Unfortunately the open world content in The Witcher 3 is quite tacked on, the kind of generic stuff you’d find in any game that uses the same sort of system to fill out its maps. The actual side quests are often very good, however. Many of these have far-reaching consequences or plot twists sending you down rabbit holes you wouldn’t have seen coming when you first pick up the job.

If you ever do find a reason to try the game again, just avoid the generic map markers entirely. As I’d tell anyone reading, there is rarely good reason to dip into them.