Anonymous Coward · 18h
Nope, Whitney's unique combat lines don't lean on the softer side, they're just boring. I expected them to be more mean-spirited. It's nice that he has different lines depending if the audience is present or not at least. Although a romantic within me kind of wanted him to be slightly softer when it's a consensual sex+he's alone with the PC+he's unlocked as LI. But Avery's lines feel more intuitive in comparison. I suppose that the writers had to make sure that Whitney's lines, despite him being a bully, wouldn't be offensive to particular individuals. It's a controversial opinion, but DoL has became weirdly moralistic and politically correct despite its content, especially with all those recent changes and 'fixes', and I feel like some people forget that you play as someone who's perceived as just a rapemeat by most people.
Well, that's disappointing to hear tbh, Whitney is usually the most entertaining for me because they don't really have limits with their mockery and audacity. They can practically trigger a traumatized middle aged man like Eden in the QnA, so a bit sad their role as a bully is being defanged a bit here.
I suppose this is the consequence of DoL being largely sandbox even within it's development team. Different visions, different expectations, different executions. It really doesn't really soothe my fear of Whitney being overly softened, with their harsher sides being neglected entirely in favor of his softer moments.
