I registered just to express my opinion. I really love Karlach. She's one of my favorite characters and I totally ditched my romance with Shadowheart the moment I met Karlach. I knew she was the one for me. To say I was extremely disappointed with the "completion" of her personal quest is an understatement. Karlach deserved better. Everyone else more or less had their troubles resolved with happy endings (though I would argue Astarion also got the short end of the stick) but Karlach's basically doomed no matter which option you pick.
I was really happy when Larian announced that the new patch would address concerns about the Karlach ending. However, from my perspective, they didn't really deliver on that promise. The new "good" ending is not what Karlach deserves and it is out of character for her. I think it's a viable ending for anyone that doesn't care to give her a happy ending, but for everyone else that really wants to be able to see her dreams and wishes come true, it's a massive letdown.
I really hope that Larian does more to address this in the future. I hope they have a more comprehensive and wholesome ending planned for an update down the road. If they don't, it will be a serious blemish on their otherwise incredible masterpiece.
