Without getting too deep into he "is this NTR" debate, I think defeat sex is fundamentally different than what we're talking about. A single scene with sex is very different than intentionally breaking in on an established relationship. The presence of one doesn't really excuse the other.
I don't see how just because it's defeat sex, it's not NTR. Whatever, call it cuckold sex then, it's still just as disliked.
Azzy/Liaden doesn't happen if you don't help her. And you never saw any scenes if you didn't hang around and watch them even when it was first implemented as far as I remember.
Regardless, my point isn't to talk about whether being upset over it was "fair" or not, I doubt we'd agree on that. My point was simply that content can taint people's view of a character just by existing.
They will be upset for maybe 10 seconds and then move on if it is something as simple as a choice. You can say people will be upset about basically any content. People in this thread are upset about futa, kitsune, Quinn, Gweyr, etc. The lack of an option can also upset people, as is usually brought up when talking about kitsune content.
Pretty sure you said earlier people will be upset for almost any content that gets added. Even if that wasn't you, it's a true a statement as any. Don't see how this would be any different.
That's also what I mean, thats what NTR is. Having sex im fromt of a lover isnt really required. That's the kind of thing that's going to negatively color perceptions of a character. It's like Wsan mentioned he doesn't want Brienne in certain situations, because they would taint people view of the characters. Look through this very thread for many, many examples of the same.
NTR is not just cheating sex. NTR is rooted in humiliation, jealousy, and usually(not always) corruption of the girl/boy. If a lover has no idea they are being cheated on, there's no humiliation or jealousy to go off of. Thus, it isn't NTR. If the PC were to fuck Gweyr in her cave with absolutely no discussion about Garth, it wouldn't be NTR. Just plain old cheating sex.
Brienne is a beloved character and even if you don't have sex with her, she's still likable enough. I doubt the same can be said about Gweyr, especially because you barely get to spend time with her and the time you do, she's very gruff and cold. So would some people care that much about her they view her in a more negative light now? Maybe, but the number isn't going to be nearly as high as most characters and people won't care nearly as much I'd say.
Interestingly enough, she actually wasn't. Like most things in TiTs, that content wasn't finished. There are two pseudo cheating characters in TiTs (Beatrice and that one traveling doctor chick) and neither of them are actually cheating.
They were created specifically to give off that feeling without actually doing it, specifically to get around what we've been talking about here.
Well then if all you know is that they have husbands and they have sex with you anyway, it's... still cheating. As far as I remember, there's nothing that happens or is said that doesn't make it infidelity. Doesn't matter if content was planned for it to be that way, what we got is what we got. Which again, as far as I can remember, is just straight up cheating sex.