What I need is a proper ending to what we have. No love interests running away with a jest thrown after his departing back. Which is, as others have stated, totally tone deaf.
I understand that originally there was supposed to be a 6 month later get together party thing going on.
So fine. Reinstate it please Larian not just for Astarion but just about everyone playing the game mentions how awful the endings are played out.
For Astarion we chatted to Jaheira or she left a non ascended Astarion a note on his bed in camp giving us a quest (as in him and any other character who has nothing else to do or is romanced with him), instructions on the ritual and when we all show up at the party he's cured, don't have to do much with it, same body, no fangs slightly more skin colour. Easy peasy. VA recall for a bit of extra dialogue. Everyone is happy. An ascended Astarion wouldn't want to associate with us lesser folks so wouldn't show up most likely but if he did that would also work, he can just play his normal ascended 'I'm superior to the lot of you' with his Tav spawn in tow or if Tav didn't go that route they show up alone but happy. So simple.
I'd like to see a bit more but its not necessary, if they can do the above and make it so a non ascended cured romanced Astarion is still with his Tav and they are happy I'll be totally happy. I'd be happy if I hadn't romanced him as well btw. He has a true redemption arc throughout the game if you went the good route with him and Larian just basically threw it out the window in the last few minutes.
None of this is difficult. Its all down to 'if this happened then that dialogue' which is quite straightforward pogramming. Doesn't need a shed load of character dialogue, a couple of lines from each character, a bit of exposition on the world then it can revert to something like the Act 1 party for a few minutes, credits roll.
