Axekix wrote...
Addai67 wrote...
Axekix wrote...
I see. Perhaps describing the romance as immature is a bit of a misnomer. Would you agree that he handles relationship conflicts poorly overall (that was more what I was aiming for)?
When my mage broke up with him because of the kingship, he was completely classy, honorable, and gave her a +1 approval.
I'm going to say "no." At least not as a general rule. There are times when his emotions override cold logic, to be sure.
Hmm was this a pre-landsmeet convo? I personally always considered his post-landsmeet breakup to be pretty poorly handled by the game developers.
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I actually like the way he handles relationship conficts because they seem very real to me. Sometimes he gets angry at the PC when he's really angry at himself, very much like what happens in real life.
In regards to him being manipulative -- He would need to be doing it on purpose, in order to elicit a reaction. I agree that the pouty-puppy dog face does make you feel bad, but I don't think he has an inkling of what he's doing. He just wears his emotions on his sleeve.
As far as how he handles relationships and conflcts, I completely agree with LadyD, and she said it better than I could so I'm not going to try and rephrase