Originally Posted by Marielle
Interesting, I didn't have that dialog. I had Gale wanting to kick Astarion out of the camp, so I was rude to Gale. On Ascension, yeah, he reacted adequately. Also Will reacted normally, like, �Astarion can be proud of himself, and I can't say the same about myself...� He had previously recently broken his contract with Mizora and was tormented by guilt over his father, it felt like someone who was worried and more caught up in his own feelings, and not really inclined to evaluate what other people were doing. Perhaps Will's assessment of events is influenced by the state of Will's own quest at that point.

I had Astarion wanting to kick Gale out when he confessed about the bomb. I told him I needed to consult with the others, and Astarion said "what's to think about, let's watch until Gale's figure becomes a dot on the horizon". XD
So apparently they have a mutual "love".))
In the love triangle with Gale, Astarion doesn't speak well of him either.

Will at my place said that: "thousands of lives are sacrificed and the servant becomes master. I have no doubt Astarion can be proud of himself, I wish I could say the same." Will's quest had not been completed by that point.
I took that to mean he was judging, not proud of him.

Originally Posted by Marielle
I find Karlach much less likable than Gale, especially in Act 3. She's such a disappointing character - liked her at first and then... I find her rather stupid and somewhat hysterical. Gale is at least considerably smarter than Karlach. Yes, there are still some very funny moments with him. Lick a dead spider (somewhere near Yurgir) in front of him - he has the funniest reaction out of the whole group. And make sure you lick the spider twice. I was under the table from Gale's reaction to this, even Astarion couldn't produce anything funnier in this case.

In my opinion, Carlach, who is a "devilish, threatening the entire Sword Coast, battle-hardened barbarian" is too...infantile? Her fans call her a "labrador puppy." And she does look like one.
I'd like to see her as a slightly more mature character, not a child of 15.

Like Will. He's overly "nice." They cut out the whole story of him falling into the clutches of goblins and them torturing him. But they left out the endorsement when you make Chrup kiss your foot (what? Is it his hidden fetish or dislike of goblins though?), and he spits "let's finish her off" saliva at Kishka.

Originally Posted by starryophonic
Luckily I personally haven't received any death threats, but like I said before, it's just exhausting. Every time I come across any AA content, I have to steel myself that for as many comments as will be positive, there will be a ton of finger-wagging "You know he's evil right?" shaming kind of comments. I have no interest in tearing down the spawn path. I'm just trying to enjoy the version of the game that I chose.

Unfortunately, it's horrible and it's something we have to deal with often. I do not understand why there is such a zealous defense of positions. And more often from the side of Spavn fans, who with a foam at the mouth will explain to you that you play "wrong". Although there are such people in AA as well.
I have never encountered this phenomenon in other games before.