Plans to finish Venti?

[mapletree]

I got really into the beginning story for Venti and she feels like the most unfinished character in Sandrock. She's a Venti cup of sadness. L

The others kind of dwarf her for story and content which is really sad.

Is there an update planned to get her up to the same level as the other characters?

[Angeleyes32]

I am still waiting on the new Owen content they promised before the pet DLC. Don't get me wrong, I love the my time series, but I guess adding new character stories and fleshing them out doesn't make them money

[House Gnome]

Do we know who all is getting romance stuff in the next big update? I seem to recall it's supposed to be multiple NPCs.

[404]

Can't access my notes (yes, I take notes cuz I'm forgetful) for the foreseeable future due to severe storm damage taking out the area's electricity last night, so I'll try to remember.

The Owen update (v1.4) is estimated to arrive late summer or early autumn. I remember seeing the following specifically named in various public posts/places as included or at least getting more content even if not necessarily in the v1.4 update, but it's not a full list: Ernest, Fang, Grace, Justice, Logan, Mi-an, Owen, Qi, Unsuur... I think there was another I'm now forgetting...? Sorry, not certain who it would be. I know they said Catori isn't included.

ETA: I don't know if it's all romance-related or if some should be considered more along the lines of character stories instead.

ETA2: Found a dev post that included who I forgot in the list above. It's Nia. Again, though, they've not given a complete list.

ETA3: This list isn't set in stone, of course, as the content is still WIP and subject to changes. Anyone on Pathea's Discord server can find the same info in #dev-answers and #mtas-questions. Sourcing my info is also habit, so I have the links to the Discord comments in case anyone asks.

[House Gnome]

Oooh, more Logan, I hoped but didn't really think they would.

[mapletree]

Reputation is money, if they add something to the game and don't finish it then it will cost them in the future.

[leojona]

Oh I sure do hope they add a LOT for Venti. It took me like 30 hours in-game time to even realize she's an actual character and romanceable, and not just a scrapyard npc, like Fei and Bamna etc, with no interaction possibility.

[404]

Venti is definitely the bachelorette most in need of content. I haven't seen Heidi mentioned, but I'm hoping she's included in v1.4, too.

Mostly, though, I'm hoping devs focus more on quality of romances over quantity in future games. Sandrock was an ambitious plan, but there's too many and dev time and resources spread too thin to give each the attention their character deserved.

[leojona]

Originally posted by Nerdalie:

Venti is definitely the bachelorette most in need of content. I haven't seen Heidi mentioned, but I'm hoping she's included in v1.4, too.

Mostly, though, I'm hoping devs focus more on quality of romances over quantity in future games. Sandrock was an ambitious plan, but there's too many and dev time and resources spread too thin to give each the attention their character deserved.

The thing about Heidi, if compared to Venti tho, is that Heidi has a ton of content and she's included in all plot stuff. Even if her romance is lacking, Heidi IS in there.

Venti on the other hand is not. Anywhere. She doesn't even participate on Fireside meetings. Everything to do with Sandrock as a town, Heidi is there, Venti is not.

And don't get me wrong, I hope for more content on Heidi too, and more romance content for a lot of characters. But Venti is different. She needs content, PERIOD.

[404]

You're right about Heidi being significantly involved in the town and main story. However, what I'm hoping for is more of her personal story. Heidi and Grace are my favorite bachelorettes. Of course I want to get to know more about them. My mention of Heidi wasn't intended to exclude Venti or compare them.

[404]

I edited my first post with more information.

[leojona]

Originally posted by Nerdalie:

You're right about Heidi being significantly involved in the town and main story. However, what I'm hoping for is more of her personal story. Heidi and Grace are my favorite bachelorettes. Of course I want to get to know more about them. My mention of Heidi wasn't intended to exclude Venti or compare them.

Ah yeah yeah, no worries, I got what you meant. But still, Venti is kinda different, you know? Like, plotwise, she just doesn't exist. But wanting more content for Heidi or other romance NPC's does not take away from that.

[House Gnome]

My very first run through I chose the option that immediately killed the Venti quest without realizing it. At that point I couldn't tell the difference between Venti and Bamna, they were just the salvage yard females. I blithely continued the game, got to the big banquet and was talking to everyone in game getting those big summary remarks and I talk to Venti, and she talks about how she wishes we knew each other better, yada yada. I accidentally click on her again and I realize she has all these options. I check my friends log and way down at the bottom, the very last square, even behind Alo, is Venti.

I DID AN ENTIRE PLAY THROUGH WITHOUT REALIZING YOU COULD BEFRIEND HER.

I felt awful. Now I make a point of getting her to at least Best Friend, if not BFF level. I go out of my way to befriend her because I still feel guilty 5 full play throughs later.

[February]

I too shot down Venti's quest straight away without realizing it would exclude me from a big part of her character development. It sounded to me like she was too eager to please and felt that she was doing me a favor by going against the salvage yard rules or something, so I turned her down. I was then surprised when nothing else really happened with her.

Unless I missed something, she doesn't even have unique comments for most events that happen in the first half of the game, does she? Too bad, because I like running around and seeing what everyone says after a major occurrence, and just getting to hear her opinion would liven her up a little as a character. I was kind of disappointed that Fang/X wouldn't say anything unique for the longest time either, but also not, because their silence was at least intentional. With Venti, it's just because she's unfinished.

[House Gnome]

Originally posted by februaryInk:

I too shot down Venti's quest straight away without realizing it would exclude me from a big part of her character development. It sounded to me like she was too eager to please and felt that she was doing me a favor by going against the salvage yard rules or something, so I turned her down. I was then surprised when nothing else really happened with her.

Unless I missed something, she doesn't even have unique comments for most events that happen in the first half of the game, does she? Too bad, because I like running around and seeing what everyone says after a major occurrence, and just getting to hear her opinion would liven her up a little as a character. I was kind of disappointed that Fang/X wouldn't say anything unique for the longest time either, but also not, because their silence was at least intentional. With Venti, it's just because she's unfinished.

Yeah, it sounded shady to me which is why I made the choice I did, I knew better by my second play.

She has some unique dialogues for events, but not one for every event link the majority of NPCs. I don't think she even attends some of the big events.

[r-cane]

I too want Venti to be flashed out way more and HIGHLY agree that she is the Bachelorette that needs more content the most.