Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Help Tips & Tricks Companion approving his own comment?

I know companions only show approval to whatever that is a result of the main character's action or comment. But I saw an instance in which Wyll seems to approve his own comment.

After saving the Duke from the Iron Throne, my main character says to the Duke, "Have a heart - your son is a hero. We saved lives here today, including your own." Wyll and companions approve my comment.

Then Wyll says to his father, "I know you have questions. Please, go to our camp." And Wyll approves again, along with other companions. What is he approving of?

You can see this whole sequence in this video, starting from 34:28.

I Belave its your Action..
like in the Beggining Shadow Aproves that yu Save her while she is Thanking Yu for that..
(in the Beach when yu Wake her up after the scape.)

I beleave its the Same stuff.
Only She talks thanking yu and Aproves becouse of what yu Did..

He is Not Aproving i Beleave on what he Comment to his Father but the Overall action yu did for saving Hin maybe.
(i could Be Wrong and in did this is a Bug.. but maybe its like i Sad. not the Coment but what yu Did overall that gave the Aproval in the end.)

But Wyll gave two approvals. The first one was clearly for my saying, "Have a heart - your son is a hero..." But what was the second approval for? My main character didn't do anything else. Companions approving their own actions would be kind of cool, actually.

That looks like a case of Larian's branching conversation trees and possibilities revealing themselves to not actually be as branching or varied as they pretend - it's the juxtaposition of one choice set jumping back to the main rail after you've taken it, and then resolving the main rail afterwards, irrespective of what you actually did and said before: Your approvals were for defending Wyll, and then for sending/allowing him to be sent to camp and/or saving him in general, as part of the overarching event.

What he's automatically approving here is his father ultimately being saved, which is his task way back from ACT 1.

Some companions have specific tasks and when you do them they'll approve. For example with Lae'zel; if you do as she says and find Zorru, she will immediately gain approval as soon as you meet him. Same thing happens immediately as soon as you approach the zaith'isk in the creche, since Lae'zel's entire task from the very beginning is to reach a zaith'isk.

Tacky and gauche, if you ask me.

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