It's like they decided they couldn't keep the Shadowheart romance the satisfying "slow-burn romance" they advertised. It was so perfect the way it was - a long period of building trust, learning about her, she slowly opens up more and more, and only after 80-100 hours of gameplay do you have your big moment with her. It is so powerfully intimate. It means something because she is sharing herself with you when she was so "hard to get" in Acts 1-2. It's a scene that rewards the player for their dedication and diligence - turning down other "quick sex" options that many of the others offer - to be with HER. "No, I want you - Shadowheart - because I know what we have is special. And you agree!"
Agree. I started my first playthrough with my friends, never expected to be engaged in romance or anything like that, we were just goofing around. I actually randomly had enough approval so she invited me to share a bottle at tiefling party. I decided to play it out(similarly 1 of my friends got Gale randomly and the other one was specifically pursuing Karlach romance from the start). But holy shit I liked her build up and story so much. It was such a cool slow burn. I was actually shocked what she decided to do in shadowfell(we reloaded there many times, I assumed she d stab the Aylin, so we tried to get a crit on persuasion. I was barbarian with 8 charisma, so. I just gave up and let her do her thing to see if I can convince her otherwise, but she just thrown the spear away?because of me?) and what she said after it was just heartwarming to me. I think it is very out of character for her and ruins her story a bit. I have no problem about her flirting here and there, but Halsin/Shadowheart banter after swim scene is just...questionable. How would he even know about that if thats supposed to be high-intimacy moment(is he spying in wildshape or something?creepy) and Shadowheart is very "playful" in that banter. Him in sharess caress is another nail, dont respect player's choice rejecting you Halsin, ye hit me with disapproval both(or let me just sit in a corner and enjoy the show alternatively), why not. If anything, Shar route Shadowheart fits more in this situation with Halsin with her general attitude and "fleetness". In the end I only hope that this is just a Halsin bug and not an actual writing.
