Originally Posted by Marielle
Originally Posted by Elly
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.

Unlike the kissing scene in Patch 6, the Haarlep scene did not receive the same number of complaints. Players in general perceived it relatively positively. And since the Haarlep scene has been in the game for a very long time, we can assume that this scene was not perceived as traumatizing by the audience, including the players who tried it for the test, unlike the large number of complaints and letters that Larian received after the “Valentine's Day” update. And of course, in my opinion, if this scene gathered a certain amount of complaints, like the patch 6 kisses, it too should have been changed or removed from the game.

That's not the point I'm trying to make. I don't think either Haarlep or the original kisses should be removed. Not everything that has the potential to upset someone should be completely removed from art.
The kisses the way they are have been in the game for half of its release now. Many players including myself have gotten used to them and incorporated them into our stories. Instead of censoring them completely, I think the best solution would be making Tav's expressions optional. That way, players who do not want to see them in their games could avoid them without having to drop the romance path altogether, and players who did like them the way they have been for the last six months wouldn't have to lose their stories to a new narrative either.