If I could be serious for a moment, though... I really was digging all the extra lore we got from the districts and the unique events there, and the things you could do in some of the districts (construction yard, jungle gym super serious training course, etc). Will any of that be making a return, in some form or another?
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Don’t worry, I already threatened the Arc about the lore.
The stuff with the bossgirls will come back, albeit a bit different.
Hazel and the twins changed quite a bit in their lore. Ophelia a little bit.
The other 3 are kind of the same.
But one does wonder how will the stuff in the glades make a return.
Because the locations themselves (rehab, training thingie, etc) will probably not come back.
They don’t quite make sense anymore.
Guess we’ll see.
Frankly, I loved the rehabilitation center and the whole feel behind what we were doing there, and I'm sad to see it go. The current system of just having goons randomly join us works very well from a mechanical standpoint (I do really like the ability to "spend" them as a resource for information or a small boost), but it is much less satisfying from an in-universe perspective. Come to the less??? dark side! We have fresh baked bread!
And, yeah, the glades were another big loss, both lore-wise, and just as this super neat little thing that was in the game for us to enjoy.
I had mixed feelings on it.
For once, why did the boss girls need therapy? Good bunch of them were just protecting the district they live in or were assigned by the ORG.
And second, the process was too much of a slog, both to unlock and to actually do for each girl. Without getting a significant benefit over the other option.
Felt a bit half-assed IMO.
As for the goons. Yeah the point of gathering goons was to use them like this, scouting or boosting your stats.
I kinda miss the flavour text of interacting with them on rehab, but it’s still kinda the same thing.
You get some goons passively (even more with bread) and you can gain some in battles (although you can’t look for trouble anymore and have to wait to get invaded or do the bossgirl’s tests if you did the HP win)
I feel like the lore stuff from the glades will make a return at some point, it feels like pointless background stuff. But I reckon it’s background lore that could be useful.
Like why Robin lost his memory?
All the lore and narrative events from the old system will be returning - albeit some (like Hazel) will be significantly changed, as their old events would no longer make sense :)
I was hoping to get it all in for v0.20.0, but it's proving to be slightly more complicated than expected so it might (emphasis on might) be pushed to 0.20.1. Hopefully not, though.
The rehab centre unfortunately won't be making a return, but you will be able to hang out and chat with the Boss Girls - and the Goons, once I get a certain thing in place - so you will have that social aspect again.
Specific locations like the Glades and the Training Course (totally not an excuse to indulge my inner love of tree villages, I swear) will also be making a return. Some will have a narrative purpose, and some will help boost your combat abilities.
All of the above will be in by 0.20.1 by the latest :)