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solosnake 10/05/18 10:43:55 PM #1:	Like he didnt believe in his own work being that successful so now that some other artists made it incredibly popular he wants more money? Does he not realize that his books became incredibly popular and he is already making way more money that he ever would because the games made his IP successful? --- "We would have no NBA possibly if they got rid of all the flopping." ~ Dwyane Wade https://imgur.com/MYYEIx5 https://imgur.com/WGE12ef <cite>solosnake posted [p:910037591] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote>Like he didnt believe in his own work being that successful so now that some other artists made it incredibly popular he wants more money? Does he not realize that his books became incredibly popular and he is already making way more money that he ever would because the games made his IP successful?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
St0rmFury 10/05/18 10:45:31 PM #2:	He believe in his own work, but he doesn't believe in vidya as a good story telling medium. There's a difference. --- "Average Joe" is a trolling term since it's completely an opinion. "Overachieving" is also an opinion. - SBAllen (Hellhole: 52458377) <cite>St0rmFury posted [p:910037651] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote>He believe in his own work, but he doesn't believe in vidya as a good story telling medium. There's a difference.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
solosnake 10/05/18 10:48:26 PM #3:	still doesnt change the fact he has sole 10x more books than he ever would have without the games and made even more money --- "We would have no NBA possibly if they got rid of all the flopping." ~ Dwyane Wade https://imgur.com/MYYEIx5 https://imgur.com/WGE12ef <cite>solosnake posted [p:910037791] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote>still doesnt change the fact he has sole 10x more books than he ever would have without the games and made even more money</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PIITB415 10/05/18 10:52:47 PM #4:	solosnake posted... still doesnt change the fact he has sole 10x more books than he ever would have without the games and made even more money He's a completely ass and greedy. He should have taken the percentage deal instead of the one time 10k payout. His fault for being old and out of touch. I hope they rule against his favor. --- https://imgur.com/VawbBVM https://imgur.com/6Si4h <cite>PIITB415 posted [p:910038008] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote><cite>solosnake posted...</cite> <quote>still doesnt change the fact he has sole 10x more books than he ever would have without the games and made even more money</quote> He's a completely ass and greedy. He should have taken the percentage deal instead of the one time 10k payout. His fault for being old and out of touch. I hope they rule against his favor.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
St0rmFury 10/05/18 10:53:00 PM #5:	solosnake posted... still doesnt change the fact he has sole 10x more books than he ever would have without the games and made even more money True, and I hope CDPR can settle things amicably with him. It would make for some good PR too. --- "Average Joe" is a trolling term since it's completely an opinion. "Overachieving" is also an opinion. - SBAllen (Hellhole: 52458377) <cite>St0rmFury posted [p:910038021] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote><cite>solosnake posted...</cite> <quote>still doesnt change the fact he has sole 10x more books than he ever would have without the games and made even more money</quote> True, and I hope CDPR can settle things amicably with him. It would make for some good PR too.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
solosnake 10/05/18 10:54:30 PM #6:	PIITB415 posted... solosnake posted... still doesnt change the fact he has sole 10x more books than he ever would have without the games and made even more money He's a completely ass and greedy. He should have taken the percentage deal instead of the one time 10k payout. His fault for being old and out of touch. I hope they rule against his favor. did he really sell for a one time 10k payout? LMAO dude is not smart --- "We would have no NBA possibly if they got rid of all the flopping." ~ Dwyane Wade https://imgur.com/MYYEIx5 https://imgur.com/WGE12ef <cite>solosnake posted [p:910038097] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote><cite>PIITB415 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>solosnake posted...</cite> <quote>still doesnt change the fact he has sole 10x more books than he ever would have without the games and made even more money</quote> He's a completely ass and greedy. He should have taken the percentage deal instead of the one time 10k payout. His fault for being old and out of touch. I hope they rule against his favor.</quote> did he really sell for a one time 10k payout? LMAO dude is not smart</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
008Zulu 10/05/18 10:56:24 PM #7:	PIITB415 posted... I hope they rule against his favor. It most likely will not get that far. CDPR have a legally binding contract they signed with the guy. The judge will demand to know why the writer is wasting the court's time with the whole affair. --- Time is a funny thing. There is always too much of it, except when you need it the most. Then there is never enough. <cite>008Zulu posted [p:910038210] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote><cite>PIITB415 posted...</cite> <quote>I hope they rule against his favor.</quote> It most likely will not get that far. CDPR have a legally binding contract they signed with the guy. The judge will demand to know why the writer is wasting the court's time with the whole affair.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarqueeSeries 10/05/18 11:02:40 PM #8:	Wait, so was the Witcher a book series before it was a game? --- Posted with GameRaven 3.5.1 <cite>MarqueeSeries posted [p:910038523] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote>Wait, so was the Witcher a book series before it was a game?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
solosnake 10/05/18 11:04:53 PM #9:	MarqueeSeries posted... Wait, so was the Witcher a book series before it was a game? yes, its a polish series of 5 or 6 books that werent even translated into english before the games got popular. CDprojekt red is also a polish company. --- "We would have no NBA possibly if they got rid of all the flopping." ~ Dwyane Wade https://imgur.com/MYYEIx5 https://imgur.com/WGE12ef <cite>solosnake posted [p:910038619] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote><cite>MarqueeSeries posted...</cite> <quote>Wait, so was the Witcher a book series before it was a game?</quote> yes, its a polish series of 5 or 6 books that werent even translated into english before the games got popular. CDprojekt red is also a polish company.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PIITB415 10/06/18 12:42:44 AM #10:	solosnake posted... PIITB415 posted... solosnake posted... still doesnt change the fact he has sole 10x more books than he ever would have without the games and made even more money He's a completely ass and greedy. He should have taken the percentage deal instead of the one time 10k payout. His fault for being old and out of touch. I hope they rule against his favor. did he really sell for a one time 10k payout? LMAO dude is not smart Yup only like 10k. It's like, for 10k I rather take a gamble than just get 10k. He's old and an idiot. --- https://imgur.com/VawbBVM https://imgur.com/6Si4h <cite>PIITB415 posted [p:910042302] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote><cite>solosnake posted...</cite> <quote><cite>PIITB415 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>solosnake posted...</cite> <quote>still doesnt change the fact he has sole 10x more books than he ever would have without the games and made even more money</quote> He's a completely ass and greedy. He should have taken the percentage deal instead of the one time 10k payout. His fault for being old and out of touch. I hope they rule against his favor.</quote> did he really sell for a one time 10k payout? LMAO dude is not smart</quote> Yup only like 10k. It's like, for 10k I rather take a gamble than just get 10k. He's old and an idiot.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StarLightGlimmR 10/06/18 12:43:40 AM #11:	He was such a fool for not taking royalties. <cite>StarLightGlimmR posted [p:910042337] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote>He was such a fool for not taking royalties.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BuckVanHammer 10/06/18 12:45:06 AM #12:	So did he sell all the rights to them? Like does cdrp own the witcher all together? --- Minimal, yet feature rich. <cite>BuckVanHammer posted [p:910042388] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote>So did he sell all the rights to them? Like does cdrp own the witcher all together?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jumi 10/06/18 12:50:10 AM #13:	BuckVanHammer posted... So did he sell all the rights to them? Like does cdrp own the witcher all together? No. He's still writing Witcher books. --- XBL Gamertag: Rob Thorsman Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/robertvsilvers <cite>jumi posted [p:910042574] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote><cite>BuckVanHammer posted...</cite> <quote>So did he sell all the rights to them? Like does cdrp own the witcher all together?</quote> No. He's still writing Witcher books.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SomeLikeItHoth 10/06/18 12:53:41 AM #14:	The games wouldn't be possible without the author of the books. Hope he bankrupts them. --- https://imgtc.com/i/ApLTn8w.gif <cite>SomeLikeItHoth posted [p:910042691] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote>The games wouldn't be possible without the author of the books. Hope he bankrupts them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RebelElite791 10/06/18 12:55:26 AM #15:	Iirc he also thinks the games are only popular because of his books and not vice versa --- https://imgur.com/MS5SvzN Take better care of your teeth and f***, a lot more. <cite>RebelElite791 posted [p:910042750] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote>Iirc he also thinks the games are only popular because of his books and not vice versa</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
St0rmFury 10/06/18 12:59:20 AM #16:	BuckVanHammer posted... So did he sell all the rights to them? Like does cdrp own the witcher all together? CDPR has games & merchandising rights. Netflix has movie rights. Not so sure about the comic books. --- "Average Joe" is a trolling term since it's completely an opinion. "Overachieving" is also an opinion. - SBAllen (Hellhole: 52458377) <cite>St0rmFury posted [p:910042872] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote><cite>BuckVanHammer posted...</cite> <quote>So did he sell all the rights to them? Like does cdrp own the witcher all together?</quote> CDPR has games & merchandising rights. Netflix has movie rights. Not so sure about the comic books.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
solosnake 10/06/18 12:59:33 AM #17:	RebelElite791 posted... Iirc he also thinks the games are only popular because of his books and not vice versa yeah dude doesnt like the games lol --- "We would have no NBA possibly if they got rid of all the flopping." ~ Dwyane Wade https://imgur.com/MYYEIx5 https://imgur.com/WGE12ef <cite>solosnake posted [p:910042880] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote><cite>RebelElite791 posted...</cite> <quote>Iirc he also thinks the games are only popular because of his books and not vice versa</quote> yeah dude doesnt like the games lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 10/06/18 1:08:21 AM #18:	He was tricked into the amount he got --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:910043155] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote>He was tricked into the amount he got</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BMXJouster 10/06/18 1:10:42 AM #19:	Irony posted... He was tricked into the amount he got No he wasn't. --- Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives "One embarrassing clown's quest for the ultimate case of diarrhea." <cite>BMXJouster posted [p:910043229] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote><cite>Irony posted...</cite> <quote>He was tricked into the amount he got</quote> No he wasn't.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FuriousFox 10/06/18 1:15:16 AM #20:	Irony posted... He was tricked into the amount he got From what I've heard, he was initially offered a percentage deal, but turned it down in favor of getting cash up-front. He didn't think the games would sell. --- What the hell, when did GameFAQs clear my signature and quote? <cite>FuriousFox posted [p:910043383] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote><cite>Irony posted...</cite> <quote>He was tricked into the amount he got</quote> From what I've heard, he was initially offered a percentage deal, but turned it down in favor of getting cash up-front. He didn't think the games would sell.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
solosnake 10/06/18 1:16:14 AM #21:	He didnt have faith in some no name polish company making money off his polish books. Boy did he ** up lmao --- "We would have no NBA possibly if they got rid of all the flopping." ~ Dwyane Wade https://imgur.com/MYYEIx5 https://imgur.com/WGE12ef <cite>solosnake posted [p:910043415] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote>He didnt have faith in some no name polish company making money off his polish books. Boy did he ** up lmao</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
fan357 10/06/18 1:19:32 AM #22:	They offered him royalties multiple times. He declined. --- Never forget where you came from. <cite>fan357 posted [p:910043544] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote>They offered him royalties multiple times. He declined.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
008Zulu 10/06/18 2:08:53 AM #23:	fan357 posted... They offered him royalties multiple times. He declined. This just makes his lawsuit even more funnier. --- Time is a funny thing. There is always too much of it, except when you need it the most. Then there is never enough. <cite>008Zulu posted [p:910045054] in Why is the... [t:77071756]...</cite> <quote><cite>fan357 posted...</cite> <quote>They offered him royalties multiple times. He declined.</quote> This just makes his lawsuit even more funnier.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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