Originally Posted by Sereda2
I don't agree with leaving the original Patch 6 expressions in-game as an option because I feel they are too close to depicting assault and intimate partner violence for a game of this rating.

It's rated for mature audiences. If it had required a different rating or a warning because of the kisses, that would have come with Patch 6. (One of the kisses has also been in the game for even longer than that, in Karlach's Origin route, including the expressions.)