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I'm surprised you gave that the time she is safe from all that based on the fact she is a Li we don't want to be going down those routes and now she has Josy around.
YEs, and I repeat again that Josy is going to create problems, well what the hell, she has already started to create them
 
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Agreed. Frankly I'm baffled with Chad, he can barely keep Sage satisfied yet apparently has a phone sex pal on the side. Sometimes I get the feeling he's with Sage mostly for the status these days. Being the frat president dating the sorority president. Maybe it's a recent development when he started taking steroids and they were a lot more active before?

Then again the way he and his crew are portrayed... not really the sharpest tools in the shed. I am literally in stitches at their dumb, dumber and dumbest routine.
I think you hit the nail on the head with that one. It currently reads like a "marriage of convenience." And Chad's... problems in the bedroom do seem to stem from the drug use. But if that were the case, then yeah, you'd wonder how he's managing to keep a girl on the side. Unless that "side piece" is also just trying to cash in on the status symbol thing as well. Being known in certain circles as the girl the frat president is cheating on his actual girlfriend with could bring with it a good bit of influence.

As for the Alphas being portrayed as imbeciles, well... the majority of the background cast are pretty cookie-cutter. There's really nothing to any of the Alphas other than "big, dumb jocks," there's not much to the sorority other than "We're slutty. Woo." The nerds are nerdy, the rich kids are snobbish. I mean, they're all stereotypes, and arguably the reasoning behind not making them more than the stereotypes is so that the "main" characters stand out more. Jill stands out more because she's kind of part of the rich clique but doesn't act stereotypically "holier than thou." (just as the first example off the top of my head.)

This time round, I think he's mostly into just telling an engaging story. It'll still be HIS story though, so whatever the audience says, he probably won't change anything. And hense the warning: this is might cause some feelings, so try not to cry too hard.

I can't say it's a bad way to go about things. I like when an author has a vision and follows through with it.
That's just it. I don't expect him to change anything. That's what I'm getting at. It almost seems like that "warning" at the beginning is "I'm doing this the way I want to, some of you with delicate feelings may not like it. Oh well." It just comes across as him acknowledging that people didn't like his "vision" for his last game, therefore he's very passively-aggressively telling those people off by saying "You won't like this. And I don't care that you don't."

(Shrug)

Thing is, there's a lot to be said for "artistic integrity." I know there's a lot of disdain for people who "sell out." You had an idea for a thing, then people told you that your idea sucked, it wasn't going to work and you changed everything. And that's looked down upon. I understand that.

But at the same time, history is full of people who thought they, and only they, knew what they were talking about when it comes to writing a story or directing a movie or painting a portrait or what have you. And there is such a thing as ignoring useful criticism. Which, in my opinion, can be just as bad as "selling out."

I've gone on record as saying that I think Cake is good at certain aspects of storytelling. Like, genuinely good, I'm not bullshitting when I say it. But I've also gone on that very same record as saying there are some things he doesn't do well. And I think his sort of odd fascination with "dramatic twists" is one of those things. And it certainly doesn't help that there's a growing trend of that sort of thing in today's entertainment media, with people just kind of blindly eating it up. I don't think he's quite drifted over the line into "being edgy" for the sake of being edgy - as in creating melodrama just to spice things up a little, but I can't help but just be wary of every narrative decision he makes because I'm constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop.
 

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I think you hit the nail on the head with that one. It currently reads like a "marriage of convenience." And Chad's... problems in the bedroom do seem to stem from the drug use. But if that were the case, then yeah, you'd wonder how he's managing to keep a girl on the side. Unless that "side piece" is also just trying to cash in on the status symbol thing as well. Being known in certain circles as the girl the frat president is cheating on his actual girlfriend with could bring with it a good bit of influence.

As for the Alphas being portrayed as imbeciles, well... the majority of the background cast are pretty cookie-cutter. There's really nothing to any of the Alphas other than "big, dumb jocks," there's not much to the sorority other than "We're slutty. Woo." The nerds are nerdy, the rich kids are snobbish. I mean, they're all stereotypes, and arguably the reasoning behind not making them more than the stereotypes is so that the "main" characters stand out more. Jill stands out more because she's kind of part of the rich clique but doesn't act stereotypically "holier than thou." (just as the first example off the top of my head.)



That's just it. I don't expect him to change anything. That's what I'm getting at. It almost seems like that "warning" at the beginning is "I'm doing this the way I want to, some of you with delicate feelings may not like it. Oh well." It just comes across as him acknowledging that people didn't like his "vision" for his last game, therefore he's very passively-aggressively telling those people off by saying "You won't like this. And I don't care that you don't."

(Shrug)

Thing is, there's a lot to be said for "artistic integrity." I know there's a lot of disdain for people who "sell out." You had an idea for a thing, then people told you that your idea sucked, it wasn't going to work and you changed everything. And that's looked down upon. I understand that.

But at the same time, history is full of people who thought they, and only they, knew what they were talking about when it comes to writing a story or directing a movie or painting a portrait or what have you. And there is such a thing as ignoring useful criticism. Which, in my opinion, can be just as bad as "selling out."

I've gone on record as saying that I think Cake is good at certain aspects of storytelling. Like, genuinely good, I'm not bullshitting when I say it. But I've also gone on that very same record as saying there are some things he doesn't do well. And I think his sort of odd fascination with "dramatic twists" is one of those things. And it certainly doesn't help that there's a growing trend of that sort of thing in today's entertainment media, with people just kind of blindly eating it up. I don't think he's quite drifted over the line into "being edgy" for the sake of being edgy - as in creating melodrama just to spice things up a little, but I can't help but just be wary of every narrative decision he makes because I'm constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop.
So far his twists have been pretty good though, they build the anxiety for the a new episode.
 

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I know there is going to be some drama between the 3 of them but Josy and Maya still have a lot of explaining to do I wonder how they will take it with each other and what they have been doing with the MC
Seeing how the MC leaves the room, don't expect a bouquet of roses and a kiss from him.
 

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Guys in general - don`t take resources in this game literally,no matter how you gonna look at them,they don`t translate into real world money.Camilla charges 1$,Riona charges 2$,Sarah charges 3$,even if we translate 1$ into 100$ that still doesn`t work because Derek charges 1$ for a single cheat and Rusty gives MC the unimaginable fortune of 5$.

Resources are there to be there,to serve it`s purpose and a bit as a plot device and they work however plot needs them to work in the moment.

The tuition is there for the working girls,it worked for Quinn and Riona for at least a year.Is there even a cut for Quinn?Doesn`t look like it,she`s not getting rich,in fact for some reason she wants to cover more girls,while it creates shortage of needed money(more girls=more money needed for tuitions).
Hey, the note I took from Maya's cupboard door was clearly marked as a 20.
As it increased my MC's funds by $, this makes 20=1$ canon!

Joking with you. I agree with your post.
 

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Did you ever do this? I think I played it once or twice and just ended up getting frustrated with it I'm not sure if it's any easier with a mouse or a trackpad?
Mouse most def. I think Blablablafapper is the only one who has been able to win that minigame with a trackpad.
It's pretty easy with a high-precision mouse. Don't skimp on the mouse if you play competitive games online people :)
 

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It suggest that he simply left from of room. The last words of Maya'swhen saw Josy was "I'm panicking, help!" Like saying: "Everything is going to be taken for ass" :ROFLMAO:
He was feeling upset that much we gathered by his thoughts at the end when he was thinking if he should trust them again or not I think he has rushed in with that and simply just needs to think this situation through with Maya and Josy
 

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He was feeling upset that much we gathered by his thoughts at the end when he was thinking if he should trust them again or not I think he has rushed in with that and simply just needs to think this situation through with Maya and Josy
He's doing it, that's why he left the room
 
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He was feeling upset that much we gathered by his thoughts at the end when he was thinking if he should trust them again or not I think he has rushed in with that and simply just needs to think this situation through with Maya and Josy
I can understand there isn't enough room for three people but if the MC had good relations with both girls I think there should of been a friendlier exit. If given the choice I would have given Josy and Maya a high five and maybe with Josy's help finish the rest of Maya's checklist. ;)
 

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Thing is, there's a lot to be said for "artistic integrity." I know there's a lot of disdain for people who "sell out." You had an idea for a thing, then people told you that your idea sucked, it wasn't going to work and you changed everything. And that's looked down upon. I understand that.

But at the same time, history is full of people who thought they, and only they, knew what they were talking about when it comes to writing a story or directing a movie or painting a portrait or what have you. And there is such a thing as ignoring useful criticism. Which, in my opinion, can be just as bad as "selling out."

I've gone on record as saying that I think Cake is good at certain aspects of storytelling. Like, genuinely good, I'm not bullshitting when I say it. But I've also gone on that very same record as saying there are some things he doesn't do well. And I think his sort of odd fascination with "dramatic twists" is one of those things. And it certainly doesn't help that there's a growing trend of that sort of thing in today's entertainment media, with people just kind of blindly eating it up. I don't think he's quite drifted over the line into "being edgy" for the sake of being edgy - as in creating melodrama just to spice things up a little, but I can't help but just be wary of every narrative decision he makes because I'm constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop.
I remember playing AL and thinking "Why will this lunatic miss a guy who's mostly been in a coma and barely spoke to her? Well, porn logic!" I was so very wrong.

Obviously the man doesn't have every single line of dialogue written before hand, but it's fair to assume his stories are mapped out from the start and while I'm a firm believer of the Eisenhower doctrine (Plans are worthless, but planning is everything), I'd like him to stick to the drawn pathway, even if it takes me somewhere I'm not particullary fond off.



In fact, the one writting aspect of AL that felt wrong to me was Rena ending with either MC or Liam, as I didn't see any build up to it at all.

That's why the announcement of his last Patreon goal got me a little uneasy. It's easier to go against your audience's desires when your bills don't relly on them.

So, if you guys could all unsupport DPC and keep him just in the 2490-2495 patreons range, that'd be great! ;)
 
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