Even if we amuse the idea development decisions are based on stats; these stats should actually be the sole motivator to drastically pull their attention towards her, rather than the opposite, because when a wide character roster has characters that are so drastically underused by the community and the statistics colossally show it then obviously there is something horribly wrong with the character. At that point the next course of action isn't to keep ignoring it by focusing on the most popular character(s), but to actually stop, find out why the other ones are not receiving any interest at all and address it to maintain a balanced roster.

The thing about Minthara's stats is that they are fundamentally incorrect and do not reflect the player's actual interest whatsoever; because unlike someone like Wyll who truly has always been underused precisely because he's generally unliked by the community, Minthara is the least used because she's a development-starved character.

Larian with its poor development management crippled her character from the very get-go and made the worst mistake one could make with a wide character roster by failing to ensure she provides equal quality content as the rest of the cast and then not caring about it when it mattered the most while a vast portion of the community was truly trying to get invested in her character despite her colossal issues. Larian's own lack of care is what made it impossible to develop an interest in the first place, therefore they can't expect her to be popular if they themselves don't care about her. Karlach was in a similar position too at launch as an exceptionally well-written but underdeveloped character, yet she started receiving attention instantly when it mattered and it paid off.

Which is why I pointed out this amusingly ironic statistic with kisses; I find it so insanely tone-deaf of them to compare their intentionally least-developed-character who because of their utter lack of care didn't even have the ability to kiss for 5 months post-release, with their most developed character Shadowheart who as their development princess has been receiving their complete attention since the very beginning. What's next... comparing how many players romanced Minthara in comparison to Shadowheart when her entire romance was not even accessible for the first 6 months since release?

These player statistics are just disingenuous. If Minthara actually launched with the same amount of content as the rest of the cast, she'd be toppling most of the cast on these charts today. Her fandom was massive in Early Access and the first few months at launch, despite her colossal issues during both periods.

Originally Posted by Xenonian
However even if MInthara being kissable came so very late I personally still think its a very low number

If my words alone are not enough here is actual proof that she truly did not receive kisses until 9th of January 2024;

Hotfix #16 - It Is Now Possible To Kiss Minthara At Camp

Her finally being kissable was news spreading like wildfire pretty much everywhere, especially on Reddit grin