Some people tell me things are too slow, others that it all happens too fast. Some say the game is grindy when I don't lock much behind stat checks while others rush through content from the first days and complete Haven as a virgin and wonder where the sex was.
Most complaints have similar things in common. Few actually articulate any of the issues they have, so I have very little info to go on.
Why do you feel there is too much grind when you can do most content with 0 in all stats?
What goal are you trying to achieve by grinding?
What specifically do you consider grind/grindy?
Also you are aware that you are playing a leaked patreon build that has incomplete content? Not a public, stable build that I released?.
I don't know if you noticed, but I was referring to a different post, not complaining per se about the game. If I wished to do so I would made use of the reviews and certainly provided examples as to why. Yet, in my opinion, there is not yet enough content nor gameplay to write a review yet.
Also, you just assumed I played and based my complain, for the lack of better word, about the game on the latest leaked and unfinished build of the game. I'm not playing on test builds or leaked ones as it's not my job to hunt for bugs and errors while breaking my saves. Sometimes I may look into one if I'm curious enough about the progress though.
But, to answer your questions.
I was put into a sandbox, so I'm going to play with the sand the way I want, yet within the borders of the box.
Because most content can be done with 0 stat Sammy, it doesn't mean I want to do it with 0 stat Sammy. Especially if having higher statistics can lead me to the outcome I desire instead of the outcome I will get by simply runing the event. After all, I'm playing the game for gameplay and story. If I want only story I can read a book or watch a movie.
Of coruse, it's way easier to piss off everyone than please everybody. But that's inevitable when having a sandbox.
I can't really say there is much content in the Fixer. Two small and one big mission from the institute, football boys, dancing girls, and a bit of whoring around at the pub and school. But I can't really expect large amout of it in such early version of the game. Especially with all that redrawing koikatsu assets, even with the whole doll system.
All, currently, I can complain about is easy Sammy and balance. As Sammy can be turned into a slut and cock-hungry whore almost instanly after player is given the ability to move around. There is simply no visible and meaningful progression nor corruption in between those two.
As for balance, I can quite easily understand the "Virginity is cool, remain pure" gameplay having to be hard, with great struggle to gather the money for the rent, forcing player to think out of the box while looking for money, but... it ain't really hard enough in my opinion. Scavvy for few days and it will be okay. Or win a bet with the football boys few times, and you are good to go.
And for those whoring Sammy already for huge amout of money there is strange pill turning Sammy into a Succubus, which feels like a reward unlocking cheat mode, as gives the ability to regenerate energy, which basically throws the RPG elements out the window as long as Sammy is getting a dick inside her once in a while.
What I find annoying and grindy, is the statistic degradation of body and mind. It's great concept, but the degradation is just, in my opinion, too great. Even with the right background and constant training for like a half day the degradation can be greater than your gain, and the only real solution is simply save-scumming to re-roll it or to simply use the cheat mode.
What I find weird in the game are the people. Almost every girl out there is a slut or whore, while almost any man is simply fine with paying quite the amount of cash for a fuck and/or sharing the slut with the outside world.