slavegal

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Glad to see I am not the only one who thinks Robert is annoying. But I must admit Lena doesn't have many intimacies in the early stage. Now I am stuck at the point where I could terminate the relationship with Robert. I don't know if Robert's path would block others. If so, I would definitely kick him out, but if not, I would keep him until Lena has access to other intimacies. Can anyone give me a clue? THX
 
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lipe2410

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Glad to see I am not the only one who thinks Robert is annoying. But I must admit Lena doesn't have many intimacies in the early stage. Now I am stuck at the point where I could terminate the relationship with Robert. I don't know if Robert's path could lock others. If so, I would definitely kick him out, but if not, I would keep him until Lena has access to other intimacies. Can anyone give me a clue? THX
You can keep him just as a side fuck. He doesn't block anyone but i recall Lena will ditch him automatically if we become Lena/Ian a official couple.
 

Lord Bradley

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Glad to see I am not the only one who thinks Robert is annoying. But I must admit Lena doesn't have many intimacies in the early stage. Now I am stuck at the point where I could terminate the relationship with Robert. I don't know if Robert's path could lock others. If so, I would definitely kick him out, but if not, I would keep him until Lena has access to other intimacies. Can anyone give me a clue? THX
You don't have to drop Robert I think, when Lena have other guys for sex scenes there is usually a choice I don't think it will ever be like Robert has a scene in place of another guy you could have. But when there is choice to go steady with Robert you have to let him know that you just want friends with benefits, if you go steady then probably Robert "trumps" other guy scenes.
 

slavegal

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You can keep him just as a side fuck. He doesn't block anyone but i recall Lena will ditch him automatically if we become Lena/Ian a official couple.
You don't have to drop Robert I think, when Lena have other guys for sex scenes there is usually a choice I don't think it will ever be like Robert has a scene in place of another guy you could have. But when there is choice to go steady with Robert you have to let him know that you just want friends with benefits, if you go steady then probably Robert "trumps" other guy scenes.
thank you, guys~
 

CassieBare

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To be fair, one developer earning 50k and dropping 20 minutes of gameplay in half a year is pretty accurate to cycles. Most teams have multiple devs (10+) earning 50k *baseline* to finish off a 10 hour game within a year or two. So, we're getting what we pay for [if you support her, that is]
 

slavegal

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That's a big understatement, because about 99.9% of ORS players think so. The rest are either schizophrenic or alien AI, like our Canto™ dude. Although, he kind of falls under both...
In that case, I guess devs create this annoying character on purpose :)
 

jimul18

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Looking back at the way the development time evolved in the past year and a half, we can see an ascending trend.
ChapterPeriod
73 months
83 months
95 months
Remastered5 months
105.5 months + (on going)
The period is not 100% accurate, but is not too far off. Probably the development time will never get back to that 3 months sweet spot. After chapter 10, if Eva manages to find more help and she reduces the scope of a chapter to something that is easier to handle, we might see an average development period of 6 months.

But hey, this is just speculation. There is a good chance that the estimations (from this comment and the previous one) prove to be completely wrong. Just look at what I said last year :LOL: when someone asked: "When will we see the next update?"
Are those the time between Ch.7 Alpha and Ch.8 Alpha or between the final versions of each chapter?
 

bauman

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Are those the time between Ch.7 Alpha and Ch.8 Alpha or between the final versions of each chapter?
January 1, 2020 - ORS Announcement

March 28, 2020 - Chapter 1 Alpha
April 06, 2020 - Chapter 1 Final

April 27, 2020 - Chapter 2 Alpha
May 06, 2020 - Chapter 2 Final

June 01, 2020 - Chapter 3 Alpha
June 12, 2020 - Chapter 3 Final

July 09, 2020 - Chapter 4 Alpha
July 26, 2020 - Chapter 4 Final

August 26, 2020 - Chapter 5 Alpha
September 10, 2020 - Chapter 5 Final
October 19, 2020 - Chapter 5 Enhanced

December 02, 2020 - Chapter 6 Alpha
December 13, 2020 - Chapter 6 Final

February 21, 2021 - Chapter 7 Alpha
March 7, 2021 - Chapter 7 Final
April 5, 2021 - Chapter 7 Revised

May 23, 2021 - Chapter 8 Alpha
June 05, 2021 - Chapter 8 Final

October 29, 2021 - Chapter 9 Alpha
November 10, 2021 - Chapter 9 Final
April 08, 2022 - Chapter 9 Remastered Alpha
April 25, 2022 - Chapter 9 Remastered Final
 

Lord Bradley

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right? i was so disappointed not finding not even one feet scene in GGGB, even if the drawing was so accurate and sexy. are there some feet content in Our Red String?
i can totally see Seymour being into feet or the guy from apartment Stan? not much into feet myself, but if it's done tastefully i have no problem with some content for it... like nice heels, stockings, foot massage, maybe a nibble or two from the male companions (or female, Louis on submissive route?) :)
 

selberdreher

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In that case, I guess devs create this annoying character on purpose :)
I'd like to answer you with a post i made here some time ago.

"I think most people here agree on Robert being a douchebag. Nevertheless Robert has some purpose and relevance in this Game.

Let me explain

1. Game Mechanics wise he provides the opportunity for a couple of Lust Points, which may be needed if you want to start Lenas Corruption early.

2. Robert provides early sex scenes which developers need if they dont want to rely on a) dream sequences or b) flashbacks; and developers need early sex scenes to keep or get the audience interested in their (porn-) game.

3. Exactly because Robert is being a Douche he doesnt railroads Lenas story too early.

4. Robert works as an early counterpart and (weak) antagonist to Ian. Lena can choose Robert one or two times over Ian which is nice for players who either
a) arent into Lena x Ian or
b) like to fight for (and eventually win) their girls (as i do: "Ganbatte (japanese for "Work hard/GoodLuck") Ian!") or
c) like some sharing or NTR vibes in their game (as omg Ian is such a wimp he looses even to a douche!)

5. For dramatic build up developers should not introduce strong antagonists (Axel) or EndBosses (Seymour) too early.
Ian (and Lena) need the chance to level up a bit before they have a fighting chance and can face them on equal grounds.

6. Robert is weak and needy and kinky, this enables us to provide ourLena with some defining traits:
a) does she give in to his demands although he has a weak character? then she may be more submissive than we thought
b) does she play his neediness and weakness against him? using him for her own goals? she may be more dominating or smarter then
c) does she like the roleplaying / cosplaying (i certainly do ;))? here we go
d) do u think kicking his sad butt out of her bed while she is already fucking him is one of the greatest moments in this game?
:ROFLMAO: i certainly do

so no, i dont wanna miss Robert in this game, i am totally cool with him."

My view of Robert hasn't changed in those past months, i think he was purposefully created this way for above reasons.

I am not saying a decent, honest, hardworking and charming Robert would not have posed an interesting alternative narrative.
Since myLena shot down Mike immediately i am not sure about his role, but from what i gathered here, Mike is a cheater.
 

selberdreher

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right? i was so disappointed not finding not even one feet scene in GGGB, even if the drawing was so accurate and sexy. are there some feet content in Our Red String?
I recently saw a poll on if and what specific kinks should be incorporated into another game, and foot play was second lowest on that list, only enema scored lower, even watersports, for instance scored considerably higher.
While that poll may be not representative, i think it gives a hunch about foot play isn't that popular and may be already overrepresentated. I personally feel like you get footsies in every other game (which ofc isn't true).

My view on this issue would be, that Devs add foot play to their games, because it is a rather inoffensive kink (again compared to i.e. watersports), which normally doesn't turn away players from a game. But nonetheless it may cater to a rather small community, and since every realized scene competed and won over a different sex scene which could have been done instead, i'd personally see rather fewer of them than more.
 
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