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and this is why i very much dislike self insert characters. it's impossible to match the personality and preferences of whoever is reading. the first dissonant trait the protagonist presents will break the immersion that should have never been there to begin with. 

protagonists with a clear identity don't ever causes this kind of problem. even though asterion's appearance is customizable, no one ever complains about only having clothing options that don't suit the reader. it works because asterion is a well defined character, and the player can easily separate him from the self. 

i recommend you learn to dissociate from the character, and, more importantly, to not get hung up on positional roles. that's a really toxic aspect of the gay community we should banish from our culture.

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I agree. Self-insert is indeed tricky to pull off, but the devs have already accomplished this well. At the end of the day, this is currently a self-insert VN. Not every detail that's incorrect breaks immersion, but big story moments like these do.

Certain aspects of position roles can indeed be toxic, for example, such as having Asterion be a bottom simply because of his trauma, submissiveness, and need for guidance. It's ok to have different story scenes based on the user's decision-making throughout the game; it's already been done for other scenes. Best part, it wouldnt change Asterion's dialogue at all.

People have preferences. It's not inappropriate to suggest more inclusivity for a visual novel still in development, based on the user's experience of it. Frankly, the dev team has full control over the way this story is told and eventually released. Whether they consider what their players ask for or not is completely up to them, and the direction they have planned for this VN. Even if they don't add things like player positions, personally, I will still play the VN, as its foundation is strong. The development team shows care & love for this project, and it truly shows. 

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i'd prefer to have them reveal that, this whole time, mc was actually a reincarnation of someone like theseus. and make the scenes more of 3rd person perspective. you don't really see anyone comment that they don't like a porn video because they want the actor who is topping to be the one bottoming instead.

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I’m not saying take away the dialogue regarding his current position. More just add an option where it could be different, based on choices made throughout the game. That suggestion doesn’t take away from current storyline. It doesn’t take away from those who like Asterion’s current role. It just adds more enjoyment for the groups that want it. If that doesn’t interest you, that’s totally fine. That’s what’s great about it, you wouldn’t have to experience that part of the gameplay should it ever be brought to the game. It’s just a suggestion for a change that would make some fans of the game, enjoy it even more.

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