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When will the new Mintara recruitment option appear?

Looking forward to it too but the game is pretty broken right now

*shrug*

If it ever comes I will be very happy, am hoping it does. She has a spot reserved in my party, until then I keep her in my camp chest ^^

I'm not sure if Minthara on a good path can be the same Minthara of house Baenre that you recruit on the evil path. I wonder, what does one expect of this Drow Palladin in the party ? Will it not be counternature to her character and history ? I mean, why do you want her ?

I can fix her!

What are you even saying? It's not like she would change if you recruit her a different way lol.

Personally I want her because she is merely a victim of the Absolute, not its enforcer. A Lolth Drow that is perfect the way she is and does not need to change because a companion having their own stance makes them much more livelier and believable, which makes the story all the more interesting.

Just like Lae'zel and Astarion for example who are quite argumentative about our actions, which makes it all the more fun.

Alliances have been made on less ^^

Wyll and Karlagh leave you when you massacre the grove. This makes sense.
Minthara is the mirror image. But you want her to join while massacring her goblin army. (There can be a rationale for her betraying the absolute, given her backstory, which you learn when you recruit her the evil way.) But betraying the absolute wouldn't change her own upbringing, ambition and philosphy of life, so to speak.

So after recruiting her, I suppopse you will continue being a good person throughout the rest of the adventure, with a Minthara companion who will disapprove of your decisions 90% of the time, but still you want to keep her. It makes no sense really, unless she changes character so she approves the good things you do. So, it seems you don't want Minthara of Baenre, but just a good Drow Palladin who is ready to forsake her heritage.
You already turn Lae'zel like this, but Lae'zel is young and hasn't started her fighting career yet in earnest. Minthara is already a leader when you meet her. So it's not quite the same.

Anyway, these are just some thoughts. With crafty scenario writing, I'm sure a turning-to-good story can be made. I 'm still not sure it will be satisfying in the end. Isn't the real challenge to find out what the real Minthara is like, and walk in her shoes for a few miles ?

Huh. You’re looking at the game in a very binary way. Just because someone chooses to defend the Grove doesn’t mean they’ll remain ‘good’ for the rest of the playthrough.
Some of us don't want to intentionally change these characters and would prefer them to have their own agency. I don't know how you got all this from people wanting an alternate way to recruit her, but go off I guess XD

I think that some people like me, would like to have all companions available, even if they are of different alignment and the companion disagrees of our actions just to experience the storyline of the character. Besides, the idea of an evil character that finds common ground or even likes someone different even if they have little in common is not new. Common hate is a good start for such relationships. If both hate the absolute, then it makes sense for Minthara to make an alliance even if she hates the gust of Tav. And sometimes people very different can become friends or lovers. Depends a lot on her story and goals.