I have followed BADIK since its first update and had some very high hopes but imo the problem with this game is the cheap drama with who is whos father/mother which would be easly solvable by knowing their last names (crazy to think we dont after so much time and the characters going to the same classes).
Second big problem and the most important one for me, since its a porn game, is the super vanilla sex. The height of decadence in this game is anal sex. The romance with all the characters is rather generic with no fetishes or anything. Since a few updates in we have basically had the same sex scene over and over with maybe some anal sprinkled in. BADIK really needs some rougher and more intense scenes because it got really stale really fast. Not saying every girl in the game should have some rougher scenes but at least some of them should. In real life there are a lot of girls who like it rough so you can’t say its unrealistic.
It's not really meant to be a sex fantasy game to fulfil all our deviant desires. It's a character driven, melodramatic story with some sex scenes. So I don't expect the sex to progressively become spicier any time soon. Try "Fetish Locator" for a college based AVN with a more adventurous sexual agenda.
Regarding surnames and family members. It's really not that big of a deal. There are close to 100 characters and some of them are related. The only big shocker is Sage and the Burkes, the rest are nothing to worry about:
- Amelia is introduced as Jill's mom
- Steve is introduced as the mc's boss' son
- Patrick is introduced as Maya & Derek's dad
- James is introduced as Bella's (ex)husband
- Neil is introduced as the mc's dad
- Lynette is introduced as Neil's wife / the mc's mom
- Monica & Pete are introduced as Josy's (step) parents
- Rox is introduced as Quinn's dad
So all of them were not shockers. The only surprises were:
- We discovered early on that Maya and Derek were twins. It was a funny revelation and it was revealed quick enough.
- The relationship of Jade, Burke and Tybalt comes out over time and it's not a big deal. It doesn't generate any concern.
- Finding out Tommy is Josy's step brother is a minor shock, and it's something for the mc and Josy to laugh about. Sure the mc isn't letting Tommy know he's fucking his step sister, but Tommy must know they are close friends (if he didn't, when she kicks him in the balls for giving the mc a shiner, he'd probably work it out).
- And then the big one was the Burkes being Sage's family. This was a big shocker for the mc, and his past actions could now come to haunt him.
So really there's just one family association that matters (
Sage and the
Burkes). It's people here that keep speculating that everyone is related that's taking it to ridiculous levels.
Micromanaging (and trust) issues are the problem I believe. Like he'd rather work his ass off than to check the work of someone else. Like he really believes that he checks up on the work and he doesn't like it, they'll have to do it again and lose time (in reality this whole thing would save time).
Besides, the guy seems to have legit trust issues with people, so I'm sure that he's worried that the guy would start leaking renders and etc.
Not to mention, that he has to pay the guy for the work and he'd rather keep the money to himself.
I am ready to do post-processing/compositing for him for free for the first six months.
Pink said that he had experience working as a team leader in the company, so we can rule out that he is an introvert and a sociophobe, so it is difficult for him to communicate. I'm more inclined to think that Pink is an incredibly toxic person in real life, who constantly quarrels with everyone and considers his opinion the only right one. Therefore, none of the potential employees could work with him.
I think people are reading too much into this.
When DPC started Acting Lessons, it was a hobby, and it turned out well for him.
Then he started on BaDIK and his hobby became a huge success, so much so that he decided to do it full time.
He repeatedly tells us how much he enjoys doing this, and the satisfaction of doing something you enjoy and having it turn out really well is a great feeling.
So why would he even consider bringing other people into his employ?
Suddenly, what was initially a fun, rewarding, highly successful hobby, becomes a chore, it's now just a money making venture with employees, wages, etc.
If he's happy, why the fuck would he give what is bringing him satisfaction over to other people?
It's got nothing to do with micromanagement, trust etc.
I like posting shit on this board. Should I outsource it to others so I can post more shit, faster? I mean they could post the shit, then I just review it to make sure it looks like how I want.
Where's the fun in that?
If it was my job, and I didn't like doing it, well that's another story...
In his last Q&A he actually said he rarely not uses renders or animations, his work is already leagues above most other developers and he can't afford to throw stuff out, could it be better? Yes, if he had a team, but since that's never going to happen it's better to deal with shitty renders sometimes than waiting 2 years for one episode.
I'm not sure if he means that he rarely scraps an intended render (like deciding to scrap a scene or an expression or something like that), or if he never has to redo anything because it didn't turn out the way he wanted.
