Your comment made me think of something. We often see two very vocal camps. First, those who complain when Max's game mirrors BB, and those when things develop differently. I'm somewhere in the middle. I'm looking forward to some arcs we had in the original (like Max getting into porn with Kira), but I also enjoy the new approach.
Personally, I wouldn't mind if that were a way for Kate to progress but resist the goal the School has in mind for her. Rather than being an "Hospitality Hostess"/sex slave at the club, she can go into the adult industry on her own power.