Originally Posted by fylimar
Anska:
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.

Halsin is in a tough spot. Since he is the less cool druid companion it was always gonna be an uphill battle for the writers. They also decided to go with a poly relationship option, which is going to alienate a ton of people. It doesn't help that SH and Astarion being poly/not minding some side Halsin seems to be an executive choice rather than anything connected to their main story arcs.

It's a sidenote but by far the weirdest choice is Ascended Astarion being chill with Halsin. He's the most possessive romance option by far.