Originally Posted by JeyFrey
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.

Of course more general forums, sharing platforms etc. are going to be more popular than a forum specifically made for the game. I still think the majority of silent players who finished the game would've preferred a consistent story and were put off by these inconsistencies. That kind of feeling doesn't disappear - they'll have less faith in a good story next time. On the other hand I think the majority that haven't reached act 3 are those who weren't convinced to play the game until they saw these scenes, because it's just not their type of game otherwise and there's nothing more than just these scenes for them. It's like Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom putting emphasis on the return of Jeff Goldblum just to have his entire presence thrown into the trailer. Meanwhile act 3 itself is still an unfinished mess and now we know what they spent their time on instead.

And the people that gave all that feedback during EA, which I'd imagine are those that are here on their official forums (not I, I don't bother with EA)? Well, I don't expect a lot of them to return for the next title's EA, now that they know what happens with their feedback. They do still have the time to fix it, and give Halsin a real romance, but that doesn't mean this didn't happen in the first place.

So they got short term profit at the cost of long term profit. In the grander scheme of things it very likely didn't matter whatsoever, we're talking such small margins (of both gain and loss) that it's not going to harm them at all. But it still sets a precedent that if they continue will start cracking the veil of 'good company amongst all the bad ones' which is something I can imagine they'd rather uphold.

Last edited by Michieltjuhh; 27/10/23 12:04 PM.