Originally Posted by Marielle
Originally Posted by Elly
That wasn't what I meant. It's been possible, and reflected in the dialogue options you can choose, for Tav to be unhappy/uncertain/afraid but stay in the relationship since Patch 1. Patch 6 added to that. The new Patch 7 expressions would add to the narrative of a Tav who is completely happy with everything instead. I don't think either of these should be the only option, which is why I am asking to make the original faces optional instead of completely replacing them.
I don't want to rely on mods for this either, as mods have no influence on what the game itself implies.

I'm afraid I disagree with that a bit. Mods can greatly enhance the story, make it more real to the player. What the game itself implies can have different readings, and with mods everyone can make the story better and more realistic for themselves.

Sure, but mods were not enough for players who didn't like the original expressions either. Mods can add to the experience, but they don't change what is presented in the story itself.

Originally Posted by Marielle
Originally Posted by Elly
If the only options available are sleeping with Haarlep or having to fight him to the death, that's coercion, it affects the player character, not an NPC,
and it's very possible for this to be triggering for someone.

Why is fighting him a coercion? This is a natural and normal thing - we see a potential enemy, dialog with him, then fight him, it's a normal quest. Haarlep's role is a possible mini-boss, a warm-up before the main boss of the location. In BG3, as in all RPG games, we often fight enemies and can have a preliminary conversation with them. Is every fight in the game a coercion to fight?

I mean what Haarlep does (give Tav the choice to either sleep with him or potentially die) is sexual coercion, and that can be triggering for players to see.