I assume you are referring to the fact that patch 6 introduced some changes to AA. One is that Tav looks very uncomfortable after a kiss (which, I agree, kinda weird, players should be able to decide if Tav is cool with it or not), and the other is that AA is more evil and demeaning of a love interest, which makes sense, since he's evil. Literally evil. Unquestionably, unequivocally evil. Now, if you want the edges sanded off of AA, because an evil vampire lord being evil to you ruins the fun for you, fair enough, but Larian is not some kind of malicious, disgusting monster (nor is the writer in charge of Astarion) for deciding to write him this way.
Let your voices be heard, but be measured and respectful in your requests to Larian. No. I absolutely do not, in any way, respect anyone wanting a writer to be fired because a fictional character makes them uncomfortable. I am more than aware of the statistics around SA/DA, and am sure there are survivors in this very thread. Any survivor has my sympathy. If you want a specific offending scene or line to be tweaked to remove the risk of triggering flashbacks: I completely get that. If you want a writer to lose their job and a character to have their ENTIRE arc for their evil ending rewritten: I do not get that.
*for much of this post, "you" is being used as a general term, and not directed specifically at YOU.
Last edited by Gooby Dooby; 07/03/2408:13 AM. Reason: original post was entirely too wordy and muddled my point
