Hey, all! Here's my obligatory "just made an account to join in this conversation," since I've been almost exclusively a lurker on every site I've ever used in my two decades of internet use. I figured if I didn't at least add my voice here, I wouldn't have a right to complain if Karlach's ending never gets fixed/updated/whatever your verb of choice is.
I don't have anything to add to all the logical inconsistencies of Karlach's story. They've all been mentioned. Just that I, too, was really enjoying the game until I found out about Karlach's ending choices. The ending of a game makes or breaks it for me, and while I respect that some people like the sorts of ending options we got, I'm not one of them; I am therefore choosing to hope another option will eventually be introduced, because until such a time, I can't bring myself to continue playing.
As it happens, I do like tragedies--in the classical sense, where a character's tragic flaw is ultimately their undoing. If Gale's storyline led to his death, or Wyll's led to him becoming the thing he swore to destroy--I would find artistry in that. But in Karlach's case? All I have is a lack of fulfillment.
So, here's to hoping for an amendment to Karlach's story, and the opportunity to enjoy playing BG3 in the future!
