I play the balanced route, and I think that this update could lead to some interesting developments down the road.
Sure, in chapter 27, you could argue that Laura goes too far and that this may put a strain on hers and MC's relationship/test it (and you'd be right, imho). But I didn't get the feeling that she did it on purpose, just that she got carried away by the excitement and the novelty of it all. However, although she and MC didn't talk about this (yet?), I see chapter 28 as her trying to make amends (especially depending on what you choose re the
scene). This may move the plot along regarding
, and a new conversation about rules and boundaries could actually be on the menu, let's wait and see.
About the dom route vs the sub route, as the variations are just a few dialogue lines here and there, it seems very difficult to me to have them cohabit--I mean, some scenes would have to be extensively rewritten for both to work, imho (I gave the dom route a try thorugh the Memories, and the main changes I got were Laura refering to herself as a slut and a cumdump (or something to that effect), it certainly didn't scream "dom" to me (but then, I have trouble visualizing how a dom/very dom (where the MC calls the shots) and a sub/very sub (where Laura does whatever she wants and probably humiliates the MC too, to boot) routes could coexist just by changing a couple of lines here and there. The mood of some dialogues would have to be totally different for it to work, imho (heck, just the character of Oliver is a problem for the dom route, although he's interesting for the balanced route as he "helps" Nathan know what his role is in the MC/Laura relationship (ie
)--but he may also become a "problem" for the balanced route if not taken down a peg or two soon enough).
Also,
Le Stag, is it me, or is there an issue with the balanced route in the last update?
Maybe this is linked to Memories? (I mean, I tried a couple of Memories before this update 'mainly to give the dom route a try in chapters 24-26), and although I walked them back in the main game, Ashley is now back to calling me "cucky", which was a clear no-no from the get-go between us, so maybe there are some... 'artifacts' (for lack of a better word) that are left when you play a Memory?