Originally Posted by autistichalsin
I'll stop bringing up misogyny when replies stop being misogynistic. Hope that helps!
Actually you are right. Misogyny should be brought up in this topic as I think about it.
I remember Backinstyle and her frustration on this interaction. Halsin and his taking "no" for an answer to female Tav in lesbian relationship with Shadowheart is pretty mysognystic.
You've opened my eyes, thank you!
Originally Posted by EdaLee
Some people seem to forget that this is just a game and there are options, nothing needs to be removed because they don't want to. There are enough people who don't have a problem with the twins etc.
And enough people that do.
Originally Posted by Noelle666
Unfortunately, yes.
I had to start a poly romance with Halsin using my second Tav, a paladin, who is in relationships with Astarion, for scientific reasons - I wanted to check after-drow dialogue with Halsin in patch 5, wanted to see if Larian really expanded it and added this "trauma" thing (unnecessary expansion for even more unnecessary dialogue, IMO). And then I reloaded a save file and rejected Halsin.
So, from my personal experience (I've seen some scenes with Astarion and Halsin poly romance, so I was ready) I, as many other people, think Astarion doesn't suit for poly option. Yes, he says he's ok with Tav being with someone else and yes, maybe I am overthinking, but I felt I am betraying Astarion, especially considering what life he had before. My paladin is an ultimate good guy who is trying to show his beloved vampire there are good things in people. But this is my personal roleplaying. I think the same goes for people who romance SH and see what life she had before, there are many people who want to "protect" her and make happy, but in this case we have a writer, who wrote both her and Halsin and his hands had all freedom to do what he wanted.
To be honest, sometimes I think maybe John is not the original Halsin writer, considering how drastically poor druid was changed.
Well they all do not fit. Epilogue kinda supports that, you have to choose in the end who to stick with(game always overrides SH/Astarion/Lach over Halsin romance, unless you hard break up with them pre epilogue I think).
As much as I want this thing to be removed entirely, I understand that leaving this option is probably for the best for the poly players(or maybe let her be that open in Shar route, because it makes sense, because she still follows Shar's rules there and should be perfectly fine with all options). I, we just want swimming banter to occur only if you romance both of them(so it wouldn't play in mono SH romance. Plays as usual in poly SH/Halsin romance), make Halsin be invited in drow twins conversation by the player or with active romance with him, not the other way around(or they could rework reaction based on active romances, so you don't get this reaction if you solo romance SH, really up to them). Something like:
1.) If player is in poly romance with SH/Halsin - everything plays as it plays right now on live. Banter occurs, brothel sequence is the same with Halsin inviting himself.
2.) If player is in mono romance with SH - Halsin/SH banter does not play, in brothel player can invite Halsin, not the other way around

Last edited by Netav; 25/12/23 11:56 AM.