All my companions want to smash....why no friendship/best friend options?

[Agent Sandman]

As the title states, pretty much all my companions are looking at me like a snacc.
While this isn't really a problem or anything, I just find it curious that there seems to be no option for a development of a true friendship among companions. It seems to go from mild indifference to 'becky...lemme smash.'

Example from my current game:
Gale, I've always looked at as a great friend for my character (and thought I picked the according dialogue..)...but, talking with him is pretty clear he just wants to get some luvin on me. Act 2 under the stars, mans said he loves me, then gets lowkey butthurt when I tell him I do not feel the same but am offered zero options to forge a brotherly bond/best friendship. I just want *one* real friendship in this bloody game without everyone tryina smash........genuinely asking, have I done something wrong and/or not done something for that outcome with companions???

I'm not kidding...pretty much everyone wants to smash. Only one I've actually tried to romance is Shadowheart, everyone else is just....magnetized to me. Is it because I am playing a charisma based class (sorcerer)?

[BeelzeBob]

You are correct. Larian didn't really bother with companion relationships that don't involve sex. It's quite annoying, and one of the bigger flaws of the game.

[fox]

Baldurs Gate. You knew what you were getting, buddy.

[AdAstraWill]

Originally posted by BeelzeBob:

You are correct. Larian didn't really bother with companion relationships that don't involve sex. It's quite annoying, and one of the bigger flaws of the game.

It is definitely a flaw, it prevents character attachment. Something a lot of RPGs have huge followings of. Is the lack of it make or break? nah, but I sorely wish the characters had more depth. If you play your cards right though, you can have that depth sort of. But it honestly seems right now the only characters with any measure of depth are gale, shadowheart and Karlach lol

[Agent Sandman]

Originally posted by fox:

Baldurs Gate. You knew what you were getting, buddy.

I honestly don't even know what you mean by this.

[doublejesus]

Finish shadowhearts story, she friendzones you real quick lmao

[Malaficus Shaikan]

I think it is because the modern day western world is sex obsessed.
Friendships with benifits, normalization of erotic movies, the acceptiance of none married sex, etc.

The idea of people getting along without wanting intercourse seems alian to a lot of people.
Especialy the younger generation.

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

Because you sexy and you know it.

[Malaficus Shaikan]

Originally posted by doublejesus:

Finish shadowhearts story, she friendzones you real quick lmao

Uh what?
She is my loyal wife.

What did you do.

[margifish]

Originally posted by Agent Sandman:

As the title states, pretty much all my companions are looking at me like a snacc.

In Astarion's case, quite literally XD

[Mathias Giovanni]

Originally posted by Malaficus Shaikan:

I think it is because the modern day western world is sex obsessed.
Friendships with benifits, normalization of erotic movies, the acceptiance of none married sex, etc.

The idea of people getting along without wanting intercourse seems alian to a lot of people.
Especialy the younger generation.

Non-married sex is the norm, not the exception all over the world since humans arrived. It’s just not hidden now as religion that brutally punished people with violence i isn’t in control for now. But even when it was people just lied and did it while saying they weren’t. That’s reality.

[Malaficus Shaikan]

Originally posted by Mathias Giovanni:

Originally posted by Malaficus Shaikan:

I think it is because the modern day western world is sex obsessed.
Friendships with benifits, normalization of erotic movies, the acceptiance of none married sex, etc.

The idea of people getting along without wanting intercourse seems alian to a lot of people.
Especialy the younger generation.

Non-married sex is the norm, not the exception all over the world since humans arrived. It’s just not hidden now as religion that brutally punished people with violence i isn’t in control for now. But even when it was people just lied and did it while saying they weren’t. That’s reality.

I know.
But the fact it isnt shamed but celebrated is what i think changed.
And corperations just make what they think will sell.
*points to druid sex scene*