Agreed. Honestly I'd test the game for
free if I knew Deka would actually bother to fix the myriad of bugs I could find with extensive testing, but something tells me he wouldn't. With the amount of patrons he has, there's no way he hasn't gotten any bug complaints, so I guess it really just comes down to apathy.
And don't be sorry for your optimism, it's a fleeting thing within the community these days, and if anything we need more of it. When I think back to how great this game once was (the first five Dominas in particular), I remember that Dekarous absolutely has what it takes to make this game amazing, the only thing he currently lacks is drive (and maybe some lessons on programming combat skills). I also highly believe that this game can get better in the coming updates, so long as Deka puts in the required effort to do so.
You raise an interesting point about Selena making MC into her throne, and it makes me think.. could it be possible that Horace is her throne? the Reaper did say he was still alive, but that could mean anything outside of becoming Lost. He might not even be in Selena's realm at all (though I highly suspect he is).
I'm glad you like the wallpaper! I'll be doing more Domina themed ones in the future so let me know if you have anything in mind (characters, poses, etc.). I will say, it took me a while to find a suitable background for Narcissa, but it was worth the effort.
A QTE method of escape for grapple attacks sounds really fun! It would certainly be more intuitive and less RNG-based than the one we currently have, and it would also add a layer of immersion. And yes, infuriated pretty much sums up how I feel about Madeline's unused grapple. It's such a good pose, yet it's not even in the game.. (though I suspect Deka will add it at some point, considering he did commission it to begin with. It would be a shame for it to go to waste, after all)