Wait they actually rejected [Einin]?
We really got pathetic ass Viv instead of her? In what world is this justifiable? This has to be straight up nepotism, right? Since Balak has written more for the game and been a part of it longer. There's literally no other explanation for this shit.
Rejected as a companion due to the deadline, but ""maybe"" not as a generic NPC, but who knows when/if. Viv got in because Balak rushed barebones Viv together before the deadline and/or they consider her adequate. So their deadline/rules to ensure companion quality control resulted in a consecutive companion with meager content, which is amusing and sad.
Not only do I agree there should have been a deadline, I think it should have been enforced earlier. In fact, I think the original deadline was Winter City, which seems about right to me.
I understand limitations on the companions because of Atugia/Quin, but Agni and Viv made the deadline, so it's pretty bad quality assurance, and at best resulted in 2 rushed/paltry companions that
might be fleshed out
later, which defeats the main purpose of a deadline. The caliber and quantity of the writing is what they should assess, not the submission date, especially since it took them a
full year for Viv to go from
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. I could see the argument that the coders wouldn't be able to handle a latecomer though, considering they're
still releasing bugged patches and typos abound. I do agree that Will should've been able to submit a skeleton with the time he was given, but I don't understand the point of placing the limit to begin with considering the results.