So why reply? Social acceptance is a big topic but suffice to say those days are behind me. My days of being in any way important, except to immediate family, are also over. That's in no way dramatic, [actually it was but no-one wants a RL story] but is more a function of being old. Old enough to have read & viewed enough porn to appreciate what's good & what's not. IMO, AWAM was very good, now it's not & it's getting worse. That's why I stick with it, owing to, (perhaps morbid), curiousity & also to see the ration of renders, which are still very good & provide a remaining redeeming feature.
I don't actually write the same things, if you read carefully. Recent posts, though critical, were more in the nature of general comments. Oftentimes I simply agree, or disagree with various existing comments & add my own take on whatever the topic is. Other times, I will initiate a discussion. That's the basis of any discussion forum specialising in a given topic. There will always be widely differing views. Where erotic topics are concerned there are also a huge range of tastes & kinks to consider, especially in AWAM's case, where the Dev has deliberately tried to cater for too many, in a case of his characteristic over-reach. There should be controversy BUT here this should result from the ongoing stories & plot devices, (hopefully delivered in a timely manner), not from sluggish development, broken promises & massive, scarcely credible, changes in direction.
3D games exist to entertain & make some money for their creators, whilst also being an outlet for talented artists & some who are still aspiring to become more accomplished. 3D porn games are, in theory, meant to be erotic by their very nature & from the viewers POV, should provide escapism. AWAM did this well, for a while. If a game/former VN is, from a fan's POV, not doing those things but instead generating disappointment, it's not surprising that suggestions & negative comments increase.
There was a time when AWAM was the only game I played. I deleted the rest. Now I've started playing a variety again. That's the way it is.
I asked for your ideas & suggestions. If you're going to facepalm you really should give that some serious consideration. I'm not reticent about putting thoughts to screen, so I'll include this suggestion with reason(s), (again, because there really is a need for cut-backs, 40 years notwithstanding). I hate genuine shota, (I mean I REALLY hate it & I don't mean the shota-lite of Dylan, Sam & Zac), so I play the 1st side job, at the care home. I submit that it should be axed & a plausible reason given in-game. It is on the cusp of abandoning whatever "realism" may be left to it, if & when Sophia poses for the old codgers in a naughty nurse outfit, (simply because they asked her to) & participates in whatever ensues. It's not even slightly credible that she'd agree to wearing the outfit they've bought & with the presence of Mr. Murray, there's no need for the 2 gentlemen as protagonists of the Winter/Summer fetish. So, it's not too hard to make suggestions & if they're repeated enough, they might even sink into the Dev's subconscious, when it comes to making his choices, if & when he makes an attempt to extract himself & his game from the plate of spaghetti in which he's entangled himself AND us.
