Thank you for answering.
I have to apologize, I was on Vacation and haven't seen that you already had discussed this issue on your poll summery two weeks ago.
I want to elaborate my standpoint a bit better.
But first to clarify one thing.
I find it interesting that for you Kim went from the worst part of one chapter to the best part of the next chapter.
I never said she is the best part. She is in my opinion the weakest character in the game. I liked that she is now written as a human being. After her mustache twirling appearance in 0.3 it was a pleasant surprise.
The Best part for me is Lea. Every scene.
But what you ask for will come, the question is if the players looking for BDSM won't be bored by then and already stopped playing.
You have answered this question already. You have 46 patreons less then a month ago. That exactly the amount of players who had even out the submissive vs Dominant part.
The Problem is that Patreon is like a self-fulfilling prophecy bubble. You will never hear anything bad.
Another example. In this Forum you see people in other threads and some have in signatures from your game.
You see Deb and sometimes I have seen Bri. I have never seen a submissive LI as a signature.
I've heard it all though: some say it needs more romance, some more kink, some more rough/harsh, and some even ask for "rapey" things that I won't do.
That's not even a question. The content is given by you. Romantic and BDSM/kink play. Your game is a romance, it is a given. How harsh something is a question of perspective.
It does not matter. BDSM is an erotic play which thrills the participants. And the harshness is irrelevant to achieve the goal.
The other question is not using the so called "good skills in the trees". The skills used for lewd scenes so far are as follow:
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As you can see there's a relatively good distribution of skills used per tree. You may have wanted other skills instead of those, but that goes into the first point: they will still be used in the future, the question is if the pace of the story is good or too slow.
The game is designed around a story and a skill system that progresses from vanilla to hardcore. We're starting to get into the more kinky stuff, which was never meant to happen early in the game. You might question this decision, but that was the plan.
The skill system. Okay, I knew that we aren't ready for the hardcore territory. That's not what I meant.
A thought experiments. If the skill system wouldn't be there. Would we know that there is a dominant path in the game?
Yes with Lea. But the other scenes. The MC only has the initiative with Lea, else he is very passive for my taste.
If you show the latest Jen scene as an example to 10 couples, 9,7 would say it is normal sex.
One is pacing: I tend to agree with you, perhaps the maledom paths should already have more kinky content by now.
Again it is aslow burn, and it is romantic and follow the rules of SSCF or rack. Which nice.
The question I have. Why need the dominant part to be soooo slow. The submissive part is miles ahead.
Jennifer: We established she is a sub and we established that she is willing to play.
Let me paint you a picture. (A scene with Jen and MC)
MC sitting on the bed: "Jen kneel before me!"
The mood is good. He then pulls out a collar from under the bed.
Jen: "Oh, I am your Dog now."
MC: "No, for now you're my property. A precious little thing I own." If it is going too much, you say stop at any time and we stop. Okay?"
Jen: "Yes"
MC: "Good girl. Now no talking, only if I ask you directly."
He pots the collar around his neck. And pulling her in for a deep kiss.
Then he pulls out a leash and order her to stay on all fore.
He leads her in another room, where he already had peppered a bowl with milk.
MC:"Eat. Only use your tongue."
After she has finished. He orders her to kneel again. And suck his dick. Allowing her to play with herself.
With a happy end for both. Then the Play is ending with aftercare and a lot of cuddling.
It just an example and something I have to make up right now, and I am in no way a writer.
I would say this scene could have happened. It isn't a harsh play, but it delivers erotic it could have written very romantic and has the thrill of a play.
It is a good thing that the game will have kinkier stuff in it from now, I hope it isn't too late. Because your game has a good foundation.
You asked for feedback why this game isn't as recommended by maledom players.
And the hard truth in my Opinion is. It is there in theory, but you have to search it with a big magnify glass.
