Third person mods are pretty hard. It isn’t enough to just pull the camera out, as it also requires new controls and working with animations. The more sophisticated the game, the harder it is, so such a mod would probably be a nightmare on CP. Not unfeasible, especially if there is a large group dedicated to the project, but still a hassle nonetheless. I still don’t know what CDPR went with that design choice.
CD project red strikes me as a "story character world first" company. Gameplay mechanics seem to be in lower priority for them, and they prefer to put the bulk of their resources into making the story and characters as awesome as they can. Their gameplay is usually minor part of the reason like their games. It was super true for Witcher 1 and 2 and it's also true for Witcher 3. Usually it works in my favour since these are my priorities when I play as well. But this time their choice kinda killed this game for me even though I'm sure the aspects that are usually the strongest in their games will be strong in this one as well.
