EA has had people complaining, lots of people, that companions are evil. Because Larian just didn't show the good ones at that point. It was Jeheira, Minsc, Karlach - they showed up later. It was only Wyll who still demands attention now. Now it's the other way around. The only man for evil is Astarion.Yes, Larian, that Prince is "evil", we know that. And I love it so much. Astarion fixed me for evil, completely.
The damage's been done and the only thing we can hope for is them not completely defanging Astarion, especially that he is the only evil male companion. From what I've heard of Wyll in EA he sounds more interesting to me than what we got at release, which is a bland, indecisive and sanctimonious character that takes a back seat in his own storyline.
Originally Posted by LiryFire
Originally Posted by Zayir
A poll (125.556 votes) on youtube says 80 % of the players choose Astarion’s good route and 20 % of the players choose his evil route. And I am sure of this 20 % also some primarily choose the ascended route to avoid the „dock scene“. If Astarion gets a cure.. and/or the good route becomes better… the 80 % will increase.
There's the initially unpopular that later becomes iconic.
Time will tell. Funnily enough, judging by what I've seen here and on YT, once someone takes the ascension route they don't go back to the other path.
Originally Posted by Anska
The tiefling camp is at the very beginning of the story, it's also not about inspiring hope. I thought the comment was more in line with what he says when Yenna gets kidnapped, that he doesn't want any more children disappear in the city.
The tieflings are trying to reach BG, start a new life there and be accepted into the society. How is helping them not inspiring hope that they can succeed? Ah yes, Yenna - the kid that he also likes seeing told to get lost by Tav and approves of being murdered by Orin.
Originally Posted by Anska
But what is it now? A fun holiday or a life full of restrictions and dangers that they have to deal with without the safety of a stable home? Because the latter sounds like a lot of responsibilities even if they are not mundane ones. Especially since their old travelling dynamics doesn't hold any longer now that the group has shrunken down to two people. And they don't even get to keep Scratch! (That was such a weird choice.)
A fun holiday with someone who has to deal with many restrictions? Honestly, my problem is that the narrator is romanticising this ending, and making it sound like it's all easy and dandy, and I'm providing examples to show that it's not as rainbows and unicorns like the epilogue is making it sound. The only realism is shown in the Underdark ending and in there we can see that he and Tav are living in constant fear, which should be applicable in the travelling together ending as well. They are vulnerable wherever they go. I agree about Scratch, why would they separate us, especially when we can see that Astarion has the most emotional reaction out of everyone to him dying?
Originally Posted by Black_Elk
I like that at least a few people out there also find the trope of the reluctant vampire pretty frustrating.
Of course he should Ascend! hehe
Nice to hear from someone who didn't romance him but still ascended him.
