I've only arrived into the thread about 3 weeks after the launch of v0.2, but I have noticed a few things from my perspective.
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Jill and Isabella are arguably the most popular, and it seems they're either stuck in a "tug-o-war" battle between their fans or they're both liked equally. I suspect some see them as kind of a "two-package" deal, haha. Outside of looks, perhaps people also like them for their maturity? Especially Bella, both her and Jill are the most mature of the main characters.
Cooking herb seems more like a fling or a booty call (fitting since Sage fits the role of a typical fun seeking college girl; not to mention is the president of a sorority) so my guess is for that reason alone, while people still like her, they don't see her as their favourite girl to pursue. It doesn't help that Sage, as of now, is using you as a means to get revenge on Chad rather than being a genuine love interest.
It's somewhat difficult (for me at least) to like Josy as I see very little motivation to. While I understand that the MC has had feelings for her for quite some time, us, the players, did not have anywhere near as much as him. As far as I'm aware she simply a pretty, cute girl who's currently cheating on her own boyfriend who's also carrying lots of emotional baggage with her that frankly I don't have much desire to carry; all of which is detached from the MC's life in University. I understand that DrPinkCake has lots of upcoming episodes in the future to further develop Josy's character, (which I have no doubt he will) but as of now? Honestly, as of this current version I feel that Josy is not a very well written character and is the weakest main character among PinkCake's games.
Maya brings all the detectives to the yard. All her fans (myself included) are now self-proclaimed sleuths.
In all seriousness there's something really sweet, albeit unsettling with Maya which is why I fell in love with her. I've fallen in love with her as much as I have for unsolving the mystery behind her. Not sure how others feel but I suspect something similar.
Quinn has a huge presence in the game (more so than a certain main character that I won't mention) so that's the big reason why people talk about her a lot. In fact as of v0.2 Quinn seems like the main antagonist. She surprisingly has many fans despite being a terrible human being that takes advantage of freshman's, and I'm pretty sure she carries an STD. But hey, to each their own.
Among the side characters for some reason I've taken an odd attraction to Sarah. I don't know, the heavy makeup makes her look like an 8-year old's Barbie doll which makes me do a double take every time I look at her.
Mind you, all these are just personal observations on why I think people like the characters they support for reasons other than their appearance and sex appeal, lol. I want to add that I don't hate Josy. Far from it. I simply think she's so detached from the core story that I struggle to find reason to care about her.