I would like to share my thoughts on that matter, but first thanks to Icelyn for creating this thread.
I already wrote this in the other Halsin thread but I would like to specify it a bit more.
Starting with the most important stuff (imo):
- Less horny, more personality: Don't get me wrong, allow the man to be horny, but please add more normal scenes. I know, that's more work to do, but it's not like the game came out yesterday and people just started asking for the return of EA lines (or maybe the addition of them at later points in the story if they fit). Correct me if I'm wrong but I think Dave, the VA said, that they recorded way more lines than the ones present in the game, so there are unused ressources.
- Monogamous path: As already stated above me, Halsin's romance lacks content so you are basically forced to have a relationship with another companion just so you feel like your game isn't as empty. Larian said that romance is a huge part of the game, so a playthrough without content to that feels lacking. As for the whole monoship/polyship:
If the Tav doesn't even date another companion beside Halsin, you are in a somewhat monoship with Halsin, it's just never officially said, so why don't you just add some lines for the Tav to decide? Halsin doesn't even date someone else, so it's not like we're removing content. LIke Halsin could say "I've never wandered in such a garden you keep for yourself, but I'm willing to discover it together" or w/e. It should be obvious that we need more content for a monoship to happen.
- Epilogue: The epilogue itself is done really well, but there are two things I feel a bit sad about:
1) The replacement of the kiss where Halsin and Tav touch foreheads. Everyone really loved it, so I don't understand why it got replaced. While it's so nice to hear that the orphans changed Halsins way of life I was hoping to hear that it's not them alone. The epilogue lacks Halsin explaining how the Tav also changed his life (like offering him a spot at the campfire and especially lifting the curse), otherwise I don't feel like he would allow Tav to stay with him for months.
- Camp animations: In addition to what Icelyn said, I would like to see Halsin in his wildshape more often (not just for sex purposes or when incarcerated), like playing with Scratch or other animals or just to show more of this side to him. Imagine him napping or just eating some honey, this would be really cute. As someone who says he has been roaming as a bear so often, it feels weird to see him like that on such rare occasions (not counting fights).
- Brothel as bear: The drow twins ask Halsin about him turning into a bear and without asking the Tav, we have sex with him as a bear. It's the Tav who paid for the service, so it should be the Tav to decide about bear or not and definitely not the twins. And the additional cuddling scene afterwards shows Halsin as bear, so there is no excuse to it (more on cuddling later).
This is more nice to have (as it's mostly optional):
- Brothel 2: Just have a check if Halsin is in party, add a dialogue option to invite him (better: add a short scene where you ask your LI first if they are fine with it). Remove SH going crazy for having sex with Halsin if she is in a monoship with Tav, only allow it to happen in a polyship.
- Cuddling: It feels weird to me personally to cuddle with sex workers, that's not what I feel like should happen. You pay, you have sex, you leave. It would be nice to have cuddling after each sex scene between Tav und Halsin (and every other companion), maybe some sweet talk and so on. I mean, sure it would even be better to add a cuddling scene that happens every few long rests. That would include the Tav and their LI sleeping next to each other.
- Swimming banter: Just set flags for SH/Halsin polyship and only allow the banter to happen if flags are set (would need some rephrasing to fit a polyship but can also stay as it is)
- SA story: There are still people who feel uncomfortable with this being in the game, so there are just 3 options: remove it, keep it or expand it. Personally I don't mind the way it is in the game now, but it would be nice to go a bit deeper into the matter at a later stage. And please remove the Tav's cruel jokes (like bringing him back to the Underdark), that's just plain bad, inhuman and a lack of empathy).
More of a wish rather than a real expectation (especially after the changes made to the grave in act 2):
- The return of the whole backstory with Isobel, the weapon Sorrow and so on.
