Yeah, this is strange. I'm a published author of quite a few non-fiction novels; horror and psychological thrillers mostly. Some of you would know me if I told you my real name. Anyway, I offered to write for them, and I put forth some exceptional ideas for material that would have extended HTH and made it into what it always should have been. Admittedly, xRed were kind and receptive, but it seemed they wanted to just move on, hence, the hasty ending to the game, which came as a complete surprise to all of us who were Patreon supporters. The cliché, "It came out of left field" definitely applied here. None of us saw it coming. There was SO much that could have happened and so many ways the story could have gone; it was simply ridiculous!
And now, with this new back story, which makes absolutely no sense ... hmmm, I just don't know what they're thinking.
Here's why ...
At the beginning, the MC came to the camp this particular "season" having just "screwed" his girlfriend goodbye. And he was completely devoted to her. He had no inclination to get with Kiara when he got to Red Falls (which the name should have remained by the way). Other than the matriarch, he didn't know any of the other girls, so what good are any other "planned" back stories anyway? And what good is any story about Kiara? None! Because, frankly, the way the main story abruptly ended makes none of us really care. The time spent on making this little number should have been spent on continuing HTH. PERIOD!
In conclusion, since they destroyed the story by ending it far too soon in relation to story and especially plot, it's time to move on. Sad to say, because I like xRed, they shot themselves in the foot. They had a good thing going and ruined it. I had some fantastic ideas, and they passed on them ... kindly, but passed they did. My suggestion to xRed is that they knock it off with anymore "side stories," lose the Hotties, learn from their stupid mistakes, start from the drawing board with something new and fresh, and DO IT RIGHT this time!
P.S. Directed to xRed: And when seasoned writers like me come along and offer to help you for FREE (that means no money out of YOUR pocket), just swallow your pride, and TAKE the damn offer! You could still be making money on Patreon right now, have an ongoing paying fanbase who admires your work, still have fans that love your girls and love what YOU do (all while you have a writer who stays hidden), you can still remain excited about your Hotties, and you wouldn't have to be wasting your time making up silly stories like this goofy Kiara back story! So if that guy happens to RE-Patron and offer you a hand again some time in the future, maybe you might want to take him up on it next time. Because, as you can tell, by almost every post in this thread, people are very angry and extremely disappointed with what you did to HTH, and, who knows, he could have been your saving grace. All you had to do was give the guy a chance! After all, he wouldn't be a published author of novels if he didn't know how to write and edit. Here's another little morsel about him that you didn't know. He is also an accomplished multi-instrumentalist musician, currently with seven rock albums on all streaming services, some songs with considerable playtime, so he could even provide music to your projects without your having to be concerned with copyrights.