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Karlach is I think the companion most people like though, so she was excluded so Halsin would fit lol

She is a little over the top at times, maybe a little too immature, but her arc is fantastic, especially if you go with the sad ending. VA performance after killing Gortash is just amazing, her final moments were very touching imo. The flame that burns Twice as bright, burns half as long and all that

The moments where the game takes itself seriously are really engaging and well done, that's why it's such a big turn-off when they switch to the hormonal teenage fantasy side of things

I’m not personally a fan of Astarion, but see, he doesn’t have some of those vampiric attributes because the tadpole is interfering with them for his survival. So it’s the tadpole that’s keeping him from burning in the sun, for example. There’s a plot reason why he doesn’t have some vampiric attributes.

The tadpole is just a convenient plot device. Apparently it makes characters like Wyll, who's supposed to be a renowned hero go all the way down to level 1. It just raises a bunch of questions that Larian probably didn't think about answering.

You do realize these weaknesses were removed due to the tadpole, right? Cause, sure, I do agree, the game should still list him as an undead (and have negative energy like necromancy spells heal him and actual healing spells damage him), and for some reason in certain places in the game (like Mystic's Carrion's secret trapped dungeon - the one in the Undercity) he is totally immune to necrotic damage, while in other places he still takes damage (act 2's SCL). The game is really inconsistent when it comes to that. Not to mention running water USED to damage him in the EA and Larian has decided to remove that weakness from him (I guess cause it was annoying to players - his water problems caused a lot of pathing issues and made his real identity too obvious).

Also, I have read a ton on vampire spawn in D&D and they do have feelings, true vamps do not, but spawn still retain their 'humanity' to a certain extent. And the eating part, yeh, another Larianism to make long rests function (same with sleep, altho he doesn't actually sleep, he's an elf and he trances on his back lmao).

You do realize these weaknesses were removed due to the tadpole, right? Cause, sure, I do agree, the game should still list him as an undead (and have negative energy like necromancy spells heal him and actual healing spells damage him), and for some reason in certain places in the game (like Mystic's Carrion's secret trapped dungeon - the one in the Undercity) he is totally immune to necrotic damage, while in other places he still takes damage (act 2's SCL). The game is really inconsistent when it comes to that. Not to mention running water USED to damage him in the EA and Larian has decided to remove that weakness from him (I guess cause it was annoying to players - his water problems caused a lot of pathing issues and made his real identity too obvious).

Also, I have read a ton on vampire spawn in D&D and they do have feelings, true vamps do not, but spawn still retain their 'humanity' to a certain extent. And the eating part, yeh, another Larianism to make long rests function (same with sleep, altho he doesn't actually sleep, he's an elf and he trances on his back lmao).

Welp, guys. Voting has been closed. To my (not really) suprise, Halsin is the least liked. Even without his "eccentricities", he really offers nothing new to the table. He's a druid, but we already got a legendary one as a companion. He's hot, but every companion in the game can be considered hot. His story effectively finishes in Act 2, Wyll was the second most voted, but even he has content in Act 3 unique to him.

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Halsin was turned into a joke, look everyone it's Horny the Bear, he's hated because He was an Unplanned Companion who was added in last minute at the Expense of Helia, who at least had some bite to her, pun intended, plus the idea of a sassy good aligned bard that also happens to be one the smaller races is interesting, especially for those who know about her spicer side.

It's always weird to me that people complain Halsin "replaced" Helia when it's actually really obvious Minthara was the one to do that.

Halsin was turned into a joke, look everyone it's Horny the Bear, he's hated because He was an Unplanned Companion who was added in last minute at the Expense of Helia, who at least had some bite to her, pun intended, plus the idea of a sassy good aligned bard that also happens to be one the smaller races is interesting, especially for those who know about her spicer side.

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Halsin didn't replace Helia as a companion, he did replace her as grove leader, since she was first supposed to be that ( the concept art was her as a druid). But she was scratched as a companion before that.
It is still sad and, I won't stop campaigning for a small race companion, but neither Halsin nor Minthara are the reason, Helia got scratched.

I would prefer Barcus to Helia. Barcus has a quest, could have been a sorcerer or bard, and grows as a character through the 3 acts. But if we wanted to simply have a Halfling or a dwarf, I won't make them a "weresomething", because the "secretly a monster" is already covered by Astarion. Someone cursed by Aunty Ethel might have worked well. Or trying to avenge a cursed loved one. The petrified dwarf in Aunty Ethel might have worked as a potential companion of any class. Or they could have added a prisoner to the goblins.

But if I have to vote for a less favorite companion, it would be Minsc. I love him in baldurs 1 and 2. But in BG3 doesn't quite work. He is still funny, but by the time you get him, I'm more invested in the others. And from the initial 6, Shadowheart, because all the Shar preaching and complains about Selune. Really tiring for me.