Given how much detail she has right now (even without the bug blocking 1500 prompts) she proves to be just as detailed as a origin character. I honestly feel like she should've been. It'd give us a chance to either give her redemption as her, or help her achieve her vengeance against the Absolute. Locking her behind a evil playthrough just seems like such a disservice to her, and not many will ever know who she is. No matter what, you lose so much content for one companion and not much else. It's hard playing good when you KNOW her now AND know how she will react to things in the later acts also.
When I first played I thought doing certain things would progress the grove situation in a unique way. The Kagha questline, thinking I could actually give them enough time to leave; they never do. And if you do raid the grove it's only THEN they're ready to go. Even long rested thinking something would happen and it never did. And when I did save the grove, most of them died on their travels through the Shadow Lands.
Or thinking like how all other companions automatically connect with you and you see their pasts or emotions, especially with Wyll and Karlach, you could do the same with Minthara and she would snap out of it or you would persuade her. Again not an option and you don't get no prompt to even try. It herds you into picking a side no matter what. And like how you have to defuse fights from Lae-zel and Shadowheart, and Wyll and Karlach; you could do the same with Minthara and Halsin. He even knows you have the same infliction as she does so that could be the persuasive route in said fight, "Your grove is safe and she has been freed from control, give her the same chance as you have done for me."
And like everyone else here, killing the whole goblin camp before talking to Minthara and it's the same results. Or knocking her out and it still registers her as dead in the second act. But you also miss out on her romance as well. (I'm not too sure if you can initiate a romance in the second act, as I normally just romanced Shadowheart to Lae-zel in the good runs, and Minthara in the evil one all in act one)
I tried them all on my first playthrough thinking I could do something to recruit her without raiding the grove, and this was before I knew who she was. Then I played an evil playthrough and I found out how much you're punished. But also I found out who she truly is in this type of playthrough and once I knew of her past I COULD NOT leave her behind.
My third tried to be as neutral as possible and its the same thing. It's honestly an illusion of choice. It's black and white and if you remain grey you will be just as severely punished as if you chose to raid the grove. Certain quests don't truly impact the situation and it locks you into a left or right choice with no way to truly think out of the box. You're rewarded for being good, you're punished for being evil, but you are also punished for being neutral as well.
I really hope they listen to all this and see she has a dedicated fanbase just as fierce as Karlach's and take these suggestions to heart. So far they've been listening and I really hope they won't just sweep her under the rug for the more popular characters. She'd be just as popular once the broader audience finds out who she is. Everyone loves a redemption arc! Sorry for the huge rant in the spoilers too x'D
