My main issues are that potentially triggering content in this route is not obvious to the player beforehand, and that players do not have the freedom to choose how they want their Tav/Durge to react. I think those two things are very serious, and I've seen the negative impact it had on myself. Larian cannot warn players of every possible trigger beforehand, but many people do see AA's added kisses as rough. I think player safety needs to be prioritized in this case.
If the issue is the kisses being too rough for some players, then would having a toggle to turn off the current kisses and replace them with the gentler kisses from earlier patches work?
Personally, that would work for me. I'm not sure if it would be hard for Larian to do or not, but that would also make me happy. Perhaps "Kiss me and make it hurt" versus "KIss me gently?" Mirroring the options the player has in the turning scene. I think at some point someone said they roleplayed their character as naive and happy in the relationship at first, but then later growing unhappy. I wouldn't want to shut off those types of role-play, which can logically flow from the story of the route. So I'd have to think more about that. But I do like the bones of this idea.
Perhaps "Kiss me and make it hurt" versus "KIss me gently?" Mirroring the options the player has in the turning scene. I think at some point someone said they roleplayed their character as naive and happy in the relationship at first, but then later growing unhappy. I wouldn't want to shut off those types of role-play, which can logically flow from the story of the route. So I'd have to think more about that. But I do like the bones of this idea.
