Can you really not romance Karlach if you don't start until Act 2?

[Ki11s0n3]

After you get her upgrades

I didn't really start talking to her until Act 2 because I finished basically all of Act 1 before finding her and I started once we got to the Inn and I found the weaponsmith and upgraded her with the iron. All of Act 2 there was no real conversation topics except about her time in Hell and being sold. Now I'm in Act 3 and still getting nothing from her.

[Blunderbutt]

I have the same problem. I guess you can only romance her if you find her early in Act 1 and immediately 'repair' her? I haven't gotten any of the scenes relating to romance even though she's been in my party non-stop since I got her and has huge approval.

[Ki11s0n3]

Originally posted by Blunderbutt:

I have the same problem. I guess you can only romance her if you find her early in Act 1 and immediately 'repair' her? I haven't gotten any of the scenes relating to romance even though she's been in my party non-stop since I got her and has huge approval.

Yup same for me and I'm now in Baldur's Gate. The closest I've gotten is hugging her after getting her second upgrade in Act 2 and getting a hint of a romance option then that was it.

[Myr Superion]

Most of the romances seem f-ed up at the moment.

[ChaosKhan]

Originally posted by Myr Superion:

Most of the romances seem f-ed up at the moment.

Karlach is an especially "broken" case.

[Ki11s0n3]

Originally posted by ChaosKhan:

Originally posted by Myr Superion:

Most of the romances seem f-ed up at the moment.

Karlach is an especially "broken" case.

Seems to be cause I've had every character give me the romance option multiple times even after turning them down, but never got one for Karlach.

[ACS36]

Approval/Disapproval has nothing to do with romance in the game.

You have to choose certain dialogue options at the right moment. If you don't you miss the chance.

It's really just poor game design.

[Ki11s0n3]

Originally posted by ACS36:

Approval/Disapproval has nothing to do with romance in the game.

You have to choose certain dialogue options at the right moment. If you don't you miss the chance.

It's really just poor game design.

That's the problem. I never got any. Like I said the closest I've ever gotten in hugging her after the second upgrade and calling her Hot after the Toll Collectors.

[Blunderbutt]

Originally posted by ACS36:

Approval/Disapproval has nothing to do with romance in the game.

You have to choose certain dialogue options at the right moment. If you don't you miss the chance.

It's really just poor game design.

Never got the dialogue options. She got 'repaired' but never suggested even a hug.

[(ง ͡ʘ ͜ʖ ͡ʘ)งBonesMcSpook]

Similar thing happened to me.
I killed the goblins off ASAP and the refugees left.
She still asks to go see Dammond after he's upgraded her heart in act 2, same dialogue as act 1.

She still tells me about stories but I think she is literally "too hot to hug you" as once she got excited I found infernal iron and told me she's going to be able to hug someone soon.