The others were susceptible to manipulation too. If you listen to auntie Ethel's mockery lines for the companions, the possible angles were there. She mocks Shadowheart that no one would love her, and Shadowheart dreamt about a past lover in the EA. I recall Laezel had a line about how she knew the Vlaakith in her dreams was poison, but that it tasted so sweet. Presumably it was about Laezels fear of failure and never proving herself to her queen.

The only character were Daisy didn't make much sense was Tav, but that was because, like with the rest of Tav's story, Larian made little effort. That angle from the guardian, that they are also infected and looking for a cure, could have worked better. But well, the guardian then immediately insist that you use the tadpole powers. So they end up as obvious as Daisy, but without the interactivity of the main plot that ws in the EA. Because using the taspole powers doesn't even matter anymore, they have no impact on how the main story plays out.

I think they replaced Daisy not because of the player feedback about them, but because they wanted everyone to use the new tadpole powers & mechanics, and in the EA the game gave the player good reason not to.

Last edited by saeran; 30/12/23 06:25 AM.