Originally Posted by AnnaMyrk
I mean, why would you even want exactly the terrified expression on your face when kissing AA, rather than the gentle kisses you've had for 6 months? Then you wouldn't have a problem with roleplaying, obviously.

In the spawn transformation scene, he did not refuse to be gentle with Tav if Tav asked for it. Why should he refuse to kiss Tav tenderly if Tav wants it? I don't see a single reason for refusal.

I'll copy what I told someone else here: I know there is a choice in the scene where he turns Tav, but that's a different situation than asking for a kiss, before Tav is his spawn, and not a repeatable action.
Yes, AA used to have the same kiss as Spawn. Back then, it made sense Tav would react to them the same way, as it was the same kiss. It wouldn't have affected anyone's roleplay because unlike with the new animations, it was not a kiss Tav would have had obvious reasons to react in different ways to. Deciding for every player that their Tav would have that kind of reaction to his kisses, after six months of showing them as consistently confused and unsettled, would ruin many players' idea of who their characters are, including mine.

Originally Posted by AnnaMyrk
As I've written before, you have the right to demand a reaction that fits your character's personality, but your desire directly affects more than just your roleplay in this matter.

Both gentle and dominant kisses make sense to AA, but Tav could choose either one. AA wouldn't have said no - based on the entire context of the romance with him that I've known for 5 patches.

I could say the same thing about the Patch 7 change and wanting Tav to smile. And I don't agree that AA would like being told how to kiss Tav.


Originally Posted by AnnaMyrk
And actually, you know, the topic of abuse is a pretty serious one, and I don't think kinky kissing is exactly the presentation that the topic deserves.

You don't have to tell me that. It's also exactly why many of the people asking for an option to keep the old expressions here don't want it to be presented as a kink, if I'm not mistaken. Which is what a switch to the new expressions for everyone would do.