Sorry for the slow reply,
Well originally we promised totally separate routes which has now somewhat been thrown out the basket, but I'll try mention something there possibly. The main thing should be NTR is always avoidable.
I always praised you everywhere for making totally separate routes, it was what did differentiate this game from other games with ntr avoidable because it was done properly, 2 totally different routes and not a constant thing of having to make choices to avoid getting ntred... the story was centered on the mc and the girls and that made it so popular because of this.
I didn't change my mind. Decisions were made.
No, I'm not allowed to talk about it more than that.
Also I'll tell anyone to get fucked, especially when I'm constantly blamed for things out of my damn hands.
I am not the lead dev.
I think people blame the one that is usually the "voice" in the forum, they don't know if it was your decision, however, I'm glad to know this. I think the lead dev may be committing a grave error and when you disappoint people is a hell of a ride to win that trust back, just look at CDPR with cyberpunk...
You do realize I will just get fired right?
Like, I'm an employee effectively.
What do you think will happen if I go against the wishes of the team?
At least you have an opinion on this, kinda sad they prefer to force their own, I wonder how it will work for them.
So uhh, people keep mentioning the issues around Darnell's narrative.
All I can say about the matter is that the 'earlier' plans I had for the character were very different but the team felt they wanted to pursue a different direction and make him more 'aggressive.'
My version I think, was far more pre-occupied into explaining the motivations and the 'how' he's become the way he has. Hence stuff like the earlier Hospital scene which was part of that.
As it stands now though, those scenes don't work...
(They may just end up being torn out altogether).
The damage is already done, your team can outdo it by deleting that and keep the original plan but if they ever do something like this a 2 time it won't end well, fooling people once may work but not a second time, so better they step it back.
Btw, does this mean from now on the game is getting both ntr and non-ntr content?
I always did love the fact that after all the non ntr content was done I can ignore the game and have the content I want without "that extra" content I don't like.
I mean Darnell's "narrative" (if you can really call it that at this point, I mean lets be real with the change in direction the dudes character is more one dimensional then a line) is always going to be a point of contention. The more he shows up, the more of a issue it will be. Hopefully the team can see that inciting drama via this route they've taken is only going to hurt the game.
I did always like the way he did separate those 2 routes, praised it a lot of times and after it was "promised" that way just changing plans when you already have a big fan base can go down fast and end up ruining both the team's reputation and the support they earned. Is very easy for people to feel betrayed or lied to nowadays, which seems a very unwise decision.