I don't hate it, just annoyed there is no option to change it.

Disconnect Avatar from the chain, keep him tucked away in some corner, run the rest of your party into the encounter with a high CHA member as the face - problem solved.
The only issue with this solution is that it requires metaknowledge of the encounters, so fresh players are going in blind.

Last edited by S2PHANE; 21/03/24 09:49 AM.