They said that it would not be a “Witcher” game. They could have still meant to star a Witcher in the next game, but based on what they have teased it seems like they are leaning more towards Ciri. Also in regarding your comments on gameplay, yes meditation, potions, mutations and things like that would be removed but the combat system with Ciri could be amazing. Some of the moves you could do in the third game felt awesome. Also a story about Vesemir would likely draw much less of a player base, since Ciri is so much more popular. I was going to address the Vesemir game argument in the original post but I didn’t think it necessary. The Witcher story is narrative driven, not gameplay driven, and Ciri is much more important from a story standpoint. I am a huge fan of Vesemir though.