lostforever
SasqWatch
I don't think TW3 and DA:I are very comparable in that way.
With DA:I (and ME:A), you're talking about the majority of side-content in general being like that. The PoI events in TW3 are just events that dot the map here and there and aren't particularly dense. They exist in addition to the side content, they don't represent the core of it. The meat of the quests in TW3 are those you that are given to you by NPCs and the contract quests.
Also, TW3 doesn't have a bunch of zones/areas in the same way as DA:I. It's basically just two large regions - Velen/Novigrad and Skellige.
I'm not saying TW3 doesn't have repetition. I just don't think it's anywhere near the same level as DA:I or ME:A in that way. I can't comment on AC:O as I haven't played it yet, but I'm hoping to check it out in the near future.
Yes I agree. TW3 is no where near bad as DAI or AC:O in terms of repeating the pattern. You know that even the side quest in TW3 will be interesting and worth doing unlike say DAI.
I had different issues with TW3 which is loot progression. I just didn't enjoy it much.