Admittedly, it could be a side-effect of the fact a lot of interactions with Quinn only come on DIK paths. But at least for the moment that's how I see it.
Quinn is a character that's geared more toward the DIK side of the scale, yes, but those towing the Neutral line can still get all but one of the interactions with her, that being the one in ep 4 if you stay with Sage.
I know this game puts a lot of emphasis on DIK and CHICK choices, but these aren't necessarily the only routes especially since the Neutral route really offers up the most opportunity for content right now.
I am convinced of the need to carry out different routes immediately, so as not to get stuck with the release of the following chapters (when it will become heavy to replay it from the beginning release by release).
but there is a doubt that I cannot solve:
for the individual route of Maya or Josy can I assume that it is better not to be involved in the relationship with both?
and if so, will it be more convenient to propose directly to remain friends or to propose it anyway but make sure that it is rejected?
from the dialogues after the prep party it would seem slightly the second, but it could just be an irrelevant variation.
For those hoping for an individual path for either M or J, not being in the throuple could be seen as the best way because then at least if one or both come back to him when he stayed out of the relationship, his involvement with them wouldn't have been a factor in it and so his hands are essentially clean. However, I feel that whether he's not involved with them or he is, that he will be a contributing factor, probably the main one, in them (M&J) potentially splitting up.
On the friends path, we know from the interactions in ep 5 that they both have feelings for him, Josy seemingly more than Maya, and this will probably cause friction between them if one or both behave distant in the relationship because of these feelings. In the throuple path, it may come down to how much time the MC spends with either of them if there are more choice like the one in ep 5 and this could add up over time.
Therefore, if players don't want to directly involve themselves with which girl they end up with on an individual path, the friends path is probably best, but there will be a loss of content on this path, and so for players who want consistent content with their favourite, the throuple path would be best even if they are going to have to actively choose one over the other.
yes i agree with that, but because Maya says something like that "free pass" will automatically if the relationship is true and serious. So if MC don't stop fucking every girl on his road, there will be some bad consequence with Maya (and Josie) and him.
That does strike me as something very similar to what happened in AL with Megan and Melissa, but I really hope that it's not exactly the same as that. Admittedly though with AL, Megan wasn't giving him a free pass, just the approval to date Melissa, whereas Maya seems to be giving him the freedom with anyone he wants.
It does seem like an odd thing given all the feelings and emotions expressed in the last couple of episodes, but my interpretation of it is that Maya's trying to test the uncertainty of all of this. She's not sure if the feelings she has for him are genuine or a fleeting infatuation caused by her loneliness, so in this sense she could be testing her reactions to seeing him with other girls or even just knowing he's been with others, because what she feels about that might determine how she feels about him. This could also work with Josy too because now her and Maya are back together, will either of them mind if the MC is with someone else now that they have each other again?
The MC is being tested too to see if he has genuine feelings because he's getting the chance to properly date M&J and others, so he also gets time to decide what he feels, and if he has feelings for someone else then so be it, but if he has feelings for M&J and they do too, then it will have all worked out. Of course, this could all go in many different directions, like J liking the MC more than M, but the MC likes M, and M likes J more, but I feel like Maya is hoping for the best outcome which would be the throuple, and even if the MC chooses someone else, she knows that what she and Josy have is good even if it's without him.
So in this regard, I don't think there will be any harsh results from the MC being with other girls whilst also being with M&J, at least not until they lock down what they have as a proper committed relationship.
