Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Suggestions & Feedback Romance trigger and reactivity problems (formerly "Add a 'no horny' option PLEASE)

Strangely enough, I get database errors, whenever I try to quote someone here.
I'm glad, characters are player sexual, because that way I can romance Shadowheart with my female halfling bard. And in the next playthrough Karlach with another female character.

I'm concerned though, that it seems companions are overly touchy feely if you use the wrong answer in conversations. I have not experienced that in my playthrough, the most was, that I was asked, if I were interested and I said no and that was it. But I was pretty careful with my answers after reading here, even downright rude to Gale once, because I feared all the other answers might lead into a 'romance'. When I read, that people feel uncomfortable then it is too much. I had the same feeling with the Daisy in EA and called it rapey too. This should be taken serious and maybe addressed in the next hotfix. Make a romance clear and player initiated like it is with Shadowheart.

I'd definitely encourage anyone who comes across something like this, where there isn't a dialogue option that it looks as though there should be, to take a screenshot and submit it and probably their savegame to Larian as a bug. It's possible that they're per design, but I've certainly noticed plenty of other non-romance conversations where there look to be missing dialogue options, including some that I'm pretty sure were there in EA, and given the complexity of the dialogue trees it seems entirely possible they're just broken in some places.

I actually like NPC's initiative on flirting, its one of the things that makes them look realistic. I don't mind if they are even abusive with dominatrix intentions. I don't understand the people who think that the player should always be the initiator of romance

It would be fine in moderation. Not when they try to jump your bones after knowing you for 3 hours. Save it for Act 2.

Some characters it's fine I guess, like Asterion. Because he comes off as a kind of a creep when you meet him anyway. He is essentially the same character as Zevran from DA:O, who was also a horny weirdo.

Especially when it goes against their chatacter like with Shadowheart and Gith characters.
And I have a hard time believing Wyll or Gale being Bi outside of the romance dialogues.

Also the enforced playersexuality limits the kind of Origins you can have like characters with defined sexuality or married characters (unless they are as consistent as Shadowheart with her hate for gith)

ixal: I experienced the same with Halsin. I only told him to have fun at the party and now I have this apology option. So telling someone to have fun is a pushy flirt now? I will save before the next talk with Halsin for sure. This is a bit too much.

Now, moderator hat off.


I also got this. I wasn't sure if it was a bug, given that "coming on too strong" doesn't necessarily mean being sexual, it could just mean being forceful in a variety of ways and trying to get someone to do something they didn't want to do, even if it's only joining in at a party and having a drink. I was willing to give the writers the benefit of the doubt on this, especially as it's an optional line that I could (and did) choose not to say if I didn't think it fitted what my character would be thinking.

Still, if someone has a savegame with this then it may be worth submitting to Larian as a defect and seeing what they say. Or if anyone has clicked the line, then perhaps that makes it clearer whether it's intended to refer to "coming on" to Halsin, or just "coming on too strong"?

Okay here’s a camp party rant:

Reloaded to camp. Spoke to Gale about his not having friends. He says that he hopes he can count me among friends. I shit you not, these are the only 3 options (paraphrased):

1. I thought we could be more than friends.
2. Tell me what you like about me.
3. You’re more of a necessary means to an end.

I chose the second. Want to be Gale’s friend. But now he thinks there’s something going on.

I also got this. I wasn't sure if it was a bug, given that "coming on too strong" doesn't necessarily mean being sexual, it could just mean being forceful in a variety of ways and trying to get someone to do something they didn't want to do, even if it's only joining in at a party and having a drink. I was willing to give the writers the benefit of the doubt on this, especially as it's an optional line that I could (and did) choose not to say if I didn't think it fitted what my character would be thinking.

Still, if someone has a savegame with this then it may be worth submitting to Larian as a defect and seeing what they say. Or if anyone has clicked the line, then perhaps that makes it clearer whether it's intended to refer to "coming on" to Halsin, or just "coming on too strong"?

Did this last night. It didn’t seem like a bug. Just a more subtle option to fit different characters. Maybe tone icons like Dragon Age would help people who don’t want to pick a flirty line.

Did this last night. It didn’t seem like a bug. Just a more subtle option to fit different characters. Maybe tone icons like Dragon Age would help people who don’t want to pick a flirty line.

Thanks, Icelyn! So once clicking on that line, did the game seem to assume that you'd been flirting with Halsin at the party, or just that you'd tried to persuade him to do something he didn't want to do? Or were you able to clarify which one of these you'd seen it as?

Hope you're enjoying your new interactions with Halsin, by the way

I'm sorry, saying "have a great party" == "coming on too strong"? Look, I get it, you're 100% positive for this game, I love the game too, but come on, let's talk about real people for a minute. If I said to someone at a gathering, "Hey have a great night, take it easy", NO ONE would take that as "oh my..they were hitting on me" or any sort of meaning where a "Sorry, I came on too strong last night". At this point we're just making up excuses to fit the weird dialogue.

Yes (if you pick that line). You can respond by encouraging, saying you are glad you didn’t leave a bad impression, or telling him to forget it happened.