Originally Posted by Marielle
Originally Posted by Elly
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.

But this character is too weak to qualify for such a role. You can potentially die in any fight, probably if you're unlucky. When some troll on a bridge in some game tells you he'll eat you if you go any further because you can't go any further, and you kill him afterwards - would that be a threat of cannibalism? Would a troll in such a case provoke a reaction in those who have a strong dislike of cannibalism? Haarlep himself is rather seen as a potential dead man in this case. He had the chance to offer some sort of normal game that could actually be played with him and he could have stayed alive, but he chose to be the one to die by your hand and give you his loot.

My point is that the situation Tav finds themselves in with Haarlep (his ultimatum) can be triggering, and that potentially upsetting content shouldn't have to be cut completely from the game, especially if it's avoidable - like Haarlep is, and like optional Patch 6 faces in the kisses would be.