Guys can you please keep the tone a bit more friendly? I am also not a moderator but I am pretty sure they'd appreciate it if they don't have to call this thread to order.
I also think this goes a bit too much into the direction of "what is a character's true self?" for my taste - if I understand your reasoning correctly Ragnarok. Most of our companions are in some form or another messed up by their life's experiences and those experiences shape their reasoning. What they want on the surface often is not what they want if you dig deeper. Calling this their "true colours" isn't a train of thought I'd subscribe to.
For the purpose of this thread, I think "make their own decisions" means they either have a "do what you want" dialogue option or approach you with an idea of their own, that you can either agree or disagree with. If in Wyll's case he is indecisive, this would still call for a decision-making dialogue.
I keep seeing people in other BG3 communities talking about how much they despise Wyll, would never use him, and "Which is your least favourite companion and why is it Wyll?". This is just weird to me with him having been part of the core of my first game group, although I know I missed some of the most popular companions then. This sort of stuff appears alongside posts asserting that every custom character has an identical personality (because they're just power gaming rather than roleplaying). I've got no problem with people power gaming rather than roleplaying, or not liking companions that I like, but I don't like the assertion that everyone has the same opinion
I think that is mostly internet tough-talk, like with people saying how much they hate Gale and then show you his severed hand if you mention that you like him. Rivalry about whose fav is "the best" also plays into it. I know enough people who really like Wyll, so ....
