I believe Jeremy was supposed to be a friendly fuckboi or womanizer but EK didn't want him to overshadow Ethan so it led to his character being deficient. Jeremy started out already having a girlfriend and him trying to hook up with Ivy, and Ivy was actually interested in him at the beginning. He can also hook up with Allison but in order to give Ethan a 'leg up' over Jeremy especially with him being more jacked and having a larger dick, Allison has to prefer Ethan over him and he became a second choice to her. He can also hook up with Emma but Ian has to be the one to tell Jeremy that it's possible to fuck her. As chapters go by, the plotting led to his character going into a downward spiral. I think this is one of EK's poor planning which resulted in another of Lena's potential male LI sucking ass.
Like I said before, EK initially planned ORS to be a more egalitarian game with likeable LI for each male and female MCs. I think that while EK planned for some themes to come, they planned for those to come later with proper development. It's actually astonishing how the initial chapters developed over time especially when you get a feel for the premise. But, if there's anything we can learn from GGGB, the developer really likes tacky things and that unfortunately sidetracked the initial plan. So many characters had better potential initially like Robert and Jeremy where they may have flaws, they could still be likeable with proper character or plot development. And now we have EK saying that Robert will have less involvement moving forward - and that's because the plot made him so undesirable. I think EK's kinks and fetishes could have had a more meaningful integration into the plot but, along with Patreon polls which has a major influence on the development, they only derailed and weakened the story and characters.
GRRM said that there are two writers: architects and gardeners. Architects plan most things in advance while gardeners let the story grow over time. Given the nature of multiple branching and Patreon polls, EK could have leaned more into being an architect. I really love playing multiple protagonists and wish their next game would be too but I wish there would be better planning to avoid development issues that EK is having like difficulty writing. If EK wants to enhance his gardening style instead, I also suggested the erotic scenes could be made in advance even if there was no proper writing or dialogue for them yet. If done well it has 3 benefits: 1. It could serve as an inspiration for possible plotting and help the story grow naturally 2. It could help EK be more efficient in the development since EK stated to have more difficulty writing as more branching happens and so a lot of their time could be spent more productively making art instead as better ideas come later on (see number one) 3. It could help them see which things work better than others, and the art could always be edited or reused later. How Patreon affects the story can also be improved. They could be less intrusive and relegated more to additional scenes or side plots.
