Originally Posted by Anska
I am not too fond of Halsin the companion (he is fine as an NPC) but his behaviour has been changed with the latest patch, for example the "glad to be had" line upon recruiting him after Thaniel's quest has been replaced with something less flirty. He also does not proposition you if your approval is neutral, which it now automatically is if you don't take him along for Thaniel's quest. So all in all, he has become quite harmless if you just let him chill in camp and just chat about ducks with him.

Some of his suggestions still trigger at minimum approval. Though I suppose hatefucking is a thing too and we don't want to leave the option to explore that kink out since we have checked every other box.

But I agree that there really isn't much sense to torture yourself by actively bringing a character that you dislike along, just so you can get upset by him. If I don't like naughty bear I can just put him in the timeout tent and he doesn't bother anyone.