Thanks, that actually does clear up a lot, because I played the entire first build, and the way Sasha said it made it sound like everyone was doing that, so it's good to know that clarification. I think it also makes sense to have at least one character like this in the game and allowing people to choose whether to pursue her or not. That has cleared a lot of my doubts and I'll keep my eye on this game. I'll definitely have to give a later version another shot (I want there to be enough new content when I play again)
Correction: I played through 1.1, not the first build.