Thread, there is something I've been thinking about something from the... psychological point of view that might actually be related to CoC2. Have you heard about the inverse lewd law? It's usually related to anime and other Japanese stuff, where a mostly pure and non-lewd character gets way more lewd fanart than an already lewd character who looks primed for that sort of artwork already. The purer the character - the more they get lewded and vise-versa.
Now, in case CoC2, it's less about the artwork and more about the reputation some characters has, as well as how well they are received by the players. Judging from this thread, people quite dislike Cait and really love Brienne. Now, while many stated plenty of good reasons why that aren't related to inverse lewd law, I still feel like maybe it's another reason. Cait's entire personality is that she is a slut, and while this might be attractive to some, the fact that she is already all about being lewd sort of makes her less appealing that say, Brienne who is much more normal and wholesome.
Point is... I wonder if some CoC2's characters would be better received if they would feel less like porn-game characters and more like regular people, who have something about them that you want to lewd, but aren't too lewd by themselves.