@Veranis I'm arguing against the idea that there's a fetishistic intent behind the animations..
But it actually IS a fetish for people with sadistic personality disorder, how Tav is portrayed here. So they need to change that. That's what we are asking for. What are you afraid of? Are you okay with such things? Our tavs being portrayed as a soulless sexdoll? If you don't realize it, this is not our problem. A lot of players see it like that and feel very uncomfortable and sick. I can only shake my head at such a lack of empathy.
It's a videogame. It's not real. What would you say if I said "A lot of players sacrifice 7000 spawn and condemn them to eternal torture and I can only shake my head at such a lack of empathy. Are you ok with such things?"? We are okay with mass murder and eternal torment but we draw the line at abuse? Engaging with dark stories shouldn't be used as an indicator for your own real life morals, I would have thought an Ascended Astarion thread would understand that. Mind you, I understand people being triggered or affected by it, but stories have a right to explore these topics. Some people are triggered by spiders, and I don't think that means we should get rid of spider enemies in games. Tav is portrayed as a victim, despite whether you disagree with the idea or not. The idea that it's for fetish purposes is employing a lot of mental gymnastics when there's a much simpler and coherent answer. As you said, if you don't realise the story they're trying to convey, that is not my problem.
