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it would be really nice if you would hold your judgment at least until we can actually see what is this about. and more importantly how it would be played, out. it could work wonderfully or not, but , I tend to lean to the first option.
it is easily can be a small little feel good event between the characters, with a slight progress with the girls. Jill, did mention the next week, are gonna be rainy days, so may be they are all stuck in the library and play a little fun game, which is also a little awkward do to the fact, that all of the girls are in to the MC
or it can be an actuall crossroad because of the same reasons .
.either way , it is look awesome, and the potentials are endless. and just chill a little, stop acting like we're some kind of ENDGAME and we stalking the time , far from it.
felicemastronzo
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Sometimes games end up on rails at the end (Acting Lessons is like that), but one thing that I do think will be problematic is that the current system of 'lose a bar from your meter' is not sustainable: if you play a strongly DIK or CHICK character in this game, at the end if Ep 5 you will only have 3 bars left on the other side of the meter.
Currently, there have never been rewards (only penalties) for achieving Massive DIK/CHICK status (such as being unable to see the entire scene with Maya if you leave the party to see her at the end of Ep 2). There have been things unlocked by having Huge DIK status (never Huge CHICK), and a lot of things that have different outcomes for chick/neutral vs dik characters (such as nearly every compliment to Isabella and Jill, which are +relationship for neutral-chick chars and -relationship for dik chars).
I wonder if there will ever be benefits to achieving Massive X status, or if the game will always reward you for taking at least a semi-neutral-ish path and deleting the Massive sections of both bars - there's enough major choices in the game to do that while still establishing an affinity in one direction or the other (eg so you're not neutral affinity).
I also wonder if the optimal outcomes won't involve having made some choices in the other side. As a really straightforward example, I can imagine a CHICK character who rejected Quinn's service being unable to convince Maya that Quinn is prostituting girls out, whereas one who has access to it could do so. It seems to me that Maya is the primary axis of the plot of the game (being involved, like the MC is, with nearly everything, and being the one who is most likely to be put at risk in the future with what's going on with the HOTs), and I think it isn't hard to imagine a situation where getting the best outcome for her involves mixing exactly the right choices.
I like the Maya/Josy relationship quite a bit, but I am probably going to make another endgame save that is a CHICK character who says yes to Quinn just to give myself some backup in case that turns out to be a pivotal decision for saving Maya from Quinn in the future. (I already have a CHICK save that is well-positioned to pursue either Maya/Josy or Jill/Isabella, and a DIK save that is optimized for Sage).
A dream sequence doesn't contain actual moments and interactions either. Your complaint seems to be that one fantasy setting is being picked over the other.
flippityflop
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As far as I know, many people on this forum have previously supported DPC on patreon, or are still supporting him.
Speaking for myself, I already bought Being a DIK on Steam and I'm positive I'll buy Season 2 as soon as it becomes available.
As much as I wish I could support DPC on his patreon as well, that unfortunately is no longer an option for me. I'm a freelance artist and this global scale situation we currently find ourselves in has made my future look a bit uncertain.
A lot of people have a "try before you buy" kind of mentality when it comes to games, especially when it comes to adult games. And for a good reason.
I mean, how many projects are constantly being abandoned without even leaving the alpha stage? It really shouldn't come as a surprise that many people are just wary.
I'm not gonna delve into the "how piracy is sometimes beneficial in the long run" topic. I'm not very well informed when it comes to that subject, but from what I've heard, F95 has been a good source of exposure for DPC and his games.
No, he doesn't owe anyone on this forum any kind of respect or gratitude, it's definitely the other way around and I only hope he knows that.
crabsinthekitchen
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You do have points about special skills required to manage someone else's work that I agree with. But I don't really see a problem for putting it on your resume. If you don't want to mention you worked on a XXX game you can just say you worked as an independent contractor for a game development studio developing games in Python and then move onto technology details
I think another thing people kind of overlook when talking about down-the-road conflict is that, especially if you are on a CHICK route where Jill, Maya, Josy etc are all interested, and you pursue all of them, even in Ep 5, all of those characters are rather directly communicating that they know and/or expect the MC will date others. Maya/Josy make it clear they should 'move slow' emotionally, and even if that isn't what actually happens, I think it's doubtful the MC will be penalized for their choices made prior to starting to get signs girls are interested in exclusivity. The MC can even tell Jill they're dating other people, to which she'll be like 'well no shit, we've been on one date'. That Josy/Jill have been placed sharing a class is almost certainly an axis of future decision points (where it would be impossible to believe that the MC could get away with cheating on one with the other).it would be really nice if you would hold your judgment at least until we can actually see what is this about. and more importantly how it would be played, out. it could work wonderfully or not, but i tend to lean to the first option.
it is easily can be a small little feel good event between the characters, with a slight progress with the girls. Jill, did mention the next week, are gonna be rainy days, so may be the all stuck in the library and play a little fun game, who also worked do to the fact, that all of the girls are in to the MC
or it can be an actually crossroad because of the same reasons .
either way , it is look awesome, and the potentials are endless. and just chill a little, stop acting like we're some kind of ENDGAME and we stalking the time , far from it.
In fact, I kind of expect it'll be the opposite: I would bet that the MC will face more consequences (or at least sooner consequences) from crossing the streams of girls who prefer a DIK character and girls who prefer a CHICK one. It's not hard to imagine Josy/Maya preferring the MC date a nice girl who is their friend like Jill, compared to finding out that he's been fucking his way through their sorority sisters if they get into the HOTs. With that said, maybe there is more context in the game, because I admit that early on I thought that Sage would be the mirror version of Jill - a character who is very difficult if not impossible to pursue if you're a CHICK character (the way that most relationship gains and Isabella's approval on Jill's path only work if you're neutral or CHICK), but that's only true of the very initial meeting, and you can do the full existing Sage relationship line as a massive CHICK character, and she will still obviously start to catch feelings for the MC just the same way as she does with a DIK character.
Its hard not to imagine that going to stay with Sage and then fucking your way through all the HOT encounters in Ep 4 would not eventually play out poorly with Maya and Josy or that they would somehow not learn about them, though. While Sage keeps those encounters fairly private, there are a lot of misc encounters in those episodes (from Mona/Camila to Melanie/Sarah to Lily and so on), and it's hard time imagine the MC can really fuck basically every member of the HOTs and expect it to remain a secret.
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I'm surprised people didn't like the D&G scene, I thought it was really enjoyable and was hoping they'd do more of it.
Yeah. I am in an area that features a lot of NDAs for contractors, so what you'd need to do is say you worked in the games industry in python but can't talk about it in more than vague generalities due to an NDA, and ask them to give you some specific coding questions.
However, that is simply not nearly as good as being able to show them your actual code, as no on-the-spot coding test or challenge is nearly as informative to a hiring manager as seeing your actual production code, how you comment your code, and all the other things you can see in an actual code review.
I mean, I'm here on the forum so I clearly agree, as I certainly haven't paid for everything I try. Like you, I've contributed in the past and am not right now due to the current economic situation. It's just a reality that creating a really good product - a completed game, with good content and materials - is an enormous task that significantly surpasses what most people could ever do with hobby time and probably exceeds what a single individual can do even with full professional time.
But that's not to say I can't imagine why a creator would tire of this place, where so many forum posts are whining about update speed (from people who aren't paying, as the ones who are can whine directly on Patreon) and being salty about design choices not meeting their exact specific fetish or fantasy content.
Acting Lessons and Being a DIK (Season 1, so Ep1-4) are sold on Steam, you knew that, right?
It's hard to blame someone in a niche industry from also using a path that allows more direct interaction and feedback from their biggest fans, to say nothing of allowing those people to pay more than retail price (eg Patreon). That's exactly why Patreon exists, and the whales are almost certainly where a majority of the income comes from - for someone whose doing this full time, stability of income is a pretty big concern!
I mean, I'm here, and I get the other side - I tried this game without paying, and I'm far more likely to pay now! (it is the best or the 2nd best game in the genre, in my opinion). So he definitely benefits - but he gets that benefit regardless of whether he's active here, and it doesn't come without associated costs. I don't think it's unreasonable to understand why a creator could have mixed feelings about that.
Holy Bacchus
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Because dream sequences, when done well, can actually give an insight into a character's thoughts, particularly their subconscious thoughts and feelings about certain characters and/or events. A perfect example of this would be in the game Light Of My Life where not only does the MC have some dream sequences, but so too do the 2 main LIs and they're very good at showing how the characters are dealing with their feelings, particularly those related to a tragic event that acts as a catalyst for the events of the story.
The MC has gone through a lot in the short time they've been at college, so seeing their subconscious craft a scenario set in the DnG world to see how their mind is sorting through all the chaos and relationship drama would be, for me, far more insightful than seeing LIs get irrationally jealous, suspicious, or possibly even angry over a fantasy RPG.
The game already has had some dream sequences (mostly erotic), but given the MC doesn't play that game regularly (or ever, except in that one very brief scene), it doesn't make a ton of sense as a vehicle for their thoughts. You could certainly use dream sequences (even erotic render dream sequences) to convey the character's worries and thoughts. However, I think most of the ways you might think of as ways to do that might make folks upset or start to involve content that not everyone wants in their games. For example, it would make a lot of sense for the MC to be worried about Quinn taking advantage of Maya and pressuring her or duping her into the restaurant scheme, but a lot of people would be upset if the protagonist had a NTR Maya dream worrying about it, because they don't want NTR content in their game. DPC threw a small bone in this direction in some of the rewards renders (there's the Mixed render series that is a series of Maya x Quinn with a strapon scenes), but those are much easier to avoid if you don't like that kind of content than something directly in the game.
NTR content, or at least well-done NTR content, doesn't bother or offend me, but that so many creators feel obligated to put switches and options in their game to disable or conceal NTR content from those who don't want it is a pretty strong indicator that they feel like it would turn users off of their creation.
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Yeah, it's not out in the sunshine
I mean, sure, people dream about things that have never happened all the time, but they frequently do so within the bounds of their experiences - it's why, for example, weird high school dreams are so common. And you have the experiences of drinking beer and being in an RV for your subconscious to work through, whereas someone like the MC probably has almost none of the details of that kind of setting that you'd need to have a detailed dream about it.
And why would there be any drama at all, you said it yourself, first game didn't have any impact. But i suppose with so many LI's together there might be some consequences this time. Personally i would like it if we get the chance to mess around a bit. For example being with M&J, but in game favoring Sage over them leading to some weird looks, perhaps a bit of dialogue during and after the game, but not any lasting effects.
Holy Bacchus
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He already imagined it when playing the game in ep 3. Seems like his subsonscious could easily craft it in a dream too.
felicemastronzo
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your hypothesis scares me, but it also teases me, which would probably end up creating even more a rift between the player and MC.
already now many players feel that they do not "control" MC in the important choices (myself included), with a dream MC would either "tell" the player what he really wants to do, or "ask" the player what to do (who to choose, who to dump.. .).
the first hypothesis would be the most probable (the second would imply that at that point the game must be divided on different branches), at which point we (players) should accept what the dream suggests to us?