It is in this scene that we are forced to sexually objectify Astarion, and in a rather ridiculous way - by the lack of an alternative. You say, "I want your body." Because all the other lines suck. Maybe some of the "evil" players were only helping Astarion to become a vampire themselves - they'll have an easier time in this scene than the rest of us (but you'll still only think of him as a sexual object, mind you!). A line for a "teacher" with the IQ of a first grader - okay, I give up, I'm a nymphomaniac, better that than this... We pick a "body", say out loud something different, our own, appropriate for the roleplay. We just skip this scene, realizing that yes, it's some weird "railroading" selection of lines, but that's okay, there's no perfection in the world, let's play on.
100 % agree. Weird answers. This is the
worst writing (answers) I've seen in the game and it breaks and broke the roleplay experience. The answers (2 answers Tav being a selfish asshole - and 2 answers being an asshole) force you to let your Tav (neutral/good) behave extremely OOC. There is no positive answer for neutral/good. It seems the writer of these weird answers had either a huge lack of the Romance story or wanted to dictate your Tav beeing a selfish asshole. These OOC answers (especially "I want your body" <-- just read again, "I want your body" and this after act 2 confession scene. I am speechless for this nonsense as someone with complex emotions) are absolutely not worth this great game. As I just wrote in another Thread: An RPG writer should not impose his/her/their own lack of understanding of the story/romance or impose their own opinion/view/feeling like a dictation on the players. Otherwise, it's not enjoyment for the players, only the writer may had their fun.
And as you mentioned, it was already suggested in this Forum, and it is so easy to just change one single answer of Tav to a better one, which is far more in character for (I assume) everyone playing this romance. Still, nothing has happened so far.
"The character shows the value of violence and the dark side of humanity, as well as his extraordinary charm and appeal. This balance is extremely important, as a shift to one side or the other would have made Astarion extremely unattractive or too one-dimensional and empty a character. "
And these words belong to a real writer already
THIS is how a good RPG writer should think and write to make a game enjoyable for players. Thank you for that quote. The illogical and OOC abuse in the AA kisses are 100 % against this statement and rule for writing good RPGs.
These interviews are really remarkable. I'll keep my thoughts to myself now.
