Originally Posted by Filia
Originally Posted by fylimar
I think, they should stop listening to the thirst crowd ( I swear, if I hear one more stupid complaint about AA kisses, I will just loose it) and look to maybe expand some of the existing story lines.

This, 100%. I never expected that but this huge part of the fandom kinda made me hate the fandom and the game to some degree. I can't stand all these horny, desperate people.

Originally Posted by fylimar
Instead of having Haarlep take up time in the house of Hope for a frankly very creepy and weak mic drop on Raphael, focus on the story between the Hearthflame sisters, which is so much more interesting, than a rapey encounter with an incubus, who just pops up and brings nothing to the story at all.

Haarlep brings sex to the table, that's it and that's what Larian's whole marketing is about. It has never been about the story or the secrets but about the romances, the sex options you don't (want to) have in real life and to some degree the brutality.
The more I think about the, the more shallow the game feels outside of the characters.
I mean , I'm coming from BioWare games and believe me, when I say, those fans are a thirsty crowd too. But it either got worse in general with the romance and sex thirst in games or the BG3 crowd seems to be extremely thirsty. Which I don't have a problem with, as long,as it doesn't take over the story. To stay with the House of Hope example: if there were more about the Hearthflame sisters, I wouldn't care about Haarlep lounging in the bodoir. But leaving the first story with so many questions and then opening up the second one and leave it unfinished too. I mean, it does seem, that there is some untold story between Haarlep and Raphael too, especially if you use Speak with Dead on Haarlep and get to know, that he was a gift from Mephistopheles, who is involved in more than one story throughout the game, namely Gortash, Durge and the crown and Astarion/Cazador with that ritual, plus being Raphaels father and I really would like to know more about the involvement in the whole story with Mephisto. But yeah, most people just don't look past the incubus sex and the insult for Raphael. I think, it is a bit of a wasted opportunity, especially since the hells okay such a major role.

Last edited by fylimar; 22/02/24 11:41 AM.
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