So how many updates into the game before you guys opened the kimono and told us we were fucked for playing the field? Heh. You've created a fantastic VN. Truly and seriously. But I'm tired of the teases in the story. Tired of your ongoing yanking about betrayal. So as great as your VN is, I'll wait to play until you're finished. I'll wait until I can read here who the betrayer is, so I can avoid getting stabbed in the back.
I find it odd. You create this amazing cast of women. You put us in a situation where we can't avoid getting deeply involved with their characters. Then you inject the poison of the possibility of betrayal into every relationship. I'm sure you're amused. I can't avoid laughing.
Great game. I'll see you when it's complete.
Pretty sure it's been an open thing for a long time that the game wouldn't be a harem fest from very early on, and just because you play the field doesn't mean you are fucked (quite the reverse more often than not). Some relationships just may not run the whole course of the game if you get caught fucking around, although some could, and it is very possible to have the MC be a player, but stop short of really committing to a woman (or several) while still having consensual pre/no commitment sex (not with all the girls, and many will rightly assume that you want more when they spread their legs, kinda like real life).
Primarily the ability of the MC to play the field and be able to lie about it for so long was more than just an immersive choice, but a design choice so people who wanted to see the majority of content wouldn't have to juggle a dozen saves on different playthroughs (some did that anyway). Since the conception of the quick start though, that is less of a concern, but we did set a precedent, and for a game as long as ours, I think having an MC who can screw around even if it has consequences in the future if he plays it to the end was the right design choice.
As for the yanking about betrayal, we really have been ready to move on with the main story for awhile, but we had some imbalance in the side stories we needed to tie up. We have only a few more prominent side arcs to go (which are near completion) so the main story should be moving along as well. It's a balancing act between that and not seeing the same characters all the time and it's not as easy as some people think.
As for the possibility of betrayal in every relationship... I suppose that depends on your definition of betrayal. I also guess the mystery aspect and all the clues we meticulously throw out along with the red herrings aren't for everyone. And I can confirm there is more than enough to deduce the mysteries at this point. You are also making an assumption here I want badly to correct, but since it involves a possibility I haven't seen anybody here come up with yet, I think I'll just leave it as a surprise and further tease lol.
