Well I guess I'll just never kiss him again, its not as if kissing him is the be all and end all of my playthroughs. But you are correct LiryFire - they have 2 different stories going on with one character on one path and they seem to be unable to decided fully which way they are going with him. For me they got the balance wrong on this patch whereas on Patch 5 it was (for me) really a happy playthrough and I loved my Ascended Astarion with all his silly faults as it was still just Astarion, as he had been throughout the entire game with a few added twirls and flourishes. These new animations however, they are dark, distasteful and unpleasant - not just for his kiss but as you say for Tavs facial expressions afterwards and there are no alternatives as the original patch 5 kiss for Ascended was replaced rather than added to. They are taking his Ascended path down roads I don't want to travel down but if the kiss is all they do its liveable with, depends on what else they bugger up really. Did they really believe his fans wanted this?
