Originally Posted by autistichalsin
So in regards to the datamined content:

1. For the ultimatum, I am firmly team Halsin here. He has no way of knowing Minthara doesn't mean him harm. He is an escaped sex slave to a Drow noble, and Minthara is a Drow noble who advocates for slavery multiple times. This isn't about cruelty, it's not about wanting her to suffer (which is why Halsin respects Tav's choice if they pick Minthara, with no ill will)- it's stating a boundary. He will not stay where she is, knowing that he will never feel safe if she is there. I can't believe Halsin is being made out to be a monster for this, honestly, but seeing all the other completely mild or understandable things that have gotten him a hatedom, I really shouldn't be surprised.

This is nothing but cherrypicking. He can't accept a female Drow noble because of what he had to experience in the Underdark, yet he still talks way to positive about his "youthful misadventures" and gladly takes the opportunity to get it going with the Drows. If he really would be shocked by everything he went through, he would most likely have a huge problem with Drows in general.
Larian should clearly draw some boundaries. He either should be fine with every Drow (not only for sex) or every Drow should have a hard time with him, that means its more difficult for a Drow Tav to earn his trust/approval, he should be clearly against Minthara but also clearly against the Drows in the brothel. You can't just ignore his past just to have another (poorly written) fade-to-black scene just so the crowd is happy. In all honesty, this game is really a good example of how not to include sex into a game. No one is talking about the good story, no one cares for all the nice things they included in the game. No, social media is just full of horny posts, thirsty, hormone-driven people like this is a truth or dare-party for some 14 year olds.
If this is what future RPGs are aiming for, then I guess I have to step away from it.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not against sex, it's quite the opposite, but if a company says something like "sex shouldn't feel like a reward" and "we take relationships serious" then they shoud live up to the expectations - and clearly they failed. Like someone said in another thread, it feels like some 16yo "romances".
For everyone older than that (or at least with a more grown-up mindset), this feels just like a party consisting of multiple Costas from the movie Project X.