Quick summery of my opinions regarding the current companions (I have seen all romances on YouTube since well... I went romance-less ):
* Lae'zel - I like her character as a player, but her dominating nature made no sense for my PC which actually just ended up killing her. My character at release will probably not kill her (instantly, anyways) - but she most certainly won't be romanced. As a player, though, I am happy she exists because a character like hers is certainly needed, although I think that Mintara and Lae'zel has a bit too many similarities, sometimes...
* Wyll - Probably the most logical choice for my PC - but still a miss. I could make a list out of all the reasons he didn't make it - but I'll settle with saying: "too much ego". As a player, I am not a huge fan of him either, but neither do I dislike him, though. My current character and my final character will definitely try to help him - but I doubt the later will romance him.
* Gale - Could work, but his obsession with his goddess puts my character on high alert (and I am also quite certain he is a lot darker than he appears to be, I'll bring him on full release just to confirm :D). While goddess-obsessed characters can make for good companions (looking at you, Tristian, you're as sweet as sugar), I'll admit my current experience with good/neutral oriented religious-obsessed characters is decent at best.
* Astarion - Hard pass for my character, but oh dear do I enjoy him as a player. His snarky comments are amazing, but I cannot give myself a good RP reason to bed him nor romance him. :']
* Shadowheart - Potential, and might be of interest later on. But as it is right now, she is like Gale - she puts my character on high alert. My PC wants to help her, but there is no way she'd risk going into a relationship with her as things are rightt now. Absolutely no way.
Personally, I cannot see my PC making sense with any current companion, however I am looking forward to taking part in their story though other players. :] And I am looking forward to seeing what companions the future holds for us. Personally, if we're going to discuss romances in other games - there's only one character that I'd romance in a heartbeat without consider anybody else: Aloth from PoE. <3 I would settle for a Ifan from DOS2 too, though. Both makes much more sense for my PC. But it is not like romancing is a must for me - if I don't feel it coming naturally for my PC during the playthrough, then I'll just do without and read up on the missed stories online. :] Looking forward to see our upcoming companions, in case there is any potential there!
Regarding player-oriented NPCs - I personally do not care. A well-written character is not going to be less well written just cause they'd go for the PC regardless of gender. I'll find it hard to believe that there's many characters whose sexuality matter so much for their personality that they'd get completely ruined for going both ways - obviously, there are cases where it matters... But, in my opinion, that would be the minority of companions (if any). In general I am always for more player options so unless there is a specific reason for the characters to not be player-oriented, then I don't think they shouldn't be.
Last edited by Dez; 20/03/2101:13 PM.
Hoot hoot, stranger! Fairly new to CRPGs, but I tried my best to provide some feedback regardless! <3 Read it here: My Open Letter to Larian
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