Originally Posted by Tarlonniel
Originally Posted by EMar
Because could they really have meant for Halsin to move on to flirt with Tav's girlfriend when Tav rejects his proposal to become a lover? I can't imagine that's what they intended here.

I can imagine it. From one perspective, it sort of makes sense, but only in the world of video games where our discussion options are limited to what the devs give us. In real life, presumably there would've been a conversation with SH along the lines of "Is our relationship going to be strictly monogamous? Poly? Open to flings?" etc., setting up boundaries. The game, instead, just throws a series of optional encounters your way and your reactions to them - plus SH's follow-up reactions - only sort of fuzzily outline where the boundaries are at the moment.

If you've (for example) decided your character is the strictly monogamous type and would object to SH having a fling, there's currently no way to make the game "know" this, so there's no way for SH to know it - or Halsin to know it. He flirted with you, got turned down. But that doesn't mean Shadowheart turned him down, and in certain kinds of relationships, it'd be perfectly possible to start something up with her, something not involving you. Are you in one of those kinds of relationships? SH has no idea, there's no way to "tell" her. Halsin also has no idea, there's no way to "tell" him. So the game just sort of assumes you are. Thanks game.
wtf how is that an acceptable assumption to be made? Most people are not poly if you see a couple in a committed relationship it is not acceptable to start hitting on somebody's significant other especially when you've rejected them prior. I hate when people try to justify Halsin's behavior with Shadowheart. If he was wanted in the relationship the player should have to make it known to him before he starts trying to hit on Shadowheart.