The Blood of Dawnwalker devs’ main goal is “maximizing players’ agency and freedom of choice”, and they’re taking what they learned from The Witcher 3 to make it happen
The devs behind The Blood of Dawnwalker are planning to make full use of their experience from working on The Witcher 3 for their debut title.
Source: https://www.vg247.com/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-devs-talk-taking-what-they-learned-from-the-witcher-3