[cauthon]

> “I was stupid enough to sell them rights to the whole bunch,” Sapkowski said at the time. “They offered me a percentage of their profits. I said, ‘No, there will be no profit at all — give me all my money right now! The whole amount.’ It was stupid. I was stupid enough to leave everything in their hands because I didn’t believe in their success. But who could foresee their success? I couldn’t.”

Do you think he would have returned the lump sum if the game failed and they went broke?

You give up risk when you ask for a lump sum

[oblio]

Why not split the difference? A lump sum and a smaller percentage.

[skinnymuch]

For the author? Since he didnt believe in it, any slice would have been timny. His regret and words would likely be close to the same.

[Scoundreller]

And one could argue that the gamemakers were much more motivated to create a successful product when they started out in the red, but got the keep all of any profits.