Perhaps this is because of my lack of interest in the kisses looking particularly good, so I've never really cared about the Spawn angles, but I have to say I don't really feel Spawn was neglected in comparison to AA or anything. Yes, there is a disparity in the amount of kisses, but other than small details like that (the other thing I can think of is AA having like 3 different "What are we to you" responses, and the much needed conversations around Tav becoming a Spawn- it makes sense those are included and they aren't for Spawn, and Spawn also gets special stuff AA doesn't have like responses to Mindflayer or Durge Tav) I don't really see one being favoured over the other by Larian?
I also felt that, in terms of narrative, the story bends over itself to say that Spawn is the "right" path (in terms of that being his good ending), to goofy degrees that detract a bit from the dialogue, so in that sense he was the one that felt favoured to me. Like, going through that path, I was like "wow, the writers have a strong bias for Spawn and that might not be for the best sometimes". I don't know if I'm right in that assessment, but that's what it felt like to me.
No one has brought it up here, but in a similar vein, I find it weird when people say Astarion himself in his entirety is hated or neglected by Larian, when he's clearly extremely favoured in terms of being given content. I don't complain because I like him, so I'm "privileged" in that.
Well, that is all to say, I don't think it's a priority either that Spawn gets reworked and/or new kisses.
This whole thread is about AA's kisses. And you call it 'a small detail'? And you say it isn't a priority when you are literally in the thread dedicated to kisses?
I mean, all the other companions have 4-8 new kisses (counting the endgame ones), while Spawn has one. From an awful angle. And instead of evening this out, Larian worked on AA's kisses again.
You really think it's fair? As a fan of both AA and Spawn (for different reasons), I strongly disagree with you.
Spawn also gets special stuff AA doesn't have like responses to Mindflayer or Durge Tav
1. It has been like this from the start. Kisses were introduced in Patch 6.
2. AA is awful to a mindflayer Tav and he also reinforces how Tav's beauty is so important to him, so it makes total sense that these dialogues are only for Spawn. But it's not something you can repeat. AA has his own dialogues about Spawn Tav of his own to compensate it already.
3. When Spawn's fans complained that Larian doesn't give them agency to choose to run after Spawn burning in the sun, Larian completely ignored this request, instead they spent their time to fix AA kisses.
AA was never meant to be depicted as a good path, it was always intended to be his evil path. So how can it be unfair? It is what it is. What's the point of even having Spawn's path if AA were described as his good path as well? (and by "good" I mean "the opposite of evil"). It's not a bias, this is how Larian wrote these characters. No one is forcing you to choose Astarion's evil path, it's your choice completely. I Love AA BECAUSE he is evil. He doesn't need to be good.
It really doesn't matter, because in terms of the amount of content, Spawn is definitely feels neglected compared to AA. It has nothing to do with who is evil and who is a good person. That's not the point at all.
Yes, AA is extremely favored in terms of content. There are two different paths. Imagine how Shadowheart's fans would have felt if only DJ Shadowheart had several decent kisses, while more popular route Selune Shadowheart had only one new kiss with a bad camera work?
EDIT:
Spawn is very much so neglected! I again will say I am very much on board to have the options but not everyone is. Which is why we need to find a common ground. We can't move past it if people are continuing to argue or differ opinions unfortunately. I wish it was easy but its not.
Thank you for understanding.
I think there is a simple solution: don't change any animation, give people an option to choose between two already existing animations. That's all. Simple, quick and effective.
Problem solved.
But the other side just doesn't want to compromise at all. They want the game to validate their RP and their RP only.
