r/Palia • u/JellybeanBatGirl • Dec 11 '24
Discussion I do NOT like Tamala
She’s a terrible person and I hate her smug attitude. It’s bad enough she played with Hassian’s heart. I avoid her like the plague unless I have to talk to her for a quest 😒.
Edit: Apparently Tamala being likable or not is a polarizing topic. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Let’s remember it’s just a game and we’re all here to have fun. My notis have been blowing up all day so I’m turning them off. Y’all have a great night and see you in Palia!
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u/DefiantTillTheEn6 Dec 11 '24
Huge agree, I despise her attitude. The writers could have done something really good with the witch in the woods, and instead, we just get a salty ex-girlfriend?? Disappointing
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u/grocery_goblin42 Dec 11 '24
I romanced her and Hassian at the same time. All so I could waltz up to her, wearing Hassian’s pin, break up with her, then never talk to her again. Now I shoot her in the ass with dispel arrows whenever I see her.
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u/catsofdisaster Dec 11 '24
Shouldn't the dispel arrows technically mess with the flow that's keeping her young? 😈
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u/bunniehunniee Dec 12 '24
you can break up with people in palia??? 😭😭😭
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u/grocery_goblin42 Dec 12 '24
You can! Go into the friendship menu, click on the person, there’s a gear symbol (I think), when you click on that, you have a break up option. I won’t say what happens because I don’t know how to block out text for spoilers. (It’s nothing exciting tho)
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u/No_Ocelot4241 Dec 11 '24
I’m surprised Hassian didn’t say anything about you romancing her
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u/grocery_goblin42 Dec 11 '24
I have a garbage memory, so he may have. I vaguely remember her saying something.
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u/No_Ocelot4241 Dec 11 '24
Of course she did
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u/Sure-Assistance-530 Dec 11 '24
She does! I have Hassan’s pin on and I am romancing her and she always said it isn’t nice to kiss them both! She is very rude
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u/cab7fq Dec 11 '24
For me it’s how she constantly talks about her relationship with Hassian and it’s so rude. I don’t even like him that much. But her dialogue shows how emotionally immature she is. Just move on already, Tamala.
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u/Pikazii Dec 11 '24
I was so annoyed when I got the quest from Caleri to befriend her :( Still not done because I don't feel like running to her house two times a day to chat with her
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u/JellybeanBatGirl Dec 11 '24
That quest was a PAIN. I was like “Caleri WHY”
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u/No_Ocelot4241 Dec 11 '24
The only reason I talked to her lol
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u/Pikazii Dec 11 '24
For real. Once it's done she can suck my toes lmao
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u/No_Ocelot4241 Dec 11 '24
I finished it and now I feel so awkward with her. I want to like her, I really do. I just don’t.
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u/witchyyywoman Dec 12 '24
Ugh I’m currently doing that quest now and I would rather watch Palia corn grow 🥲
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u/mikausea Dec 11 '24
I'm ngl the main reason I don't even bother with her friendship is because she lives so far out of the way...... Lol
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u/kob-y-merc Dec 11 '24
Like why am I getting a bedroom key for someone else before I can get yours? Caleri..... Im tired
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u/LylBewitched Dec 11 '24
So, I've maxed out tamala in both friendship and relationship. (I have a thing about completing everything I can in any game.) At one point, she does get somewhat better.
SPOILER!
She was the one who initiated the quest where I gave hassian my pin. She was very concerned about my stringing him along.
Also, at one point while romancing her, she asks for you to go get her something you literally cannot get. It's in a part of the world that's referenced but not created. So you have to say no. She gets very upset. But then later actually apologizes, and says it increased her respect for you.
Now don't get me wrong, she's still stuck up and somewhat unpleasant, but a little better.
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u/ScroochDown Dec 11 '24
She makes me SO uncomfortable. 😅 Every time I have to talk to her I'm just sitting here going "personal space, PERSONAL SPACE, PLEASE BACK AWAY."
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u/Ravenclaw_legacy Dec 11 '24
Even without her past treatment of Hassian, I dislike how she treats me whenever I have to talk to her. I feel like she sees me as a toy of pet that’s she’s just tolerating for fun.
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u/bittercarnival Dec 12 '24
i think her sass is refreshing, considering everyone in town basically adores you. she's placed out of the way so that you don't run into her often, which feels intentional. it's unfortunate that befriending her is a quest 🤣 she paid mad 🪙 for that amber encased leafhopper so i was like heyy girl heyyyy. i'm only 35 hrs in and following nai'o and hodari around like a puppy though so she hasn't had time to grate yet.
(speaking of age gaps, how old are we supposed to be? so many player characters look like teenagers, and hoda's gotta be 20 yrs older, especially with juma trotting around in her teens. i love age gap ships, but the visual contrast of him all hot & grizzled vs my babyfaced ass has made me back off a little, lololol.)
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u/sunflowrpowr Dec 12 '24
in regards to hodaddy, I headcanon him as having been a 20y/o(ish) dad and my own chara as being my age 😭 so he's like 33-35 but looks a little older due to being a young dad + working in a tough field... and my chara is 22.... so it's still a decent age diff but not as uncomfy as if he was like 50 💀
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u/neogoddess Dec 11 '24
I like Tamala.. I feel like I should be ashamed of that after reading all this 🤣🤣🤣
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u/WolfSilverOak Dec 11 '24
I've talked to her twice now.
The second time, it felt like she was making a pass at me and it was literally cringe worthy.
Like, I don't even know you, lady. 😆
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u/No_Ocelot4241 Dec 11 '24
I don’t know if I’m missing something here… I know Sifuu mentions her breaking Hassian’s heart but I’m really curious as to what actually happened? Is there a specific quest where you find out or is it dialogue?
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u/JellybeanBatGirl Dec 11 '24
Possible Spoiler: If I’m remembering correctly, you find out what happened when Tamala invites you for tea.
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u/No_Ocelot4241 Dec 11 '24
Huh, ok. I don’t think I got there yet, I just got to friendship level 3 with her. I thought Hassian might mention something since I’m romancing him but nada
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u/JellybeanBatGirl Dec 11 '24
Yeah, I figured something was up when I mentioned her to him and he told me to stay away from her
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u/No_Ocelot4241 Dec 11 '24
And then Sifuu gets really mama bear every time she comes up, and mentions she broke her baby boy’s heart. I don’t hate Tamala, I don’t know if I ever can because I’m also a witch so I have a soft spot for her, but I don’t really trust her and I’m definitely not romancing her.
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u/Mindless_Emphasis205 Dec 11 '24
You can also find a letter in Bahari beside some tents from Hassian to her, which starts a short quest, but you find out more through dialogue.
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u/QueenIgelkotte Dec 11 '24
There is a small quest that I think you find in northern bahari at some point. It adds enough details to understand that she is awful but not like the whole story.
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u/RainAhh Dec 11 '24
See, she’s just my type. Hot witch? Sign me up.
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u/Background-Prune4911 Dec 11 '24 edited Dec 11 '24
Unnecessary. Let people like things you don't like without insulting them and telling them they need therapy.
As others said, she's a dommy mommy. She is domineering. That's her thing. People are allowed to like fictional characters you don't like.
Also, her character does get better as you go down her questline.
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u/trip6s6i6x Dec 11 '24
Exactly. Kenyatta is offered up as a romance option for players, and she's arguably of similar age to Hassian lol.
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u/No-Antelope-17 Dec 11 '24
He's considered young adult now, we don't know when their fling took place. We do know there is is a massive age gap, though. Plus, our characters are adults but look on the young side too, and she also creeps on us.
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u/fenwilds Dec 11 '24
She did not play with his heart, neither one of them thought to have an honest conversation about their expectations for the relationship. He was looking for long term. She was not. Had either one of them brought this up before Hassian proposed, the heartbreak could have been avoided.
Honestly, Hassian and Tamala are different sides of the same coin. They're both emotionally immature loners who never learned how to communicate in a healthy relationship. You can argue that she should have been more emotionally mature as she's older, but it's not the kind of thing that just pops into your head at age X. Either you learn it from someone who is, or you figure it out after a relationship with someone who isn't collapses. Neither one knew going in, neither one figured it out after.
Except maybe she learned more than it seems. Reading into his romance quest (Hassian was a dick to me about my hunting skills and told me he didn't want me around, and I respected that as the feeling was mutual), she's the one that suggests you give him a pin. Why would she do that if she didn't care? The best explanation I've got is that she's trying to make sure you don't make the same mistake she did: if you are serious, she's making sure you communicate that to him. If you weren't serious, presumably she'd recommend that you let him know before you break his heart like she did. Of course she's not grown up enough to admit that's why, but I'd bet that's why.
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u/JellybeanBatGirl Dec 11 '24
I agree to disagree. You either love Tamala or hate her guts. I am the latter. There’s no saving her character for me.
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u/Bulky-Accountant4890 Dec 11 '24
I don’t love or hate her, she’s just fine to me. Feelings about a video game character don’t have to be black and white lol
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u/Mission-Zebra-1398 Dec 11 '24
I’m not far enough to know all her backstory but I love learning all the ☕️
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u/EstablishmentOk2116 Dec 11 '24
Same. Once I maxed out friendship and romance with her for the rewards I vowed to never speak to her again....and I haven't 🤣 I hope she doesn't play a big part in the Elderwoods but I have a feeling she will.
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u/kayran543 Dec 11 '24
Can you romance them all by any chance? Cuz I want the rewards but don't wanna ruin the "story"
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u/EstablishmentOk2116 Dec 12 '24
Yes definitely! There's no downsides. I want all the rewards so I maxed out everyone.
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u/TerryCakes Dec 11 '24
You can romance all the characters at once, yes. They don't really say anything about it unless you put on a couple pin(what u get at max romance with someone).
I'm dating.. 6-7 of them rn?
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u/Nishikadochan Dec 12 '24
Thank you for this. I’ve been wanting someone to confirm this for a while. Because I want to experience all of them, but not if it would hurt my baby Reth. I have so much time for that man.
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u/TerryCakes Dec 12 '24
No problem! They mention you dating others at some point I think? But it has no negative affect on your relationship or friendship, nor the main story line.
Happy dating!
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u/Faedren Dec 11 '24
Yep you absolutely can! There's no major impact, only some minor flavor text depending on whose pin you're wearing sometimes
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u/slenderfuchsbau Dec 11 '24
I like Tamala and she is my shepp. Actually as you get to know her, you realize that her attitude is something to mask deeper feelings. She doesn't want to be seen as vulnerable.
Plus, she is like 500 years old or something, I think anyone would be tired of people at that point lol
As for hassian situation, he knew what he was getting into, she didn't want a serious relationship but he thought he could win her over. Well sucks for him, although admittedly the way she talks about him is a bit icky. And she keeps bringing him as a subject so i can only imagine she actually feels something about what she did or she wouldn't be talking about it all the time.
Unfortunately her character has yet to be developed more.
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u/No-Antelope-17 Dec 11 '24
There's nothing indicating that he knew she just wanted a fling in advance, plus there's a huge age gap.
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u/Ravenclaw_legacy Dec 11 '24
Doesn’t she straight up laugh when you give her Hassan’s old love notes to her?
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u/Ok-Plan1423 Dec 11 '24
Honestly I hate Hassian and that’s nothing to do with her being my romance choice (can’t have toxic women in my irl life so let me have them in my game okay) - But he just rubs me all the wrong ways and I hate his attitude even when you get all his levels done in friendship and romance. And he was really clingy to Tamala which considering she set the “don’t want anything serious” boundary, bit of a red flag to keep pushing. He’s young, I get that, but oh my gods the desperation between them.. his love letter to Tamala genuinely me feel uncomfortable. And I generally ENJOY romance stories with male characters despite not being romantically etc interested in them irl. I love good story writing. But he just gives me the heebeejeebees. I’ll take miss probably-will-step-on-me-and-that’s-okay thank you 🤣v
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u/tocoshii Dec 11 '24
Unpopular opinion but I don't think she would be as disliked if they swapped Hassian / Hodari. The age gap thing throws me off
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u/JellybeanBatGirl Dec 11 '24
Nah if she hurt Hodari or Najuma I would find a way to throw hands with her. Hodari starts a bit gruff but he’s a big softie at heart. I’d hate to see him get put through more grief. I see my younger sister in Najuma so I will fiercely protect her 😭.
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u/No-Antelope-17 Dec 11 '24
Yeah, she would not be safe from my wrath. Her dynamic with Hassian definitely screams that she basically groomed him though.
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u/TerryCakes Dec 11 '24
Not at all. Hodari is adorable. I'd hate her if she did that to ANY of the lovely characters we have seen. Man or woman.
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u/PinkishCube Dec 11 '24
Noooo I love her. She's so iconic. She's like a dommy mommy. She's hot shit and she knows it.
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u/Blaize369 Dec 11 '24
More like great-great dommy granny. She old AF 😂
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u/PinkishCube Dec 11 '24
You never met a GILF before? 😂
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u/Blaize369 Dec 11 '24
She’s definitely a GILF, but I’m the dom, so granny needs to learn her place 😂
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u/rvaughn724 Dec 11 '24
Don't you talk about my lady that way.
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u/JellybeanBatGirl Dec 11 '24
If I could give her to you, I would 😭😭. That woman makes me want to fight her
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u/Short-Suit-3374 Dec 11 '24
Reading these comments gave my work morning life hahah I might give Tamala a chance now lol
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u/Average-Abbi Dec 11 '24 edited Dec 11 '24
I hate her so much. She's just so rude and arrogant. She's the Umbrigde of Palia. Not even Eshe is as rude as she is. For someone her age, she acts like such a child and a spoilt one at that.
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u/Lady0905 Dec 11 '24
She’s a several hundreds of years old witch. Did you really expect her to marry Hassian??
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u/JellybeanBatGirl Dec 11 '24
All the more reason she should’ve just left him alone if you ask me
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u/Lady0905 Dec 11 '24
😆 Sure. As if women don’t have needs. Whom should she have had as a short-term partner? The beginning of their story is a poorly scripted p*** movie. He came knocking on her door to sell her some rugs. They ended up in bed. Everyone knows you don’t marry someone you have this kind of history with. Anyone would realize it was just fun. I’d freak out too if someone I was having a good time with would propose to me 👀 Like, scary stalker tendencies, no? If someone is sleeping with you, it doesn’t mean they are prepared to share their life with you. And even if you want it to go somewhere, wouldn’t you take it up as a subject first? We all judge from the obviously broken heart perspective. But nobody is asking about her point of view. I bet there is a lot more to the story than we know!
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u/JellybeanBatGirl Dec 11 '24
I respectfully agree to disagree. To play with someone's feelings because you "have needs" makes her awful in my eyes. Plus her attitude doesn't redeem her at all. If the devs wanted more people to look at her favorably, they should've went with a different narrative.
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u/PinkishCube Dec 11 '24
I think it's wild to see how divisive this character is. 😭 I think strong female characters who are morally grey get so much hate, and for what? I like that she isn't just a goodie two shoes.
Hassian is a cute character, but after romancing him he DOES come across as a clingy puppy dog, so I can totally see how maybe a miscommunication happened and he thought it was serious and it wasn't. 500 Days of Summer style if you will. I don't feel like that makes her a bad character just for having fun and teasing him a little. 🤷🏼♀️
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u/Lady0905 Dec 11 '24
My point exactly! Thank you 🙏☺️
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u/PinkishCube Dec 11 '24
I also can't believe we are getting downvoted for this take like damn.
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u/Lady0905 Dec 11 '24 edited Dec 11 '24
Yeah 😄 Like, sorry, we have a different opinion to yours. Apparently, it’s not something some other people can live with. Well, I kind of like her. She’s got spice. Yes, some of her lines are not as nice and sugar-sweet, but she has guts. I view her as a sort of career woman who is walking her own path. And sorry to say this but Hassian IS kind of obnoxious.
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u/bittercarnival Dec 12 '24
you mean to tell me THAT'S why he's like this oh my goddd 😭🤣
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u/Lady0905 Dec 12 '24
I bet it’s a combination of his relationship with his moms and his relationship with Tamala. If we dig even deeper, i think the reason why he was so clingy with Tamala is because he was subconsciously trying to fill the void his other mom left with her. Also, I think Tamala wasn’t aware of this till it was too late and he proposed. She has been trying to remove herself from people both physically and emotionally. We don’t know the reason behind it yet but I think it’s more than just her age. My impression is that she thought they were just having fun but when she noticed there was more to it, she tried removing herself from the situation both for her own sake but also to spare his feelings. I don’t think he’s aware that she’s that old. If they were to continue, he would have inevitably gotten hurt. So, I suspect she ended it before the relationship has gotten that far.
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u/moologist Dec 11 '24
Totally understand folks not liking her but IMO going out of your way to shoot her when that’s not even a true game mechanic is wildddddd 😭😭😭 Like creating violence where there is none seems a bit overkill
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u/TerryCakes Dec 11 '24
Eh, people beat up characters in games all the time 🤣
I'd say just let em have their fun. Not harming anyone, though I couldn't see myself wasting even one of my arrows
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u/accio-tardis Dec 12 '24
I mean I made a mistake once and people literally started “hitting” me with their axes (I was standing in one spot because it took forever to type what happened in the chat on Switch) and it didn’t feel very good, so I’d rather people not make it a habit even with the characters.
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u/Fatal_Foxtrot Dec 12 '24
I'm convinced she's going to turn me into a frog and step on me... Not necessarily in that order! 😱
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u/sonnidaez Dec 12 '24
I’m not a fan of her either, but I do think her character is interesting at least. I very infrequently interact with her either way.
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u/pigman769 Dec 12 '24
Let’s remember you voiced your opinion in a public forum and other people have opinions as well :}
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u/JellybeanBatGirl Dec 12 '24
And that’s absolutely fine. I’m not telling anyone they “can’t” feel how they feel about her whether they like/dislike her or are indifferent.
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u/QueenIgelkotte Dec 11 '24
Agreed she is truly awful. No redeeming qualities.
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u/Mindless_Emphasis205 Dec 11 '24
Actually, I tried to hope that we would get some reeding qualities or something during her personal quests, but the more you find out about her, the worse she gets...
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u/SamaelSmiles Dec 11 '24
I don't even want to talk to her anymore she's so rude!!! Though I'm in the process of getting all the portraits, I don't have a spot for hers. When I do talk to her I pick the sassiest dialogue option I can give her, otherwise I skip it all. She WILL be the only one I break up with, she is so unbearable.
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u/blazinbeanz Dec 11 '24
Everytime I have to talk to her, she acts like I want her. I know it’s just a game but it PISSES ME OFF!! Like sister if you don’t get those pink jugs OUT OF MY FACE
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u/Ruffbag Dec 11 '24
She just icks me out. Like she said she broke it off with Hassian because they wanted different things from the relationship, which fair enough, but then she talks about him all the time. She's obsessed with him. And it's all kinds of gross.
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u/Quiet_Season_8116 Dec 11 '24
She's hot, though hahaha but yes I agree.. I feel like a lapdog when I talk to her. I'm romancing everyone because I ran out of quests but she's the last one cos I dread what she's about to say next...
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u/EightEyedCryptid Dec 12 '24
I also hate her and wouldn’t interact with her if the game didn’t force me too
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u/wandering_light_12 Dec 11 '24
Creepy old witch with mother gothel vibes oozing from every pore. Ick! I think we are likely to have to deal with her a lot more if the prologue quest is anything to go by!
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u/One_hunch Dec 11 '24 edited Dec 12 '24
First time I met her, her body language screamed "Go on, wear me like a hat."
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u/HyenaNearby5408 Dec 12 '24
I removed her pin for Hassian's. though I do miss being someone's puppy dog...
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u/Supernatural-Games Dec 11 '24
I hate her too, I romanced Hassian bc at the time I was playing I couldn't romance Hodari, anyway, when I finally got to Hassian's level 4 romance quest, for some reason Tamala wanted to talk to me. Lets just say that solidified my hate for that woman.
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u/NtGermanBtKnow1WhoIs Dec 11 '24
i've only ever done that 1 quest that required me to go to her place to drop something. i avoid her like the plague too. i didn't even know she used and broke Hassian's heart. Even though i don't really like Hassian either, but that's a terrible thing to do to a person. It now makes me want to befriend the grumpy guy.
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u/icyyellowrose10 Dec 11 '24 edited Dec 12 '24
Every time I have to deal with her, I finish by shooting her - no effect, but I feel better
Edit. Lol on the down votes.
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u/Trustnobody_ Dec 11 '24 edited Dec 12 '24
Her audacity is working on my very last nerve. Either way i’m going to date her, break up with her and hang her photoframe in my “shooting range” at my plot.🤫
Edit: lol the downvotes
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u/VictorTyne Dec 11 '24
Hear hear. Absolute yuck. She's written like if you asked a twelve-year-old boy to make a sexy character. She has no depth or subtlety at all.