I actually looked up "how to get the good ending" a little while after I met Ciri precisely because I was afraid I'd get the bad ending. Someone might argue that communicating something like that would rob the decisions of their significance, but I don't want a game that's at least fifty hours long, usually way more, to give me a bad ending because I decided to tell Ciri that she doesn't have to be good at everything (a reasonable response, I think), because I decided to attend the Lodge of Sorceresses (again, a reasonable decision), and because I tried to get her to calm down instead of trashing that room (also, totally reasonable, also also, trashing a room to get back at someone is very childlike). (the rest of this post is just a general response, not aimed at you). The Lodge of Sorceresses, this organization that has had so much impact on two games, is finally gathering in one room? Cool! Oh, wait, I got the bad ending in part because I attended it? It's obvious why you shouldn't attend after the fact, but not really beforehand, and I don't think the game does the best job of communicating to you what these options really mean. Even if there isn't, that's the kind of thing that players very interested in the lore would want to participate in.
what if a player thinks "I should attend the Lodge, there might be valuable information there".
I happened to get a bittersweet ending that I'm quite happy with, so I wasn't personally slighted by the game, but I do understand where you're coming from. At the same time, Choice 1 and 4 are pretty huge whiffs, in my opinion, and I ended up making the "right" choice mostly based on luck, as it's not at all clear what each dialogue option will lead to when you're presented with them. For instance, I opted to let Ciri speak with the Lodge by herself, and actually felt proud when Yen told me our pseudo-daughter stood toe to toe with Phillipa fucking Eilhart. However, not all of those inflection points listed above really illustrate that conflict well. To that end, the game wants you to treat Ciri like a capable adult able to make her own decisions, rather than being an overprotective Witcher dad who wants to do everything for her. Basically, Ciri's triumph over the White Frost is dependent on her self-confidence, and that's directly related to Geralt's treatment of her. I appreciate the intent behind the Bad End, if not every aspect of its execution.
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