I'll start with the basics - unlike you and me, many players haven't played v16 at all and would probably like to keep the intrigue alive rather than accidentally read about it in your or my post.
So I would appreciate it if you would hide the description of the contents of the Basement at least under the "inline spoiler".
And by the way, what you listed is not all we get in the basement. There's also an animated scene
of Monica having sex with Philip. In fact, to see all the current content of the basement, you have to go through it
at least twice.
We got a lot out of this quest that neither you nor I have listed. And I don't want to list it, because someone will probably open a spoiler and deprive himself of surprise and intrigue.
I was only giving my private opinion, and when I wrote what I wrote, I really meant it. I realize you may not agree with this, but I have different expectations of the game, and for me BDSM content with Monica/Melanie is orders of magnitude hotter and more arousing than any gangbang or threesome, on a yacht or anywhere else. I can't speak for everyone, but I can share my opinion, which I did.
For me, even the first day in the basement is a new chapter in our game and a new level of never-before-seen hard relationships. It's the birth of something new, something many have been waiting for from the developer for the long 3(2) episodes. I think you underestimate how pivotal and iconic this transition from a relatively soft approach to a much tougher one can be. I'll be sure to touch on this in more detail in my v16 review, but here I just want to mention it. So I'm sure it's
not a tease at all. The days of teasing are long gone, we have the final season of the entire game coming up, and DM has already picked up speed and momentum over the last 3 updates.
Both the Basement and Steve's content (especially the extra scene) and the VIP-Escort content could mark a major change in DM's approach to the level of rigor of the content he creates, which could mean moving to the next level. In other words, we could be in for an epic Episode 4 if
DecentMonkey continues to up the ante and move to tougher content.