That is not true. You just have to look at any big reddit thread about this topic from after Patch 6 was released to see that a vast majority thought the old expressions made perfect sense.
Well, that's not true, you just read what you wanted to read. I've seen the exact opposite situation.
There were even many votes where the majority were unhappy with the kissing in patch 6.
Can you point me to a thread like that?
Those votes were conducted in spaces where only fans with a non-tragic interpretation of AA were welcome. They don't accurately reflect the average player's opinion.
If someone wants to play intimidated and want to break up, it makes much more sense for this roleplay to choose the “Let's break up” line that is in the game, and after that line, kissing disappears.
It doesn't if Tav is intimidated out of their attempt to break up.
I'm sorry but calling these faces "ecstatic" is a huge dramatization of what they are.
I don't think it is. They look ridiculously ecstatic to me, and I'm not the only one. How else would you call a face with closed eyes and a wide grin that many people who saw it have described as looking "orgasmic"?
I know people who select those options for fun, but don't believe AA is an abuser. Why should they be forced to now have that RP ruined by domestic violence, for a handful of niche players?
I could ask why we should have our rp ruined for a handful of niche players too. In any bg3 fan space that is not moderated and/or dominated by fans of non-tragic AA interpretations, the old faces were generally liked and accepted as true to the character.
