Why are we assuming Halsin is a companion?
Do we?
And i mean it, since as far as i know (and maybe i missed something) people just expressed their desire for him as a companion, dont really know about any assumation that this is happening.
Last time I heard, there still isn't even remotely anything hinting to him becoming playable in the data.
Wich can be read in multiple ways ...
For example as that they were not originally planned as companions ... BUT Larian can still see the desire of comunity, look at story of that companion, figure if there is anything in the way ... and if not, fullfill that desire. :P
OR
It can just as easily mean that Larian allready did all abowe, just hide it well enough to make it suprise for final release, since Swen himself repeately said that there will be lots of them.
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Companions take a lot of resources and there are a lot of classes and races to cover.
I dont think this is true ...
Implementing class? > Done, its playable class.
Implementing model? > Done, that character allready exists.
Recording voice lines? > Yes, this one will be needed ... BUT! (and this is important) The actor A, who would voice character A, would most likely cost simmilar (if not the same) amount of money as Actor B, who would voice character B.
So there is no additional value, this is at best argument for "not having many companions" ... but once you decide that something will be a companion, it dont really matter what class or race they take.
After all, many people are also speculating about Minthara ... a Cleric ... but we have Shadowheart.
One of Minthara lackeys is a Half-Orc ... they are typicaly Fighters, Barbarians, or Rangers .... but we have Lae'zel, Karlach and Minsc.
question would be why not invest into a companion that will diversify the cast.
Why not both?
I mean, its fair to want some diversity ... and im 100% on board on this, i would absolutely want to see at least one companion per class ...
Ideally for both good and evil party ...
Even if (in worse case scenario) they would be just storyless mercenaries ... bcs i really dont want to be cut out of Warlock just bcs he is ... whatever Wyll is supposed to be, i doubt i would manage to express that politely ...
But why should that come of cost for some beloved and desired characters?
If Larian put us before question: Would you rather have Halsin as a companion, or should we invest that amount of money into some class that you would miss otherwise?
Then comunity would vote 50/50, and all that this shows is this question itself is bad ... no matter what you pick, you piss off half of your fans, so you REALLY should rip some million for your own greedy mouth and invest it here. :P
I don't think BG3 will have enough companions to get away with creating multiple copies of an archetype.
Well right now we dont really know how many companions BG3 will have do we.
We were promised in the past that more are coming ...
But it seems they are stuck in the traffic, or something.
I believe that confrimation of non-origin companions is great news tho, and it itself opens HUUUUUUGE amount of options for NPCs who can go with us, even if just as a storyless mercenaries ... i for one keep suggesting Aradin and his group, Nettie, some of those armed Tieflings, Alfira and lots and lots more.
Yes, most of them would be classes we allready have ... personaly, i can live with that, even welcome that to be perfectly honest.
See this is dark side of Diversity ...
You are actually more restricted ... or at least i certainly feel that way.
My Tav is a Wizard ...
i want to have healer in my group, tank and some utility guy ...
Therefore i go with Shadowheart, Lae'zel and Astarion ...
But my Tav is a Good guy (girl actualy, but nevermind) ... so my party essentialy hates me and i hate them.
But my options to pick someone else are Wizard and Warlock ... not really tank, nor healer, nor utility guy ...
So basicaly im stuck with theese.
So ... having option to recruit another Fighter (Aradin for example, even tho he also seems like an ass) would mean that i can finaly get rid of Lae'zel ... and that would be good, great even!
Same goes for others.
And just before someone (again) comes to adress this ... yes im aware that in this game "
you dont need to have fill all roles, and some companions as Shadowheart can fullfill ... well basicaly all 3 of them" ... thats why i said
i want to ... mmkay?
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Oh, and it seems that it is confirmed that owlbears are no monstrosities
When DnD movie trailer come up ... there was lots of such discusions in Reddit ...
I loved how everyone eventualy come to conclusion that "its totally fine if your DM allows it, wich they totally should, bcs its almost exactly the same animal as Cave Bear statwise, just lot more cool."
So ... i gues our DM "just allowed it". :P
