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I think he'd probably prefer to think his work did this. And hey there was a polish show based on this called the hexer lol. But yeah, the games are massively popular.

And hell, after this series aired Witcher 3 had more people playing on Steam than it did on launch day.

And I honestly feel The Witcher is better than Game of Thrones. I read one article that summed it up, it used a quote from Ian McShane about GoT, that it is all just "t*ts and dragons". The point made in the article is The Witcher fully embraces the "just t*ts and dragons" angle, while GoT doesn't.

And honestly I was never bored during Witcher. Game Of Thrones has some boring parts.


I think it's less a case of GoT being just about t*ts and dragons and more a case of the show runners (particularly during the later seasons) being hacks and not translating everything to the screen properly.


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Yeah Witcher is much more straight forward about what it is than GoT I guess, but I don't think GoT was ever really just about **** and dragons, it had a lot of depth and I think G.R.R Martin is a way better writer than the author of The Witcher books. The books being more shallow than GoT probably is just because the author simply isn't as talented as Martin.


GRRM is a terrible author. His prose style is atrocious, his pacing it frenetic at times and completely off track at others, and his world building has the intelligence and thoughtfulness of a 6 year old.

The least enjoyable of any books I've ever read.

He would go on for pages and pages and pages of IRRELEVANT lore. Like writing extremely boring short stories that literally had nothing at all to do with the story or the current situation. And he'd go on, sometimes, 2 whole pages describing food. Food. lol FOOD!

I've read some fan-fic from real-life friends who had no talent at all for writing. They were much better authors than GRRM.


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Freya Allan is 18.


Why do guys know this and are adamant about correcting me over it?

She looks 13-14 to me.


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She looks 17-18 so when u first called her 13 I was shocked she was so young. Makes sense to find out she is 18.


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Maybe the height throws people off as well? I don't know about age, but I did notice she seemed quite short relative to almost everyone around her onscreen. But I have no idea how tall Freya Allan actually is.

Edit: Wait, found a bio. Yep, she's all of 5'3".


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The author was just upset that when Cdprojekt offered him a 5% portion of the profits he told them the game series won't be very profitable so he just wants a flat sum of less than ten grand. He's lucky they didn't make him eat from their shitpan after he tried to sue them for more money.

Also, this show isn't anywhere near as good as early Game of Thrones. It's not even close.

It's better than late GoT though.


What an idiot. Good job cementing the stereotype, Sapkowski.


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The author was just upset that when Cdprojekt offered him a 5% portion of the profits he told them the game series won't be very profitable so he just wants a flat sum of less than ten grand. He's lucky they didn't make him eat from their shitpan after he tried to sue them for more money.

Also, this show isn't anywhere near as good as early Game of Thrones. It's not even close.

It's better than late GoT though.


Damn that sucks for him. I blame it on a generational thing that he couldn't understand the potential for the video game. Hell I remember being really excited the first time I read an in depth preview about the first game. I had never heard of the series before, it was the games that lead me to the books.

He would have definitely seen an increase in profits now because of the tv series if he had taken the deal. More people were playing the game on steam after the show aired then had played during launch week.


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Maybe the height throws people off as well? I don't know about age, but I did notice she seemed quite short relative to almost everyone around her onscreen. But I have no idea how tall Freya Allan actually is.

Edit: Wait, found a bio. Yep, she's all of 5'3".
That is half an inch shorter than the average woman in the US my man. Ditto England.

Women are short. Also, I'd strangle that ***** while she was crushing my testicles, that teenage girl is fine af tbh


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Damn that sucks for him.
Nah, **** him he can eat shit.


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Don't you like the games?


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I do, which is part of why I'm unsympathetic to the author. He's a douchebag, and he's very lucky CD Projekt didn't fight that lawsuit he filed on them.


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So they paid him more?


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It is currently thought there was a backroom settlement.


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Toss some coin to your witcher author, o valley of plenty o valley of plenty.


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I agree with Neme. He should thank his lucky stars that CDPR decided to be kind to him.


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I agree he shouldn't have tried to sue them. It's not their fault he didn't think the games would be profitable. He took the money.


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But from what I read, Polish law is different than here, so they may have eventually been forced to pay him regardless.


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There's a joke in there, somewhere...


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I do, which is part of why I'm unsympathetic to the author. He's a douchebag, and he's very lucky CD Projekt didn't fight that lawsuit he filed on them.



I read something about his one time payment deal only applying to one thing, and this lawsuit falling that fell outside of the original agreement.

Or something.

I mean, if he didn't have a leg to stand on, they probably could have just laughed him off, rather then settle.


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It was Sapkowski's damn fault he signed the shitty deal and didn't believe one bit in the game's success.

He's butthurt big time.

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But from what I read, Polish law is different than here, so they may have eventually been forced to pay him regardless.


Law is different in every country.

And it's always better to have the author "on your side" somewhat, even if he's grumpy 24/7.


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Why do guys know this and are adamant about correcting me over it?

She looks 13-14 to me.


Because that means she's legal, Cavill could gangbang/bdsm the living shit out of her if she consented to it. And he could make you watch, too stick out tongue

Netflix is probably making her look that way, as Ciri starts her journey rather young, if memory serves.


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