VN Ren'Py Being a DIK [v0.11.1] [DrPinkCake]

[felicemastronzo]

And that runs up against the issue I was talking to Bacchus about, namely, what is it about this kid that makes anyone think he could do anything to help in most of these situations. The best he can do is encourage some of them to keep their distance and others to go to the police and try to strike a deal.

I actually quite like Quinn as a character but I think, no matter what we do, she's doomed (I'm flashing to that one O.C episode that showed an alternate timeline where Ryan didn't go to live with the Cohens and Marrissa died anyway and far sooner than she did in the real timeline)

from a realistic point of view you would be right, but the protagonist of every story should make the difference, be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

my reasoning is simple: regardless of Quinn's fate, the scandal cannot explode, it would do too much damage. in this I expect MC's intervention, and it is easier for him to act with Quinn than against Quinn in this. if MC acted against Quinn this would risk making the situation degenerate, bringing matters to light that must remain "private"

 

[Dghg]

what is the d/f b/w dick path and the other

 

[moskyx]

Quinn's actions could potentially affect the entire college so actually Bella and Jill might be affected, Bella because she could lose her job and Jill because it's her family's name on the wall.

Still weak connections, in comparison with 2 girls who can be directly involved in those activities and another one who could be blamed for cooperate with it or a negligent supervision. A teacher can find another job easily if her name is not directly involved in the incident. Although Jill's family falling appart due to the scandal could be a bit more serious issue, but it's still a far-fetched way as long as they are not, again, directly involved or benefited from those activities. So we still need to see more hints to calibrate the real impact of this possible scandal.

 

[Cigar-Ferras]

I think you're mistaken in including Quinn as an LI; if she were one don't you think she'd be included in the end of chapter summaries?

I wasn't meaning to include Quinn in the bulk of LI's, i probably should have written that better. It just seemed odd to me that Sage seemed to stand alone but Quinn was also there in the game and is a character Sage even tries to push you towards. Of course it could also be my OCD with numbers .... i hate odds ... always evens please! lol

 

[jcor34987]

One of the best right now. Waiting for more.

 

[Tserriednich'sNen]

Quinn's troubles doesn't seem to effect/involve Bella and Jill at all which might mean they'll have their own story line and troubles for MC to deal with.

 

[lemonfreak]

Still weak connections, in comparison with 2 girls who can be directly involved in those activities and another one who could be blamed for cooperate with it or a negligent supervision. A teacher can find another job easily if her name is not directly involved in the incident. Although Jill's family falling appart due to the scandal could be a bit more serious issue, but it's still a far-fetched way as long as they are not, again, directly involved or benefited from those activities. So we still need to see more hints to calibrate the real impact of this possible scandal.

Weak? Maybe but I wasn't looking for strong connections, merely looking to debunk your assertion that Bella and Jill weren't affected by Quinn's actions. A scandel of this nature on a college of this size (what's the highest dorm room number shown? The highest I remember is in the 70s during the second free roam)

 

[Traitus]

Yeah, he purchased Mona's services from Quinn but Mona couldn't go through with it. Thoough, I'm not sure Professor Burke is the dean.

Are you sure she didn't go through with it?
The sheets on that bed are the only ones that are not perfect in that house.

 

[lemonfreak]

Are you sure she didn't go through with it?
The sheets on that bed are the only ones that are not perfect in that house.

Whether she did or didn't go through with it seem irrelevent to me, what's more relevent is what she was told beforehand vs what he was told beforehand. She may have been expecting one of the Preps to want a blowjob whereas he may have been expecting her to be up for light BDSM and anal.

I fully admit that I'm succumbing to tunnel vision at this point but I see the Mona walk-out as further evidence that Quinn is crumbling under the financial weight of a debt she'll never be able to repay.

 

[Razrback16]

OK... one question before i download....is the story better or worse than Acting Lessons, for now, at least?

IMO, exponentially better.

 

[Holy Bacchus]

And that runs up against the issue I was talking to Bacchus about, namely, what is it about this kid that makes anyone think he could do anything to help in most of these situations. The best he can do is encourage some of them to keep their distance and others to go to the police and try to strike a deal.

I actually quite like Quinn as a character but I think, no matter what we do, she's doomed (I'm flashing to that one O.C episode that showed an alternate timeline where Ryan didn't go to live with the Cohens and Marrissa died anyway and far sooner than she did in the real timeline)

The reason he can do anything to help is because he's the protagonist of this story, and protagonists always find a way, even when they're dragged into things that are completely outside their own personal sphere and seem impossible to overcome.

Unless DPC is still hiding us the real "bad guy" of the game, Quinn seems the obvious troublemaker for what it's to come. At the moment, we all can see how she and her shenanigans can hurt the MC and all our main LI... except Bella and JIll. Which is what have me intrigued. We can choose a CHICK path to pursue one (or both) of them while neglecting M&J and obviously Sage, and of course we can do a run avoiding Quinn and her dirty business as much as possible. So anything bad happening to her would only affect the MC in a very slightly way (and mainly because Maya is Derek's sister). But I can't see how it could affect Jill and Bella. In this route I'm saying, DPC might have in mind another shocking event completely unrelated to Quinn. Basically because if the only 'turning point' is something related to Quinn, it won't cause an emotional impact in many players, and I doubt that's an expected outcome for this game.

Bella's secret is the main suspect for that alternative shocking event, but I'm failing to see how it could affect Jill, who seems to be in the known. So my guess is that we're still blind about the greatest turning point in the whole plot

We've already seen that this will game force cetain things along the same narrative even if the player has had little involvement in it, and the Quinn situation is likely to be the same sort of thing. Having 2 separate yet hugely impactful moments for 2 different paths doesn't seem likely.

Are you sure she didn't go through with it?
The sheets on that bed are the only ones that are not perfect in that house.

What sheets and what bed? Mona emerges from a room downstairs that the MC never enters, so I don't know what you could be referring to here.

 

[Darkdevil66]

What sheets and what bed? Mona emerges from a room downstairs that the MC never enters, so I don't know what you could be referring to here.

This one I guess :



If I remember correctly, the room is only available after Mona stormed out.

 

[moskyx]

Weak? Maybe but I wasn't looking for strong connections, merely looking to debunk your assertion that Bella and Jill weren't affected by Quinn's actions. A scandel of this nature on a college of this size (what's the highest dorm room number shown? The highest I remember is in the 70s during the second free roam)

What I meant is that the foreseable consequences for Maya, Josie and Sage would be much stronger than those for Jill and Bella, even if B&R is forced to shut down. So any Quinn related drama will cause a bigger emotional impact in those pursuing them than in those going after Jill and Bella, and I don't think DPC will let almost half the players having such a less "dramatic" experience.

Then, either he has planned different dramas for each girl (or group of girls) so your MC will be more involved in one of those situations while the other(s) run in the background or don't even happen at all (very unlikely, as Holy Bacchus said) , or there will be a bigger problem still in the hide that would affect all the LIs greatly and in a similar way. As for now, as I've said, Quinn's business can have a very small impact over Bella and Jill (comparing it with the damage they could bring to the others), so there would be a great difference in what different players would get to experience. Assuming, obviously, that DPC's intentions are to make us suffer for our main LI's fate no matter who she is

 

[MadFoole]

I've been mulling over the locked room in Bella's home. The one she always runs to intervene if she hears someone trying the door. Could it be that she's actually a widow, and an altar to her deceased husband is in there? Maybe things will take a supernatural turn as she's trying to call his spirit back to her in there? Or another possibility, is that leads down to a basement where she and her absent husband got kinky and it's a dungeon filled with S&M gear and a sex swing.

 

[Tserriednich'sNen]

I've been mulling over the locked room in Bella's home. The one she always runs to intervene if she hears someone trying the door. Could it be that she's actually a widow, and an altar to her deceased husband is in there? Maybe things will take a supernatural turn as she's trying to call his spirit back to her in there? Or another possibility, is that leads down to a basement where she and her absent husband got kinky and it's a dungeon filled with S&M gear and a sex swing.

Neither. Though it has to be something significant or the reveal falls flat.

 

[Zirael Q]

I didn't expect you to do a 180 so fast.

All of Quinn's actions so far indicates she doesn't sleep around with just anybody. She even said that on the rooftop. She did offer herself on the menu for only one occasion and that was because they were short on money, like an amount of a tuition money. Must be a lot for B&R. Mind you, even Tommy is surprised if MC fucks Quinn. Quinn does them to MC because she likes him. That's all. This should show something if you have a working set of eyes and a decent ability to understand.

Also pretty hypocritical for people to say stuff like "Quinn slept with millions of dudes I'm not gonna touch her boohoo" but they also like Camila, Riona, Sarah, Melanie etc?

What the actual fuck are you on about lol? I didn't even say anything different.

 

[Zirael Q]

Once again. I said it as a joke. Hence the kappa at the end. Damn why are you people so butthurt and self righteous. I don't get it. To me, while I do see her as a pretty woman with a sexy body, I can't see her as anything more than a friend. I wouldn't fuck her even if she was a virgin. Then again i have never been one for just jumping anyone who had a pussy and a pair of nice handfuls (up and down).

What I said wasn't directed to you specifically, there are some people think like that in a serious way. Should've added that, my bad pal

 

[joaodasdesgracas]

I wonder which of the updates will focus on the Big Athletic Meeting that the Jocks have been building up to? Maybe episode 8? Since then they'd finally tie up the Chad Cheating Saga, and probably the Chad Blackmail Saga as well. I'd expect both to have significant blowback to Chad, MC and Sage, if not in external consequences, then internal ones ie emotional impact.

Might see a rift between Sage and Protagonist, either where she's forced to make a choice between him and Chad (I find it unlikely but possible) or she's genuinely hurt by whatever happens etween her and Chad and the MC will have some of the blame, knowing DCP it'd be for good reasons (one way I see it happening is that you have to be a Dick to get the event, and due to it you're forced to pick a dickish choice).

Then Chad, who I see as being build up with genuine depth, so I don't he will be one of the usual shallow bully antagonist that keeps the girl due to reasons until MC heroically shows her who's better. We might see a genuine reconciliation and friendship, or at least useful acquaintance, specially if Tommy becomes more antagonistic as he seems to be.

 

[ratttta]

I wonder which of the updates will focus on the Big Athletic Meeting that the Jocks have been building up to? Maybe episode 8? Since then they'd finally tie up the Chad Cheating Saga, and probably the Chad Blackmail Saga as well. I'd expect both to have significant blowback to Chad, MC and Sage, if not in external consequences, then internal ones ie emotional impact.

Might see a rift between Sage and Protagonist, either where she's forced to make a choice between him and Chad (I find it unlikely but possible) or she's genuinely hurt by whatever happens etween her and Chad and the MC will have some of the blame, knowing DCP it'd be for good reasons (one way I see it happening is that you have to be a Dick to get the event, and due to it you're forced to pick a dickish choice).

Then Chad, who I see as being build up with genuine depth, so I don't he will be one of the usual shallow bully antagonist that keeps the girl due to reasons until MC heroically shows her who's better. We might see a genuine reconciliation and friendship, or at least useful acquaintance, specially if Tommy becomes more antagonistic as he seems to be.

8 sounds about right. unless these sagas reach their peak during it, but i doubt it. Probably the 7th episode for these sagas. We have to get some answers soon, right now the pace is good but it can´t drag for too much.

Kinda thought that they will grow apart over time, too. Sage won´t let go of chad without a fight (she uses bicocaulars to spy on him without being the MC of such a game for f´s sake). I think the way that it happens depends on what the MCs action were (sage path or not) but I expect a rocky ride. Either the MC gets the blame for seducing(?) her during a delicate time and they grow apart for a short amound of time or the MC has done nothing with her and she just retreats to cope with everything. This way the story can continue when this saga is done with her temporaly out of the way. The story branches for a short time but gets back on the linear plot (it´s necessary for a good story, guys).

Remember the time in the office where you can defend Chad? That´s when I was convinced that Chad is a potential ally. Friendship, I don´t know, but definitely a temporary allianse against a mutual enemy, and mutual respect.

 

[bjmoko]

BaDIK 6.0 update is like the covid vaccine.. I think they're on same phase now..