Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Story & Character Discussion Problems with Halsin's character, advances, LI and general character interactions, etc.

Instead of quoting a lot of stuff, I will just write down my thoughts.

One of the most obvious problems is, that Halsin is supposed to be polyamorous but the way it is portayed with him not acknowledging the relationship it depicts this in a very toxic way. Being in a polyship doesn't mean you can just get any d*ck or p*ssy you want as if you are single.
His whole "being fluid" contradicts his romantic lines (especially the "I want only you...").

But, the biggest flaw for me is simply the betrayal done by Larian.
EA had no polyship but 5 (6 with Karlach) companions with a solomance (at least in act 1 and there have been no hints about polymance coming in act 2 or further) and that's exactly what people were asking for regarding Halsin. Everyone was happy when they announced that he will be added and Larian didn't even say a word about how different he is going to be.
When the game got released and we all could see what they had done to him (and subsequently to a couple of other companions to get the whole polyship-thing rolling), we were shocked (aside from the horny crowd who desperately need two boyfriends or who can now have their even weirder headcanons going crazy).
Said horny crowd has been catered to since (at least mostly). So who has been left alone? A lot of people who decided to pay Larian upfront on EA, who just wanted MORE of what has already been in the game and not the complete exchange of Halsin with his more sex-driven twin who has lost most of his characteristics.
A lot of these people have given up since and of course we all know why Larian isn't doing anything about that: They already got their money and those people are not tweeting about the game 24/7 (which is free marketing, basically).

I can imagine those people thinking twice before paying again for a (Larian) Early Access. Speaking from my personal experience: I've paid for several EA games and never has the full game been so different from Early Access. I mean, changes are fine, especially if they are based on lot of feedback but Larian removed so many good things for nothing it seems (or more like for a plot that is at best a 5/10 and has it's climax in act 2).
All of that lead to so many inconsistencies and so many dumb decisions. Adding polyamory to many existing and established companions (and story) was just the worst decision they could come up with. Either include it right from the start or just keep it in mind for your next game.
As someone on this thread always kept saying: "Poly people don't become mono" (or something along the lines), so that also means that "Mono people don't become poly", nevertheless Larian made said changes to some companions (where is your complaint in that case?)

Why can't we also have Halsin on two different paths like Astarion or SH?
Let us have:
1) the solomance Daddy Halsin, who likes romantic talk, wants a long lasting relationship and regrets not having a family and now gets the chance to actually have one with the Tav and the orphans - and maybe even his own child some day. Just like people expected him to be based on his EA characterization.
2) the sugar "Daddy" Halsin, who is all about sex, free hearts and open minds as a sex toy (maybe even a pseudo-relationship). Most people who like him this way don't even care that it's not a real representation of a polyship.
As some of you already said, having both at the same time doesn't work at all, so they need to be seperated.

Also, this whole "I hate civilization" thing is nuts. Correct me if I'm wrong, but even the Emerald Grove shows obvious characteristics of a civiluzation: A complex social structure with hierarchies (Archdruid as leader), social and material exchange, and economy (e.g. presence of a merchant). So does he make a difference just based on population numbers? Then he should say so and not say something like "I don't live by the rules of civilizations" (not the original quote).

EDIT:
Regarding Mizora and Haarlep, there is another contradiction. Halsin tells Tav to be cautious and that the honeypot is full of bees (Click here when Haarlep asks for sex yet when it comes to Mizora, he is fine with it and more like "I need to double my efforts". But, as I am comparing content that has been added later on with what's possibly in the game on release, it would be just fair for us to give Larian some time, maybe they change the Mizora dialogue.