Umbhali ukholelwa ukuthi abadali bochungechunge lwemidlalo ethi "The Witcher" bamkhokhele kakhulu ngokusebenzisa izincwadi azibhalile njengomthombo oyinhloko.
Phambilini u-Andrzej Sapkowski ukhale ngokuthi akakholelwa empumelelweni ye-The Witcher yokuqala, eyakhishwa ngo-2007. Ngemuva kwalokho inkampani iCD Projket yamnikeza iphesenti lokuthengisa, kepha umbhali waphikelela ekutheni akhokhe imali ebekiwe, okuthi ekugcineni kube engaphansi kakhulu kwalokho angakuthola ngokuvuma inzalo.
Manje uSapkowski ufuna ukubamba futhi wacela ukumkhokhela ama-zloty ayizigidi ezingama-60 (ama-euro ayizigidi eziyi-14) engxenyeni yesibili neyesithathu yomdlalo, leyo, ngokusho kwabameli bakaSapkovsky, yathuthukiswa ngaphandle kwesivumelwano nomlobi.
ICD Projekt yenqabile ukukhokha, yathi zonke izibopho kuSapkowski ziyagcwaliseka nokuthi banelungelo lokuthuthukisa imidlalo ngaphansi kwalesi sivumelwano.
Esitatimendeni sayo, isitudiyo sasePoland sithe sifuna ukugcina ubudlelwano obuhle nababhali bemisebenzi yasekuqaleni lapho ikhipha khona imidlalo yayo, futhi bazozama ukuthola indlela yokuphuma kulesi simo.
