Early Access Wyll was a whole other league from the full release Wyll, exceptionally well integrated with ACT I to the point he felt essential to have around. (...)
Damn, that Wyll sounds like a character I would actually keep in my party. Such a shame they changed him. I saw a video where they said the change was done because he wasn't popular, but I don't think he's very popular now either. When patch 5 hit, it took days for his epilogue videos to be posted on YT, while other characters had them almost immediately.
Also because I read your posts about Astarion (btw I sympathize about those dreadful facial animations during his kiss, they're awful), I think you would've loved Early Access Astarion too. He was incredibly well nuanced, far more than full release, and I will never forget my certain interactions with him which I wish were in full release. (...)
Thank you, I really appreciate it. First Astarion getting changed, now Minthara...
I saw videos of some of his scenes and I so wish they were readded to the game, they really showed a lot of nuance, like you said. We even created a thread about it some time ago, but I doubt it's gonna change anything.
Also, I still have hope for Dragon Age 4. Origins is still one of my favorite games.
And I still haven't played the last Mass Effect DLC and I just purchased the Legendary Edition and ME2. And there's another ME game in the works as well.
As long as we still keep giving feedback, there is a chance that new games will be made with these issues in mind and not just driven by social media (which is the lowest common denominator). My wish for the world is that social media becomes a pariah.
The old Bioware is dead, I'm afraid. Now it's just another studio that EA ruined. You could see a drop in the quality of their games as soon as they got purchased. Almost all, if not all the talent that made it what it was, left a long time ago.
