Another of the dozens of voices that have signed up specifically for this. Apologies if I'm just repeating what was already said but, the point of this thread is to voice concerns and frustrations in a, hopefully, positive manner to enact a positive change. Spoilers below for BG3 and The Mass Effect Series. So, here goes!
This is going to be a bit of a ramble so bear with me, please. This entire game provided an experience I didn’t know I needed until I got my hands on it. The last time I was this enthralled by a game and the story it provided was all the way back during the run of Mass Effect 1-3. Nothing was ever perfect, but it provided a beautiful story that pulled me in and kept me hooked, right up until the end. Though, much like Mass Effect, what burned me on the experience was the end of the game. I understand that it’s not the end that matters most, but the journey itself. But, if the journey leads to an unsatisfactory end, why would I undertake it again? I completed my first playthrough the other day, reloading and saving, desperately trying to find a piece of the puzzle I may have missed for Karlachs’ storyline, only to come up short each time. After beating the game, I reloaded my save and took to the internet to try to find what I could not. Learning that there was *nothing* I could do, despite the answers and solutions being right before me destroyed my desire to play again. I’m a boring kinda person, I tend to romance the same character and make similar decisions on my playthroughs, because I enjoy that sort of stuff so why not go through it again, you know? But, knowing that I can’t do anything would be akin to playing through the entire Mass Effect trilogy knowing that no matter what I do, despite the chances and opportunities being present in universe, I could not prevent Tali from dying, prevent Garrus from dying. The game is amazing, and I really did enjoy myself. Larian, you did amazing work in creating something that made me care about the characters you created. I just hope that something can be done to remove the shadow created by the end(s) for my favorite character. I don’t think anyone here is asking for a fairytale happy ending, but the opportunity to fix her heart and have what I’d consider to be a ‘good’ ending. The Steel Watchers, The Gondians, even the Ironhand Gnomes, I feel something could be done if we put in the work. As it stands now, it feels my agency as Tav is taken away, unable to pursue the options before me. Let me put in the work, let me help Karlach. Worst comes to worst? Fanfic it away that Karlach and my Tav wind up working at Mahadi’s Wandering Emporium in Avernus, right?
Thanks for reading, appreciate your time. Whoever you are!
#JusticeForKarlach
Yeah, the pieces were really left on the table. With these datamines coming out now, we can only hope it means Larian will pick up said pieces and clip them together over the future of patches and potentially a definitive release.
