RFUS
Anustart
Upgrade quen immediately. The alternate sign mode for quen is a lifesaver (basically a big bubble shield).
Pay attention to level requirements on quests and bear in mind any quests more than 5 levels below your level give you basically no xp. So I always try and do the quests that are below my level first by less than 6 (also makes it easier).
Dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge. I.e. There's no block so remember to dodge often. There's a great ability you can get which reduces damage taken when dodging which helps. I would recommend the lowest difficulty if you've never played a witcher game before as even normal is challenging. But you can change it on the fly so don't worry about it.
Don't just do main quests. Go explore. No game I've ever played can touch this for side quests. They're all original, often hilarious and have more effort put into them than most games have in their main story.
If you have any questions or problems once you're playing just let me know.
