My whole point is that you can't build a your-MC-is-the-only-male-stuck-in-a-desert-island-with-fab-chicks scenario, and then you twist everything introducing an "Eric" out of the blue. Old timers know what happened when Darksilver introduced Eric in BB.
Out of blue? I dont think so, there are hints about that: right from the start Steve as bf / stepdad, then should be around v7-9 when they started exploring and some small talks befofe that.
First of all, I just started to play full v12 so I dont know if dev have changed anything about the plot before. Second, I dont think Steve is as bad as Eric. He seems like a cool dude atm, only that he is alr nailing Rachael and eyeing (possible have done it) Emily during their time on the other side of island. If you consider the fact that the og plot (should be) is mother/son relationship, its normal to see dad/stepdad and mom fool around
TO me, I kinda like the change, right when MC almost reach his long awaited goal, Steve comes
Its spicy and I can see Rachael is struggling mentally and I want to see if dev / writer can nail the process of that change / struggling she is going through later. And Emily's development ofc, as long as everything else is somewhat logical.