Originally Posted by EMar
Originally Posted by Dauyxe
I complitelly agree with you on the matter that Halsin has too little content. I wished that he'd have more dialogue and cut scenes and that the relationship would have a fuller story arc.

I don't agree about the polyamory, if I understood your point correctly. He doesn't force you to be with others, but he demands that if you are with others, they have to be alright with you also being with him or otherwise he won't do anything with you. He doesn't want to cheat others with you and that's why you have to ask your other partner first. I think that's great. He also tells that he isn't going to live in a monogamous relationship, even though at the time you are the only one he loves. I think that's fair, too. Honest. I don't think it makes his feelings towards Tav any less valid.

To be fair, he basically says he doesn't want you to himself. He says he only wants Tav, but that he doesn't want them to limit themselves to just him. Which is odd, that should be Tav's choice (in other words, the player's choice). Halsin cannot decide that Tav should share their heart with others. It ends up feeling like some odd fetish of his that he only wants what others also desire. Yes, he says he want to "roam free", but that goes against his "I only want you" comment too. So why not make both version possible and let the player decide what they want. "I only want you" is basically saying, "I want to be monogamous" no matter how many times he throws around the "roaming free" lines. If he just wants one person, then he's monogamous. For how long, that's for time to tell, but there's nothing here that prevents the two of them to decide to be in a monogamous relationship for now.

Exactly, or to tell you: I can't imagine life without you, I'll leave you lying there Tav. And I say again: poly relationships have commitment, what commitment there with Halsin? None, just repeat flute dog phrases like: let's be free like the wind mixed with things as crazy as I only want you. It's insane.

As they said before, how Halsin is made is: either a madman with disturbing fantasies, or a mid-life crisis with legs, or a manipulator who plays with Tav's feelings to give vent to his lust.

On the other hand, all the characters that can be poli have the option of not doing it, in fact not doing it is the main romance. Why not Halsin? Most of us just want Halsin, as do Astarion fans, and we want to be able to walk away with him. The piece of pork doesn't even give you the option: I can't imagine life without you. I'm going with you Halsin. No baby, let's be free like the wind. Come on, don't fuck with me.

He ended by saying that this is not a healthy or desirable relationship for the majority, and I believe that the desires of the majority should be represented in a game designed to reach many people.

Last edited by Chiquidmaster; 11/09/23 03:12 PM.