I think what I found so funny from the breakup with Durge is that it's not even a breakup, Minthara would go back to saying
"I am yours. Come to me." and literally making out with Durge on the altar right after saying
"If you have any strength left, bring it to the battlefield. You certainly do not have enough to share my bed anymore." and storming away. Barring obviously flawed and inconsistent characterization, they didn't even bother getting the breakup flag to work regardless of what their intention may be XD
I always send bug reports and feedbacks by e-mail directly to Larian myself and have done so for 5 months by now while always being constructive and appreciative and not cause any disservice unfairly with what has been achieved.
I admire the patience, really. There are only few who can stay positive about this, and it's usually people who have never experienced Minthara for themselves but still somewhat care for her. Among those who have and dearly love her character, the frustration has truly reached its peak that sometimes we don't bother anymore and just go on to enjoy fanwork.
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I'm personally not at all mad at Larian for this, I just pity them because they seem incompetent, or rather ignorant, when it comes to fixing bugs with Minthara specifically. Everyone else seems to be
lightyears ahead in being developed, at least in terms of just functioning like a normal companion and having coherent progression, while Minthara has been staying in the Early Access section since the very release of the game. She is quite literally being developed as we speak, and we have no choice but to witness this because they've chosen to give us
constant updates. Larian is inviting us to watch over their shoulders and witness the disappointment that is their subpar priority management and decision-making.
Regarding bug reports, a friend of a friend dug deep into the bug where Minthara's dialogue options with Durge are erased after having a scene with Sceleritas, even sending the instructions to fix this in the form of a long list of code -
marked and explained. That was in Early January. Thanks to Hotfix #21, it is now clear there have been zero improvements in how they're handling Minthara and said bug (and many others) have remained unfixed after 7 months. Instead new ones have sprouted, and they're not unlike her older ones. Press F for all the Minthara fans.
