Originally Posted by Michieltjuhh
Question is if it was worth it. That's up to them to decide of course, but the way I see it is that they lost a lot of loyal fans who spent hours upon hours sending in feedback during EA - which they supposedly really appreciated, and supposedly still do - just to have it used against them, even if unintended. And what did they gain? A bunch of immature people buying their game who saw some scenes they thought were funny, then never got past act 1 because it's not their type of game and the rest of the game doesn't whatsoever reflect what those scenes of questionable quality do.

Originally Posted by AmayaTenjo
I dont think it was worth it. It may have got them a lot of money, but at the expense of their art and the story telling.

Lets just face it: In the end, making a game, is about making money. And I think that WOTC also want a big chunk of it. So from their points of view: Pretty sure it was worth it.

And if I am running the numbers, I have to admit, that I am also pretty sure that we, the ones who are complaining about Halsin, are the minority. If I check other media like X, TikTok and such, I can find way more people making thirsty comments (or way worse than that, lot of NSFW stuff) than I can see different names complaining on here. Plus, we have a mass of silent players, who are not making any comment. Then we have players who havent even reached Act 3 (and havent seen "the worst of Halsin"), others who don't even have Halsin in the party etc. Last but not least, the ratings for the game and the reviews are still those of a top tier game - and whats more to wish for?
Not playing the devil'd advocate, but realistically, Larian's not gonna change anything because the numbers are against us.

Do I wish it they will change stuff? Yes of course, make him really player-sexual, give us options to make him stop flirting if it hurts the PC, make him stop trying to get into a blooming relationship, make him stop offering others to join the intimacy he shares with the PC etc.