Originally Posted by rendemption
Originally Posted by AlexZebol
Emperor has the control since very beginning. Aren't Tav & CO supposed to be his something of a handpicked task force? But beside that - he's the one who saves you from falling to your death in the intro (given the proximity of the Prism).

In that case, couldn't that inconsistency be attributed to The Emperor instead? We had to convince him to extend that protection to Minsc so he is in control of its powers, no? This is like going back to my earliest point.

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Whatever Larian decides for Minthara, and if they are even seeing this right now, please work on the lack of romance greeting/kiss option first. It makes her romance feel very lacking in comparison to others, like the fact that I can't even tell if I romanced her or not until I get to Act 3 is jarring af.

I'm also trying to be optimistic about them adding a good recruitment but I don't think Larian has made that big of a change storywise since release. The Avernus ending was added because of super high demand, and the assets already existed because it was an actual ending. I hope they end up proving me wrong :c

Yeah, but then again we have True Soul Nere who requires no direct argument with Emperor and Prism doing its thing passively, let alone with all the tadpoled companions we find in Act 1 (not all tadpoled victims on Nauthiloid were protected and were in fact enthralled - best seen in Early Access version of introduction). So it's inconsistent either way, unless Orpheus subconsciously severs the connection to Netherbrain/Absolute somehow.

I'm still hoping they'll add Minthy's good recruitment as this exclusivity doesn't do her any justice. Evil walkthroughs have always been niche, though, it could still use more side-content in Act 2/3 to compensate for tieflings + Wyll/Karlach's evil recruitment at Moonrise if they left us in Act 1/were never recruited in Act 1. Given the context of their personal quests, it only makes sense they'd end up there regardless.

#JusticeForMinthara