The only thing that bothered me this whole update was the lack of a choice when Alice brings up staying with HERO or not. Deryl wants to stay because he idolizes Xanthe and wants to learn under him. Alice is having a partnership with HERO (although that could fall apart later on if they no longer need her for), and Michael doesn't comment.
It's interesting to me during that exchange the MC doesn't give any input about how they feel or if they wanna still leave or stay. If you all remember the MC when first forced into HERO actually has a choice of saying they wanna go or stay so I was hoping that prior choice would of had a call back to it of some sort if whatever choice the player made if they still felt the same way (like the eye scene).
I would like to see an updated feedback on how Mc feels regarding HERO, even more if we can choose it, i believe we will eventually be able to choose our allegiance, but to make the process more comprehensible a few moments of showing Mc's thoughts on the matter in between would help.
Though i think there is no realistic chance of Mc actually leaving HERO anytime soon, simply because he wouldn't be able to back up his stance of leaving with sheer power.
Before a choice between HERO/SIN i still expect:
1.Seeing Mc joining one of the teams
2.Having the chance of becoming a liutenant
3.Leading his own small team (i remember someone saying HERO will be reestructured, with many more superhumans on the ranks and less trouble with monsters with Ella out of the picture, i think liutenants will have teams under their command with a strong lvl 3/4 as lead)
If I had my choice despite all of the above, I'd leave to go be with S.I.N, and truly help Ella with whatever she has planned but that would also probably make for a more boring story. Destroying H.E.R.O is probably an end game choice, and will already be in the process due to plot to finish them off, so for now; I think we are stuck with them.
I could see a potential side switch in the future update where we take on S.I.N, perhaps W.W will use the opportunity to shed more light on Ella (as there are plenty of other threats in the world than what she concocts). It would also be a way to allow Corrupt players enjoy their gameplay, or challenge Pure players to change S.I.N's ways, who knows.
Honestly i don't even think SIN is Ella's endgame, to me they are means to an end, i imagine that we will have a choice to either:
1.Support HERO
2.Join and remain with SIN
3.Go rogue along Ella and make both submit to our power (this is the most wild but i would rather be the one in charge to make sure i agree with whatever is being done)
By the way i see Ella going rogue at any moment, with or whitout Mc, to me SIN is Langdon's agenda and Ella is aboard only as long as it serves her goals.