Yes, subtlety isn't Dyne's forte...
they have been subtle many times earlier on but most of their readers miss it entirely. i'd comment on various things within an update, and get replies saying that never happened to them despite what i stated not being optional some readers not getting the subtext at all lol. like in dozer's route at practice you see harold limbing and when aske, he says he hurt his leg.....lol. despite this harold was happier than usual anyways. later that same "day" at the shelter, having dinner with maria, dozer and richard, the rhino tells eric they fucked some guy real hard in a park the previous night. so with these two individual statements, some readers didnt get the hints putting two and two together the real reason harold was limping lmao.
or that halloween puzzle game with cursedmarked. loads of puzzle hints yet not many understood them and just asked on game's download page for puzzle answers instead. Dyne can be subtle, but after a while I guess they just got sick of it being unnoticed *shrugs*