Have you read that 50 page monstrosity on the kiss topic in this forum in which this specific writer was often singled out for all the blame. That cannot be pleasant if you come across it. Especially not the portions in which said writer was accused of malicious intent. Though "Oh they must have hired a special animator just to make us feel bad" still takes the cake.
Stating you disagree with an authors view on romance writing in videogames in a feedback forum is not harassment. Again, it seems a certain portion of the fanbase just stating their opinion is labeled as hostile shouting.
Given this "I love AA abusive, please give us more abuse" was not really a talking point until patch 6, it seems disingenuous. Just a fun way for people to stir the pot. I don't even see people saying others are "enjoying AA the wrong way". Just stating their reasons for disagreeing. But I guess if you're part of a very large and excepted fandom, experiencing disagreement could definitely feel intimidating when you're used to others agreeing with you!
Starting with the release and all 5 patches I played with Ascended Astarion, and there was no abusive behavior in the romance as "many" here want to insist. I'm used to that narrative too, and I'll say it again, Larian is being fixed, not changing/adding anything.
Patch 6 was a mistake, it hurt so many players in so many ways. I'm not going to repeat the entire suggestion thread, which has almost 60 pages.
Agreed. No one held down Larian and forced them to click through changes to romance expressions in general. Blaming AA fans for the changes and not simply accepting Larian is course correcting *many issues* to stay consistent with their vision is really silly. Larian decided to change things because it did not fit what they wanted.
If Larian wants to do a "choose disposition" at the start of the games that'd be cool. Be making expressions optional for one single character to uphold a fleeting, single patch change, feels bizarre and unnecessary.
