I say it's better off without it, not because a blackmail storyline is fundamentally bad, but because THIS blackmail story was bad since it didn't make sense, as I explained in the post you quoted (and by the way, I had no issue playing it as a second save until the gang rape)
What might've worked is Paul threatening to expose Lisa's cheating to Jo since she doesn't approve due to being Danny's friend but it's all theoretical now
Yes i absolutely agree with u, i has comment like this before the updated with paul blackmailed released, i dont agree with paul blackmail because what is the power of paul have so he can treatly bad for lisa, he just found up that she was intimate with viv, arent that blackmailed reason to low level ?? and sadly that blackmailed route was so harsh, badly route or darker route that make nonsene.
But i did want to send out paul character, just make paul like a little toyboys for lisa when lisa has horny and corruption enough, just make lisa handle to tease paul well, i think this plot will make even more hotter for all.
The last sentence dont make lisa being forced just make her horny and corrupt as much as we want, then she will want to have sex at her will for all who she want althought with the stranger in the alley, or stranger in the club, or maybe with HOBO though. Then i believe this will be hotter game story