Garlador wrote...
I'm a big fan of Thane. He's a dark, tragic, well-developed character and is, IMO, the best romance for FemSheps. I swears, that last scene together is powerful. "Be alive with me tonight..."
Which is why, as much as I adore him as a character, I think he should still die. That's his story arc. Even on a suicide mission, his illness is a constant reminder of the inevitability of death. That makes the relationship with him, or romance with him, that much more powerful, poignant, and important.
To just outright "cure" him I think belittles him as a character, much in the same way Final Fantasy X spent 30-40 hours hammering in the fact that we lose people we love and that sacrifices are hard.... only for FFX-2 to walk all over that game and give players the fairy tale happy ending using moon logic. It belittled the message and characters of the first game tremendously.
I don't want that for Thane. He's fantastic, which is why I treasure my time with him knowing he won't be around forever... or even within a couple of years. When you know you're going to lose something and you can't stop it, it makes you value it that much more.
Lol, again I have to disagree. I appreciate your support for the character, but not giving us supporters the option to cure Thane isn't fair.
His illness didn't make the character of Thane anymore interesting to me. I enjoyed his character because he was romantic, skilled, and dressed like a fox. I just don't see how his illness at all affects that.
Though, we all have different views. An optional cure would make us all happy.