I've already written two emails, if we find a way to create a petition, I'll be there. I know it's not easy but I really hope that someone in Larian Studios will listen to us. I'm sure they would do something... One of the worst things that you can feel is have fear to express yourself because anyone would be listen to you... I hope the wouldn't ignore us.
Please throw a link to this petition in the thread when it comes up, I'd like to join.
Originally Posted by Sereda2
@Marille Ugh! I hate to say it but that's a very plausible explanation. It also implies this was made primarily with male players running fem. avatars in mind (probably not the main market for Astarion romance!). It would certainly explain why Tav is so passive and, as other posters have pointed out, acting like a sex doll. It would also explain why some people are getting off on this.
Nothing personal and I really do appreciate your insight, but after reading your comment I have a sudden urge to take a shower.
The sadistic content lovers forum is talking about this, and praises these videos very highly, including in terms of the realism of Tav and Astarion's facial expressions. Some people who don't play RPG games at all and didn't care about BG3 before, bought the game to make Tav the girl to their liking, have a quick run on low difficulty to the ritual, put her under Lord Astarion and have fun.
Oh, it really made me feel lousy. I wrote in another thread about the emotions that came over me while going through those scenes on myself - let's just say it's clearly NOT fun. Especially digging through all that (I'm not judging those who enjoy it, but it's kind of not supposed to be in classic RPGs, no?).
I just want to stick up for Astarion, and it would really be very interesting to generally understand the motivations of those who do this to him.
Originally Posted by Liriel
They're basically triggering ALL the real people who chose that kind of play, to please someone who... will look at the vids on youtube. Because they're not playing 80 hours to reach that specific scene.
Yeah. Or not kissing Astarion. "One last kiss" before fighting Cazador, damn it. That doesn't fit his character or the rest of his lines at all. I always, when playing with Astarion, choose the most loving phrases possible, I finished the first playthrough with patch 5, there was a very beautiful, tender and in its own way "warm" story. It will be very funny *hysterical laughter if in the second playthrough with the same lines will be combined with such kisses.
