VN Ren'Py Being a DIK [v0.10.1] [DrPinkCake]

[dalli_x]

But are you responding to me?

who said I want to know what every single character is doing at every moment of the day? I don't seem to have said that...
what cheating are you talking about?

anyway we are not MC, we are the viewers of a story, everything we need to understand the story is shown to us whether MC knows it too or not.

if Bella looks like a madwoman talking to the dead because you can't show a kiss, a cuddle, a hug with her husband for me there is a problem. then probably the problem is also and in large part in the audience of the game, but the problem remains

You yourself asked the question.

"but how can their personal relationships be unnecessary and a waste of time? whether MC is present or not is secondary, we are the ones being told the story, not him."

That is what I was responding to.

You didn't write clearly enough what personal relationships you meant. So I was assuming all personal relationships, whether romantic, friendly, hostile, etc.

It doesn't matter which con. To me, as the reader of the story, it doesn't matter how or how often Tommy cheats with Tania. I, as the reader, have been given the information that Tommy is cheating on Heather. That's enough for me and I don't need to see it. Tommy and Heather also have a personal relationship, which you hinted at in your first sentence because you weren't clear enough.

Likewise, Jamie and Leon have a personal, friendly relationship. But I don't care if they go home with a woman in the bar in EP7 or not. That would be worth a story, but it's not interesting.

We are half MC and half spectator. If we were just spectators, "Being a DIK" would be a comic. But we take control of the MC to some degree, and our choices as players are shaped by our experiences and preferences. Ergo, to some degree, we are the MC. DPC itself has written that you should not care about the RP and play the game as you see fit.

 

[Arigon]

all of the above simply illustrates a point.
DPC has painted himself into a corner.
He has too many characters.
It is unreasonable to keep them all going indefinitely.
The story is ungainly and not gaining in quality.
His writing is frayed.
His renders are going to require too much time to maintain this mess much longer.
He will be ending the story soonish, and not very satisfactorily.
Whether he spends time with new development of things or focuses on the MC and his canon of girls, all the lot of you should pay attention.
He introduces things when he is bored. He is bored. That means this story is going to conclude. Will there be another year at B&R? I don't know. Maybe he will do a fantasy AVN or take the break he has talked about.
Chapter 10 and done.
Peace

 

[den_tiger]

Does the game even have 70+ characters?
Hmmm. Maybe new characters inbound?

 

[sixart]

Chapter 10 and done.

Does the game even have 70+ characters?

Check your phone Then add those none listed ( not relevant ) Is it above or under ?

 

[shazba]

Does the game even have 70+ characters?
Hmmm. Maybe new characters inbound?

The game has over 100 characters, (over 90 not including the Interlude characters and the generically named characters):

Spoiler: There's a lot of 'em

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all of the above simply illustrates a point.
DPC has painted himself into a corner.
He has too many characters.
It is unreasonable to keep them all going indefinitely.
The story is ungainly and not gaining in quality.
His writing is frayed.
His renders are going to require too much time to maintain this mess much longer.
He will be ending the story soonish, and not very satisfactorily.
Whether he spends time with new development of things or focuses on the MC and his canon of girls, all the lot of you should pay attention.
He introduces things when he is bored. He is bored. That means this story is going to conclude. Will there be another year at B&R? I don't know. Maybe he will do a fantasy AVN or take the break he has talked about.
Chapter 10 and done.
Peace

Lol and this is why it must END.

The game is still a lot of fun, so I don't know why there's all this doom and gloom.

 

[Arigon]

Lol and this is why it must END.

 

[Kellermann]

A very detailed status update. Most likely episode 9 will be close to episode 8 in size. Judging by the numbers, he is almost finished with the script and the creation of the environment, and he has only programming, creating art and animation left.

I don't see a problem in size. If you remember, a third of episode 5 was occupied by the backstory of the brotherhood of diks and the episode itself was pretty empty. All the important events took place during the preps party and at Bella's house, and the episode itself unexpectedly ended as it began. I'm glad to hear from Pink that the episode will be intense.

Yeah, DPC isn't just going to go back to making small episodes. That ship has sailed. More content each episode is the name of the game from now on. One thing I hope he doesn't continue, but probably will, is the trend for longer and longer ep. intro flashbacks (like ep. 5). A fast-moving, concise intro can usually convey everything that is needed without delving into every detail. DPC even went so far as to give us the longest ep. intro flashback yet...Interlude. Episode 5 intro did go on for an unbelievably long time..had no idea it was 1/3 of ep length though.

I don't know why DPC is trying to make the size smaller or similar to that of episode 8 when episode 9 has branching involved. For it to be great, long, and filled with content similar to what he said; "requires more than five playthroughs to see everything", wouldn't it be more "safe" and logical to not worry about the size because it might compromise the story?
If he's worrying about size a lot, I think it's better to do that on more later episodes, just so that episode 9 comes on strong and to have a solid foundation of the branches.

If not, I guess the branches are an illusion like any other choices-driven game. For example, no matter what you do in episodes 1-8, you would always end up with Maya, Josy, and Sage in her house. Bummer.

True, DPC almost has to make episodes bigger whether he wants to or not. Ever since he made us select a girl (or others), he has pretty much guaranteed that more content is needed because otherwise the episode will seem miniscule by previous standards since you can't bounce around from girl to girl like you could before (ex. season 1).

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Riona costume
DPC had better compensate by giving us her long awaited O scene with MC.

 

[Train of Thought]

Lol and this is why it must END.

Why would you want such an entertaining, and all-around great AVN to end? Other than to say that 'you were right' and 'you told us so' that the game will end at Episode 10 (Again, it wouldn't, so you can once again just relax and maybe take a break from this thread), there is no reason for BADIK to end now or in the nearest future. With all the characters, existing and new, this has a lot of stories to tell and events to show. I will gladly enjoy those as will most if not all in this thread who enjoy this game
Sorry to disappoint you once again Arigon

 

[PashafromRussia]

Does the game even have 70+ characters?
Hmmm. Maybe new characters inbound?

Yes, 70 characters are literally all the characters in the game that are from random people from the dorm in episode 8 to members of fraternities and sisterhood. I don't know if he is going to make a global party in which literally everyone will be there (if so, then Bella and Jill will be there, and Bianca, and so on) or there will still be several parties.

 

[ThaRealThiccShady]

 

[AchedCroissant]

So is there a chance that she will come back?

 

[Arigon]

Why would you want such an entertaining, and all-around great AVN to end? Other than to say that 'you were right' and 'you told us so' that the game will end at Episode 10 (Again, it wouldn't, so you can once again just relax and maybe take a break from this thread), there is no reason for BADIK to end now or in the nearest future. With all the characters, existing and new, this has a lot of stories to tell and events to show. I will gladly enjoy those as will most if not all in this thread who enjoy this game
Sorry to disappoint you once again Arigon

Clearly you don't know me very well!!!!
By the way, I actually own the game, not just a pirate board lurker. I am a fan, but I also am a realist. (fan of renders and animations, NOT his writing or the overall story)
Too many characters leads to burn out.
Intro of new things at this point, was just like his DnG, he is bored.
I hope it ends better than burning dorm rooms, but if so, fear not, I shall ensure that Zoey is the one left behind!

 

[Arigon]

So is there a chance that she will come back?
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Thank you!!!!
I miss our nurse murderer!
Does she have our Lamb with her?

 

[PashafromRussia]

So is there a chance that she will come back?
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I think she'll fuck with MС and then kill someone. It will be a secret bad ending.

 

[dalli_x]

Yes, 70 characters are literally all the characters in the game that are from random people from the dorm in episode 8 to members of fraternities and sisterhood. I don't know if he is going to make a global party in which literally everyone will be there (if so, then Bella and Jill will be there, and Bianca, and so on) or there will still be several parties.

I could imagine that there could be multiple parties. I don't think so the preps can celebrate with the DIKs.

Also, it's Halloween and I'm sure there will be some pranks.

 

[shazba]

So is there a chance that she will come back?
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Oh I fucking hope so.

 

[Master5043]

all of the above simply illustrates a point.
DPC has painted himself into a corner.
He has too many characters.
It is unreasonable to keep them all going indefinitely.
The story is ungainly and not gaining in quality.
His writing is frayed.
His renders are going to require too much time to maintain this mess much longer.
He will be ending the story soonish, and not very satisfactorily.
Whether he spends time with new development of things or focuses on the MC and his canon of girls, all the lot of you should pay attention.
He introduces things when he is bored. He is bored. That means this story is going to conclude. Will there be another year at B&R? I don't know. Maybe he will do a fantasy AVN or take the break he has talked about.
Chapter 10 and done.
Peace

I have no idea what you're talking about, probably some other game. Episode 8 was the best part in terms of story and character development.
The storylines of Sage, Bella and Jill are amazing in this part.
Renders are growing in quality and of course there are more of them, this is the problem of all non-linear VN - with each new episode, more and more plot branches need to be revealed. It takes time. Fortunately, the quality of the DPC is at a high level. We have completed the formation of the MC personality (DIK, CHICK or Neutral)
The plot has become deeper and, in addition to frivolous comedy, has acquired notes of drama, which is cool.
We got a powerful cliffhanger and a plot twist at the end.
Yes, the second season was better than the first. Facts.
Of course you have your own opinion on the game, but let's look at the objective reality:
Rating Steam:
BaDIK season 1 - 97%
BaDIK season 2 - 96%
Peace

 

[Wonder Wolf]

So is there a chance that she will come back?
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I think so. Rumors says she'll be throwing a barbecue party with at least two of Tremolos love interest as guests of honor.

 

[Master5043]

Why would you want such an entertaining, and all-around great AVN to end? Other than to say that 'you were right' and 'you told us so' that the game will end at Episode 10 (Again, it wouldn't, so you can once again just relax and maybe take a break from this thread), there is no reason for BADIK to end now or in the nearest future. With all the characters, existing and new, this has a lot of stories to tell and events to show. I will gladly enjoy those as will most if not all in this thread who enjoy this game
Sorry to disappoint you once again Arigon

Arigon tried to poop on the game and DPC, but forgot to take off his pants

 

[Kellermann]

Clearly you don't know me very well!!!!
By the way, I actually own the game, not just a pirate board lurker. I am a fan, but I also am a realist. (fan of renders and animations, NOT his writing or the overall story)
Too many characters leads to burn out.
Intro of new things at this point, was just like his DnG, he is bored.
I hope it ends better than burning dorm rooms, but if so, fear not, I shall ensure that Zoey is the one left behind!

I am still amazed that DPC has so many characters. What an absolutely staggering number. Each one requiring a unique personality, unique back story, and unique attire. As incredible as it is, I think it can also bog things down, especially in the storyboarding phase. I'm not saying I hate it because it does make the B&R setting seem more alive, but wow, what a lot of work to voluntarily place on your own shoulders.

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Speaking of adding more work for yourself..DPC is the one who has the dislike for harems and is hellbent on making you choose a "wife" as a first term teenager at university, which is utter udder (heh) lunacy. If that is the case, then he understands that not everyone will keep up with every LI's route after we "propose" to chosen waifu (I still haven't finished all main LIs through ep. 8). DPC is the one who created this straightjacket, so he has to compensate for it by giving each main LI more individual content, and hence we have guaranteed longer episodes and dev times. May be a good or bad thing, depending on your perspective.