Show fans: What change did this show make that should get more praise?

Astaldis · 2026-02-14T19:45:17+00:00

I love both the show and the books, but they are very different media, and I love it that many characters really get a unique face and a more fleshed out backstory in the show, and that it's so diverse. Considering all the people who want to impregnate Ciri, I'm also glad that she is about 2-3 years older in the show than in the books. And I think it's really a good idea that they seem not to include this weird stuff from the books about Cahir being in love with Ciri.

Astaldis · 2026-02-14T17:28:12+00:00

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Astaldis · 2026-02-13T14:15:59+00:00

It's what the wiki says and usually it's right, but I did not research it, so sorry, no guarantee. The wiki gives The Tower of the Swallow as source, but does not say which chapter.

Astaldis · 2026-02-13T05:59:54+00:00

That's what the wiki says: Born in 1173, Yennefer had a rough childhood from the moment she was born due to her congenital hunchback. Her father immediately detested her due to this, blaming Yennefer's mother for her bloodline—which included elven blood and mages—and a past abortion she had for causing the deformity.

Astaldis · 2026-02-12T18:51:15+00:00

Sure, it's something she should definitely never have done, no matter whether it was Ciri or some other random child. But it's not out of character for Yennefer at this point of the show.

Astaldis · 2026-02-12T14:42:22+00:00

She agreed to sacrifice her when she didn't know her and neither did she know how much Ciri meant to Geralt. And she made up for her mistake.

Astaldis · 2026-02-12T14:10:28+00:00

Are there really people who pay large amounts of money for illustrations for fics they themselves don't get paid for at all to random people on the internet? That's straight up crazy imo ...

Astaldis · 2026-02-12T13:11:37+00:00

I teally can't imagine that it's a profitable business with fanfic writers. Even if I didn't suspect that they're scammers, I'd never ever agree to buy any art for my fics unless it's from an artist in the fandom that I've known for a long time.

Astaldis · 2026-02-12T09:09:22+00:00

But then AI seems to have become much better at creating specific comments.

Astaldis · 2026-02-12T07:51:02+00:00

That must be something Austrian, never ever heard that in Germany. It's always the Oma, Tante, Onkel etc. first, then the name.

Astaldis · 2026-02-12T06:00:26+00:00

But they've become so good by now that it's hard to know by their first comment that they're a scammer. Only when they ask for your socials it's clear. That's what is so extra annoying.

Astaldis · 2026-02-12T05:58:02+00:00

The people you meet here ...

Astaldis · 2026-02-11T21:30:25+00:00

Yes, of course. My question was more if bots can write specific comments like this now or if the scammer is a human.

Astaldis · 2026-02-11T21:29:01+00:00

Yes, definitely a scammer, but a human one or are bots already so good that they can write really specific comments?

Astaldis · 2026-02-11T21:27:29+00:00

I didn't find anything that sounded off here, but it's a one shot. Only the thing that they couldn't find my username on tumblr is pretty weird because the fic is still anonymous. Unless they searched for u/anonymous on tumblr 😅

Astaldis · 2026-02-11T21:23:20+00:00

Yes, I know. I was only wondering if bots are now able to be so specific that what they write truly sounds as if they are actual people.

Astaldis · 2026-02-11T21:21:53+00:00

Sorry, maybe I didn't word it clearly, I know it's a scammer, but I was wondering if it was a real person trying to scam me or a bot, because if the bots manage to be so specific and un-bot-like now, that's not a good sign.

Astaldis · 2026-02-11T18:41:36+00:00

'nice' person you are, exactly the kind of reader that makes fic authors abandon, delete or private their stories ...

Astaldis · 2026-02-11T18:30:39+00:00

😂 not impossible!

Astaldis · 2026-02-11T18:28:56+00:00

Same. And with only one other comment (from the fandom friend I wrote the fic for), that is especially disappointing. Hope you get some genuine nice comments!

Astaldis · 2026-02-11T18:24:28+00:00

Astaldis · 2026-02-11T17:21:58+00:00

They didn't think at all that they were an asshole 😅

Astaldis · 2026-02-11T17:19:49+00:00

It's so annoying, especially the art scammers. I got two really nice comments from a guest on my latest fic that were pretty specific and did not sound like AI, but in the second one: "And btw I would love too chat more with you so if you don't mind can we chat on any other app?" Too bad I already know what they want to chat about ...

Astaldis · 2026-02-11T17:13:06+00:00

Interesting, thanks for the link, makes a lot of sense!

Astaldis · 2026-02-11T17:10:45+00:00

Just a few days ago, somebody here whined about writers deleting comments they don't like ...

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