In terms of removing characters, all I'm advocating is postponing scenes that add nothing to the main routes until after L&P has a complete game under his belt. For example, nothing in say the scene with Aiden/Andre/Jennifer advances Dylan's storyline. From my understanding, even arouses Sophia in any way. Or v.161. Could have been resolved with a phone call, and we might have even had an idea of what the 5th task might be.
Nothing in the next two updates advances Sophia's attraction to anyone either. And she's the MC, so I argue these updates can be safely removed or postponed. Like the Coach Sophia storyline.
As for removal of the Ellie route, I believe that's just trolling, and a deliberate misconstruing of what I'm suggesting, because I'm a vocal fan of Ellie. When questions of my favourite scene come up, inevitably it's the most recent Ellie shower. Only exception so far has been the Sophia/Ellie/Jules event in the backyard. Scenes like that, even though it's not Sophia/LI, keep those, since it is needed by Ellie for her to get off in the next shower event. Which I believe will be used by her to convince Sophia she can jill off in front of Ellie without feeling ashamed or embarrassed.
Even stuff like the last Alyssa event, I think should be kept, even though I personally pick the Ellie/Jules event every time. But the Alyssa scene is Sophia's first chance to try dick that isn't Liam's. The next Alyssa event on PD17 will probably be Sophia's first and only chance to get off by a dick that isn't Liam's.
And I'd really like to know Sophia might get off before the game possibly gets canceled. If we eventually get to the sex scenes, or by some miracle L&P speeds up to a PD every 6 months, then I might let up about insisting characters get removed.