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So what. He was the 2nd most popular porn game - number of patrons, I mean - on Patreon when he released episode 8. Only Summertime Saga had more patrons. Now he's the 5th-6th.
Ironically, two of these most popular games didn't have any real update in over a year, and one isn't even a game but early prototype of VR fuckdoll with no content to speak of.

Patreon popularity doesn't seem to mean shit in context of quality and/or frequency of updates.
 

Geralt From Rivia

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I would say instead, a completely normal part of any professional writer's process.

All the Kerouac nonsense about stream of consciousnesses writing is just bull shit. It's a good start to a project, and sure, On the Road worked pretty well, but most people who try to write that way, without rewriting, write trash. The whole point of rewriting is to make sure your audience is getting the experience you intend, and that is almost always enhanced by not being tied down by an early draft. You'll never know if you have said what you want to say until you have said it, and preferably heard back from others about their reactions.
I agree. Despite the fact that the development of Episode 9 has been very long, I think DPC knows what he is doing and wants to give us the highest quality and good product. I'm also impatient and want to play as soon as possible, but I won't blame the DPC for milking, Interlude, patrons, or anyone else for the delay like some in this thread. It would be stupid.
 

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Considering he needed to get the underlying tech tested (for imports and all), and he was still going to have Zoey backstory, the only thing a lack of the Interlude would have resulted in would have been no update for anything whatsoever at all this entire time, because that same "boring" story content would have been worked into the rest of the stuff anyway.

Don't be angry about the interlude, this lengthy delay was always going to happen. Be angry that DPC obviously lied about pushing for smaller, faster episodes than what he'd done prior to the bloat of episode 8.
This is naive.

The moment the Interlude was going to be a standalone release, it was obviously fleshed out to fit that choice. Had it just been 'part' of Episode 9, it would have been much shorter and less detailed.
 

Lord Melkor

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Hello fellow DIKs, I'm trying to unlock the scene between Sage & Quinn in episode 8, yet I can't find the answer in any guide, official or otherwise. Help a maggot brother out, how can I unlock the scene?
 

anonnyscouse

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This is naive.

The moment the Interlude was going to be a standalone release, it was obviously fleshed out to fit that choice. Had it just been 'part' of Episode 9, it would have been much shorter and less detailed.
I disagree, as much as I dislike the interlude because it distracts from the main plots (as I've said before I don't mind the timescales of release as I believe DPC puts out more quality and quantity in one episode than other devs put out over 5 releases in a 2 year period), there's not much in the interlude that wouldn't need to be included as flashbacks to flesh out Zoey as DPC wanted, the first scenes with Fuckface were basically included with the story told to Bella but beyond that every point of the interlude needs to be included:
  • Zoey realising on the train that Fuckface was more than just a fuckbuddy
  • Zoey gradually losing enthusiasm for surfing because she wasn't good at it
  • Zoey's artistic ability getting her the job at the tattoo parlour
  • Zoey deciding to get tattoos
  • Zoey getting close to Bret (as friends)
  • Emma getting jealous about it and goading Zoey into risque poses on the beach
  • Emma posting the pics on Rooster
  • Zoey confronting Emma and either getting revenge or setting Emma and Bret back up together.

All those plot points would need to be covered in flashbacks to take Zoey to where she is now. What else was in the interlude that wouldn't need to be covered?
 
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Hello fellow DIKs, I'm trying to unlock the scene between Sage & Quinn in episode 8, yet I can't find the answer in any guide, official or otherwise. Help a maggot brother out, how can I unlock the scene?
be with Sage (be her sex-buddy or accept her in episode 7) and have dik affinity
 
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Ottoeight

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Hello fellow DIKs, I'm trying to unlock the scene between Sage & Quinn in episode 8, yet I can't find the answer in any guide, official or otherwise. Help a maggot brother out, how can I unlock the scene?
Second Season Official Guide, page 115.
 

Reafwalk

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Something I don't think all the folks talking about more updates with less content are considering...

We all love DPC and Being A DIK not just cause... well.. boobies... but also because, he tells an engaging and captivating story... with boobies. One part of story telling is... well knowing where to hit pause. Where to say, "This is the part I want to leave them hanging on." And... lets be real, DPC does that masterfully. I mean, if you have to hit pause, let it be on a spot where everyone is going to be going, "What the what? What happens next? Wait... Wait... I NEED to know! What's about to happen?!" I mean, it's one of the things that keeps bringing us back to the story of the DIKs. If DPC doesn't feel like he's in a good spot to hit pause, feels like he's in the middle of too many stories, hasn't wrapped up enough loose ends, well, he should keep going, and release the update when he feels like the story is in a good spot for it.
 

scarp1

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That's the whole damn point. I'm glad someone is pointing it out. (y)(y)






So what. He was the 2nd most popular porn game - number of patrons, I mean - on Patreon when he released episode 8. Only Summertime Saga had more patrons. Now he's the 5th-6th.

This is not the point, anyway. The point is that he TOLD that he was going to release faster and shorter updates after episode 8. He told it in the message he posted after he released episode 8.

Did it happen? Interlude happened. Episode 9 development happened. The opposite happened.

Should I care? Should I worry? Well, I just want to see the end of the story, you know. I want to know what's going to happen to MC, Josy, Maya, Sage and Jill.
But if DPC gave us 3 or 4 updates a year you wouldn't get any more story or be further along in the game than by just having this one big update this year. The story would be all over the shop.
Plus you might not get any Sage or Jill story until the 4th update of the year as all other LI's need their parts telling first.

Yes we would have had some content but we see in other games on here and from top creators its 3 month wait and then 15 minutes gameplay.

Its either 3 or 4 short updates which will have bit parts of each path, or just one path, then wait 4 months for anymore more certain LI content or one big update with a lot of story told and content for every path.
 
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Ottoeight

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But if DPC gave us 3 or 4 updates a year you wouldn't get any more story or be further along in the game than by just having this one big update this year. The story would be all over the shop.
Plus you might not get any Sage or Jill story until the 4th update of the year as all other LI's need their parts telling first.

Yes we would have had some content but we see in other games on here and from top creators its 3 month wait and the 15 minutes gameplay.

Its either 3 or 4 short updates which will have bit parts of each path, or just one path, then wait 4 months for anymore more certain LI content or one big update with a lot of story told and content for every path.
WUT o_Oo_Oo_O

Every path is worth playing it. I have 9 different saves / different routes - at the end of Interlude ready for episode 9.
 
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scarp1

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WUT o_Oo_Oo_O

Every path is worth playing it. I have 9 different saves / different routes - at the end of Interlude ready for episode 9.
I know that but in regards to the poster I quoted faster updates won't finish the story quicker, we would just get shorter updates with bit part path stories and a few scenes.

It might work for some games, I just don't think it would work that well in this game with so many different paths and saves like you say.
 
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