The merging of the paths isn't a good thing. This isn't a game any more. A game implies choices, and consequences. You make one choice, then you may simultaneously open up one opportunity while closing another. The game needs more choice, not less. You should be able to choose romance options for the three family members. You should be able to choose not to install spy cameras. You should be able to choose how much of an impact Eric has from the start. Now we're just being funneled into what DS thinks what people want. Except he always implements it poorly. He does it time and again, failing at giving people what they want. Some of it's on him, and some of it's on the fans, for asking for stuff that isn't really a good fit for the game. And some more of it is on the fans, for continually asking for stuff that they know at this point DS can't deliver on properly. But he's going to keep sending it our way to further milk people. He's gotten very good at delivering substandard updates, but beginning the hype machine for the next one almost immediately so people get distracted. People fall for it every single time. It's as if the fans of this game are turning into characters that DS wrote. You think Ann is dumb for falling for the carpal tunnel thing for so long? Well, we've been falling for the update thing for just as long, and somehow expecting DS to start making a good game, while convincing ourselves the game is better than it is because of what we read into it.
Really, the only thing worth asking for at this point is for sex with Ann and Lisa. He's going to fail at delivering that, but then at least we can have some closure instead of being disappointed month after month with each new update.