The options could be several but the most likely is that EK wanted to do something that differentiates him from GGGB to avoid comparisons as much as possible, that's why he created the character of Ian, because they can be liked to a certain point but then they can start to annoy, that is an option, right?
Eh, I think ORS is good in spite of the dual protagonist system, not because of it.
I get that and I was overly facetious to make a point. Where the conversation was headed this poll isn't really helpful anyway.
It might speed up production in the sense you effectively remove half of the story along with characters which are interacting only with the removed MC, but you're doing it at the cost of upsetting at least half of your playerbase who do like to play this character. So i don't feel like it's a tradeoff the game would benefit from.
True and this conversation is moot anyway since EK isn't bleeding patreons, so there is no incentive to change anything.
The dual protagonist system has raised issues for the development, but it's still the key feature of the game. So much of the game is designed around it, the cheating, the influencing characters affecting others routes, and the general concept of having the ability to sexually romance the majority of characters in a believable manner. In a male MC game Jeremy would not get any scenes, at most a sharing scene, and vice versa in a female MC game all the women would be force written to be bisexual. ORS doesn't have these problems. And also as was pointed out earlier cutting Ian's content would remove key arcs in the story, all of Alisons content, Cindy's entire slow disillusionment with Wade, Hollys romance plot, the whole lot would not exist.
Though there are female LI for Lena but no male LI for Ian
It would exist, but not from an active role. And people complain that Lena has no decent male LI except Ian, he could have been a NPC
Ian's a decent guy protagonist but he is not the reason I play this game.
The factors could be several and the first is obvious: followers prefer Lena but it could also be that she receives more attention because it is easier for EK to work with a female character than with a male one, right?
So long as Cindy is only on Ian's side Lena's choices are, at best, a draw.
Pretty much why I favor Ian over her. Technically Lena is better since she is a hot girl and Ian a random guy, but if we think one step further (a simple task which the patreon poll and its voters fail to acomplish) and consider the content they unlock, then Ian grants access to most girls (and Ivy currently being only an option for Lena is one of the bigger criticism) while Lena has awful options like Robert, Stan and so so like Jeremy or Mike. Axel and Seymour work, but they are flat out irredeemable antagonists.
The loyal Ian+Lena path is such a breath of fresh air. If not Lena is the cookie cutter slutty female main character that's is boring as stale bread. The path with Semyour is boring shit as 50 shades of grey were, mind you if you like that stuff but it's not original. Actual characters that behave normally in an AVN. WOW!!!So long as Cindy is only on Ian's side Lena's choices are, at best, a draw.
(but a bit more seriously i can't really think of any choices Lena has that i'd consider "much better". In fact, complaints about Lena's options being pretty shit in general are quite common)
Even for generic romances Lena isn't particulary interesting. Mostly, because she has too much drama and is not in a position in life in which she wants to pursue a stable romance. I'd rather have Ian with Holly or Alison for a vanilla romance, since those girls are far more willing to commit (Alison only gets off the road if Ian rejects her).
Im part of the small group that finds Lena and Seymour is the way. I think its the most well writen arc.
What has to do with relationships, Ian has a huge advantage since he has more options to have a good relationship while Lena, with the exception of Ian, the other male characters are a disaster because they are losers, toxic or dangerous for her, so at the same time Unless they are with Ian, it is better for Lena to be single until she has the option of having a relationship with a girl (Holly/Ivy), right?
