It's not just Haylen, it's both her and Cyanna because of Patreon's new rules apparently, where everything that even remotely resembles incest is considered as such and is therefore banned from the platform, meaning that even if Haylen is only a STEP-mother and Cyanna is only a STEP-sister to Leto, patreon still lumps it together with incest and so N_Taii would be breaking the rules by making a Revenge ending where Leto gets into a sexual relationship with either one of his step-family members.
As for preference, i just don't want Leto to have a harem of girls in any shape or form, the only part that i liked about the revenge ending in HC2 was Aywin's fate where she got turned into this like personal whore/maid for King Noah's Royal Guards. Sure, you could make the argument that the "revenge" part of the Revenge ending is Leto coming out on top against the Duke and his accomplices, but for me it's what happens to the girls is what counts, not the stuff that happens to Leto or the bad guys, if Leto beats the Duke and then creates a harem out of every girl that got corrupted in the process, then that's not a Revenge ending for me, that's a Harem ending, especially when every single one of the 4 main girls are deeply in love with Leto, you just don't punish kids by giving them candy.
At the end of the day i think that the biggest problem with the Revenge ending is that it's false advertisement, it SHOULD be called Harem ending, not Revenge ending, i still wouldn't like it any more if it was called a Harem ending than i do now, but i know for a fact that a big reason why i'm so against the revenge ending is because of the disappointment of not getting what i think i'm getting, i don't know how others over at Patreon feel because people there don't really have any discussions, at best they just ask N_Taii something in the comment sections of the weekly PoLs, but i'm 100% sure that there are quite a few people there that are looking forward to Leto getting a harem, now having said that, i KNOW that here on F95zone a lot of people are against the Revenge ending, and that their biggest issue with it is that it has nothing to do with Revenge, and don't get me wrong i'm fine with not liking the Revenge ending, if N_Taii wants to go down the harem route then he should definitely do it, i'd rather have him make something that he likes and i don't instead of something that he doesn't want to do just to appeal to a few people who were vocal enough to change his mind, but i truly do believe that if he changed the name from Revenge ending to Harem ending then most people wouldn't have anything to complain about.
I've made my peace with the fact that i'm probably only going to like the 2 NTR endings and the good ending, but liking 3 out of the 4 endings is more than enough in my book, i don't HAVE to like every ending and the game should definitely not be tailored around me, i just wish it was called a Harem ending cause then i wouldn't be going into it hoping that MAYBE it's actually about revenge this time.
Also, i barely even look at Leto as a person in the first place, for me he's basically just a window, a window where i'm on one side and the girls getting corrupted are on the other side, he's the tool that lets me see the events of the game unfold, him getting a harem of girls means nothing to me, i don't care about the person getting cucked or his feelings, i'm a corruption main and NTR just happens to be the best place to develop compelling corruption.
TLDR: I'm here to see the girls choose pleasure over their loved one(s), not to see Leto win or lose.
Oh yeah, I think the harem ending fits better with the happy ending than with the revenge route. At least N_Taii seems to take criticism well, most of
HC2's issues have been fixed. Rose and Cyanna are
so much better than Celis, who honestly never convinced me, not even by the end of the game.
So this time, I really believe we’ll get
actual revenge, where the heroines truly pay for what they did. Not just some the bulls getting punished while the girls walk away clean. Rose, for example,
definitely deserves to go through what her mother did at the beginning. That would be a really satisfying parallel.
I hate harem endings too, but if the MC is acting cold and pissed off, that alone already makes it worth it.
As for scenes, the Aywin MMF is one of the best in the whole game, along with the beach one. She's super corrupted and hot there. I keep imagining Aywin with
HC3’s “tech”... would be insane
Now about Cyanna... I’m kind of indifferent. I don’t feel bad for her at all. She’s just messing around with her childhood friend she’s always been in love with. Ulrod completely ruined her “route,” honestly.
I usually play NTR by projecting myself onto the MC, enjoying the emotional pain. But in Leto's shoes, I wouldn't care about her that much.
Just sharing my opinion here, I don’t really have ideas or suggestions for how the revenge ending should go, but one thing I’m sure of: it shouldn’t be soft on those who betrayed and screwed over the MC, like in
HC2, you know? Like:
“All’s forgiven, let’s have sex!”
Hell no. I want
real punishment, and I want the story to explore their corruption properly, show consequences. If it does that, I’ll be more than satisfied.
I agree with you. The ending of revenge should be that the MC is dominated by anger and destroys all those who deceived, betrayed, and hurt him, instead of driving the previous driver away and becoming the driver himself.
I still want to see MC do something with her stepmother and stepsister, I think it should be included in the good ending
Or maybe not — we can’t stray
too far from the character either. He wouldn’t do something that would actually harm the kingdom, right? I still want him to be rational, just smarter now, since he’s already been through the mud and hit rock bottom.
Maybe there’s still something that can be done with Cyanna, but with Haylen... yeah, the Patreon mods is definitely gonna try to screw the duck.
It's so frustrating to have to change the original plot due to platform regulations. The new Patreon rule is: you have to take off your pants before you fart.
Man, they've become so hostile towards adult game devs lately, it's honestly ridiculous. But of course, they have their favorites, the rules don’t apply to
everyone.
I’m really hoping things get resolved in the best way possible.