I believe a simpler explanation for many of these things can be attributed to the explosive and exaggerated reactions people had over the last update on account of it not matching 100% of what people wanted it to be. That has been discussed ad nauseum at the time.
If the update was considered "disastrous" it was mostly on account of it not matching some folks unreasonable expectations for it and then making a huge deal out of it in here, where it resonated with a lot of people who prefer to adopt other people's opinions and/or be led by others instead of doing it themselves.
There were flaws in the update for sure, but really nothing to justify the nuclear reaction it got other than a mismatch of preferences - and nothing as nuclear as, say, a bait & switch surprise ntr or something the likes of that that goes to the extreme opposite of what the game's original audience expected.
The thing that a lot of people keep harping on is the blackmail - which is indeed kinda sussy. However these same people also somehow always forget/fail to mention that the MC went into the meeting with the full intention of blackmailing the character in question (Akira), but has the tables turned on him because this kind of "shady warfare" is something she deals with ever since she was born - all that is justified and shown in the little content that the game has to offer.
But did any of that matter? Nope. Was the power dynamics approach a bad idea? Possibly, but it was executed in, arguably, one of the mildest ways possible since it never turns into full on femdom or something abusive - as a matter of fact, it turns into a good opportunity that is very attractive to the MC in all regards other than the fact that he was coerced into accepting what just so happens to be an excellent deal for him. Much wow.
This game is an example of how something good can easily backfire depending on the audience it attracts along with how the dev deals with the response of the people that experience their work.
And the way the dev responded didn't help either - with basically near radio silence regarding everything that has to do with the development of the game, very few "official reports". Basically, the dev retreated into his own shell. Which I won't criticize or justify, judge or condemn since that's neither here nor there, but the fact remains that this is a big problem in regards to the management of the product and people's expectations.
At any rate, from what I've observed, I fear that the next update, if it ever comes, will likely mark the end of this otherwise amazing game with incredible promise and prospects because I doubt it will 100% satisfy the people that, despite throwing nuclear shit at the game, for some reason still hang around and continue to watch the game's thread like hawks. Unless the game somehow scores an absolute miraculous win across the board, that is. And in regard to this bleak outlook I'm having, I sincerely hope that I'm proven wrong.
Just regrettable.
If the update was considered "disastrous" it was mostly on account of it not matching some folks unreasonable expectations for it and then making a huge deal out of it in here, where it resonated with a lot of people who prefer to adopt other people's opinions and/or be led by others instead of doing it themselves.
There were flaws in the update for sure, but really nothing to justify the nuclear reaction it got other than a mismatch of preferences - and nothing as nuclear as, say, a bait & switch surprise ntr or something the likes of that that goes to the extreme opposite of what the game's original audience expected.
The thing that a lot of people keep harping on is the blackmail - which is indeed kinda sussy. However these same people also somehow always forget/fail to mention that the MC went into the meeting with the full intention of blackmailing the character in question (Akira), but has the tables turned on him because this kind of "shady warfare" is something she deals with ever since she was born - all that is justified and shown in the little content that the game has to offer.
But did any of that matter? Nope. Was the power dynamics approach a bad idea? Possibly, but it was executed in, arguably, one of the mildest ways possible since it never turns into full on femdom or something abusive - as a matter of fact, it turns into a good opportunity that is very attractive to the MC in all regards other than the fact that he was coerced into accepting what just so happens to be an excellent deal for him. Much wow.
This game is an example of how something good can easily backfire depending on the audience it attracts along with how the dev deals with the response of the people that experience their work.
And the way the dev responded didn't help either - with basically near radio silence regarding everything that has to do with the development of the game, very few "official reports". Basically, the dev retreated into his own shell. Which I won't criticize or justify, judge or condemn since that's neither here nor there, but the fact remains that this is a big problem in regards to the management of the product and people's expectations.
At any rate, from what I've observed, I fear that the next update, if it ever comes, will likely mark the end of this otherwise amazing game with incredible promise and prospects because I doubt it will 100% satisfy the people that, despite throwing nuclear shit at the game, for some reason still hang around and continue to watch the game's thread like hawks. Unless the game somehow scores an absolute miraculous win across the board, that is. And in regard to this bleak outlook I'm having, I sincerely hope that I'm proven wrong.
Just regrettable.
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