Originally Posted by AmayaTenjo
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.

They would have made money even if they diddnt go the route they did, most people havent left act 1 anyway so alot the popularity os based on the content in act 1 and 2. You dont/shouldnt need cheap distasteful, borderline exploitative, adult content to make money with this type of game with this type of budget. So many games and franchises have made huge amounts of money without needing to do that.

That and Astarion really is whats making them their money. Its not Halsin and his behaviour and comments, which makes the implementation so much worse for me. Half the reason the bear scene is so hyped up is because its Astarion, I dont think thered be nearly as much thirst if it was another character shown.


Of course you shouldn't need this kind of content, but if we are allowed to speak about other games on here, this kind of content gets the most spotlight on most gaming portals. CP2077 had lot of articles with headlines like "In CP2077 you can design your genitals" and such. Same as there were lots of articles about the scene from last PFH, with the headlines being "In BG3 you can f*ck a bear" or "This game allows s*x with animals" and so on. They knew what they went for. Of course, by picking Astarion they made the best choice: He was the most popular male companion, they showed that they support gay romances and they knew lot of EA players will be pleased with it.
Still: They calculated the risk they took, they knew sales would skyrocket (and they did, said Halsin's VA) and news portals would be full of BG3. While I agree that the game would have done well without that, they decided to go this way. And they can't just show one scene making Halsin a horny bear and deliver a completely different character afterwards. The problem in this case is, they had to change him compared to EA. Plus, I'm pretty sure they had clauses about sold copies, metacritic score and such and everything that helps pushing the numbers will be used - and to be honest, people nowadays are easily impressed if you just show enough violence or nudity (as we saw with the bear scene and Dark Urge from said PFH).

I just want to be more realistic. Beside satisfying fans, Larian has no real reason to rework Halsin. Well, maybe if they plan to give us a completely changed Halsin on the DE, as that would include people buying it again.

Still, I would like to see some lines added, removed or just moved to a poly/casual sex romance path with an additional mono path being added. Don't need a full rework or a marriage or some other kind of a vow, just a partnership between equals - with love coming from both sides. RIght now, its no romance or if any kind of romance, its one-sided from the Tav.