Anska:

I mean since teh preface of this thread was, that op wanted to beat down a dev, I say, derailing it, is a good option, but you are right. And I think, the issues with Karlach and Gale are either very big or not there at all, depending on if you like the character or not (I happen to like them, I like all characters apart from Halsin). Halsin is a bit different: he seems to have a dedicated fan circle, but apart from that, he just doesn't seem to be well liked. A friend, who plays the game asked me, because he know, I'm playing BG3 since the beginning of EA, what the f.... Halsin is doing in act 3 and if they really couldn't come up with someone better than him - he gave Barcus as an example. And I said, that the only reason, he is there is a thirsty fancrowd and that is his story, nothing more to it. I mean, I literally couldn't give him a reason for Halsin being there, but horny players - and that is a bit sad.

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