Smarmint

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The sad thing is, that even if you accept and understand the explanations, the reasons for it, it doesn't change that by now a delayed episode has become the new normal for WTHI.
I get what you are saying, and regular on time releases are always nice to see, but I've been keeping an eye on a lot of games, and are there really any out there with a rigorous release schedule, without repeated delays? A few months ago I would have said WVM was one of the few exceptions, but even that one has had multiple delays, not that I am complaining, it happens.

I just think it is inevitable when you have a complex project, with lots of labor and computer time needed to keep the updates coming, that if any little thing happens, it can easily lead to many days or even weeks of additional work. Plus with only a few exceptions, this is not the devs primary 8-5 day job. I am just happy when the devs are fairly well communicative of what is going on, which is certainly the case here, so I can be confident that the game will not be a) abandoned because it is not making enough money, and/or the dev loses interest, b) see a huge drop in quality because the devs are tired of working on the game, or c) see extended 6-12 month delays without a reasonable or believable explanation. Both a, b, and c seem to be the norm around here, at least for games I like. WTHI, is far from any of these 3 cases, so a few weeks or even a month or two delay here and there doesn't really bother me. WTHI has been of consistently high quality throughout, and has never gotten repetitive or boring, for me at least, and each update seems fresh.

Oh, I forgot reason d) which is also very common, after the game gets popular and a large fanbase is built, the dev suddenly decides to "revamp" their game and redo the last 6-12 months of work for reasons that are always unclear, leading to 6 months to a year of no new content other than some slightly changed character models, or re-rendered scenes that absolutely nobody was asking for. Half the time the game gets abandoned after this because the dev gets frustrated at the pointless redoing of all his previous work, and just gets fed up entirely with the project.
 

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...Oh, I forgot reason d) which is also very common, after the game gets popular and a large fanbase is built, the dev suddenly decides to "revamp" their game and redo the last 6-12 months of work for reasons that are always unclear, leading to 6 months to a year of no new content other than some slightly changed character models, or re-rendered scenes that absolutely nobody was asking for. Half the time the game gets abandoned after this because the dev gets frustrated at the pointless redoing of all his previous work, and just gets fed up entirely with the project.
I agree with your post, this game, for now, cant be compared to the "famous" delayed/ing games.
Yet, just a bit OT on this last part - imo "revamping" is a joker-card many devs pull out when they dont know how to manage/continue their game further, while wanna to provide some "im working/improving illusion" to their fanbase/patreons and not be a complete jackasses.
 

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You Shure know how to ruin a potential orgy by having those idiots waste $30k of wine for a guy who only got the $100k and may not get any more. I would demand they pay every cent before ever letting any of them set 1 fot in the beach house again(and maybe pres charges). It is one thing to offer/give some of that wine to be nice, but them taking 3 bottles with out asking (not even texting to ask) is stealing and not cool, not even close. Are you trying to make the players hate those girls?
 

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You Shure know how to ruin a potential orgy by having those idiots waste $30k of wine for a guy who only got the $100k and may not get any more. I would demand they pay every cent before ever letting any of them set 1 fot in the beach house again(and maybe pres charges). It is one thing to offer/give some of that wine to be nice, but them taking 3 bottles with out asking (not even texting to ask) is stealing and not cool, not even close. Are you trying to make the players hate those girls?
Why would anyone think that a bottle of wine was worth £30k? and even if they did why would they think it would be lying around not in a temperature control room?

The only person at fault is Dad (Again) for leaving expensive bottles of wine lying about. The girls where there for a party, who doesn't drink the place dry at a party?? maybe you've never attended one so don't know but trust me it's commonplace.

I have a couple of bottles of £100+ wine, they are stored in a controlled environment well away from any random booze, there is no way they could be found by some half cut partygoer looking for late night drinks.
 
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Why would anyone think that a bottle of wine was worth £30k? and even if they did why would they think it would be lying around not in a temperature control room?

The only person at fault is Dad (Again) for leaving expensive bottles of wine lying about. The girls where there for a party, who doesn't drink the place dry at a party?? maybe you've never attended one so don't know but trust me it's commonplace.

I have a couple of bottles of £100+ wine, they are stored in a controlled environment well away from any random booze, there is no way they could be found by some half cut partygoer looking for late night drinks.
Doesn't matter if they know cost, it's not their property and shows a clear lack of respect.

We should have had option to kick them out then drunk or not. They steal from me and they can find their own way home.
 

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Digging through his stuff is not an accident.
They didn't dig through his stuff, it wasn't hidden.

He invited them round to spend time on the beach and then have a few drinks. Considering the wine was all that was around they probably thought he left it for them.

He's been friends with 1 of them since he was a kid and your first thought is "I want to be a dick to her", no, it's not going to go your way because unlike you the MC isn't a complete douchenozzle.
 

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They didn't dig through his stuff, it wasn't hidden.

He invited them round to spend time on the beach and then have a few drinks. Considering the wine was all that was around they probably thought he left it for them.

He's been friends with 1 of them since he was a kid and your first thought is "I want to be a dick to her", no, it's not going to go your way because unlike you the MC isn't a complete douchenozzle.
Would have to play it again, but I thought they said they went digging.

And I wouldn't call it being a dick, it's natural consequences of their actions.
 
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You Shure know how to ruin a potential orgy by having those idiots waste $30k of wine for a guy who only got the $100k and may not get any more. I would demand they pay every cent before ever letting any of them set 1 fot in the beach house again(and maybe pres charges). It is one thing to offer/give some of that wine to be nice, but them taking 3 bottles with out asking (not even texting to ask) is stealing and not cool, not even close. Are you trying to make the players hate those girls?
I kind of agree, actually.

I don't think the MC should throw them out over it or anything, but for the life of me I don't understand why this was put in the game at all. At best it makes the girls look like selfish idiots, at worst it makes them look like flat-out assholes. All for a joke that was both irrelevant and (IMHO) not especially funny. No idea what the thought process was on that one.
 
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You Shure know how to ruin a potential orgy by having those idiots waste $30k of wine for a guy who only got the $100k and may not get any more. I would demand they pay every cent before ever letting any of them set 1 fot in the beach house again(and maybe pres charges). It is one thing to offer/give some of that wine to be nice, but them taking 3 bottles with out asking (not even texting to ask) is stealing and not cool, not even close. Are you trying to make the players hate those girls?
Would have to play it again, but I thought they said they went digging.

And I wouldn't call it being a dick, it's natural consequences of their actions.
I kind of agree, actually.

I don't think the MC should throw them out over it or anything, but for the life of me I don't understand why this was put in the game at all. At best it makes the girls look like selfish idiots, at worst it makes them look like flat-out assholes. All for a joke that was both irrelevant and (IMHO) not especially funny. No idea what the thought process was on that one.
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Oh, we will go to great lengths for a joke! WTHI is chock full of humor across a lot of spectrums, but that wasn't just a joke, in fact that was the least part of that particular exchange... There was a lot of nuance there that made it a lot more complex. Something Cheeky does really well that I do my best to emulate when given the chance.

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On a side note, I've seen how Cheeky is shaping up the Full version of EP19 and it has options more accommodating to people who felt slighted by being tossed out of the beach house. :p
 

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I kind of agree, actually.

I don't think the MC should throw them out over it or anything, but for the life of me I don't understand why this was put in the game at all. At best it makes the girls look like selfish idiots, at worst it makes them look like flat-out assholes. All for a joke that was both irrelevant and (IMHO) not especially funny. No idea what the thought process was on that one.

Well, in reality a 1986 chateau margaux only sells for about $700 canadian per bottle so if he changes the price to match the real world then it would be better because honestly no matter how hot they are no 3 bimbos are worth $30k worth of good wine. That would be pretty much a relationship ender if they were so cavalier about it. Just change it $2100 worth of wine and Lily's tits are worth it.
 
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