Being unable to resist collecting everything at notice boards and thus gaining the ensuing litany of side-quests/contracts, it's getting to the point where there are so many that I don't know what to do next.

There are various articles out there doing the whole 'Top 10 Quests', but would be great to hear from you guys, as to which quests or contracts were the most memorable/ones that were underwhelming (and skippable).

If you could hide spoilers, that'd be swell!

(P.S. Team Triss 4eva. Yen's hot/cold approach has dissuaded me)

(P.P.S. What happened between Geralt and Triss in the second game? Because when they meet in this one, she seems rather wounded by something he did?)

Personally, I found the side quests to be the most enjoyable part of the game. I don't know many of the quest names, but I remember The Cave of Dreams being a standout. But really, you should complete as many as you can, because they are generally fantastic.

@markini6:

Some details below on the Triss stuff but I went ahead and Spoiled it.

I would probably start skipping witcher contracts first. These were the only part of the game that I felt started to get too repetitive. It's fun to do a few, or if one sounds cool to you, but don't feel like you need to do them all because they start to feel pretty samey. Also, You will have plenty of money and xp by the last third of the game anyway. Unfortunately/fortunately, I found most of the side quests to be worthwhile for the most part. It's definitely a really long game, but don't feel bad about spending entire play sessions without advancing the story, just enjoy being in the world.

@jackburtonme: my approach was to always do the quests that are my level or below only. I found the XP from quests didn't amount to much. And just go off and do a main quest when I wanted some story to happen.

I haven't played 3 yet, but here's a tip that you may find helpful. Instead of grabbing them all, only grab a couple at a time. Accept only the ones that sound the most interesting/fun out of the group. With my understanding of the ability to overlevel past quests, there's far more quests at a time than necessary to push you to the next tier.

I disagree. I found the contracts to be a pretty cool way of introducing you to new enemies in the game, as well as providing a decent amount of money. Not to mention that some of them have pretty interesting stories (the one for the leshen or for the chort both come to mind).

@shadowconqueror: Thats true, the leshen contract was pretty good.

I just do it based on the recommended level. The leveling in the game is pretty slowly paced, so it's not uncommon to do three quests before hitting the next level. I just go through my quest log and see what's level appropriate for me and do whatever is lowest first. I'm sure at some point this will result in me being over-leveled for the main quests, but I'm okay with that.

@hatking: That's the route I took and ended the main quest only two or three levels above the recommended. It was a good trade off considering how much I enjoyed the side quests.