Yes and at no point did I ever said there was more canon stuff. I clearly mentioned alternate scene and epilogue. Because... you know... that's what Mr Dot said word for word.
Mr Dot knows a sizeable portion (maybe not majority but more than the anti-NTR crew would like to admit) of his patrons like Martin and want to see more. He also knows another sizeable portion of his playerbase absolutely despise it so they have to skirt the line.
ok so minor miscommunication.
As for your 2nd point yeah maybe. There was a poll done in discord where the majority would be fine with NTR/sharing as long as it’s optional iirc.
Which is kind of surprising after
Hyperserver confirmed there wouldn’t be NTR or MMF sharing in their 4th game.
indeed we tried. And we got more trouble than benefit. We pleased a few, but screwed the majority. Overall it was a loss.
We learned from that.
In general we have a no-ntr policy several years now (see also info-faq on our discord).
Originally we guessed by the definition of NTR (netorare only), it would be ok trying something new by going a sharing path where MC WILLINGLY shares his love interest (actively forced into such a path by the player himself), and being able to avoid it 100%, would be ok.
But we underestimated the toxic discussions ongoing between people of both fractions.
So i guess (nothing 100%, as things always can change when people gonna change) we just go back to how it worked fine.
The only (significant) changes within the new game will be (hopefully) less dialogue (meaning more story related and short rather than explaining background and "unnecessary" side-info).
We just stuck to the codex that a visual NOVEL should also include more to read - but people just want a basic story and more fleshed out lewds. So we learned that and try to fix it next time.
Also people complained mostly about the MC being to "beta" and acting like a "douchebag". Self-reflecting our past games, we agree. So the MC will be more dominant and self-confident in next game.
In addition to that, we recognized that the vast majority is likely for a full harem path - so we take that for the next game though.
Finally we try to change the renders (facial expressions) and animations to be more like nowadays' standard.
So in short:
NO ntr (probably not even sharing), rape or bestiality
MORE confident MC
LESS textwalls
BETTER optics (renders and animations)
FULL HAREM OPTION (for next game)
REGARDING THAT POLL:
If you read that poll closely, it didn't say that the majority WANTS ntr, it said that about 50% would be ok with it as long as it is avoidable. But also a HUGE amount was strictly AGAINST ntr at all. So it would be a bigger loss than benefit for some.
Also MrDots has round about 5000 supporters, whilst that poll got answered by less than 1000.
Those who like the game probably haven't even answered, as the past clearly shows that mostly those who dislike something get online to bother and demand (or rage). You see even over here in Threads with high rating more rage posts than people just telling good things. People who enjoy, just enjoy - people who rage need a place to let it out (mostly forum and discord) - that's life.
Finally a poll on our discord is NOT something to decide where a game goes or what content to come - it's more like a feedback what people think.
In the end our games will ever be made like WE want (of course we try to please as many supporters as we can, but not on all costs XD). Sometimes special demands just don't match the overall story (like Dee acting like a whore and fucking everyone possible just few weeks after she admitted her love towards her dad and losing her virginity.)
Hope that clarifies a few things - have fun.
EDIT:
Why do a lot of people complain about ntr/sharing even when it's avoidable? Because it takes development time and ressources. Why create content for a minority, when the majority therefore has to "suffer" by getting less content?
I know, some might disagree, and it's certainly a topic with different kind of views (and that's ok). But we also have to think about how to spent our limited ressources in a way to please as many supporters as possible. So not every kink can be supported.
