main quest?

You can do Heart of Stone before or after beating the vanilla game as long as you're around the recommended level (there's a few different dialogues depending on whether you've beaten the game or not), but for Blood and Wine you should absolutely beat the main game.
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Should I do Hearts of Stone before or after main story?

Running double the length of Hearts of Stone, in Blood and Wine, Geralt visits Toussaint to discover its bloody secrets. The recommended way to experience The Witcher 3 DLC is by its release order. This means completing Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hearts of Stone, and Blood and Wine in that order.
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When should I start playing Hearts of Stone?

Hearts of Stone

This means it can be played before or after finishing the story in the base game. However, it is a high level quest line, expecting a character level above level 30, so if you wish to play the first expansion before finishing the Wild hunt story, you're best doing so after returning from Skellige.
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Does Hearts of Stone take place after the main story?

So it's pretty clear Hearts of Stone takes place during the events of Witcher 3, but when exactly? The answer is - around the time Final Preparations take place i.e. during the time Geralt and Ciri are in Novigrad after killing Imlerith.
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Should I finish main game before DLC Witcher 3?

I agree with the other answer, that on a first playthrough it is the better experience to do the DLCs after the main game, one after each other. Heart of Stone has an intriguing and compact main story and Blood&Wine plays in a whole new area. Thus they both have their own character. B&W is best done last.
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The Witcher 3 - Hearts of Stone done before Isle of Mists

How long to beat Hearts of Stone?

When focusing on the main objectives, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone is about 10 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 18 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
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Should I finish the main story before side quests Witcher 3?

However, there's truly no prescribed order in which to complete quests. If a player is interested in a particular storyline, they should follow it to the end; if they're not, they can feel free to leave it be.
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Can I do Hearts of Stone after main quest?

From a pure immersion/insolated perspective hearts of stone can be done at any time, all of the dialogue that touches on the main story is altered depending on where you're at in the main quest. That being said unlike blood and wine there are no references to you actually beating the wild hunt or ending the game.
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How many endings does Hearts of Stone have?

The base game has three main endings, and the DLCs don't stand far behind - Hearts of Stone has two endings, and Blood and Wine three. To get each ending, there are plenty of things the player must not forget to do - or not to do.
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What level should I be for Hearts of Stone?

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

So far so good. "Your currently tracked quest has been changed to the first quest of Hearts of Stone, yet we only recommend starting it if your character is at least level 30."
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What is the best ending for Hearts of Stone?

Good Ending: Save Olgierd

If players, as Geralt, choose to save Olgierd's soul they will have to complete a timed challenge that involves solving a riddle set by O'Dimm. If the riddle is solved, O'Dimm's curse over Olgierd is broken.
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Does Heart of Stone have different endings?

There are two distinct endings to choose from; one involves O'Dimm taking the soul of Olgierd; whereas, the other has Geralt outsmarting the Man of Glass. The latter is generally considered the morally 'good' ending, but both are well-written and brilliantly executed.
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Can I play Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine at the same time?

B&W is recommended to be played AFTER the base game is completed, mainly because it offeres an alternative resolution to Geralt's story and pretty much rewrites the epilogue you get after the base game is done. HoS is recommended to be played as part of a normal run at the game, before it is completed.
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Can you romance in Hearts of Stone?

The expansion, Hearts of Stone, added in more than just some new quests. Shani is a new character to the series that, if you play your cards right, Geralt can enter into a romance with.
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What happens if you finish Blood and Wine before the main quest?

Main downside to doing B&W and HoS before you complete the Vanilla Main Quest and other quests is that it'll render any remaining quests outside Toussant to the low level sub 50xp for completing a quest zone and most aren't even above 30xp when labeled low level.
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Is Hearts of Stone DLC worth it?

Hands down, the best things about the game's updated DLC are the storylines, and playing through it was a fantastic reminder of that. Heart of stone feels short yet terrifying - the tale of a cursed aristocrat and his deal with the devil to save a marriage… a solid DLC for an already great game.
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Should I free Olgierd or not?

Either end has the same outcome in that respect, so it's a matter of choosing a lesser evil when deciding which one to let walk free. But if you pity Olgierd, letting him die mercifully allows him to escape his grief and ensures he won't continue harming innocents.
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What happens if you don t save Olgierd?

If Geralt chooses to leave Olgierd's fate to Gaunter O'Dimm:

The pact was fufilled, and Olgierd's life came to an end.
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Is Olgierd von Everec evil?

Olgierd von Everec is the titular villainous deuteragonist of Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone. Olgierd is an arrogant Redanian noble, who wanted to marry Iris but their parents didn't allow for this due to his bandit lifestyle and poverty.
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In what order should I play the Witcher 3 DLC?

so if you've just finished 'Wild Hunt'.. go ahead and access the Heart of Stone DLC and BLood and Wine. Theres no official order to play the DLC's, but I'd make sure to leave the last quests(I believe it starts with "Capture the Castle") for the BLood and Wine campaign.
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Can you play The Witcher 3 after the ending?

Ranging from collections to full-on completing questlines related to specific characters, there is so much to do. Luckily for The Witcher 3 fans, the game offers a plethora of content to experience after beating the main story.
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Where do I start Hearts of Stone?

As soon as you begin your game, you'll notice that there is a quest named 'Heart of Stone' pre-existing in your journal. To commence with the DLC during your current game, all you need to do is select this quest and get going.
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What is max level in Witcher 3?

So What Is the Cap? When playing the base game on its own or with the Hearts of Stone expansion, Geralt's max level is 70. However, the large Blood and Wine expansion increases this cap up to level 100. This is an extremely generous cap because players will most likely end the game with a level of around 50.
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Does it matter if you fail a quest Witcher 3?

No. If a quest has failed, it means that you either made the wrong coices, couldn't complete it, or it was time-sensitive and the time you had to do it passed.
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Should I do side quests before main story Hogwarts Legacy?

I would play through the main story a little more. Concentrate on exploring Hogwarts, getting revelio pages and anything else that nets experience. I tend to avoid most sidequests until I at least have confringo which happens pretty early on and is an excellent damage spell.
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