Polls on what to add and which characters to focus on are a bad idea. I understand wanting to go along with your Patrons, but it has an unintended consequence. let's say Rachel as an example loses on a poll, fair enough you might say, we'll get to get eventually. The fans of hers that did exist, well they can wait a few months, fair is fair... right?
But as time goes on, people waiting for Rachel (or anyone else who isn't winning) content get more and more frustrated as she has gotten nothing for what feels like 2 years at this point. She what, slept with the MC in his sleep, and that was it, nothing since, if I recall. So they drop the game, maybe coming back later if the stuff they want is added later, but probably not. Fiona, one of the top 5 has practically nothing either. Yet we have had entire updates with new characters who have next to nothing to do with the story thus far.
And that's, entire updates have nothing in interest to fairly large swathes of the community. Every time I see that there is stuff added to the dark paths, I sigh. Not even because I dislike content like that. I don't, I quite like it. But a replay can take, and this is being generous, 10 hours to grind yourself back up while holding ctrl. And that is after having to resart the entire game once already dye to save issues. It's tiring. Quite a shame, too as I was 100% in love with this game when I first played it, back when Lina was the only relatively finished route, and while there has been nice things here and there, I just don't feel like there is much of a direction in the game anymore.
It's why I dropped the title after being a Patron for over a year, and come here to check out what is new when I see a new update. Lately I sigh, and make a note to check back in three months when something new might finally be out.
PS: There absolutely needs to be another way to get in good with Sakura, either spending money or doing some other favor for her. It would make sense too, as even in the good routes, you need information on RM, and several of the stories send you there, but it just STOPS unless you have sold off women to them.