witcher 3 progress

so i finally was able to actually get some decent gear. the trick is to go to the question mark spots to get some loot. you can get skill points, money, alchemy items, armor, and weapons. i managed to go to all the undiscover places in white orchard.
going to do the quest to meet triss in novigard tomorrow!

Is it just me or is this game hard? Not for no reason, but because the game is realistic? The combat is realistic. You NEED to dodge, it's not just about hacking and slashing. You have to be strategic.

Nonetheless, I'm always getting slain by monsters (even if somewhat weak) in packs so I try to avoid them. Hard when the only monsters in packs are pseudo-bosses. :p