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Hay so I don't go here and know 0 about Ballers Gayte, but that guy Asstragon looks like Preminger from Barbie

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I've completed Gale origin and started Astarion origin, and now I am sure the game needs some changes. I'll try to explain what I mean.

See, when we play as Tav or Durge, we can study the canon personalities of all the characters we meet or romance, we can understand their personalities and priorities, but when we play someone else's origin, we are suddenly given the opportunity to make any decisions, regardless of the canon nature of the chosen character. In this case, a logical question is: what is the difference then between someone's origin, Durge or Tav? Let me give you the simplest example: almost everyone except Gale, when a player turns into a Mind Flayer, breaks up romantic relatioships with them and only Gale immediately proposes marriage. Do you really think that Astarion, who is at best disgusted by the appearance of a Mind Flayer, will be ok when sleepping with the Emperor or falling in love with him? Do you really think that Lae'zel would do such a thing? Personally, I think this is absolutely illogical. This opportunity - a romance with the Emperor - should only be available to Gale, Tav or Durge. Otherwise, the uniqueness of each character is lost. Let me give you another example. We know that Gale, Karlach and Wyll are absolute sunshine, they are kind good people, ready to protect the innocent. Karlach leaves the party if the player slaughters the Grove. So why does playing as her make this possible? Slaughtering an entire camp of children? Do you really think that Wyll, Gale or Karlach are capable of this? I believe that Astarion, Durge, Tav (after all, here the player is allowed to roleplay as they are pleased) or Shadowheart are, probably, perhaps Lyzel as well, but no one else for sure. So, if you spoil already established canon personalities of those characters, their uniqueness disappears.

Why then does the option to choose one of them as an avatar exists at all, if in essence there will be no difference between them and Tav or Durge (I know the Durge has some special moments, still it doesn't help)? I believe that depending on who you choose to play as, there should be certain restrictions on the choice of certain dialogues or actions. I can believe that at the beginning of the first act, Astrion is quite capable of abandoning Shadowheart in an illithid capsule, since he is a selfish manipulator who chooses and approves what benefits himself first and foremost. And his character changes depending on his friends or potential love interest's influence on him. But do you really think that Wyll, Karlach or Gale are capable of leaving a defenseless person in trouble? Or for example, why does Gale, who loves animals, have the opportunity to hurt an owlbear or make it leave the camp? This all makes no sense. I, as a person who always plays good characters, playing Astariont origin, simply feel a certain falsehood in his behavior, OOC, so to say, since while playing Gale origin, I studied Astarion's personality enough to understand that he would not do those good deeds that Gale (Karlach or Wyll) would do. Not in Act 1 at least.