YES, that's EXACTLY how I felt. I was literally stun-locked for a whole minute after seeing her treat me like utter shit out of nowhere. All of this coming from Minthara who has been nothing but extremely grateful, pragmatic, devoted, faithful and supportive throughout the whole journey.

  • Minthara who thanked me MULTIPLE TIMES for saving her life
  • Minthara who is so grateful that she feels like she can never pay back what was done for her
  • Minthara who after dealing with Orin says SHE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANY OF THIS WITHOUT US
  • Minthara who wants to spend the rest of eternity with us
  • Minthara who is incredibly pragmatical and always keeps her emotions in check
  • Minthara who literally uses the rarest word in her vocabulary to describe our relationship, because we're the only ones she ever truly let inside her heart

Only to then do a complete 180 out of nowhere and for the first time ever become completely irrational and emotional while scolding me, insulting me and abandoning me out of anger because I refuse to remain Bhaal's enslaved bitch?! Something she has a single line for in the ENTIRE FREAKING GAME?!

  • She has ZERO INFLUENCE on Dark Urge's personal quest and provides ZERO UNIQUE CONTENT regarding it
  • She is a f***ing shallow robot that just follows us around with no content of her own whatsoever
  • She has ZERO INFLUENCE on anything throughout the whole game
  • ZERO REACTIONS to having her in the party
  • ZERO WEIGHT to having her around...

And then Larian decides they're gonna make her a problem for Dark Urge's personal quest, despite her having no influence on it whatsoever?! Who came up with this drivel?!

My feedback which I was hoping to post today literally has this as one of the bullet points for her;

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  • Minthara Doesn't Have Any Personal Quest

    Unlike Halsin who actually has a fully developed unique personal quest that comes with meaningful consequences on ACT II's story and multiple outcomes while taking numerous player actions into account because it can only be completed by him alone, Minthara is the only companion who does not have any actual personal quest whatsoever.

    The whole premise of her personal journey is searching for vengeance by piggybacking off of the main quest villains Ketheric and Orin, which cannot even be avoided and are not even her own personal quest but Dark Urge's. Therefore she has absolutely zero influence on the story and has no meaningful personal payoff for herself as a character because having her or not having her in the party changes absolutely nothing about these characters and the story... unlike other companions whose personal stories have significant outcomes and payoffs so they can grow and open new chapters in their lives.

    • She needs something unique of her own, a unique quest in which she has actual influence so she can grow as a character and have a meaningful outcome with a personal payoff that opens a new chapter in her life.

    • Or she needs to be far more integrated into Dark Urge's personal quest so she and the Dark Urge can both grow together as characters since they both share the same targets.

      For example despite Minthara being Orin's personal plaything for a long time, Orin never reacts to Minthara being present in the party. Orin SHOULD ABSOLUTELY constantly be reacting to Minthara in the party and especially try to get under her skin if she happens to be romantically involved with the Dark Urge.

      Also considering how sanguinely poetic Orin is with her kills, having Minthara present during the duel between Dark Urge and Orin SHOULD have an impact and have Orin react to it by wanting to fight both lovers at the same time. After all it entirely fits Orin's character to want to kill the lovers in front of her Father's throne, therefore it would be an amazing addition to have a uniquely designed two-phase boss fight in which Minthara and the Dark Urge have to work together in unison to overcome Orin in their duel.

I WANT HER to carry more weight in ACT III, I want her to have more impact on the story, to have something of her own or to grow together with Dark Urge as a character by making their personal quest more intertwined so she DOES have an influence on it and unique content for it.

Not this horseshit where she is out of nowhere a genocidal irrational lunatic that starts attacking her own love interest like a spoiled brat! THE REAL MINTHARA WOULD BE THE FIRST IN LINE TO RUN UP TO US AND PASSIONATELY EMBRACE US FOR TELLING BHAAL TO F*** OFF!