I agree that it's a disappointment. Since you can win and lose races costing the MC money, I was surprised that the investor ball and conference are meaningless other than to gain LI points. Obviously, a complete failure would ruin the Lily story, but perhaps degrees of success. From 'good' to 'smashing success', or some such rating system. At the very least it'd allow for a lot more flavoring later in the game to make you feel the impact of your decisions. Flavoring would minimize the branching overload, but at least make it feel like you are doing more than just collecting LI points.Yep it's just points (and that Veronica cheating flag if on her route). Another minor disappointment for me. Was hoping Allie would get to flex and have a better outcome. Jasmine feels like objectively the worst choice to bring to the ball but she also does well so it's all moot. Not even gonna talk about Nat.
Perhaps assigning 'proficiency' to the skills of each of the people involved.... without breaking the story, it'd at least allow for it to feel like it's impacting something.
Something like: 1) presentation; 2) technical expertise; and 3) sales ability... or something like that.
For example, at the conference:
- V, as an English professor, should help get max points for your presentation, but less in the technical expertise and sales ability.
- Jasmine would be an expert in the technical expertise, but more lacking in the presentation skill.
- Allie would be very good with presentations and sales ability, but lacking technical expertise.
- <and so on>
- Allie has top presentation and sales ability for the investors, but very little technical expertise
- Jasmine has the technical expertise and sale ability, but less in the presentation ability
- <and so on>